System and method for spoken caller identification in a cellular telephone headset
View Patent ↗The subject disclosure describes monitoring when a headset is in communication with a mobile communication device, detecting the headset, comparing a name of a caller and a telephone number of the caller against a list of names and telephone numbers previously stored in a memory, determining that the name of the caller or the telephone number of the caller matches one of the names and telephone numbers in the list, determining that the one of the names and telephone numbers is associated with a pre-recorded message that the user previously recorded and stored in the memory, retrieving the pre-recorded message, and performing a text-to-speech conversion on the name and telephone number of the caller to generate a synthesized speech signal spoken text message and sending the synthesized speech signal and the pre-recorded message to the headset. Other embodiments are disclosed.
1. A communication device, comprising:
a display;
a processor; and
a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
receiving an incoming communication, wherein the incoming communication comprises a text message;
displaying identification information associated with the incoming communication at the display;
receiving an activation signal indicating that an audio device is connected to the communication device, wherein the identification information is displayed regardless of whether the audio device is connected; and
responsive to receiving the activation signal:
comparing contact information with identification information associated with the incoming communication;
determining that the identification information is associated with a stored message based on the comparing;
converting the identification information into a first synthesized speech signal;
converting the text message into a second synthesized speech signal; and
providing the first synthesized speech signal, the stored message and the second synthesized speech signal to the audio device for audible presentation, wherein the stored message comprises a pre-recorded message.
2. The communication device of claim 1 , wherein the stored message is stored in the memory, wherein the operations further comprise converting the stored message into another synthesized speech signal, wherein the providing of the stored message to the audio device comprises providing the other synthesized speech signal to the audio device.
3. The communication device of claim 1 , wherein the incoming communication is an instant message, and wherein the identification information comprises a name of a sender of the instant message.
4. The communication device of claim 1 , wherein the display comprises a screen, and the identification information is displayed in a text format on the screen.
5. The communication device of claim 1 , wherein the audio device comprises a head set, and wherein the communication device is a mobile device.
6. The communication device of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise monitoring whether the audio device is in communication with the processor.
7. The communication device of claim 1 , wherein the communication device and the audio device are connected through a wireless connection.
8. The communication device of claim 1 , wherein the audio device is part of a hands-free communication system, and wherein the incoming communication is an instant message.
9. A method comprising:
displaying, by a communication device including a processor, identification information associated with an incoming communication, wherein the incoming communication comprises a text message;
detecting, by the communication device, whether an audio device is connected to the communication device, wherein the identification information is displayed regardless of whether the audio device is connected; and
responsive to detecting that the audio device is connected:
comparing, by the communication device, contact information with identification information associated with an incoming communication to identify a stored message corresponding to the identification information;
retrieving, by the communication device, the stored message from a memory;
converting, by the communication device, the identification information into a first synthesized speech signal;
converting, by the communication device, the text message into a second synthesized speech signal; and
providing, by the communication device, the first synthesized speech signal, the stored message and the second synthesized speech signal to the audio device for audible presentation.
10. The method of claim 9 , comprising:
performing a text-to-speech conversion on the contact information to generate a sender identification; and
providing the sender identification to the audio device for presentation.
11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the communication device and the audio device are connected through a wireless connection.
12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the identification information comprises a telephone number associated with the text message, and wherein the stored message comprises a pre-recorded message.
13. The method of claim 9 , wherein the audio device comprises an earpiece, and wherein the incoming communication is an instant message.
14. The method of claim 9 , wherein the audio device is part of a hands-free vehicle communication system, and wherein the communication device is a mobile device.
15. The method of claim 9 , wherein the identification information is displayed in a text format on a display of the communication device.
16. An audio device, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
facilitating establishing communications with a communication device;
sending an activation signal indicating that the audio device is connected to the communication device;
receiving first signals representative of a stored message from the communication device, wherein the stored message is identified by the communication device based on a comparison of identification information for an incoming communication with contact information, wherein the incoming communication comprises a text message, wherein the identification information is displayed on a display of the communication device, and wherein the identification information is displayed regardless of whether the audio device is connected;
receiving second signals representative of the identification information;
receiving third signals representative of the incoming communication; and
presenting audibly the stored message, the identification information, and the incoming communication, wherein the stored message comprises a pre-recorded message.
17. The audio device of claim 16 , wherein the operations further comprise:
receiving a synthesized speech signal from the communication device, wherein the synthesized speech signal is generated by the communication device based on the identification information; and
presenting audibly the synthesized speech signal.
18. The audio device of claim 16 , wherein the receiving of the stored message is through a wireless connection, and wherein the identification information comprises a telephone number associated with the text message.
19. The audio device of claim 16 , comprising a head set, wherein the incoming communication comprises an instant message.
20. The audio device of claim 16 , wherein the processor provides hands-free communications, and wherein the identification information is displayed in a text format on a screen of the display.