Patent ID: 7664236
Filing Date: 2010-02-16
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A system for customizing a communications network, said system comprising: a first communications station associated with a calling party; a second communications station associated with a called party; a storage device containing at least one announcement; and a communications device for initiating a forked or forwarded call to locate said called party at said second communications station; wherein said forked or forwarded call is initiated by said calling party, wherein at least a portion of a call signal is replaced with at least a portion of said at least one announcement, wherein said at least one announcement is played to said calling party after said initiation of said forked or forwarded call, wherein said at least one announcement is chosen by said called party and is associated with a telephone number of said calling party, wherein said portion of said call signal is replaced after said initiation of said forked or forwarded call but prior to active communication with said called party, and wherein said call signal is selected from a group consisting of ringback signals, busy signals, network redirect signals, call progress signals, network announcement signals, and dial tone signals.