Patent ID: 8600369
Filing Date: 2013-12-03
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving, at an unstructured supplementary service data gateway server, a ring tone upload request from a first mobile device, the ring tone upload request being in accordance with an unstructured supplementary service data service, and the ring tone upload request requesting permission to utilize a remote ring tone control service to upload a ring tone file to a ring tone cache server; in response to the ring tone upload request, querying, by the unstructured supplementary service data gateway server, a policy control server to determine whether a first user associated with the first mobile device is permitted to utilize the remote ring tone control service to upload the ring tone file to the ring tone cache server; receiving, by the unstructured supplementary service data gateway server, an indication from the policy control server that the first user is permitted to utilize the remote ring tone control service to upload the ring tone file to the ring tone cache server; in response to receiving the indication that the first user is permitted to utilize the remote ring tone control service to upload the ring tone file to the ring tone cache server, receiving, at the unstructured supplementary service data gateway server, a notification from the ring tone cache server, the notification indicating that the ring tone file has been uploaded by the first mobile device to the ring tone cache server, and the notification comprising a uniform resource locator for accessing the ring tone file stored on the ring tone cache server; in response to receiving the notification, receiving, at the unstructured supplementary service data gateway server, a remote ring tone control request from a first mobile device, the remote ring tone control request comprising a special unstructured supplementary service data code indicating that the first mobile device is requesting permission to utilize the remote ring tone control service to remotely control a ring tone of a second mobile device, and the remote ring tone control request comprising a telephone number associated with the second mobile device; in response to the remote ring tone control request, querying, by the unstructured supplementary service data gateway server, the policy control server to confirm a permission of the first mobile device granted by a second user associated with the second mobile device to control the ring tone of the second mobile device; and in response to receiving a confirmation of the permission from the policy control server,