User interface for selecting audio identifiers for digital communications

US9178992B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9178992-B2
Application numberUS-201213620283-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 14, 2012
Priority dateMar 3, 2003
Publication dateNov 3, 2015
Grant dateNov 3, 2015

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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 with an audio identifier that identifies the sender of the digital communication and that is designated by the sender of the digital communication. Perception by the recipient of the audio identifier is conditioned on whether the digital 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.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method comprising: receiving a first communication directed to a first user from a second user; identifying an audio identifier associated with the first communication; providing, in conjunction with the first communication, a user interface to the first user, the user interface comprising profile information of the second user; providing, by way of the user interface, one or more options comprising an option to associate a different audio identifier…

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What does patent US9178992B2 cover?
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 with an audio identifier that identifies the sender of the digital communication and that is designated by the sender of the digital communication. Perception by the r…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Appelman Barry, Murphy Stephen Vaughan, Facebook Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06Q10/107. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Nov 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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