SOURCE AUDIO IDENTIFIERS FOR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS

摘要

Audibly informing a recipient of an arrival of a digital communication from a sender includes receiving a digital communication from a sender directed to a recipient and determining whether the digital communication is associated wi th an audio identifier that identifies the sender of the digital communication and that is designated by the sender of the digital communication. Perceptio n by the recipient of the audio identifier is conditioned on whether the digit al communication is determined to be associated with the audio identifier. The audio identifier is perceived prior to or concurrent with perception of the digital communication by the recipient. Audibly identifying an event include s enabling selection of a first sound based upon an identifier. The identifier enables identification of an entity related to the event. A notification of an occurrence of the event is received. The notification includes the identifie r. An intended recipient is alerted of the event by playing, in response to the notification, at least a portion of the first sound and at least a portion o f a second sound that is related to the event.