Method for providing particularized audible alerts

摘要

A system and method of generating at least two distinctive auditory alerts upon receiving a transmission or telephone call at a device is described. Data indicative of a first plurality of sounds corresponding to a user of a device configured to receive the transmission or telephone call is accessed, such as from a memory. The first plurality of sounds is played at the device so as to identify a received transmission or telephone call being directed to the user. A telephone number, subscriber name or identifier associated with a transmitting or calling party of the transmission or telephone call is accessed. Data indicative of a second plurality of sounds designating the transmitting or calling party based on the subscriber name, telephone number or identifier is retrieved, such as from a data structure, and the second plurality of sounds is played at the device so as to identify the transmitting or calling party.

主权项

1. A method of generating a distinctive auditory alert upon receiving a telephone call at a device corresponding to a called party, the method comprising:
accessing an identifier associated with a calling party of a telephone call; retrieving data indicative of a plurality of sounds designating the calling party based on the identifier; and playing the plurality of sounds at the device so as to identify the calling party to the called party, wherein the plurality of sounds are based on phonemes representative of the identifier and associated with the calling party, and wherein the sounds correspond to one of an instrument, ringing, chirping, buzzing and sound of an animal.