Patent ID: 8577977

Claim:
A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving a first communication from a sender directed to a recipient; accessing, using a processor, at least one of a first audio identifier or information that identifies the sender; presenting, to the recipient and based on receipt of the first communication, at least one of the first audio identifier or the information; receiving, from the recipient, a selection of one a set of communication preference options for handling future communications received from the sender, the set of communication preference options including: a first option selectable to accept a future communication from the sender and to enable use of the first audio identifier to inform the recipient of arrival of the future communication from the sender, and a second option selectable to accept the future communication from the sender but to use a second audio identifier instead of the first audio identifier to inform the recipient of arrival of the future communication; storing, in a data storage medium, a communication preference corresponding to the selected option; receiving a second communication from the sender directed to the recipient; and determining, based on the selected option, whether to enable perception of the first audio identifier or the second audio identifier to inform the recipient of the arrival of the second communication, wherein perception of the first audio identifier is enabled when the recipient has selected the first option and perception of the second audio identifier is enabled when the recipient has selected the second option.