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The present invention uses the promotional and explanatory situations and circumstances of the subscriber as ringback tones system. In the one embodiment, the invention describes a system and method for providing dynamically generated information to a caller during the ringing state of a telephone call. In one example, audio ring back tone is generated when the caller types 2 the number of the caller and presses ok. As the phone starts ringing 3 , the computing platform picks the signal at the central server 4 and relays the subscribed message of the subscriber 5.
As soon as the cell phone is picked at stage 6 the ringback tone stops 7. The ringback tone may be used in a speech technology and caller ID services to provide personalized audio messages. People like personalized information about themselves. For instance, when a person is relaxing in the house watching movies, he would like his callers to receive a ringback tone such as " Peter is now relaxing in his house in South B estate watching the Titanic Movie".
Most people have started associating their situations with certain meanings to their callers. Therefore, the present invention will find its place in social and economic setting of most communities.
It is therefore applicable in both social and commerce. An audio ringback tones callback that discloses explanatory and promotional ringback tones audio system for making desired Announcements, Creating general awareness, description of nature of work eg a domestic worker, Wedding messages, Self introduction, Momentous activities eg relaxing, Business promotion, Game fan, Corporate tunes and adverts, Birthday invitations and Church invitations comprising;.
The audio ringback tones system wherein the subscriber's configured pin in a mobile phone is a confidential PIN in a mobile cell phone. A process of generating an audio ringback tone system of of callers involving steps of;.
WOA1 en. Device and method for implementing coloring ring back tone service and device for acquiring coloring ring back tone file. Once the service is provided there will be no additional cost to the operator for allowing users to create the originating profile providing additional revenue at no additional operational cost.
A personal greeting recorded by a called subscriber is played before the ringback tone. When the calling party selects its own content for a called subscriber, then the personal greeting of the called subscriber is not played, effectively screening the called party's Personal Greeting.
The present invention may be also be applied utilizing a third party. It is important to note that while the present invention has been described in the context of a fully functional telecommunications system, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the Ringback tone functions described in the present invention are capable of being installed in and functioning through different nodes within a telecommunications operator's network.
The present invention applies equally regardless of the location of the Ringback Tone data base and operating system. A method for providing personalized Ringback tones, comprising the steps of: determining whether a called party is a Ringback tone subscriber and if so, characterised in that the method comprises the further steps of, determining whether a calling party has an originating profile available to the called party system;.
The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of generating an originating profile for the calling party and storing preferred Ringback tones associated with respective called parties. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of checking for a calling party preference further comprises choosing between a Ringback tone assigned to the called party by the calling party and a standard Ringback tone The method of claim 1, further comprising determining whether the calling party has a predetermined Ringback tone assigned to a group that includes the called party.
The method of claim 1, further comprising determining whether the calling party has a predetermined Ringback tone that is assigned to all of the calling party originating calls. The method of claim 2, wherein the step of generating an originating profile includes creating and associating a specific Ringback tone to a specific group of called parties.
The method of claim 6, further comprising assigning the specific Ringback tone to all calls that originate from the calling party. The method of claim 5, wherein the originating profile is stored and serviced by a third party system that is connected to and provides the Ringback tone service to, more than one telecommunications operator wherein the calling terminal is a subscriber to one of the more than one telecommunications operators.
An arrangement for providing personalized Ringback tones, having means for determining if a called party is a Ringback tone subscriber and if so, characterised in that the arrangement has further means for, determining whether a calling party has an originating profile available to the called party system; means for checking for a calling party preference in the originating profile, wherein the originating profile includes a preferred Ringback tone associated with the called party; and means for playing the preferred Ringback tone to the calling party.
The arrangement of claim 9, characterized in that the means for determining whether the called party is a Ringback tone subscriber further comprises a means for determining that the called party is not a Ringback tone subscriber and playing a standard system Ringback tone. The arrangement of claim 9, further comprising means for determining whether the calling party has a stored Ringback tone preference assigned to a group that includes the called party.
The arrangement of claim 9, further comprising means for determining whether the calling party has a stored Ringback tone preference that is assigned to all the calling party originating calls. The arrangement of claim 9, further comprising means for generating a calling party originating profile that further comprises means for assigning a specific Ringback tone to a specific called party. The arrangement of claim 13, further comprising means for assigning the specific Ringback tone to a specific group of called parties.
The arrangement of claim 13, further comprising means for assigning the specific Ringback tone to all calls originating from the calling party. The arrangement of claim 9, characterized in that a third party system that is connected to and arranged to provide the Ringback tone service to more than one telecommunications operator, comprises means for storing and servicing the originating profile, wherein the calling terminal is a subscriber to one of the more than one telecommunications operators.
USB2 en. EPB1 en. KRB1 en. CNB en. ATT en. CAC en. DED1 en. EGA en. TWIB en. WOA2 en. Method, system and server for ring back tone playing in IP multimedia sub-system. Method, system and apparatus for implementing multimedia customized ring back tone service. Method and apparatus for implementing multimedia color vibration business and filtrating color vibration. Method for providing channel ring back tone to customized ring back tone subscriber. Polyphonic ringtone play method, server, system and narrowband polyphonic ringtone platform.
Providing an option to substitute a local ringback tone at a calling party device. Method and system for realizing word coloring ring back tone based on coloring ring back tone platform. Method and system for providing ringback tone service and ring tone service in voice over internet protocol call service.
USB1 en. USA1 en. EPA4 en. Method , system and terminal for providing customized information during call setup process in telecommunication systems. Feedback to calling communication device on call connected with intelligent network signaling. Method for adjusting a caller's replacement recall in a mobile communication system. In a particular non-limiting, exemplary embodiment, the computer-readable medium can include a solid-state memory such as a memory card or other package that houses one or more non-volatile read-only memories.
Further, the computer-readable medium can be a random access memory or other volatile re-writable memory. Additionally, the computer-readable medium can include a magneto-optical or optical medium, such as a disk or tapes or other storage device to capture carrier wave signals such as a signal communicated over a transmission medium. A digital file attachment to an e-mail or other self-contained information archive or set of archives may be considered a distribution medium that is equivalent to a tangible storage medium.
Accordingly, the disclosure is considered to include any one or more of a computer-readable medium or a distribution medium and other equivalents and successor media, in which data or instructions may be stored.
Referring to FIGS. In the following example, a calling party places a call to a called party A media server is also provided. At step S , the calling party lifts the handset, dials digit and places a call to the called party , thus initiating a connection to the originating SSP The terms calling party and called party are used in this specification, although it is understood that the terms cover either the person or the device, whichever is appropriate. An originating trigger placed on the line causes a query to be placed to the SCP , at step S The SCP determines whether the calling party subscribes to a calling party controlled ringback tone service.
In response, at step S , the originating SSP connects to the media server , for example, via a primary rate interface. At this point, the media server can check a profile of the calling party to determine the ringback tone selected for playing to the calling party In an alternative embodiment, the SCP determines the selected ringback tone prior to step S and sends information indicating the selection to the SSP at step S and to the media server at step S Selection of the ringback tone, as well as other service configurations can be performed by the subscriber via a web interface to the media server , or in an alternative embodiment, to the SCP For example, the subscriber can assign different ringback tones to different destination numbers.
The calling party could also create a list of ringback tones. In this case, each call could play a different ringback tone from the list. That is, a first call could play the first ringback tone from the list and then the next call could play the next ringback tone from the list.
The subscriber could also control activation and deactivation of the service via the web interface or possibly via a control code before or during the call. After the media server determines the selected ringback tone or is informed of the ringback tone selection, at step S , the media server plays the selected ringback tone to the calling party while the calling party waits for the called party to answer the phone. Next or at approximately the same time or even prior , the media server originates a call to the called party by contacting the SSP , at step S and it is determined whether the called party is off hook.
In the exemplary configuration shown in FIG. In response to the call from the media server , at step S the SCP sends an authorize termination message to the terminating SSP , in a known manner. The authorize termination message causes the SSP to ring the called party , at step S When the called party answers the call, an off hook signal is sent to the SSP at step S Once answer supervision is received, the ringback tone is halted and the call is completed.
More specifically, in response to receiving the off hook signal, at step S the SSP informs the media server In a known manner the media server then instructs a two bearer channel call transfer 2BCT to connect the calling party to the called party , at step S In one embodiment, the media server drops out of the call path. In an alternative embodiment, the bridge is not performed and the media server stays in the call path for the duration of the call.
Although a TDM network has been described, the present invention contemplates alternative networks. For example, a wireless network or a voice over IP VoIP network could also accommodate the calling party controlled ringback tone service. The exact deployment of the calling party controlled ringback tone service may vary slightly in different networks, but the resulting service will be very similar.
In the following example, a calling party initiates a call to a called party via an IP network at step S If so, the CCE send a setup message invite to the media server at step S In response, at step S , the media server replies to the CCE with a acknowledgment message. The CCE then sends instructions acknowledgement message to the calling party to set up a voice channel e.
At step S the voice channel is established. At this time, the media server can check a profile of the calling party to determine the ringback tone selected for playing to the calling party In an alternative embodiment, the CCE can determine the selected ringback tone and can send information indicating the selection to the media server In either case, after the selected ringback tone is determined, at step S , the media server plays the selected ringback tone to the calling party while the calling party waits for the called party to answer the phone.
Next at approximately the same time or even prior , the CCE sends an invite message to the called party to determine if the line is free , at step S , causing the called party device to ring.
When the called party answers the call, an acknowledgement message is sent to the CCE at step S In one embodiment, the CCE instructs one of the devices to disconnect and that device instructs the other device to disconnect. In a known manner, at step S the CCE then instructs the calling party device to set up a voice channel e.
Although not shown in FIG. In one embodiment, the calling party controlled ringback tone is played, even when the called party subscribes to a ringback tone service that would otherwise play a called party selected ringback tone to the calling party.
Of course, the calling party ringback tone could also be played instead of the standard ring tone, such as the well known Hz and Hz signal, substituting a ringback tone that the calling party has chosen.
In one embodiment, the calling party could react to the called party selected ringback tone by activating the calling party controlled ringback tone service during the call, and even after the called party's telephone begins ringing.
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