Patent ID: 7535922

Claim:
A network switch, comprising: communications logic configured to facilitate communication with a telecommunications device; and a first processor coupled to the communications logic, said first processor executing a set of instructions to access a plurality of words and assemble the plurality of accessed words to form a recorded announcement, the first processor further configured to transmit said recorded announcement to the telecommunications device, the first processor further configured to route an alerting tone to the telecommunications device, the alerting tone configured to indicate that a text message will be sent, the first processor further configured to determine whether the text message will fit on a display screen of the telecommunications device, the first processor configured to, in response to determining that the text message will not fit on the display screen of the telecommunications device, send a summary of the text message to the telecommunications device, the first processor further configured to, in response to determining that the text message will fit on the display screen of the telecommunications device, route the text message to the telecommunications device, after routing the recorded announcement to the telecommunications device, wherein the recorded announcement is audibly presented followed by presentation of the alerting tone, followed by presentation of the text message, where audible presentation of the recorded announcement is suspended for presentation of the alerting tone.