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US 7,409,046 · App. 11/489,178 · Granted Aug 5, 2008

Method and system for providing enhanced call waiting with verification and name change service

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 7,409,046
App. No.
11/489,178
Granted
Aug 5, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and apparatus for verifying call waiting information in a communication system is particularly well suited for correcting mispronunciation of caller identification information provided for a call waiting call. A current pronunciation of the call waiting information is provided to the calling party who is prompted to change the current pronunciation. The system receives a new pronunciation of the call waiting information and stores information about the new pronunciation for subsequent retrieval.

Claims (18)

1. A method for correcting audible caller identification information in a telecommunication system, the method comprising:

playing to a caller a current pronunciation of the audible caller identification information for the caller;

in response to a received pronunciation change indication, prompting the caller for a new spoken pronunciation;

recording the new spoken pronunciation; and

if verified by the caller, storing information defining the new spoken pronunciation.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

if a new spoken pronunciation was provided, updating the current pronunciation with the information defining the new spoken pronunciation.

3. The method of claim 2 further comprising:

conveying the updated current pronunciation to all suitable locations in the telecommunication system for use by the system for providing audible caller identification information for subsequent calls.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving a call placed by the caller to a verification number; and

providing a series of menu options for correcting the audible caller identification information.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein receiving the call placed by the caller to the verification number comprises:

receiving a call placed to a toll free number dialed specifically for the purpose of verifying the audible caller identification information.

6. The method of claim 4 wherein providing a series of menu options comprises:

presenting audible menu options over a telephone line to the caller.

7. The method of claim 4 wherein providing a series of menu options comprises:

presenting multimedia menu options over the Internet to the caller.