682 results about "Ring back tone" patented technology

A system and method for using an IP client attached to the Public Internet, acting as a virtual mobile terminal such as a cell phone, to have full access to mobile telephony services offered by a mobile operator using a SIP2 Mobile gateway. The services include a mobile telephone number, capabilities of sending and receiving short messages and mobile intelligent services such as prepaid billing, number translation, and ring back tones.

Disclosed are systems and methods for providing ring back tones in a communication network. At first, a ring back tone device for storing and playing the ring back tone customized by a subscriber is established in the communication network. Whether a subscriber is a ring back tone service register subscriber is judged with a certain triggering mode, such as intelligent network triggering, signaling interception triggering, call forwarding triggering or switching device triggering. If it is judged the subscriber is a ring back tone service registered subscriber, a connection between the originating switching device and the terminating switching device and a connection between a switching device and the ring back tone device are established. When the called terminal is idle, the ring back tone device provides a piece of customized ring back tone to the calling subscriber for replacing traditional ring back tone.

A method for providing access to a socio-RBT service is provided. The socio-RBT service enables updating social networking website profile of a user with RBT related information of the user. The method enables, firstly, receiving socio-RBT subscription information from the user. The socio-RBT subscription information comprises at least one unique identifier of the user. Secondly, the method enables verifying one or more predetermined conditions related to the user. The one or more predetermined conditions facilitate to determine if the user is eligible to access the socio-RBT service. Further, the method enables mapping the unique identifier of the user with a unique identifier of the user's social networking website profile. The method further enables obtaining RBT subscription information corresponding to the mapped unique identifier of the user. The method enables, finally, updating RBT related information on the social networking website profile of the user corresponding to the RBT subscription information.

Voice / text / image commercial information generating method and device during a communication is on wait. The method includes the steps of: checking a telephone call, connecting with a commercial information ringback tone generating system / device at an originating or a receiving communication system when the call is detected, beginning to transmit a commercial information in forms of voice / text / image instead of the original ringback tone or a guide message to an originating telephone from the commercial information ringback tone generating system during a communication wait, requesting a connection to a receiving telephone from the commercial information ringback tone generating system after an A-timeout lapses, continuously transmitting the commercial information to the originating telephone, checking whether the receiving telephone accepts the connection request, stopping the providing of the commercial information ringback tone if the telephone connection is made, connecting a communication line between the originating and the receiving telephones, checking whether the communication is finished, and disconnecting the communication line if the communication finishes.

Methods and systems for enhanced Colorful Ring-Back Tone (eCRBT) services by mixing multiple digital content streams in real time are provided, including audio, video, data, text-based message, and hypermedia object streams. One or more properties of the content streams, such as volume or pitch of an audio stream, or brightness and layout of a video stream, are gradually altered such that a prominence of the an individual content stream is dynamically and seamlessly changed relative to other content streams with time. An eCRBT controller controls mixing and playing of digital content either based on an internal algorithm in an application server, or selections received from subscribers through provisioning interfaces. Personalized content streams can be mixed and played in real time based on interactive response received from a calling subscriber. Content may also be personalized based on caller by service provider. Subscriber-chosen content, subscriber's current availability information, and promotional or informational content from a service provider or a third party may be mixed seamlessly on top of each other.

A network handover method applicable to network handover in ringing / ring back tone (RBT) or call hold is provided. According to this method, in ringing / RBT, one party performs a session negotiation with an Other End Point (OEP) via a call continuity application server, and then sends an off-hook signal to the OEP via the call continuity application server after the negotiation succeeds. Further, a call continuity application server and a user equipment (UE) are provided. According to the present disclosure, in ringing / RBT or call hold, even if the network coverage is not good, the UE may also be handed over to another network through call continuity, so as to effectively prevent the UE from dropping a call in ringing / RBT or call hold and thus improve the conversation quality of the user.

A method for controlling the sharing of Audio-only content, Audio-Visual content, and Visual-only content between Subscribers on a Telephone call after it is in a talking state. The Content Sharing service could be offered to telephony subscribers where it becomes another vertical telephony feature like Ring-Back Tone service. The Subscriber to this Content Sharing service will be given the ability to access and select content that will be played while on an active telephone call. All the subscribers connected on the telephone call will be given the ability to control the playing of the content. The content itself will be managed by a centralized Content Server allowing control by the Content Providers of the content provided to subscribers. The content being shared can be stored centrally on a server or be content stored directly by the user on their terminal devices. Additionally, a method of control over content playback, similar to that offered in Content Sharing service, is defined to enhance Ring-Back Tone service and Video Ring-Back Tone service.

A system and method for providing multimedia portal contents in a communication system. The method provides a ring-back tone to a calling terminal, the calling terminal sets first multimedia portal contents to be provided as the ring-back tone in consideration of given information of a calling terminal user. A called terminal sets second multimedia portal contents to provide as the ring-back tone in consideration of the given information of the calling terminal user, and the calling and called terminals transmit call connection setup related signals including set information. A first server receives the call connection setup-related signals and provides specific multimedia portal contents as the ring-back tone when the calling and called terminals set the multimedia portal contents, and provides the determined multimedia portal contents to the calling terminal.

The present invention relates to method and apparatus for providing an arbitrary sound chosen by a called subscriber instead of ringback tone to a calling subscriber. In this present invention, if a call is received, a terminating exchanger requests a trunk connection to a sound db server based on the first information on whether or not to replace a ringback tone and the second information on a route to the sound db server that are received from a home location register (HLR), and provides a called subscriber identification for the sound server. Then, the sound db server searches its db for a sound specified by the called, and provides the found sound for the caller instead of a conventional ringback tone via the terminating exchanger connected through a trunk. Through this sequential procedure of network elements, a caller can hear a sound specified by a called instead of a dry ringback tone.

The present invention relates to a system and method for displaying Ring Back Tone and Caller Display in picture / video format, to solve the defect of the RBT in the prior art that can only provide a voice signal and cannot provide a picture or video signal. In the present invention, when originating a call, for the specific user, the switch of calling user / called user will select a corresponding picture / video file from a RBT / Caller Display server that coupled with a originating / receiving switching center, according to the personal setting of the calling / called user; then transmitting the file to a communication terminal of the calling / called user, and processing therein; then displaying related content on a screen, thus when a call is connected but not be answered, calling user can watch the picture / video preset by called user, and / or called user can watch the picture / video preset by calling user. The picture / video formatted RBT and Caller Display system of the present invention is an individual fashion like the CRBT, it is suitable for those who willing to go in for newness, fashion and personality users.

The invention relates to a push method for personalized ring tone recommendation information comprising following steps: receiving and recording user information transmitted by user terminal; the user information at least comprises user entity information; analyzing user information, and selecting personalized ring tone element fitting the user information; selecting preset number and matched personalized ring tone from ring tone resource pool according to personalized ring tone element, combining personalized ring tone of preset number into personalized ring tone recommendation information, pushing the information to user terminal. The invention also relates to a personalized ring tone recommendation information push platform and system. The invention analyzes corresponding personalized ring tone element according to user information and selects matched personalized ring tone, and actively pushes to user thereby inspiring subscription activity of polyphonic ringtone user .

A personality ring-back service system used in mobile communication net includes a signaling interface unit (SIU), a service control point (SCP), a service management point (SMP) and a personality ring-back server, among which, SIU, SCP, SMP are connected by TCP / IP network, SIU is connected with a mobile net by No.7 signaling net and the personality ring-back server stores the personality ring-back sound connected with the mobile communication net by No.7 net and a session relay. The method is that a mobile user sets an unconditional call to lead forward to the ring-back service system, the SCP instructs the said server to continue call according to the stored user data, at the same time the called rings, it plays the music or other phones predetermined by the called party to the calling party and to stop playing for ordinary session between them when the called is cut in.

The embodiment of the invention discloses a method for playing a ring back tone, which is used for initiating an audio call and realizing a function of playing the video ring back tone. The method disclosed by the embodiment of the invention comprises the following steps: calling user equipment initiates an audio call to called user equipment; the calling user equipment receives video ring back tone media negotiation information sent by a ring back tone platform after completing audio ring back tone media negotiation with the ring back tone platform according to the audio call; if the calling user equipment supports video ring back tone media, the calling user equipment carries out video media negotiation according to the video ring back tone media negotiation information and the media ability information of the calling user equipment to determine a video media negotiation result; and the calling user equipment sends the video media negotiation result to the ring back tone platform, wherein the video media negotiation result is used by the ring back tone platform to play the video ring back tone.

A method and a system for implementing interconversion between a ring back tone and a ringing tone are disclosed. The method for converting the ring back tone into the ringing tone includes: configuring ring back tone information for a user according to a ring back tone configuration request; obtaining relevant data of corresponding ringtone information according to the ring back tone information configured, and sending the relevant data to a user terminal. The method for converting the ringing tone into the ring back tone includes: generating a ring back tone configuration request according to ringing tone configuration information, where a user terminal configures the ringing tone with the ringing tone configuration information; and configuring the ring back tone corresponding to the ringing tone to be a ring back tone information of the user terminal according to the ringing tone configuration information in the ring back tone configuration request.

This invention discloses a method and a system for realizing matched ring-back sound service including the following steps: a management node stores the designed information including a calling ring-back sound, a called ring-back sound and its priority in a database assigned by a user, when a call request appears between a first user and a second user, a second node restrains the traditional sound and sends an IAM message attached with the calling and called numbers to a service function unit, which picks up the numbers and inquires the database designed by the user to get the information should be played after receiving the IAM message, the database utilizes said numbers to determine the index number should be played to search it to be played to the calling user.

Disclosed is a method and a system for providing a terminal-based ringback tone substitute service, as well as a mobile communication terminal for the same. The method includes the steps of (a) receiving a request for an originating call for voice communication with a called terminal from a calling terminal; (b) transmitting a ringback tone start message to the calling terminal, the ringback tone start message being a control message informative of beginning of a ringback tone section; (c) paging the called terminal; (d) transmitting a ringback tone termination message to the calling terminal, the ringback tone termination message being a control message informative of ending of the ringback tone section, and connecting the voice communication between the calling terminal and the called terminal when a response to paging is received from the called terminal; and (e) transmitting the ringback tone termination message to the calling terminal and transmitting unanswered messages to the calling terminal when no response to the paging is received from the called terminal. The mobile communication terminal can play a high-quality ringback tone substitute without being affected by the voice channel environment.

The present invention relates to a method of managing a trunk, and querying and ascertaining a ring-back sound to provide the ring-back sound in a subscriber-based ring-back sound service. In the trunk management method, a terminating mobile switching center (32) requests the intelligent peripheral (50) to release a trunk call when the terminating mobile switching center recognizes the answer of the terminating subscriber or when a first predetermined period of time has elapsed from a time when it is recognized that a corresponding ring-back sound is provided to the originator. Further, the intelligent peripheral (50) requests the terminating mobile switching center (32) to release the trunk call when a second predetermined period of time has elapsed from a time when the ring-back sound is provided.

Method for setting substitute ringback tone of calling party to be identical with that of called party. A substitute ringback tone playing server 30 in the system checks whether there is a certain key input or key input stream from the calling party requesting of bringing substitute ringback tone of the called party. Responding to the request, a bringing server 70 sets the substitute ringback tone code of the calling party stored in a playing control server 40 as that of the called party. A user interface server 50 allows a user to select a substitute ringback tone among multiple tones stored in a database 62 to give to another person as a present.

Embodiments of the present method allow only one serving mobile switching center to connect an incoming call from a communication terminal to a customized ring back tone server when a called mobile terminal moves from an area of a serving mobile switching center to an area of a bordering mobile switching center. Embodiments may have the steps of: passing, by the serving mobile switching center, an indicator that indicates whether customized ring back tone service is already provided for an incoming call to a mobile terminal to all bordering mobile switching centers when intersystem page operation is in effect; saving, upon receiving the indicator by each bordering mobile switching center, the information up for later processing in each bordering mobile switching center; checking, when a respective bordering mobile switching center receives the mobile terminating call, the indicator and checking active customized ring back tone service in a profile of the mobile terminal to determine if a customized ring back tone is to be provided to the communication terminal; and connecting, if the indicator indicates that the customized return ring back tone is not already connected to the communication terminal, to the communication terminal otherwise the respective bordering mobile switching center not connecting the customized ring back tone server again to the communication terminal even if the mobile terminal has customized ring back tone service active and a profile thereof. The system implements the method.

The invention discloses a method for the calling party to shield the CRBT of the called party, which includes the following steps: the switchboard calling party receives the massage of rings from the called party and judges whether the calling party has ordered CRBT shielding business or not, if so, then the switchboard broadcasts regular broadcast voices or customized color ring back tone to the calling party.

The invention discloses a method and a system for realizing word coloring ring back tone based on a coloring ring back tone platform. The system comprises a word coloring ring back tone platform, the coloring ring back tone platform, a calling MSC and a called MSC; and the method comprises the following steps that: a calling user dials a called user; when the calling MSC switches the calling to the coloring ring back tone platform to which the called user belongs according to the coloring ring back tone marking SSCODE of the called user, the calling MSC continuously notifies a calling event to the word coloring ring back tone platform; the word coloring ring back tone platform extracts corresponding word coloring ring back tone information according to subscription information of the called user and deliveries the word coloring ring back tone information to a calling user mobile phone terminal; and the calling user mobile phone terminal displays the word coloring ring back tone information delivered by the word coloring ring back tone platform. The invention belongs to the technical field of mobile communication and can transform by using the conventional coloring ring back tone platform; the adoption of the pseudo coloring ring back tone mode is not limited to whether a user signs the coloring ring back tone service; and the signing can be synchronized with individual signature of a third software platform through an interactive menu and user interaction.

The method includes following steps: (1) calling handset initiates a call to the called party; mobile service switching center (MSC) builds route to the called party; (2) after receiving ringing information transmitted from MSC, calling handset restrains original ring back tone, and plays back a sound file stored in the calling handset as ring back tone; (3) the called party makes a response; then, calling party stops playing sound file; communication begins between calling party and called party. The invention makes users realize current colorful ringing function without any registration and any charge. The method is simple, providing individuation to handset.

A system, method, and computer readable medium for providing a personalized ring back tone comprises receiving a location request return result message (76) at a mobile switching center (24), based on the location request return result message (76), receiving an initial address message (78) at a personal ring back tone platform (12), based on the initial address message (78), receiving an address complete message with an optional backward call indicator parameter (80) at the mobile switching center (24), and providing the personalized ring back tone from the personal ring back tone platform (12) while normal call progress is occurring.

A signaling-based processing method is presented, which is based on the influence of early media (a ring back tone or a voice notice before a session is established) from multiple called participants on the calling participant in SIP FORK-based voice service, which ensures the calling participant not to receive early media of multiple called participants at the same time.

A system and method for providing multimedia portal contents in a communication system. The method provides a ring-back tone to a calling terminal, the calling terminal sets first multimedia portal contents to be provided as the ring-back tone in consideration of given information of a calling terminal user. A called terminal sets second multimedia portal contents to provide as the ring-back tone in consideration of the given information of the calling terminal user, and the calling and called terminals transmit call connection setup related signals including set information. A first server receives the call connection setup-related signals and provides specific multimedia portal contents as the ring-back tone when the calling and called terminals set the multimedia portal contents, and provides the determined multimedia portal contents to the calling terminal.

The present invention includes method and systems, and communication terminal, for transmitting a variety of information and contents (Ring-Back Information) such as music, songs, advertisements, sounds, voices, any audible resource edited by the subscriber, animation, and moving images, instead of the uniform ring-back tone (an mechanical tone) which has been provided to a calling party while the calling party is waiting for the called party's answer after the calling party executes a call setup request. According to the invention, the Ring-Back Information selected by the called party is provided to the calling party by inter-working of the terminating exchange 10-n and the terminating terminal 20-n. When the terminating terminal 20-n receives a call from the terminating exchange 10-n, the terminating terminal 20-n transmits the Ring-Back Information to the terminating exchange and then the terminating exchange 10-n delivers to the originating terminal the Ring-Back Information received from the terminating terminal 20-n.

The method includes steps: user subscribes service of restricting color ring; when user calls the called user, CSCF at calling side determines whether calling user subscribes service of restricting color ring based on initial filtering rules; if yes, then CSCF at calling side modifies Invite message to make it carry tag of restricting service of color ring; CSCF at calling side forwards modified Invite message to CSCF at called side; after receiving Invite message, CSCF at called side carries out parsing to find out that calling user subscribes service of restricting color ring so that no matter whether the called user subscribes service of color ring or not, service of color ring is not triggered; called side executes normal call flow, and plays back ordinary ring back tone to calling user. The invention makes calling user possible to restrict characteristic ring back tone of the called user. Through short message / Web ways, user can subscribe service of restricting color ring.