Patent ID: 6570983
Filing Date: 2003-05-27
Classification: H04M,H04Q

Abstract:
A method of generating an audible communication identification announcement associated with a communication from a contacting party to a subscriber, the communication having a communication identifier, comprising:receiving the communication; locating the communication identifier in a subscriber database, the subscriber database containing one or more communication identifiers designated by the subscriber, each designated communication identifier corresponding to a particular contacting party; retrieving an audio file corresponding to the located communication identifier if the communication identifier is located in the subscriber database; outputting the contents of the audio file; and if the communication identifier is not located in the subscriber database: prompting the contacting party to provide input for the audio file to be stored and mapped to the communication identifier of the contacting party; storing a number representative of a total number of times the contacting party was prompted to provide input for the audio file, wherein if the total number exceeds a predetermined threshold value, then: storing a prerecorded audio file mapped to the communication identifier of the contacting party; and outputting the contents of the prerecorded audio file.