CN1781291B

CN1781291B - source audio identifiers for digital communications

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Publication number: CN1781291B
Application number: CN2004800113841A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 巴里·阿佩尔曼; 斯蒂芬·V·墨菲
Original assignee: America Online Inc
Current assignee: Meta Platforms Inc
Priority date: 2003-03-03
Filing date: 2004-03-03
Publication date: 2011-12-14
Anticipated expiration: 2024-03-03
Also published as: EP1602051A2; WO2004079929A2; CA2518121A1; CN1781291A; KR20060002796A; KR100749456B1; WO2004079929A3

Abstract

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 of a second sound that is related to the event.

Description

The source audio identifiers that is used for digital communication

The cross reference of related application

The application requires the priority of the interim patent application No.60/459273 of the US that is entitled as " ring back tone of series connection (CONCATENATED RING TONES) " of the US temporary patent application No.60/450696 that is entitled as " the partner's ring back tone (BUDDY RING TONES FOR MOBILE DEVICES) that is used for mobile device " of on March 3rd, 2003 application and application on April 2nd, 2003.

Technical field

The present invention relates to can be by calling out or the communication system that is transmitted in exchange message between the user by digital communication.

Background technology

Typical phone produces the ring back tone that can listen and enters calling with indication.Some phones allow recipients that given caller is worked out ring back tone, make the recipient know when hear described ring back tone to enter calling and caller's identity thus.

Similarly, the many computer systems (for example, instant message or Email) that are used for the exchange of digital communication allow the recipient to be chosen in message sound when receiving digital communication.When receiving digital communication, can play described message sound, no matter the identity of transmit leg at every turn.

The two provides ring back tone and message and is not requiring that the recipient watches under screen or the display, enters the benefit of the digital communication of calling out or being received to recipient's notice.

Summary of the invention

One general aspect, notify digital communication to arrive audibly to the recipient from transmit leg, comprise the digital communication of reception from the sensing recipient of transmit leg, determine whether described digital communication is associated with audio identifiers, described audio identifiers identifies the transmit leg of described digital communication and is by the transmit leg appointment of described digital communication.By the recipient perception (perception) of audio identifiers is depended on, determined whether described digital communication is associated with audio identifiers.The recipient is the described audio identifiers of perception before the perception digital communication or simultaneously.

Enforcement can comprise one or more following features.For example, described digital communication can be instant message, Email or voice mail.Described audio identifiers can be the sounding form of the user identifier of transmit leg.

Determine whether digital communication is associated with audio identifiers, can comprise determining whether to receive audio identifiers from transmit leg or from transmit leg with digital communication.Determine whether digital communication is associated with audio identifiers, can comprise the user identifier accesses data memory based on transmit leg, and the user identifier of transmit leg can be included in the digital communication.Described user identifier can be that e-mail address, instant messaging are handled or the screen title.

The recipient also can depend on the perception of audio identifiers, and whether described recipient can be used for receiving digital communication.If the recipient can not be used to receive digital communication, then described digital communication can abandon, and perhaps can be stored in to be used for later retrieval in the data storage.

The recipient can depend on also to the perception of audio identifiers whether the communication exchange preference relevant with the recipient allows recipient's sensing audio identifier.When the communication exchange preference comprises that clearly indication allows being provided with of recipient's sensing audio identifier, can allow the recipient to go sensing audio identifier and/or digital communication, when the communication exchange preference comprises that clearly indication does not allow being provided with of recipient's sensing audio identifier, can not allow the recipient to go sensing audio identifier and/or digital communication, the described setting can be provided with in response to inquiry by the recipient.

Notify the arrival of digital communication audibly to the recipient, can also comprise and make the reception can perception transmit leg profile or perception user interface, if and the recipient then allows recipient's sensing audio identifier when selecting user interface elements corresponding to the mandate of audio identifiers.

Described digital communication can be call, and described transmit leg can be the caller.Receive digital communication and can comprise the call that receives the described recipient of sensing.Determine whether described digital communication is associated with audio identifiers, can comprise determine call whether with identifying call letters the person's and be associated by the audio identifiers of caller's appointment.Can depend on the perception of audio identifiers by the recipient, determine whether described call is associated with audio identifiers.Described audio identifiers can be perceived as being used for the ring back tone of call.Make the recipient can the sensing audio identifier, can comprise that repeatedly repeat playing is as the audio identifiers that is used for the ring back tone of call.

In aspect another is general, be used to make recipient from the digital communication of transmit leg to go to authorize or the user interface of refusing source audio identifiers can comprise first boundary element, second boundary element and the 3rd boundary element.Described first boundary element is configured and is arranged to the notice that provides the digital communication that has received.Second boundary element be configured and be arranged to provide to the transmit leg that identifies described digital communication and also by the notice of the audio identifiers of the transmit leg appointment of described digital communication.The 3rd boundary element is configured and is arranged to the recipient who makes described digital communication and can present (presentation) before at audio identifiers, authorizes or refuses presenting of described audio identifiers.

Enforcement can comprise one or more following features.For example, first boundary element can show the transmit leg profile information.The 3rd boundary element can construct and be arranged to the recipient who makes described digital communication in addition and can go to authorize or refuse presenting of described digital communication.

The 3rd boundary element can comprise optional one group of the 4th boundary element by the recipient, to finish mandate or the refusal that described audio identifiers presents.Being provided with of described the 4th boundary element can comprise boundary element, may be selected to be and authorizes the presenting of digital communication and audio identifiers, authorizes presenting of digital communication and refuse presenting and authorizing presenting and authorizing for the identity that has disclosed transmit leg but do not show the presenting of audio identifiers of transmit leg of the audio identifiers of transmit leg appointment of digital communication of audio identifiers.

Being provided with of described the 4th boundary element can comprise, be chosen as by the recipient and in data storage, store the boundary element of digital communication for retrieval later on, receive each digital communication in the future from transmit leg after, authorize or refuse the boundary element that presents of audio identifiers, and can select to depend on whether audio identifiers is changed subsequently by the recipient, receive each digital communication in the future from transmit leg after, authorize or refuse the boundary element that presents of audio identifiers.

Described digital communication can be call, and described transmit leg can be the caller, and described first boundary element can be configured and be arranged to the notice that provides from caller's call.Described second boundary element can be configured and be arranged to provide sign described the caller's and by the notice of the audio identifiers of described caller's appointment.The recipient who makes described call can be constructed and be arranged to described the 3rd boundary element can be before audio identifiers presents, authorize or refuse presenting of described audio identifiers.

Another general aspect, be used for notifying computer system audibly from the arrival of the digital communication of transmit leg to the recipient, comprise data storage and digital communications processor.Described data storage storing audio identifier.Described digital communications processor receives from transmit leg and points to recipient's digital communication, and determine described digital communication whether with the transmit leg of the described digital communication of sign and also be associated by the audio identifiers of the transmit leg appointment of described digital communication.Whether described digital communications processor is visited the audio identifiers from data storage, and be associated with audio identifiers based on definite described digital communication, and decision is by the recipient's of described audio identifiers perception.The recipient is the described audio identifiers of perception before the described digital communication of perception or simultaneously.

Another general aspect, notify digital communication to arrive audibly to the recipient from transmit leg, comprise from the transmit leg that points to the recipient and receive digital communication, and determine whether described digital communication is associated with identifier, described identifier identifies the transmit leg of described digital communication and is by the transmit leg appointment of described digital communication.By the recipient perception of described digital communication is depended on, determined whether described digital communication is associated with described identifier.The recipient is the described audio identifiers of perception before the described digital communication of perception or simultaneously.

Enforcement can comprise one or more following features.For example, described identifier can be the video image by the transmit leg appointment, or is presented by the audiovisual of transmit leg appointment.

Another general aspect, can listen the ground identified event to comprise can be based on the selection of first sound of identifier.Described identifier makes it possible to identify the entity relevant with incident.Reception is to the notice of the appearance of described incident.Described notice comprises described identifier.By in response to described notice, play at least a portion first sound and at least a portion second sound relevant for described incident, at the recipient alarm described incident.

Enforcement can comprise one or more following features.For example, can select first sound to comprise based on identifier and can select first sound based on caller's telephone number, receive described notice and can comprise the notice that receives call, and alarm telephone call out at the recipient can comprise and play the ring back tone that comprises at least a portion first sound and at least a portion second sound.Described first sound can be general ring back tone, and described second sound can be the ring back tone by caller's appointment.Described general ring back tone can be connected with the ring back tone of caller's appointment.

Enable first sound is selected and can be comprised, can select first sound, receive described notice and can comprise the notice of reception instant message based on the identity of instant message transmit leg.Enable first sound is selected and can be comprised, can select first sound, receive described notice and can comprise the online notice that goes out the change of present condition that receives the instant messaging transmit leg based on the identity of instant message transmit leg.Can select and to comprise first sound based on identifier, can select first sound, and receive described notice and can comprise the notice of reception the reception of Email based on the identity of Email transmit leg.Enable first sound selected to comprise and enable first sound to be selected by transmit leg or recipient.

Alarm described incident at the recipient comprise, by in response to described notice, play at least a portion first sound and at least a portion second sound alarm described incident at the recipient, wherein said second sound is by described recipient or by the transmit leg appointment.Alarm described incident at the recipient comprise, by connect a part of first sound and a part of second sound with form sound of connecting and the sound of playing described series connection alarm described incident at the recipient.Alarm described incident at the recipient comprise, by mix at least a portion first sound and at least a portion second sound with the sound that forms the sound that mixes and play described mixing alarm described incident at the recipient.

Described first or second sound can be the sound that is chosen as described entity of sign or incident.Described entity can be the user, and described first or second sound can be the sounding forms corresponding to user's identity.

Described first or second sound can be to be chosen as described entity of classification or incident.Described first or second sound can identify the geographical position that described incident occurs.Described entity can be the user, and described first or second sound can identify the group under the described user.Described user can belong to recipient's buddy group, perhaps can be the member of described recipient's contact list.Described first or second sound can identify the emergency or the importance of described incident.Described entity can be the user, and described incident can be that described recipient receives the digital communication from the user, and described first or second sound can identify the type of the digital communication that receives from described user.

Alarm described incident at the recipient can comprise, by playing at least a portion first sound, at least a portion second sound and at least a portion the 3rd sound, alarm described incident at the recipient.Described first sound can be chosen as described entity of sign or incident, and described second sound can be chosen as described entity of classification or incident, and described the 3rd sound can also be chosen as described entity of further classification or incident.Described first sound can be chosen as described entity of classification or incident, and described second sound can also be chosen as described entity of further classification or incident, and the 3rd sound can also be chosen as described entity of further classification or incident.

Another general aspect, be used for audibly that the computer system of identified event comprises, incident Sound Processor Unit, event detection processor and voice reproducing processor.Can select first sound based on identifier by described incident Sound Processor Unit.Described identifier can be discerned the user relevant with incident.Described event detection processor receives the notice of the appearance of described incident.Described notice comprises described identifier.Described voice reproducing processor is in response to described notice, by playing at least a portion first sound and relevant at least a portion second sound of described incident, alarm described incident at the recipient.

Following details with reference to one of drawing and description elaboration or more enforcements.Further feature will be from described specification and accompanying drawing and more obvious from described claim.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 shows the block diagram of the system that is used for exchanging the digital communication with source audio identifiers.

Fig. 2 shows the flow chart that is used for presenting the processing of source audio identifiers after receiving digital communication.

The recipient to digital communication of being used for that Fig. 3 A shows Fig. 2 sends the flow chart of inquiry with the operation of the processing of the source audio identifiers of inquiring described recipient and whether should authorize or refuse to follow described digital communication.

Fig. 3 B can appear at user's user interface in front after receiving the digital communication with source audio identifiers of following.

Fig. 4 shows and is used to make after communication session begins, and can present the flow chart of the processing of source audio identifiers after receiving digital communication.

Fig. 5 show be used for can be after receiving digital communication, present the flow chart of another processing of source audio identifiers.

The recipient to digital communication of being used for that Fig. 6 shows Fig. 5 sends the flow chart of inquiry with the operation of the processing of the source audio identifiers of inquiring described recipient and whether should authorize or refuse to follow described digital communication.

Fig. 7 shows and is used to enable to have the block diagram of system of the digital communication of source audio identifiers through directly being connected the unify exchange between recipient's computer system of transmit leg department of computer science.

Fig. 8 show be used for can based on through directly be connected receive digital communication from the transmit leg computer system after, present the flow chart of the processing of source audio identifiers.

Fig. 9 shows the block diagram that is used to enable have the call of source audio identifiers.

Figure 10 shows and is used to enable remove to indicate flow chart from the processing that presents of caller's the source audio identifiers that enters calling as bell signal.

Figure 11 shows and is used to enable remove to indicate flow chart from another processing that presents of caller's the source audio identifiers that enters calling as bell signal.

Figure 12-15A-15B shows the block diagram of audio message of the series connection of example.

Figure 16 shows and is used to create and enables the flow chart of processing of audio message that perception comprises the series connection of recipient's sound specified.

Figure 17 shows the block diagram that is used for to the audio message of the series connection of the example of the appearance of user notification incident.

Figure 18 shows and is used for after the incident that detects occurs, and creates the audio message of series connection and enables the flow chart of processing of the audio message of this series connection of perception.

Embodiment

In order to customize or personalization and communicating by letter that the recipient exchanges, the caller of digital communication or transmit leg can push away source audio identifiers to the recipient.Caller or transmit leg can be selected source audio identifiers, and making source audio identifiers is that calling receiver phone or recipient's computer system are addressable.Described calling receiver phone recipient computer system makes reception can authorize or refuse described source audio identifiers.If described recipient authorizes source audio identifiers, described calling receiver phone or recipient's computer system are play described source audio identifiers when per call person's calling receiver or when each transmit leg sends digital communication to the recipient.

Source audio identifiers typically is kept in the digital document that comprises the voice data that is used for identifying transmit leg or caller.Described source audio identifiers for example can be, MPEG layer III audio frequency (MP3) coded data file, and can be scope from 120 kilobit sizes to 2 megabit sizes.When being transformed into audio frequency (i.e. " broadcast "), typical source audio identifiers can produce the 1-2 sound of second.For example, source audio identifiers can be the sounding form of the user identifier sounding form of instant messaging processing, e-mail address or the screen title of the described transmit leg of described transmit leg voice (for example, with) of transmit leg.Described source audio identifiers also can be transmit leg any sound of being appointed as indication transmit leg identity (for example, paddy field (barnyard) animal sounds, the sound from the video hit program, acoustics and with biological function of people or the relevant sound of action).

When playing, described source audio identifiers is carried out two functions: (1) source audio identifiers notification receiver is from caller's the phone that enters, and/or notification receiver receives the digital communication from transmit leg; And (2) described source audio identifiers is indicated identity, classification or the characteristic in the source of described digital communication to the recipient.Therefore so described source audio identifiers is a signaling mechanism, be to be independent of the content of calling in logic or the content of the digital communication that between transmit leg and recipient, exchanges.

Described source audio identifiers may be the single sound of sign transmit leg, perhaps alternatively can be the audio message of the combination that forms by a plurality of sound, for example connect or mix one or more characteristics with the communication that not only identifies transmit leg but also sign transmit leg or send by transmit leg.Synthetic audio message can comprise one or more identity sound, and one or more characteristic sound, and perhaps it can not comprise any one.Described identity sound identifies each transmit leg, and (qualify) or the communication that characterizes transmit leg or sent by transmit leg are described, proved to described characteristic sound.For example, identity sound can be the screen title of sounding, by the sound of the monkey of transmit leg appointment or specify and the relation or the group of relation property or the recipient of the sound that classification is associated that indicate the transmit leg identity, and characteristic sound can be in alt alarm sound, with the communication as high priority communication of indication by the transmit leg appointment.Because more sound is connected, calling receiver can increase the grade about the information in communication and its source.

More specifically, in one embodiment, the audio message of series connection can comprise one or more recipient's sound specified.For example, the recipient can specify that to be used to indicate transmit leg be the member's of recipient's partner list or the particular buddy group in described partner list the characteristic sound of those transmit legs.When from the transmit leg received communication, described recipient for example can hear that the described transmit leg of indication is member's the sound of recipient's partner list, the back is the alternative sounds that indication is used for the buddy group of transmit leg, and the back is the audio identifiers by the transmit leg appointment again.In this example, make the recipient know the transmit leg identity and on several grades with recipient's relation.

The audio message of series connection can use in the communication system of not supporting the transmit leg sound specified.In this was implemented, the sound in the series connection audio message can be specified or can is global definition by the recipient.The audio message of described series connection is also carried out the function that identifies received communication or calling, sign transmit leg identity, and if suitable, the characteristic of the communication sign transmit leg or that send by transmit leg.

The audio message of series connection can be used for can listen to user notification with communicate by letter or the incoherent incident that relates to communication of reception of calling.For example, the audio message of series connection can be used in the instant messaging environment, changes with the member's of the partner list of the user being notified audibly described user the present condition that goes out.

With reference to Fig. 1, the system 100 of exchange that is used to enable to have the digital communication of source audio identifiers comprises transmit leg computer system 110, and its digital communication sends to digital communication via network 130 and handles system (DCHS) 140.140 source audio identifiers that are associated with transmit leg of described DCHS are identified to digital communication, and make recipient's computer system 120 visit digital communication and source audio identifiers via network 130.Described recipient's computer system 120 visits or receive described digital communication and described source audio identifiers, and enable the recipient before enabling the described digital communication of recipient's perception or remove the perception source audio identifiers simultaneously.

Digital communication typically comprise have voice data, video data, general binary data or text data (for example, with ASCII (ASCII) form) digital document, for example Email (e-mail), instant message (IM), voice mail.Digital communication is associated with transmit leg user identifier and recipient's user identifier.Described transmit leg and recipient's user identifier are data markers or the labels that is used for identifying respectively transmit leg and recipient, and for example can be e-mail address, instant messaging processing, Internet Protocol address, screen title and/or telephone number.

Described transmit leg computer system 110 is configured to a digital communication and sends to described DCHS 140 via network 130.Transmit leg computer system 110 typically comprises the equipment 110A that can execute instruction under the order of controller 110B.Described equipment 110A can be the all-purpose computer such as work station or PC, perhaps can be such as portable digital-assistant (PDA), have fixing (landline) phone of digital processing ability or have the special-purpose computer of the mobile phone of digital processing ability.Described controller 124 can order and direct communication between the equipment 110A of described transmit leg computer system 110 and DCHS 140.Described controller 110B can be the digital communication interface application, and it uses communication protocol to enable the transmission of the digital communication of described DCHS 140.For example, in the enforcement of Email, described digital communication interface application can be an e-mail applications, and described communication protocol for example can be simple message transfer protocol (SMTP) (SMTP).Described equipment 110A can be connected to described controller 110B by wired or wireless data pathway 110C that can Data transmission.

In another was implemented, described transmit leg computer system 110 is configured to a digital communication and source audio identifiers, and the two sent to described DCHS 140.In this was implemented, described DCHS 140 did not visit and sends source audio identifiers, but source audio identifiers that is received and the digital communication that is received are relayed to recipient's computer system 120.Described source audio identifiers can also be stored by recipient's computer system 120, rather than by described DCHS 140 or by described transmit leg computer system 110 storages.

In another was implemented, described transmit leg computer system 110 was configured in addition to the user profiles (that is, transmit leg profile) of described DCHS 140 transmissions corresponding to transmit leg.Described DCHS 140 in turn can be to the visit to all or part transmit leg profile of recipient's computer system 120.Described transmit leg profile can comprise transmit leg identity information and the out of Memory relevant with transmit leg, such as interest, hobby, marital status, position, occupation, sex, the individual nicknack of quoting from (quote) and liking.Described transmit leg identity information can comprise can be used for the recipient is identified the identifier (for example, text or video) of any kind of transmit leg.For example, described transmit leg identity information can comprise the video image that is associated with transmit leg, such as the picture of transmit leg.

Transmit leg computer system 110 can send source audio identifiers and/or transmit leg profile each the butt joint when recipient computers system 120 sends digital communications, perhaps alternatively, can only when beginning, the communication session with recipient's computer system 120 send source audio identifiers and/or transmit leg profile.The following description is primarily aimed at the perception of described communication and described source audio identifiers, and described principle and configuration can also be applied to the others of transmit leg profile.

Recipient's computer system 120 is configured to visit and makes the reception can perception digital communication and source audio identifiers.Recipient's computer system 120 receives or visits described digital communication and source audio identifiers via network 130 from described DCHS140 in addition.In another was implemented, recipient's computer system 120 also received or visits all or a part of transmit leg profile from described DCHS 140.Recipient's computer system 120 typically comprises the equipment 120A that can execute instruction under the order of controller 120B.Described equipment 120A can be the all-purpose computer such as work station or PC, perhaps can be such as portable digital-assistant (PDA), have the landline telephone of digital processing ability or have the special-purpose computer of the mobile phone of digital processing ability.Described controller 124 can order and direct communication between the equipment 120A of described recipient's computer system 120 and DCHS 140.Described controller 120B can be the digital communication interface application, and it uses communication protocol to enable from the reception of the digital communication of DCHS 140.In the enforcement of Email, described digital communication interface application can be an e-mail applications, and described communication protocol for example can be post office protocol (POP) or Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP).Described equipment 120A can be connected to described controller 120B by wired or wireless data pathway 120C that can Data transmission.

Described equipment 120A typically comprises data storage, the transmit leg profile that it can be used to store source audio identifiers and/or be associated with transmit leg, and described transmit leg is the transmit leg that communication session is ongoing or communication session has taken place.Described equipment 120A can store source audio identifiers and/or transmit leg profile when communication session begins, and the source audio identifiers that visit is stored according to telex network exchange preference (preference) as required during communication session.Described equipment 120A can also comprise from the source audio identifiers of the communication session of front and/or the storage vault of transmit leg profile.Described telex network exchange preference can also be kept among the described equipment 120A.

Described network 130 is configured to and can unifies between the described DCHS 140 directly or indirect communication in described transmit leg computer system 110, recipient department of computer science.The example of described network 130 comprises internet, wide area network (WAN), Local Area Network, analog or digital is wired with wireless telephony network (for example, public switched telephone network (PSTN), Integrated Service Digital Network, and Digital Subscriber Line (xDSL)), radio, TV, cable, satellite and/or any other are used to carry the transmission or the tunneling mechanism of data.

Described DCHS 140 comprises digital communications processor 142, audio identifiers data storage 144, and configuration data memory 146.Digital communications processor 142 is computer systems, be configured to from transmit leg computer system 110 receive digital communications, determine whether to abandon described digital communication, for afterwards by 120 retrievals of recipient's computer system and the described digital communication of storage data storage, perhaps described digital communication was sent to recipient's computer system 120.Digital communications processor 142 can send to recipient's computer system 120 to the digital communication that has or do not have the additional source audio identifiers.

Digital communications processor 142 can access configuration data storage 146, with retrieval transmit leg profile, and can be transmit leg profile (perhaps its aspect) along with digital communication sends to recipient's computer system 120 together.Digital communications processor 142 all right access configuration data storages 146, the telex network that is associated with the potential recipient of described digital communication with retrieval exchanges preference.

Described telex network exchange preference comprises one of user identifier or multiple row table more, and they can be by digital communications processor 142 visits when handling described digital communication.Described tabulation can comprise from the digital communication that can not authorize (promptly, the tabulation of user identifier blacklist), will authorize but the recipient be authorized or be played to associated source audio identifiers can not (promptly from digital communication, the tabulation of user identifier gray list), and/or from digital communication will be authorized and related source audio identifiers will be authorized and play the user identifier of (that is white list) tabulation.If digital communications processor 142 receives digital communication, and the user identifier of the transmit leg of described digital communication is included in the blacklist, abandon described digital communication, in some implementations, mistake or notification message are sent to transmit leg computer system 110.If digital communications processor 142 receives digital communications, and described transmit leg user identifier is included on the gray list, and described digital communication is not being had to send to recipient's computer system 120 under the corresponding source audio identifiers.If digital communications processor 142 receives digital communications, and described transmit leg user identifier is included on the white list, and the source audio identifiers of described digital communication and correspondence is sent to recipient's computer system 120.

In one embodiment, in case transmit leg is included on recipient's described white, the ash or blacklist, transmit leg keeps described tabulation, does not consider the change in the source audio identifiers of transmit leg.In another was implemented, configuration data memory 146 in recipient's computer system 120 or data storage storage were included in the source audio identifiers of the transmit leg on described white, ash or the blacklist.When described DCHS 140 or recipient's computer system 120 receives when comprising the digital communication of source audio identifiers, described DCHS 140 or recipient's computer system 120 determines that described transmit legs are whether in tabulation therein, if described transmit leg is in tabulation therein, verify whether described additional source audio identifiers is identical with the source audio identifiers of being stored.If described additional source audio identifiers is identical with the source audio identifiers of being stored, described DCHS 140 or recipient's computer system 120 can or be refused described source audio identifiers according to described telex network exchange preference mandate.Yet if described additional source audio identifiers is different from the source audio identifiers of being stored, described recipient's computer system 120 can require described subscriber authorisation or refusal from the new source audio identifiers of transmit leg.Described inquiry can come across in the user interface of the user interface 300 shown in Fig. 3 B.

If the user identifier of the transmit leg of described digital communication is not included in described black, ash or the white list, described digital communications processor 142 is handled described digital communication according to default response algorithm, default response algorithm can be by recipient's appointment and the telex network exchange preference part that is stored as described recipient (promptly, be kept in the configuration data memory 146 or in addition alternatively, be kept among the equipment 120A of recipient's computer system 120).For example, described recipient can select default response algorithm, if the user identifier of described transmit leg not in any tabulation, this algorithm sends to recipient's computer system 120 to described source audio identifiers and digital communication.Described recipient's computer system 120 can make then the user can the described digital communication of perception and source audio identifiers the two.

In another example, described recipient can select default response algorithm, it causes digital communications processor 142 that inquiry is sent to recipient's computer system 120, and it impels the recipient to remove to authorize or refuse described digital communication and/or described source audio identifiers.Recipient's computer system 120 can receive described inquiry, it can comprise from the transmit leg profile information of configuration data memory 146 visits, and when the recipient being inquired whether it will authorize or refuse digital communication and/or source audio identifiers, can provide all or a part of described transmit leg profile information to the recipient.Described recipient can also have the transmit leg user identifier is placed on described black, the ash of the telex network preference part that is stored as described recipient or the option on the white list.Digital communications processor 142 can receive the replying of described inquiry from recipient's computer system 120, thereby and handles described digital communication.Described inquiry for example can appear in face of the user via the user interface of the user interface 300 shown in Fig. 3 B.

Digital communications processor 142 is when typically the communication session between transmit leg and recipient begins, and visit comprises the telex network exchange preference of described white, ash and blacklist and default response algorithm.In case determined suitable processing, the digital communication subsequently that is sent by transmit leg computer system 110 is to be handled according to the preference of having determined by digital communications processor 142.Digital communications processor 142 can send the source audio identifiers of following from each digital communication subsequently of transmit leg; Perhaps alternatively, digital communications processor 142 can send the source audio identifiers of following the first digit communication that sends when communication session begins.Recipient's computer system 120 can be stored source audio identifiers then simply after receiving first digit communication, and can visit and play the source audio identifiers of being stored for each the follow-up digital communication that receives from digital communications processor 142 during communication session.

Digital communications processor 142 can also be to be coupled to Accreditation System or the online detection system that occurs communicatedly, and it follows the tracks of logging status or online appearance corresponding to recipient's user identifier.For example, in instant communication environment, digital communications processor 142 can be communicated by letter with the instant messaging Accreditation System, with the user identifier of following the tracks of login and receiving and transfer immediate news.In the Email environment, digital communications processor 142 can with email registered system communication, to follow the tracks of login and can receive and the user identifier of send Email.If the recipient of digital communication is login or online not, digital communications processor 142 can described digital communication be stored in corresponding in recipient's the data storage (for example, Email can be kept in recipient's the mailbox), perhaps (for example can abandon described digital communication, if the recipient does not have online, generally abandon instant message).

In another was implemented, digital communications processor 142 was not visited the telex network exchange preference from the recipient of configuration data memory 146, and did not visit the source audio identifiers from audio identifiers data storage 144.Instead, digital communications processor 142 receptions are from the source audio identifiers of following each digital communication of transmit leg computer system 110.Digital communications processor 142 sends to recipient's computer system 120 to the digital communication with source audio identifiers again.Recipient's computer system 120 is according to the reception of digital communication and source audio identifiers, and local accessing and the described telex network of application exchange preference.Based on described telex network exchange preference, recipient's computer system 120 abandons the digital communication that is received or makes the digital communication that reception can perception receives.Recipient's computer system 120 is in addition according to described telex network exchange preference, the source audio identifiers of following each digital communication that compression or broadcast are received.

In another scheme of this enforcement, transmit leg computer system 110 only sends source audio identifiers when described communication session begins, and does not follow each digital communication subsequently.Recipient's computer system 120 is stored in source audio identifiers in the data storage in the equipment 120A, visit subsequently and play its with at that or comprise each digital communication subsequently that receives from transmit leg computer system 110 during the communication session of transmit leg subsequently.

Described audio identifiers data storage 144 comprises of being configured to store source audio identifiers or multidata memory more.Source audio identifiers can be preserved with compressed format and/or with a plurality of different forms (for example, WAV or mp3 file), to guarantee with the compatible of recipient's computer system 120 and to increase transmitting speed.Source audio identifiers can be by the user identifier index.Audio identifiers data storage 144 can be described DCHS 140 parts.In another was implemented, all or a part of described audio identifiers data storage 144 can be arranged in computer system, perhaps are arranged in the data storage of described DCHS 140 outsides.

Configuration data memory 146 comprises the one or more data storages that are configured to storing user profile information and telex network exchange preference.Information in configuration data memory 146 is collected during business registration or business setting typically.Described subscriber profile information and telex network exchange preference can be by the user identifier index.Audio identifiers data storage 144 and configuration data memory 146 can be integrated in the data memory, its storage audio user identifier, subscriber profile information and telex network exchange preference.

Fig. 2 shows and is used for unifying communication session between recipient's computer system handles the reception of the first digit communication that system (DCHS) receives when beginning, via digital communication after in transmit leg department of computer science, enables the processing that presents 200 of source audio identifiers.For simplicity, quote the specific components of describing with reference to Fig. 1 and carry out described processing 200.Yet similarly method goes in other enforcement, and different there assemblies is used for defining the structure of described system, and perhaps described there function differently is distributed among the assembly shown in Figure 1.

It is recipient's computer system 120 digital communications (202) that transmit leg computer system 110 sends the address.Described digital communication comprises or can be associated with transmit leg user identifier and recipient's user identifier.

Digital communications processor 142 receives described digital communication (204), and visits described configuration data memory 146 with the telex network exchange preference (206) of retrieval corresponding to associated recipient's user identifier.Whether described digital communications processor 142 is included on recipient's the blacklist by checking transmit leg user identifier, determines whether the recipient forbids the perception (208) from the digital communication of transmit leg.If the recipient forbids the perception from the digital communication of transmit leg, then abandon described digital communication (210).In some implementations, digital communications processor 142 can also send to transmit leg computer system 110 to notification message, does not successfully send to recipient's (not shown) to indicate described digital communication.

If the recipient authorizes the digital communication from transmit leg, then whether digital communications processor 142 definite users corresponding to recipient's user identifier login or whether can be used for receiving the digital communication (212) from transmit leg computer system 110.Digital communications processor 142 can be inquired about or visit Accreditation System or detection system be occurred, and it can be local or long-range to described DCHS 140.

If not login of recipient, online or cannot receive digital communication, then digital communications processor 142 can abandon described digital communication or can be stored in (214) in the data storage that is associated with recipient's user identifier for the later retrieval of recipient, described digital communication.For example, if described digital communication is an instant message, can abandon described instant message.On the other hand, if described digital communication is an Email, described Email can be stored in recipient's the mailbox.In some implementations, digital communications processor 142 send a notification message can in addition transmit leg computer system 110, indicates described recipient to be not available to received communication and digital communication has abandoned or alternatively store for retrieval later on.

If described recipient login, online or can receive digital communication, then digital communications processor 142 visits are from the transmit leg profile (216) of configuration data memory 146.Digital communications processor 142 determines based on recipient's communication exchange preference whether the recipient authorizes digital communication and source audio identifiers (218).For example, if the transmit leg user identifier is included on described recipient's the gray list, then the recipient does not authorize and has the source audio identifiers digital communication.If the transmit leg user identifier is included on described recipient's the white list, the recipient authorizes has the source audio identifiers digital communication.If the transmit leg user identifier is not included on recipient's the white list or gray list, having only when authorizing is according to for the default response algorithm of recipient's foundation the time, if when perhaps the recipient artificially is specified their expectations or wished mandate, receive the digital communication that just now mandate is had source audio identifiers.

It still is the enforcement of operation 218 of default response algorithm of example of refusal source audio identifiers that Fig. 3 A shows that use can be used for determining authorize.Digital communications processor 142 determines whether transmit legs are included on recipient's the white list (218a).If transmit leg is included on the white list, then digital communications processor 142 operates 228.If transmit leg is not included on the white list, digital communications processor 142 determines whether transmit legs are included on recipient's the gray list (218b).If transmit leg is included on the gray list, digital communications processor 142 operates 220.If transmit leg is not included on white or the gray list, digital communications processor 142 inquires that to recipient's computer system 120 recipient authorizes or the refusal source audio identifiers, carries out default response algorithm (218c) by sending inquiry.

Recipient's computer system 120 receives described inquiries (218d), and makes the reception can perception and reply described inquiry (218e).For example, the recipient can the described inquiry of perception in pop-up window, and pop-up window comprises the option of authorizing source audio identifiers and the option of refusal source audio identifiers.Pop-up window can show all or a part of transmit leg profile.Perhaps alternatively, pop-up window can present transmit leg is increased to option on recipient's white, ash or the blacklist.In case the recipient replys described inquiry by selecting one or other option, recipient's computer system 120 sends to digital communications processor 142 (218g) to described replying.The example of the user interface that can be used for inquiring about the recipient has been shown among Fig. 3 B.

If selected option comprises white, ash or the blacklist that transmit leg is increased to the recipient, then digital communications processor can access configuration data storage 146, and the transmit leg user identifier is increased suitable tabulation or the tabulation that is associated with recipient's user identifier.Digital communications processor 142 determines that also selected option is whether corresponding to the mandate or the refusal (218h) of digital communication.If the digital communication of selected option refusal, then digital communications processor 142 abandons digital communication (218i).If selected option mandate digital communication, then digital communications processor 142 determines that selected option is mandate or the refusal (218j) corresponding to source audio identifiers.If selected option mandate source audio identifiers, then digital communications processor 142 operates 228 at least.If selected option refusal transmit leg audio identifiers, then digital communications processor 142 proceeds to operation 220.

Fig. 3 B show can reception have the source audio identifiers followed enter message after, be presented on the user interface 300 in face of the user by recipient's computer system 120.User interface 300 comprises the explanation 310 of the existence that enters message of the source audio identifiers of notifying the user to have to follow, and comprises transmit leg profile information 320.The title 321 that transmit leg profile information 320 can comprise transmit leg (for example, Bob Devane), the IM handle 322 of transmit leg (for example, Bob D123), the e-mail address 323 of transmit leg is (for example, BobDevhotmail.com), the direct number 324 of transmit leg (for example, (703) 123-4567), the time and date 326 when message is sending is (for example, and other transmit leg profile information 325 5/17/02 5:45EDT).Other transmit leg profile information 325 for example can comprise, the geographical position of transmit leg (for example, Dulles, VA), and be kept in the address book information or based on the addressable schedule (for example, Bob is in the time of meeting on 7-12-03, Saturday) of transmit leg identity.This information can be stored in recipient's computer system 120 locally, perhaps can be that data network 130 is from remote equipment addressable (for example, DCHS 140).In another was implemented, user interface 300 comprised the subclass of the transmit leg profile information 320 that shows among Fig. 3 B.

User interface 300 also comprises set of option button 330, and it can be selected by the user, so that message is reacted.Described OptionButton 330 for example can comprise, the OptionButton 331 of sampling source audio identifiers, adopt the OptionButton 332 of described message and mandate source audio identifiers, adopt message and the OptionButton 334 that uses the audio identifiers (for example default audio identifiers) that is different from source audio identifiers, and the OptionButton 336 that does not adopt message.Described OptionButton can be chosen as the disposal of control current information.

Described user can selector button 331, to judge hearing before how abandoning the message that enters or perception source audio identifiers in addition.Hear that source audio identifiers makes the user can make the more fully judgement of authorizing or refuse audio identifiers relevant for being.The user can select one of them place to go of other button 332,334,336 to put described message then.

Select OptionButton 332 to have the message of source audio identifiers, cause by recipient's perception digital communication and source audio identifiers with employing.Select OptionButton 445 to have the message of default audio identifiers, cause by recipient's perception digital communication and default audio identifiers with employing.In another is implemented, behind the selector button 334, impel the recipient to remove to specify audio identifiers, perhaps alternatively, do not specify audio identifiers with indication to reception from the current digital communication of transmit leg.As described below, if select check box 335, the audio identifiers of recipient's appointment can be used for from the communication in future that transmit leg receives.Select OptionButton not adopt message 336, cause neither perception digital communication of recipient, not perception source audio identifiers again.In another was implemented, user interface 300 comprised OptionButton, was not play or perception by the recipient so that do not have the message of any audio identifiers.User interface 300 is closed, and perhaps selects one of them OptionButton 330 backs and stops using the recipient.

Being close to OptionButton 332,334 and 336 is respectively check box 333,335 and 337.The OptionButton 330 that is different from the disposal of the current digital communication that processing receives from transmit leg can select (that is, " choosing ") check box 333,335 and 337 to go to control the disposal of the digital communication in future that receives from transmit leg.Described user interface 300 permission users go not select or select one of them of three check boxes.If the recipient selects check box 333, then after selecting one of them OptionButton 330, the transmit leg user identifier is placed on recipient's the white list.If the recipient selects check box 335, then after selecting one of them OptionButton 330, the transmit leg user identifier is placed on recipient's the gray list.If the recipient selects option 337, then after selecting one of them OptionButton 330, the transmit leg user identifier is placed on recipient's the blacklist.In addition or alternatively, user interface 300 can comprise check box or button (not shown), it makes the user only can specify after receiving communication just broadcast source audio identifiers or default audio identifiers in the future, communication in the future is when beginning with the transmit leg communication session, rather than after each communication in the future that in communication session, receives from transmit leg.

If the recipient do not select check box 333,335 or 337 any one, then the digital communication from any future that the transmit leg that is associated with source audio identifiers receives will cause explicit user interface 300 once more, and impel the recipient to go to select about will how to handle the option of digital communication once more.Alternatively, described user interface 300 only can show once for given communication session, therefore do not select described check box 333,335 and 337 any one only caused when the future with transmit leg, communication session began explicit user interface 300 once more.

User interface 300 can change according to the ability of recipient's computer system 120.Have more that recipient's computer system 120 of limited ability can provide less transmit leg profile information 320 and less option 330, and the recipient's computer system 120 with big ability can provide more transmit leg profile information 320 and multiselect item 330 more.

Referring again to Fig. 2, if the recipient refuses source audio identifiers, then digital communications processor 142 sends or makes recipient's computer system 120 can visit transmit leg profile and digital communication (220).Recipient's computer system 120 visit or receive transmit leg profile and digital communication (222), storage transmit leg profile (224), and make the reception can perception digital communication and transmit leg profile (226).Described recipient can be via user interface perception digital communication and the transmit leg profile specific to reception digital communication type.For example, if digital communication is an instant message, then instant message can show in dialog box, the transmit leg profile can be visited by selecting transmit leg to handle in dialog box or another window by the user, another window shows the tabulation (for example, partner list) by recipient's IM handle that select or that be associated with the recipient.If digital communication is an email message, then email header information can show in the inbox tabulation, Email content can be shown behind the Email of selecting from tabulation, and the transmit leg profile information can be shown behind the e-mail address of selecting transmit leg.

If the recipient authorizes the digital communication with source audio identifiers from transmit leg, then digital communications processor 142 visits are corresponding to the source audio identifiers (228) from the transmit leg user identifier of audio identifiers data storage 146.Digital communications processor 142 sends or makes recipient's computer system 120 can visit transmit leg profile, digital communication and source audio identifiers (230).

120 visits of recipient's computer system or reception transmit leg profile, source audio identifiers and digital communication (232), and storage transmit leg profile and source audio identifiers (234).Source audio identifiers and transmit leg profile can be temporarily or for good and all are stored in the data storage, and data storage is the part of recipient's computer system 120 or long-range but be coupled to recipient's computer system 120 communicatedly.In another was implemented, recipient's computer system 120 was reproduced (render) but is not stored described source audio frequency, identifier.

Recipient's computer system 120 makes reception make the reception can the perception digital communication and transmit leg profile (238) perception source audio identifiers (236) before or simultaneously.Recipient's computer system 120 can make the recipient can be come the perception source audio identifiers by the audio frequency that the recipient hears by audio identifiers is converted to.Described audio frequency is heard after receiving digital communication soon, notifies the recipient to receive digital communication from specific transmit leg thus.

Handle 200 another implement, digital communications processor 142 is not retrieved the transmit leg profile, and does not send or make recipient's computer system 120 can have access to the transmit leg profile.Instead, digital communications processor 142 sends the digital communication that does not have the transmit leg profile, and if applicable, send digital communication and arrive recipient's computer system 120 with source audio identifiers.

Fig. 4 show be used for begin communication session and by recipient's computer system stores source audio identifiers after, after the reception of the digital communication that receives via digital communication processing system, enable the processing that presents 400 of source audio identifiers.For simplicity, quote the specific components of describing with reference to Fig. 1 and carry out described processing 400.Yet similarly method goes in other enforcement, and different there assemblies is used for defining the structure of described system, and perhaps described there function differently is distributed among the assembly shown in Figure 1.Handling 400 is used for communication session between transmit leg computer system 110 and recipient's computer system 120 and sends digital communication after the first digit communications.Handle 400 supposition recipient computer systems 120 and authorize and stored source audio identifiers.

It is the digital communication (402) of recipient's computer system 120 that transmit leg computer system 110 sends the address.Described digital communication comprises or can be associated with transmit leg user identifier and recipient's user identifier.If digital communications processor 142 receives digital communications (404), and determine corresponding to the user of recipient's user identifier whether also in login or otherwise can be used for receiving digital communication (406) from transmit leg computer system 110.Digital communications processor 142 can be inquired about or otherwise visit Accreditation System or detection system be occurred, and it can be local or long-range to described DCHS 140.

If the recipient no longer logins, online or otherwise can be used for receiving digital communication, digital communications processor 142 or can abandon described digital communication or can be stored in (408) in the data storage that is associated with recipient's user identifier then for the later retrieval of recipient, described digital communication.In some implementations, digital communications processor 142 sends to transmit leg computer system 110 to notification message, to indicate the no longer available (not shown) of described recipient.If described recipient is login, online or otherwise can be used for receiving digital communication, then digital communications processor 142 sends or makes recipient's computer system 120 can visit described digital communication (410).

Recipient's computer system 120 receives or visit digital communication (412), and visit is corresponding to the source audio identifiers of being stored (414) of the transmit leg user identifier of the digital communication that is received.Recipient's computer system 120 make reception can make reception can perception digital communication (418) perception source audio identifiers (416) before or simultaneously.

Handle the source audio identifiers that 400 supposition recipient computer systems 120 have received and stored corresponding to the transmit leg of digital communication.Yet if this source audio identifiers is not stored by recipient's computer system 120, the source audio identifiers from described DCP 142 can be asked and receive to recipient's computer system 120.Be used for indicating the reception of the source audio identifiers of first communication of communication session to be different from therein being used in the enforcement of the reception of indicating the source audio identifiers that communication session communicates by letter subsequently, recipient's computer system 120 can also be asked and the reception sources audio identifiers.Fig. 5 shows and is used for after the reception of the digital communication that receives via digital communication, enable the processing that presents 500 of source audio identifiers, source audio identifiers is stored in the transmit leg computer system in digital communication processing system, and recipient's communication exchange preference is stored in recipient's computer system.For simplicity, quote the specific components of describing with reference to Fig. 5 and carry out described processing 500.Yet similarly method goes in other enforcement, and different there assemblies is used for defining the structure of described system, and perhaps described there function differently is distributed among the assembly shown in Figure 1.Processing 500 is different from processing 200 and 400 parts and is described transmit leg computer system 110 rather than DCHP 140, storage source audio identifiers and recipient's computer system 110, rather than DCHP 140 stores and uses described recipient's communication exchange preference.Handle 500 and be minimized in processing requirements on the DCHP 140 by memory and intelligence (intelligence) being shifted onto transmit leg and recipient's computer system.

It is digital communication and the source audio identifiers (502) that sends to recipient's computer system 120 that transmit leg computer system 110 sends the address.Described digital communication comprises or can be associated with transmit leg user identifier and recipient's user identifier.Described digital communications processor 142 receives digital communication and source audio identifiers (504), and determines whether user corresponding to recipient's user identifier logins or otherwise can be used for receiving the digital communication (506) from transmit leg computer system 110.Digital communications processor 142 can be inquired about or otherwise visit Accreditation System or detection system be occurred, and it can be local or long-range to described DCHS 140.

If not login of recipient, online or otherwise can be used for receiving digital communication, then digital communications processor 142 or can abandon described digital communication or can be stored in (508) in the data storage that is associated with recipient's user identifier for the later retrieval of recipient, described digital communication.In some implementations, digital communications processor 142 sends to transmit leg computer system 110 to notification message, to indicate the unavailable (not shown) of described recipient.If described recipient is login, online or otherwise can be used for receiving digital communication, then digital communications processor 142 sends or makes recipient's computer system 120 can visit described digital communication and source audio identifiers (510).

Recipient's computer system 120 receives or visit digital communication and source audio identifiers (512).The described recipient's communication exchange preference of recipient's computer system 120 visits, and whether definite recipient authorizes the digital communication (just, determining whether the transmit leg user identifier is included on recipient's the blacklist) (514) that is sent by transmit leg.If the recipient does not have to authorize the digital communication from transmit leg, then abandon described digital communication (516).In some implementations, digital communications processor 142 can send to transmit leg computer system 110 to notification message in addition, does not send to the recipient to indicate described digital communication.If the recipient authorizes the digital communication from transmit leg, then digital communications processor 142 is determined recipients mandate is had the digital communication (518) of source audio identifiers based on described recipient's communication exchange preference.

Fig. 6 shows the recipient is authorized or an enforcement of the operation 518 of the default response algorithm of the demonstration of refusal source audio identifiers.Recipient's computer system 120 determines whether transmit legs are included on recipient's the white list (518a).If transmit leg is included on the white list, then recipient's computer system 120 operates 520.If transmit leg is not included on the white list, then recipient's computer system 120 determines whether transmit legs are included on recipient's the gray list (518b).If transmit leg is included on the gray list, then recipient's computer system 120 operates 522.

If transmit leg is not included in white or gray list on, then digital communications processor 142 is carried out default response algorithm (518c) by making the reception can perception and reply the inquiry recipient and authorize or the inquiry of refusal source audio identifiers.Described recipient can the described inquiry of perception (518c) in the user interface similar to the user interface shown in Fig. 3 B.In case the recipient is by selecting the described inquiries of one or more option response (518c), recipient's computer system 120 determines that selected options are whether corresponding to the mandate or the refusal (518d) of described digital communication.If the digital communication of selected option refusal, then recipient's computer system 120 abandons digital communication (518e).If selected option mandate digital communication, then recipient's computer system 120 determines that selected option is mandate or the refusal (518f) corresponding to source audio identifiers.If selected option mandate source audio identifiers, then recipient's computer system 120 operates 520.If selected option is not authorized source audio identifiers, then recipient's computer system 120 proceeds to operation 522.

Referring again to Fig. 5, if the recipient authorizes the digital communication (518) with source audio identifiers, then recipient's computer system 120 make reception can perception make reception can perception digital communication (522) before or the source audio identifiers (520) that receives with digital communication simultaneously.In another was implemented, recipient's computer system 120 made reception store described source audio identifiers before the perception source audio identifiers.If the recipient do not have to authorize have source audio identifiers digital communication (promptly, the transmit leg user identifier is included on recipient's the gray list), then recipient's computer system 120 makes the reception can the described digital communication of perception (522), and makes the source audio identifiers that the recipient can not perception receives.

Handling 500 can carry out for each digital communication that sends in the communication session between transmit leg computer system 110 and recipient's computer system 120.Alternatively, described processing 500 can be used in the first digit communication of communication session and carry out.Recipient's computer system 120 can be stored source audio identifiers, and transmit leg computer system 110 can send the digital communication subsequently that does not have source audio identifiers then.Recipient's computer system 120 can be come the digital communication of processing subsequent then according to determined recipient's communication exchange preference, the source audio identifiers stored of visit, and if suitably, source audio identifiers that reception can perception be stored.

In another was implemented, transmit leg computer system 110 also sent transmit leg profile and the digital communication with source audio identifiers.The transmit leg profile is received with digital communication and source audio identifiers by recipient's computer system 120.If recipient's computer system 120 determines that described recipient authorizes the digital communication from transmit leg, or whole parts of transmit leg profile can be by recipient's storage and perception.

In another is implemented, digital communications processor 142 rather than transmit leg computer system 110, the storage source audio identifiers (for example, source audio identifiers can be kept in the audio identifiers data storage 144), and recipient's computer system 120 storage and user application communication exchange preference.In this is implemented, transmit leg computer system 110 sends the digital communication that does not have source audio identifiers, digital communications processor 142 receives described digital communication, determine whether the recipient can be used for receiving digital communication, if and the recipient is available, then except that sending described digital communication, also visit and send source audio identifiers to recipient's computer system 120.120 reception sources audio identifiers and the digital communications of recipient's computer system, and according to operation 512-522 process source audio identifiers and digital communication.

With reference to Fig. 7, the system 700 of exchange that is used to enable to have the digital communication of source audio identifiers comprises transmit leg computer system 710, and its digital communication and source audio identifiers send to recipient's computer system 720 via network 730.Transmit leg computer system 710 comprises equipment 710A, the 720A that communicates by letter with controller 710B, 720B through data path 710C, 720C respectively with recipient's computer system 720.The example of each element in the communication system 700 of Fig. 7 is roughly described with reference to above Fig. 1.Especially, transmit leg computer system 710, recipient's computer system 720 and network 730 typically have respectively can be suitable with the transmit leg computer system 110 of Fig. 1, recipient's computer system 120 and network 130 attribute.

Yet transmit leg computer system 710 is different from transmit leg computer system 110, and wherein transmit leg computer system 710 does not send digital communication and handles system (140 among Fig. 1) to digital communication.On the contrary, transmit leg computer system 710 directly sends digital communication and source audio identifiers to recipient's computer system 720 via direct connection.Directly connection for example can be that open socket connects (being that reciprocity socket connects), and for example Kai Fang transmission control protocol (TCP) connects.Both can comprise transmit leg computer system 710 and recipient's computer system 720 and be used to set up described direct-connected Winsock Application Program Interface (API).In one embodiment, the digital communication that is sent by transmit leg computer system 710 is an instant message.

Fig. 8 shows and is used to make the processing 800 that can present source audio identifiers after receiving the digital communication that receives from the transmit leg computer system by direct connection.For simplicity, quote the specific components of describing with reference to Fig. 7 and carry out described processing 800.Yet similarly method goes in other enforcement, and different there assemblies is used for defining the structure of described system, and perhaps described there function differently is distributed among the assembly shown in Figure 7.

Transmit leg computer system 710 sends or enables recipient's computer system 720 removes to visit digital communication and source audio identifiers (802).Recipient's computer system 720 receives or visit digital communication and source audio identifiers (804).The described recipient's communication exchange preference of recipient's computer system 720 visits, and whether definite recipient authorizes the digital communication (that is, determining whether the transmit leg user identifier is included on recipient's the blacklist) (806) that is sent by transmit leg.If the recipient does not authorize the digital communication from transmit leg, then abandon described digital communication (808).In some implementations, recipient's computer system 720 can send to transmit leg computer system 710 to notification message in addition, is dropped (not shown) to indicate described digital communication.If the recipient authorizes the digital communication from transmit leg, then digital communications processor 142 based on described recipient's communication exchange preference (promptly, white and gray list, and default response algorithm) determine whether the recipient authorizes the digital communication (810) with source audio identifiers.

If the recipient authorizes the digital communication (518) with source audio identifiers, recipient's computer system 720 make reception can perception make reception can perception digital communication (814) before or the source audio identifiers (812) that receives with digital communication simultaneously.In another was implemented, recipient's computer system 720 made reception store described source audio identifiers before the perception source audio identifiers.If the recipient do not authorize have source audio identifiers digital communication (for example, the transmit leg user identifier is included on recipient's the gray list), recipient's computer system 720 makes the reception can the described digital communication of perception (814), and makes the source audio identifiers that the recipient can not perception receives.

Processing 800 can be used for each digital communication that sends for the communication session between transmit leg computer system 710 and recipient's computer system 720 and carry out.Alternatively, described processing 800 can be used for in the first digit communication of communication session and carry out.Recipient's computer system 720 can be stored source audio identifiers, and transmit leg computer system 710 can send the digital communication subsequently that does not have source audio identifiers then.Recipient's computer system 720 can be come the digital communication of processing subsequent then according to determined recipient's communication exchange preference, the source audio identifiers stored of visit, and if suitably, source audio identifiers that reception can perception be stored.

In another was implemented, transmit leg computer system 710 also sent transmit leg profile and the digital communication with source audio identifiers.The transmit leg profile is received with digital communication and source audio identifiers by recipient's computer system 720.If recipient's computer system 720 determines that described recipient authorizes the digital communication from transmit leg, then all or part of of transmit leg profile can be by recipient's storage and perception.

Said system and processing can be used for the voice communications versus data communications environment.Fig. 9-11 shows a possible enforcement of the source audio identifiers that is used for the voice communication environment.

With reference to Fig. 9, the telephone system 100 that is used to enable to have the call of source audio identifiers comprises caller's phone 910 of getting in touch via telephone network 930 and calling receiver phone 920.Described telephone network 930 can be visited audio identifiers data storage 944 and configuration data memory 946.In some implementations, audio identifiers data storage 944 and configuration data memory 946 are parts of telephone network 930.

Caller's phone 910 can be the landline telephone that permission is communicated by letter by telephone network 930 with calling receiver phone 920.In another was implemented, caller's phone 910 and/or call intent ground phone 920 can be mobile phone or the PDA(Personal Digital Assistant)s movably with cellular telephony of embedding.

Caller's phone 910 is configured to be initiated to by telephone network 930 calling of calling receiver phone 920.In another was implemented, caller's phone 910 can be configured to send source audio identifiers in addition to caller recipient's phone 920, as the part of call setup.Caller's phone 910 can be via the source audio identifiers of telephone network 930 transmissions as signal in band or out of band.In honeycomb or mobile telephone system, caller's phone 910 for example can be before sending described setup requests or simultaneously, uses multimedia messaging service, MMS (MMS) or short message service to send source audio identifiers as message.Described MMS or SMS message typically comprise the transmit leg user identifier, and can comprise some or all transmit leg profiles.In another was implemented, caller's phone 910 and calling receiver phone 920 had the internet and insert, and caller's phone 910 can send source audio identifiers to calling receiver phone 920 through the internet.

When source audio identifiers is sent out as out of band signal, caller's phone 910 can be before or after receiving from the bell signal of telephone network 930 the reception sources audio identifiers.If caller's phone 910 had received the multiple source audio identifiers before receiving bell signal, then caller's phone 910 is based on the suitable source audio identifiers (for example, number is discerned (ANI) information automatically) of described caller id information sign.If caller's phone 910 is reception sources audio identifiers after receiving from the bell signal of telephone network 930 not, then caller's phone 910 can wait for that the short scheduled time is with the reception sources audio identifiers.If do not receive source audio identifiers after the expiration at the fixed time, then caller's phone 910 can use default bell signal.

Calling receiver phone 920 is configured to receive from entering of telephone network 930 and calls out and source audio identifiers, and enable the recipient go perception described enter call out and, if words applicatory, source audio identifiers.Calling receiver phone 920 can be configured to store source audio identifiers, and enables the recipient and remove the source audio identifiers of perception as bell signal, and its indication is from respective call person's the calling that enters.For example, source audio identifiers can save as one group of entire music or standard ring back tone.Calling receiver phone 920 can also be configured to store default bell signal, if it does not send source audio identifiers the caller, if perhaps the caller sends source audio identifiers but calling receiver is play mustn't the broadcast source audio identifiers time.Default bell signal can be based on the direct number of caller's phone 910 and is changed.In honeycomb or mobile telephone system, described calling receiver phone 920 for example can be before reception enters calling or is received in source audio identifiers in MMS or the SMS message simultaneously.In another was implemented, calling receiver phone 920 had the internet and inserts, and before reception enters calling or simultaneously through internet reception sources audio identifiers.Calling receiver phone 920 is the broadcast source audio identifiers after receiving from the bell signal of telephone network 930.

In another was implemented, caller's phone 910 can determine whether to play as the source audio identifiers of bell signal and whether receive described calling.In this was implemented, calling receiver phone 920 was configured to store telex network exchange preference, and determined whether to allow the broadcast source audio identifiers according to telex network exchange preference.

Telephone network 930 is configured to enable directly or indirectly conversing between caller's phone 910 and call intent ground phone 920.Described telephone network 930 can comprise circuit-switched voice network, and packet switched data network or any other can carry the network of voice.For example, circuit-switched voice network can comprise public switched telephone network (PSTN), packet switched data network can comprise the network of internet protocol-based (IP) or ATM(Asynchronous Transfer Mode), and can for example use through voice on the IP or the voice on ATM or be used for voice data communication other can suitable agreement come support voice.

Telephone network 930 can be configured to receive the direct number from the calling receiver phone of caller's phone 910, access configuration data storage 942 is to determine whether the caller has registered the source audio identifiers business, visit corresponding source audio identifiers, and, if applicable, send setup requests and source audio identifiers to calling receiver phone 920.Source audio identifiers can send setup requests before caller's phone 910 or simultaneously, as in the band or out of band signal and sending.In one embodiment, telephone network 930 is configured to handle MMS or SMS message, and sends the source audio identifiers as MMS or SMS message.In another is implemented, telephone network 930 can set up call out before or simultaneously, send source audio identifiers to calling receiver phone 920 through the internet.Calling receiver phone 920 receive from telephone network 930 corresponding to caller's bell signal after the broadcast source audio identifiers, for example use the AMI information that is associated with caller's telephone number as the mode that is used to coordinate to enter calling and source audio identifiers.

In another was implemented, telephone network 930 can be configured to receive during call setup from the conduct band of caller's phone 910 or the source audio identifiers of out of band signal.For example, telephone network 930 can be configured to via signal path reception sources audio identifiers or to the link of source audio identifiers, as the extention of the call intent ground telephone number that receives from caller's phone 910.

Audio identifiers data storage 942 and configuration data memory 946 roughly are to describe with reference to above Fig. 1.Concrete, audio identifiers data storage 942 and configuration data memory 946 typically have can with as mentioned above with reference to the audio identifiers data storage 142 of Fig. 1 and the suitable attribute of attribute of configuration data memory 146.Audio identifiers data storage 942 is configured to store source audio identifiers, as for example be encoded as numerical data and by the standard of the direct number index of caller's phone or complete music ring back tone.Configuration data memory 946 is configured to stored calls person's service profile, the telephone service that its indication enables on caller's telephone line.Whether caller's service profile comprises the indicating call, and whether the person has registered the source audio identifiers business, and can be by the direct number index of caller's phone.Configuration data memory 946 can also storing user profile and telex network exchange preference.Audio identifiers data storage 942 and configuration data memory 946 can be integrated in the data memory.

Figure 10 shows and is used to enable as the presenting of the source audio identifiers of bell signal, with the processing that enter calling 1000 of indication from the caller.For simplicity, quote the specific components of describing with reference to Fig. 9 and carry out described processing 1000.Yet similarly method goes in other enforcement, and different there assemblies is used for defining the structure of described system, and perhaps described there function differently is distributed among the assembly shown in Figure 9.

The subscriber dialing of caller's phone 910 or otherwise indicate the direct number (1002) of calling receiver phone 920.The direct number of telephone network 930 receipt of call recipient phones 920, the direct number (1004) of identifying call letters person phone 910.Telephone network 930 determines whether the calling receiver telephone lines can be used for receipt of call (1006).If the calling receiver telephone line be take or other situation under can't be used for receiving call, then telephone network is according to the described calling of the state processing of calling receiver telephone line (for example, by sending engaged signal to caller's phone 910) (1008).

If the calling receiver telephone line can be used for receiving call, then telephone network 930 visit is from caller's service profile (1010) of configuration data memory 946, and determines based on caller's service profile whether the caller registers source audio identifiers business (1012).If the caller does not register the source audio identifiers business, then telephone network 930 is set up described calling, and sends the ring back tone trigger to calling receiver phone 920 (1026).

If the caller has registered the source audio identifiers business, then telephone network 930 visit is corresponding to the telex network exchange preference (1014) from the direct number of the calling receiver phone of configuration data memory 146, and whether definite calling receiver allows broadcast source audio identifiers (1016).Determine that whether calling receiver allows the broadcast source audio identifiers is that usefulness and the above-mentioned same quadrat method of discussing with reference to the operation among Fig. 2 and the 3A 218 are carried out, the function of telephone network 930 combine digital communication processors 142 wherein, calling receiver phone 920 is carried out the function of recipient's computer systems 120.When the transmit leg user identifier was not included on recipient's ash, the white or blacklist, user interface 300 can also be shown by calling receiver phone 920.In this was implemented, described message was to enter calling, and specific ring back tone is used for notifying described calling and notifying described caller to have source audio identifiers to the recipient to the recipient.Calling receiver then can be by judging whether to receive described calling with user interface 300 alternately, and the source audio identifiers or the ring back tone of whether authorizing described caller.

If the caller mustn't the broadcast source audio identifiers, then telephone network 930 is set up described calling, and sends the ring back tone trigger to calling receiver phone 920 (1026).If calling receiver allows the broadcast source audio identifiers, then telephone network 930 visit is corresponding to the source audio identifiers (1018) from the direct number of caller's phone of audio identifiers data storage 944, and sends source audio identifiers before or simultaneously to calling receiver phone 920 (1020) to calling receiver phone (1026) setting up described calling and send the ring back tone trigger.

Calling receiver phone 920 reception sources audio identifiers (1024), and storage source audio identifiers (1026).In case call setup and calling receiver phone 920 receive the ring back tone trigger, calling receiver phone 920 typically uses ani information to identify described caller (1028), and whether definite source audio identifiers can be used for described calling (1030).If source audio identifiers is unavailable for described calling, calling receiver phone 920 is made by the noticeable ring back tone of described calling receiver, for example by playing common or default ring back tone (1034).If source audio identifiers is available for described calling, then calling receiver phone 920 is revised described ring back tone to comprise source audio identifiers (for example, by using as the source audio identifiers of ring back tone or by series connection source audio identifiers and common or default ring back tone) (1032).Calling receiver phone 920 by playing the ring back tone of revising, can be perceiveed the ring back tone of being revised by calling receiver then.

Figure 11 show be used to enable to indicate from the caller enter calling, as the processing that presents 1100 of the source audio identifiers of bell signal, wherein caller's phone sends source audio identifiers to the calling receiver phone via telephone network.For simplicity, quote the specific components of describing with reference to Fig. 9 and carry out described processing 1100.Yet similarly method goes in other enforcement, and different there assemblies is used for defining the structure of described system, and perhaps described there function differently is distributed among the assembly shown in Figure 9.

The subscriber dialing of caller's phone 910 or otherwise indicate the direct number of calling receiver phone 920, and indicate source audio identifiers (1102).Telephone network 930 receives the direct number and the source audio identifiers (1104) of described calling receiver phone 920.Telephone network 930 determines whether the calling receiver telephone lines can be used for receipt of call (1106).If the calling receiver telephone line be take or can't be used for receiving call in other cases, then telephone network is according to the described calling of the state processing of calling receiver telephone line (for example, by sending engaged signal to caller's phone 910) (1108).If the calling receiver telephone line can be used for receiving call, then telephone network 130 set up described calling and send the ring back tone trigger to calling receiver phone 920 (1120) before or simultaneously, the transmission source audio identifiers is to calling receiver phone 920 (1110).

Calling receiver phone 920 reception sources audio identifiers (1112), and whether definite calling receiver allows broadcast source audio identifiers (1114).Determine whether calling receiver allows the broadcast source audio identifiers, be that usefulness and the above-mentioned same quadrat method of discussing with reference to the operation in Fig. 5 and 6 518 are carried out, the function of telephone network 930 combine digital communication processors 142 wherein, calling receiver phone 920 is carried out the function of recipient's computer systems 120.

If calling receiver mustn't the broadcast source audio identifiers, then calling receiver phone 920 abandons source audio identifiers (1116).If calling receiver allows broadcast source audio identifiers, calling receiver telephone stores source audio identifiers (1118).

In case call setup and calling receiver phone 920 receive the ring back tone trigger, then calling receiver phone 920 typically uses ani information to identify described caller (1122), and whether definite source audio identifiers can be used for described calling (1124).If source audio identifiers is unavailable for described calling, then calling receiver phone 920 is made the ring back tone that can be perceiveed by described calling receiver, for example by playing common or default ring back tone (1128).If source audio identifiers is available for described calling, then calling receiver phone 920 is revised described ring back tone to comprise source audio identifiers (for example, by using as the source audio identifiers of ring back tone or by series connection source audio identifiers and common or default ring back tone) (1126).Calling receiver phone 920 by playing the ring back tone of revising, makes the ring back tone of being revised can be perceiveed (1128) by calling receiver then.

In another is implemented, telephone network 930 rather than caller's phone 910, storage source audio identifiers (for example, source audio identifiers can be kept in the audio identifiers data storage 144), and calling receiver phone 920 storage and user application communication exchange preference.In this is implemented, caller's phone 910 sends the digital communication that does not have source audio identifiers, telephone network 930 receives described digital communication, determining whether recipient's telephone line can be used for receiving enters calling, if and recipient's telephone line is available, then except that setting up described calling, also visit and send source audio identifiers to calling receiver phone 920.Calling receiver phone 920 reception sources audio identifiers, and according to operation 1112-1128 process source audio identifiers.

Described source audio identifiers can be a sound of sign transmit leg, it perhaps alternatively can be the audio message of the series connection that forms by a plurality of sound that are cascaded, with or characteristic of sign transmit leg or communication, append to the transmit leg identity or as the replacement of transmit leg identity.As shown in figure 12, in a possible enforcement, the audio message 1200 of series connection comprises first sound 1210, the characteristic or the quality of expression transmit leg or communication, the back is second sound 1220 of each other transmit leg (for example, the sounding form of transmit leg title) of sign.Described identity sound is chosen as each transmit leg of sign, and characteristic sound is chosen as description, proof or characterizes described transmit leg.Characteristic sound can including, but not limited to, the sign transmit leg from which place sound calling/transmission (for example from California, family, unit or school), which vocational group transmit leg (for example belongs to, the doctor, the lawyer, the electrician, skilled worker or pipeliner), under the member or the tissue of being worked (for example, the Porsche club of the U.S. (PorscheClubof America), state-owned rifle association (National Rifle Association), Rotary club (Rotary Club), Ford Motor Company (Ford Motor Company), Microsoft (Microsoft), and Cusparia dynamical system (Cooper Power Systems)), other group member's relation of transmit leg (for example, buddy group in recipient's instant message partner list, the perhaps classification in recipient's contact list), urgent or the importance of digital communication or calling (for example, the sound of low-key can indicating call not be urgent, and loud and sonorous sound is can indicating call very urgent), the classification of calling or digital communication (for example, society calls out, commercial calls, Email, instant message, wish recipient's calling that happy birthday, perhaps wish the calling of recipient's happy anniversary), be used to send digital communication communicator type (for example, desktop personal computer, beeper, PDA or mobile phone), the on line state of transmit leg (for example, online or off line), through comprising cell phone, the availability of the different communication device received communication of PDA or desktop computer, receive dissimilar communication (Emails, call, IM) availability, the quantity of separating degree between transmit leg and recipient (degree of separation) is perhaps by the satisfaction of the separating degree threshold value of transmit leg or dissatisfied.

The audio message of series connection can be to be combined to form by any of identity and/or characteristic sound.For example, the audio message of series connection can form independent identity sound, perhaps alternatively can form independent characteristic sound.

With reference to Figure 13, the audio message 1300 of series connection can be by series connection a plurality of different characteristic sound 1310 and identity sound 1320, provides relevant transmit leg/caller or a plurality of message levels of the communication that sent by transmit leg.Figure 13 shows the characteristic sound 1310 in 1300 beginnings of series connection audio message, and at the identity sound 1320 of audio message 1300 endings of connecting.Yet any connection order all is fine.When more sound were connected, transmit leg can provide the message level of increase to calling receiver.When the audio message of series connection was used as ring back tone, the sound of series connection can be play repeatedly continuously, was otherwise disposed up to recipient's answerphone or calling.

The length of each the series connection sound in the series connection audio message can be by the transmit leg appointment.Transmit leg computer system 110,510 or caller's phone 910 can enable length and the quantity that transmit leg removes to limit the series connection sound that can send.In addition or alternatively, digital communications processor 142 or telephone network 930 can limit the sum and the length of the sound of the total length of series connection audio message or each the specific series connection in the series connection audio message.

The length of each the series connection sound in the series connection audio message can also be by recipient's appointment.The audio message of series connection can be encoded, so that the sound of each series connection is discerned and distinguished to recipient's computer system 120,520 or calling receiver phone 920.Recipient's computer system 120,520 or calling receiver phone 920 can enable the length that the recipient removes to control the sound of the sound of whether playing each series connection and each series connection.The recipient can when playing the sound of series connection, control each series connection sound playback (for example, the function that can be chosen on calling receiver phone 920 or the recipient's computer system 120,520 removes to jump to next sound of connecting), perhaps in addition or alternatively, the recipient can specify length, quantity and the type of the series connection sound of playing after the audio message of receiving series connection is provided with telex network exchange preference.

In another is implemented, digital communications processor 142 or telephone network 920 are sending the series connection audio message to recipient's computer system 120,520, perhaps arrive before the calling receiver phone 920, handle the audio message of series connection according to recipient's telex network exchange preference.In another was implemented, the length of the series connection audio message of broadcast was default, or the value of preliminary election, rather than by recipient or transmit leg appointment.Described length can also change along with each group or each user.

The audio message of series connection can also be connected with one or more recipient's sound specified.Recipient's sound specified can be characteristic sound or identity sound.For example, the recipient can select or defined property sound, and its indication transmit leg is the member of recipient's partner list.When the transmit leg of recipient on the partner list that is registered in the recipient received instant message, the audio message of series connection can form by the end that the partner list characteristic sound of recipient's appointment is connected in series to the transmit leg sound specified.By listening to the audio message of series connection, the recipient can identify transmit leg, and determines that described transmit leg is the member of recipient's partner list.Described characteristic sound can be revised, to indicate described transmit leg to belong to colleague or kinsfolk in recipient's partner list, perhaps alternatively, indicate described transmit leg to belong to by the recipient, by recipient's computer system 120,520, perhaps by any group arbitrarily of calling receiver phone 920 definition.

Described recipient can also specify identity sound. " identity sound, with indication from reception as recipient's boss's communication. John ".

Figure 14 shows the audio message 1400 of series connection, comprises the transmit leg sound specified 1410 of connecting with the identity sound 1430 of the characteristic sound 1420 of or more recipient's appointments and one or more recipient's appointments.Figure 15 A shows by mixing and serial transmission side's sound specified 1510 and recipient's sound specified 1520 form another example of the audio message 1500 of connecting.The order of described sound series connection can change.For example, can first appearance by recipient's sound specified, the back is by the transmit leg sound specified.

In another is implemented, all in the series connection audio message or number voice be by the recipient or by the transmit leg appointment, but definition globally.For example, described sound can be by DCHS 140, by telephone network 930 or by being coupled to recipient's computer system 120,520 communicatedly or to another system definition of calling receiver phone 920.

Figure 16 shows the flow chart of processing 1600 that is used to create and enables to comprise the series connection audio message of recipient's sound specified.Handling 1600 can be to carry out by recipient's computer system 120,520 or by calling receiver phone 920.In addition or alternatively, handling 1600 can carry out by digital communications processor 142 or by telephone network 930.

Receive or access originator audio identifiers (1610).The visit of source audio identifiers can be corresponding to handling 200 operation 228, handle 500 operation 512, handle 800 operation 804, handling 1000 operation 1018 or handle 1100 operation 1104.Determine identity and the characteristic of transmit leg or communicate by letter (1620) of transmit leg.The identity of transmit leg can determine according to the direct number of the transmit leg user identifier of digital communication, calling, the transmit leg identity information that perhaps comprises according to source audio identifiers or receive with source audio identifiers.Recipient's computer system 120,520, calling receiver phone 920, digital communications processor 142, perhaps telephone network 930 can pass through access configuration data storage 144,944, perhaps, determine the identity or the characteristic of caller/transmit leg or communication by visiting one or more storages or can visiting and the Local or Remote data storage or the computer system (comprising communication system) that provide for caller or identity of communicating by letter and characteristic information.For example, calling receiver phone 920 or recipient's computer system 120,520 can be visited local storage, are in recipient's address book to determine described caller/transmit leg, and are as the colleague's appointment in that address book.In addition or alternatively, calling receiver phone 920 or recipient's computer system 120,520 can be visited instantaneous communication system, to determine that the recipient is online and can be used for receiving instant message.

Can be based on determined identity and characteristic accesses identity and characteristic sound (1630).Identity and characteristic sound are by recipient's appointment, and can be kept in the audio identifiers data storage 144,944 or be included in recipient's computer system 120,520 or can be by data storage, calling receiver phone 920, digital communications processor 142 or the telephone network 930 of its visit.The sound and the source audio identifiers of being visited are cascaded, to form the audio message (1640) of connecting with recipient's sound specified.For example, calling receiver phone 920 or recipient's computer system 120,520 can be visited the characteristic sound corresponding to the funeral march of the sadness in a second, to indicate described transmit leg/caller is the colleague, and can visit second characteristic sound corresponding to loud and sonorous bell sound, so that to indicate described transmit leg/caller be online and can be used for receiving instant message.With reference to Figure 15 B, if source audio identifiers corresponding to the sound of cock (rooster), then Chuan Lian audio message 1520 is corresponding to the funeral march of the sadness in a second, there is the sound of cock the back, the back is loud and sonorous bell sound again.

Operation 1620-1640 for example can appear at and handle after 200 the operation 228 and before the operation 230; After the operation 518 of processing 500 and before the operation 520; After the operation 810 of processing 800 and before the operation 812; After the operation 1018 of processing 1000 and before the operation 1020; Perhaps after the operation 1116 of processing 1100 and before the operation 1120.

In case form the audio message of series connection, the audio message (1650) that the recipient can the perception series connection with recipient's sound specified.Operation 1650 is corresponding to handling 200 operation 230-236, the operation 520 of processing 500, the operation 812 of processing 800, the operation 1020 and the 1024-1028 of operation 1000 and the operation 1120 and 1122 of handling 1100, and wherein source audio identifiers is the series connection audio message in the aforesaid operations now.

The audio message of series connection can be used for not using the communication system of transmit leg sound specified.In this is implemented, recipient's computer system 120,520, calling receiver phone 920, telephone network 930 or digital communications processor 142 receive or visit in addition calling or the digital communication from transmit leg, rather than visit is by the source audio identifiers of operation 1610 appointments.Executable operations 1620-1650 then is to produce the series connection audio message and the perception of the audio message that enables to connect.Yet the audio message of series connection does not comprise source audio identifiers.

The audio message of series connection can also be used for audibly to the incoherent incident that relates to communication of user notification and the reception of communicating by letter.For example, the audio message of series connection can be used in the instant messaging environment, changes (that is, " partner ") with the member's of the partner list of notifying described user to the user audibly the present condition that goes out.For example, the user's that plays to who reaches the standard grade or roll off the production line as the partner the sound that typically opens the door/close the door is incident identity sound, can connect with event feature sound, which partner event feature sound indicates reach the standard grade or roll off the production line or in the particular buddy classification or have that the partner of particular characteristics reaches the standard grade or roll off the production line accurately.And the indication user is that another event feature sound of colleague's grouping of kinsfolk or described user's partner list can also be connected in series to the sound that opens the door/close the door, and further distinguishes described user audibly and reaches the standard grade or roll off the production line.

Figure 17 shows the audio message of the series connection that is used for incident 1700.The series connection audio message that is used for incident 1700 can comprise any combination of incident identity sound 1710 and event feature sound 1720.Described incident identity sound 1710 signs are determined incident, and typically have only that incident just to have.The described event feature sound 1720 described incident of also describing, prove and classify, and typically be applicable to a plurality of different incidents.The series connection audio message that is used for incident 1700 can also optionally comprise any combination of user identity sound 1730 and/or characteristic sound.

Figure 18 shows and is used for after the incident that detects occurs, and creates the series connection audio message and the flow chart of the processing 1800 of the perception of the audio message that enables to connect.Handling 1600 can be to carry out by recipient's computer system 120,520 or by calling receiver phone 920.In addition or alternatively, handling 1800 can carry out by digital communications processor 142 or by telephone network 930.

The appearance of detection incident (1810).Determine the identity of incident and the characteristic of incident (1620).The identity of described incident is typically by the application tracking that produces described incident, and can be via using mutual with that and identifying.The characteristic of that incident can also be by that application tracking, and or via using mutual with that or determining by visit data memory device or the system that is coupled to recipient's computer system 120,520, calling receiver phone 920, digital communications processor 142 or telephone network 930 communicatedly.

Can visit described incident identity and event feature sound based on the characteristic of determined identity and described incident.Incident identity and event feature sound can be kept in the audio identifiers data storage 144,944 or be included in recipient's computer system 120,520 or can be by the data storage of its visit, calling receiver phone 920, digital communications processor 142 or telephone network 930.The sound of being visited is cascaded to form the audio message (1840) of series connection.In case form the audio message of series connection, the audio message (1650) that the user can the perception series connection.Calling receiver phone 920 or recipient's computer system 120,520 are typically play the audio message of series connection after the appearance of described incident, thus, enables users is heard audio message and the described incident of sign and its characteristic of series connection.

In more generally implementing, the audio message of series connection can be used for any application, is not only the application that relates to communication, and it is to the appearance of user notification incident, and wherein said incident can be described to belong to the classification of a plurality of associations, nested or layering.The audio message of series connection can comprise the incident identity sound that identifies described incident, and one or more event feature sound, the classification and the subclass of the described incident of its indication classification.

Many enforcements have been described.However, very clearly can construct each improvement.For example, source audio identifiers can be a video identifier, rather than audio identifiers, and can received digital communication or call out time institute's perception from transmit leg at every turn by the recipient.In addition or alternatively, the transmitting side marking symbol can be that audiovisual presents or by any other non-text type that can be formed by the identifier of recipient's perception, described identifier is as the designator of transmit leg identity.Source audio identifiers can be greater than 2 megabits or less than 120 kilobits.When being transformed into audio frequency, source audio identifiers can produce the sound that surpasses 2 seconds or less than 1 second sound.

Be the tabulation of other enforcement below.Below implement one or combination can be used for increasing each function or feature.

In first implements, digital communications processor 142, telephone network 930, transmit leg computer system 110,520 or caller's phone 910 can be got in touch with recipient's computer system, whether have stored source audio identifiers before sending source audio identifiers to determine recipient's computer system 120,520.If recipient's computer system 120,520 has been stored the source audio identifiers that is used for transmit leg, then do not have source audio identifiers can be by digital communications processor 142, by telephone network 930, send by transmit leg computer system 110,510 or by caller's phone 910.

In second implemented, the default response algorithm of Fig. 3 A and Fig. 6 can comprise the option of retrieving after the storage digital communication is used for.If select this option, then described digital communication is kept in the data storage corresponding to the recipient (for example, email INBOX), and can be visited by the recipient in the future.The user interface 300 of Fig. 3 B can also comprise OptionButton and check box, and it can be chosen as for later retrieval, stores current digital communication respectively and from all following digital communications of transmit leg.

In the 3rd implemented, digital communications processor 142 can not send whole digital communication to recipient's computer system 120 after receiving digital communication from transmit leg computer system 110.Replace, digital communications processor 142 can be stored digital communication, and transmission has or do not have the part of the digital communication of source audio identifiers to arrive recipient's computer system 120.The recipient can be after receiving from the part digital communication of digital communications processor 142 the perception source audio identifiers.The described part digital communication of recipient's perception, and determine based on the part of institute's perception whether he or she thinks the communication of perception integer word.The recipient can select the whole digital communication of perception then, and recipient's computer system 120 enables the recipient and goes to visit whole digital communication from suitable data storage.For example, in the environment of Email, digital communications processor 142 can receive the Email that is addressed to the recipient, can be in inbox corresponding to the recipient e-mail storage, and can send header information (for example, the recipient of the time and date of send Email address, transmission, the theme of Email and Email), and, if applicable, send source audio identifiers to recipient's computer system 120.Recipient's computer system 120 can be after receiving header information the broadcast source audio identifiers, and all or some header information that can comprise received e-mail in the inbox tabulation that is shown to the recipient.The recipient can select the header information of that Email then, and recipient's computer system 120 enables the recipient then and goes to visit with perception and be kept at complete Email in recipient's inbox.

In the 4th implements, if the digital communication that is received is an Email, then Chuan Lian audio message can comprise corresponding to " real source " of the Email that has passed on or corresponding to identity or characteristic sound in " cc " that be registered in email header or " bcc " field.Described identity or characteristic sound can be to corresponding to the replacements of the identity sound that is registered in the identity (that is the direct source of Email) in the email header " from (from) " or additional.In addition, digital communications processor 142 or recipient's computer system 120 can only be under the situation about being registered in " cc " or " bcc " field of email header the recipient, automatically walk around the audio message of series connection.The volume of described identity or characteristic sound can also change, with the different brackets of the importance of expression recipient or Email.For example, if the recipient is registered in e-mail address head " to (the arriving) " field, then described volume can be set to highest ranking, and if the recipient is registered in " bcc " field, then described volume can be set to the lowest class.If Email is appointed as " promptly " by transmit leg, then described volume can also be set to its highest ranking.

In the 5th implemented, described DCHS 140 or telephone network 930 can be followed the tracks of and send to and by recipient's computer system 120 or by the source audio identifiers of calling receiver phone 920 storages.Store by recipient's computer system 120 or by calling receiver phone 920 if described DCHS 140 or telephone network 930 are determined described source audio identifiers, then described DCHS 140 or telephone network 920 can not send source audio identifiers to recipient's computer system 120 or to calling receiver phone 920 locally.Recipient's computer system 120 or calling receiver phone 920 can be based on the transmit leg user identifiers that enters the digital communication of calling out or receiving, visit and broadcast source audio identifiers.

In the 6th implements, the link that digital communications processor 142, telephone network 930, transmit leg computer system 110,520 or caller's phone 910 can be given recipient's computer system 120,520 or send to source audio identifiers for calling receiver phone 920, rather than source audio identifiers itself.Recipient's computer system 120,520 or calling receiver phone 920 can use described link to remove the access originator audio identifiers.Described link for example can be a universal resource locator (url), and it has indicated the web site stores position of storage source audio identifiers.

In the 7th implemented, digital communications processor 142 can determine whether transmit leg has related source audio identifiers after receiving digital communication before visit or the application recipient communication exchange preference.If transmit leg or caller have related source audio identifiers, then digital communications processor 142 can be handled 200 operation 206-238.If there is not source audio identifiers to be associated with transmit leg, then digital communications processor 142 can be with handling digital communication or calling with the method that the processing ordinary numbers is communicated by letter same.Digital communications processor 142 can determine with initial whether transmit leg has related source audio identifiers based on transmit leg user identifier visit audio identifiers data storage 144.If the source audio identifiers corresponding to the transmit leg user identifier is not kept in the audio identifiers data storage 144, then transmit leg is considered to not have related source audio identifiers.

In the 8th implemented, digital communications processor 142 or recipient's computer system 120 can be inquired about all the time about how handling the recipient of the audio identifiers of unknown source up to now.How the recipient can handle the message with source audio identifiers that is received and how handle the following message with source audio identifiers that receives from identical sources with definite from as selecting each audio identifiers control option of describing with reference to Fig. 3 B.

In the 9th implements, in each processing and system that reference Fig. 2,3A, 4,5 and 6 describe, telex network exchange preference can be local or remotely be stored and quotes/call transmit leg computer system 120 or to intermediate computer system (for example, digital communications processor 142).

In the tenth implemented, user interface 300 can comprise additional control option, and it provides audio identifiers to stronger control to the recipient.For example, the source audio identifiers that user interface 300 can be included in the communication session of receiving between source and recipient after the first digit communication from the source, the subject of knowledge and the object of knowledge will be presented, and after each other the digital communication of receiving during the described communication session from described source, second audio identifiers that the subject of knowledge and the object of knowledge will be presented.Second audio identifiers is different from first audio identifiers, and can specify by the recipient or by transmit leg.Alternatively, second audio identifiers can be to can't help recipient or by the ordinary audio identifier of transmit leg appointment.Second source audio identifiers that user interface 300 can also be included in the communication session of receiving between source and recipient after the first digit communication from the source, the subject of knowledge and the object of knowledge will be presented, and after each other the digital communication of receiving during the described communication session from described source, make the option of the audio identifiers that the subject of knowledge and the object of knowledge will present.User interface 300 can also comprise option, after wherein in communication session, receiving first digit communication, present second audio identifiers, and after each other digital communication of receiving during the described communication session, do not present audio identifiers from described source.

Claims

1. one kind is used for notifying method from the arrival of the digital communication of transmit leg audibly to the recipient, and described method comprises:

Reception is from the sensing recipient's of transmit leg digital communication;

Determine whether described digital communication is associated with audio identifiers, described audio identifiers identifies the transmit leg of described digital communication and is specified by the transmit leg of described digital communication; And

Whether be associated with described audio identifiers according to definite described digital communication, determine the perception of described recipient to described audio identifiers, described recipient is before to described digital communication perception or the described audio identifiers of perception simultaneously.

2. the process of claim 1 wherein that described digital communication is an instant message.

3. the process of claim 1 wherein that described digital communication is an Email.

4. the process of claim 1 wherein that described digital communication is a voice mail.

5. the process of claim 1 wherein that described audio identifiers is the transcription form of the user identifier of described transmit leg.

6. the process of claim 1 wherein that determining step that whether described digital communication is associated with audio identifiers comprises determines whether to receive audio identifiers from described transmit leg.

7. the method for claim 6 wherein determines whether to comprise from the step that described transmit leg receives audio identifiers to determine whether to receive described audio identifiers with described digital communication.

8. the process of claim 1 wherein and determine that step that whether described digital communication is associated with audio identifiers comprises the user identifier accesses data memory based on described transmit leg.

9. the method for claim 8, the user identifier of wherein said transmit leg is included in the described digital communication.

10. the method for claim 8, wherein said user identifier are that e-mail address, instant messaging are handled or the screen title.

11. the process of claim 1 wherein that the recipient depends on also to the perception of described audio identifiers whether the communication exchange preference that is associated with described recipient allows described recipient to remove the described audio identifiers of perception.

12. the method for claim 11 wherein when described communication exchange preference comprises that clearly indication allows described recipient to go being provided with of the described audio identifiers of perception, allows described recipient to remove the described audio identifiers of perception.

13. the method for claim 12, wherein said setting is provided with in response to inquiry by described recipient.

14. the method for claim 11 wherein when described communication exchange preference comprises that clearly indication does not allow described recipient to go being provided with of the described audio identifiers of perception, does not allow described recipient to remove the described audio identifiers of perception.

15. the method for claim 14, wherein said setting is provided with in response to inquiry by described recipient.

16. the method for claim 11, wherein when described communication exchange preference comprises that clearly indication does not allow the recipient to go being provided with of described audio identifiers of perception or described digital communication, do not allow described recipient to go described audio identifiers of perception or described digital communication.

17. the method for claim 16, wherein said setting is provided with in response to inquiry by described recipient.

18. the method for claim 1 also comprises making described reception can go the perception user interface, and if described recipient when selecting user interface elements corresponding to the mandate of described audio identifiers, then allow described recipient to remove the described audio identifiers of perception.

19. the process of claim 1 wherein that the recipient depends on also to the perception of described audio identifiers whether described recipient can be used to receive described digital communication.

20. the method for claim 19 also comprises if described recipient is not available to receive described digital communication, then abandons described digital communication.

21. the method for claim 19 also comprises according to described recipient whether being not available to receive described digital communication, described digital communication is left in be used for the recipient in the data storage and retrieve later on.

22. the method for claim 1 also comprises making described reception can go perception transmit leg profile.

23. the process of claim 1 wherein that described transmit leg comprises the caller, described digital communication comprises call, wherein:

The step that receives digital communication comprises the call that receives the described recipient of sensing;

Determine step that whether described digital communication is associated with audio identifiers comprises and determine that whether described call is associated with the identifying call letters person and by the audio identifiers of caller's appointment; And

Determine the step of the perception of described audio identifiers to comprise, whether being associated with described audio identifiers according to definite described call, to decide the perception of described audio identifiers, described audio identifiers be as the ring back tone perception that is used for described call.

24. the method for claim 23 wherein makes the step that described reception can the described audio identifiers of perception comprise that repeatedly repeat playing is as the described audio identifiers that is used for the ring back tone of described call.

25. the method for claim 1, wherein said recipient before to described digital communication perception or the described audio identifiers of perception simultaneously comprise that in response to the reception of the digital communication described audio identifiers of repetition repeatedly each described reproduction is before described recipient is to described digital communication perception or carry out simultaneously.

26. one kind is used for notifying computer system from the arrival of the digital communication of transmit leg audibly to the recipient, described computer system comprises:

Be used to receive device from the sensing recipient's of transmit leg digital communication,

Be used for the device whether definite described digital communication is associated with audio identifiers, described audio identifiers identifies the transmit leg of described digital communication and is specified by the transmit leg of described digital communication;

Be used for according to determining whether described digital communication is associated with described audio identifiers, decides the device of described recipient to the perception of described audio identifiers, described recipient is before to described digital communication perception or the described audio identifiers of perception simultaneously.

27. the computer system of claim 26, wherein said digital communication is an instant message.

28. the computer system of claim 26, wherein said digital communication is an Email.

29. the computer system of claim 26, wherein said digital communication is a voice mail.

30. the computer system of claim 26, wherein said audio identifiers are the transcription form of the user identifier of described transmit leg.

31. the computer system of claim 26 is used for wherein determining that the device whether described digital communication is associated with audio identifiers comprises the device that is used to determine whether to receive from transmit leg audio identifiers.

32. the computer system of claim 31 is used to wherein to determine whether that the device that receives audio identifiers from transmit leg comprises the device that is used to determine whether to receive along with described digital communication described audio identifiers.

33. the computer system of claim 26 is used for wherein determining that the device whether described digital communication is associated with audio identifiers comprises the device that is used for based on the user identifier accesses data memory of described transmit leg.

34. the computer system of claim 33, the user identifier of wherein said transmit leg is included in the described digital communication.

35. being e-mail address, instant messaging, the computer system of claim 33, wherein said user identifier handle or the screen title.

36. the computer system of claim 26, be used to wherein determine whether the recipient also allows the recipient to remove the described audio identifiers of perception according to the communication exchange preference that is associated with the recipient to the device of the perception of described audio identifiers, decides the perception of recipient to described audio identifiers.

37. the computer system of claim 36, be used to wherein determine that the recipient is configured to the device of the perception of described audio identifiers, when described communication exchange preference comprises that clearly indication does not allow described recipient to remove the described audio identifiers of perception, allow the recipient to remove the described audio identifiers of perception.

38. the computer system of claim 37, wherein said setting is provided with in response to inquiry by described recipient.

39. the computer system of claim 36, be used to wherein determine that the recipient is configured to the device of the perception of described audio identifiers, when described communication exchange preference comprises that clearly indication does not allow the recipient to remove the described audio identifiers of perception, do not allow the recipient to remove the described audio identifiers of perception.

40. the computer system of claim 39, wherein said setting is provided with in response to inquiry by described recipient.

41. the computer system of claim 36, be used to wherein determine that the recipient is configured to the device of the perception of described audio identifiers, when described communication exchange preference comprises that clearly indication does not allow the recipient to go described audio identifiers of perception or described digital communication, do not allow the recipient to go described audio identifiers of perception or described digital communication.

42. the computer system of claim 41, wherein said setting is provided with in response to inquiry by described recipient.

43. the computer system of claim 26, be used to wherein determine that the recipient also is configured to the device of the perception of described audio identifiers, if make described recipient can the perception user interface and described recipient select user interface elements corresponding to the mandate of described audio identifiers, then allow the recipient to remove the described audio identifiers of perception.

44. the computer system of claim 26, be used to wherein determine that the recipient also is configured to the device of the perception of described audio identifiers, whether can be used for receiving described digital communication according to described recipient, determine the perception of described recipient described audio identifiers.

45. the computer system of claim 44 is if comprise that further being used for described recipient is not available to receive described digital communication, then abandons the device of described digital communication.

46. the computer system of claim 44 further comprises being used for whether being not available to receive described digital communication according to described recipient, described digital communication is left in the device that is used in the data storage by the later retrieval of recipient.

47. the computer system of claim 26 further comprises being used to make the device that described recipient can perception transmit leg profile.

48. the computer system of claim 26, wherein transmit leg comprises the caller, and described digital communication comprises call, wherein:

The described device that is used to receive comprises the device that is used to receive the described call of pointing to the recipient;

The described device that is used for determining whether described digital communication is associated with audio identifiers comprise be used for determining described call whether with described caller of sign and the device that is associated by the audio identifiers of described caller's appointment; And

Describedly be used to determine the device of the perception of described audio identifiers is comprised the device that is used for according to determining whether described call is associated with described audio identifiers that described audio identifiers is as the ring back tone perception that is used for described call.

49. the computer system of claim 48, wherein saidly be used to determine the device of the perception of described audio identifiers is configured to, as the described audio identifiers that is used for the ring back tone of described call, make the described recipient can the described audio identifiers of perception by repeat playing repeatedly.

50. the computer system of claim 26, wherein said recipient before to described digital communication perception or the described audio identifiers of perception simultaneously comprise that in response to the reception of the digital communication described audio identifiers of repetition repeatedly each described reproduction is before described recipient is to described digital communication perception or carry out simultaneously.

51. one kind is used for the method for recipient's notice from the arrival of the digital communication of transmit leg, described method comprises:

Determine whether described digital communication is associated with identifier, described identifier identifies the transmit leg of described digital communication and is specified by the transmit leg of described digital communication; And

Whether be associated with described identifier according to definite described digital communication, decide the perception of described recipient to described identifier, described recipient is before to described digital communication perception or the described identifier of perception simultaneously.

52. the method for claim 51, wherein said identifier are the video images by the transmit leg appointment.

53. being the audiovisual by the transmit leg appointment, the method for claim 51, wherein said identifier present.

54. the method for claim 51, wherein said recipient before to described digital communication perception or the described identifier of perception simultaneously comprise that in response to the reception of the digital communication described identifier of repetition repeatedly each described reproduction is before described recipient is to described digital communication perception or carry out simultaneously.