Patent ID: 9148508
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A method of providing information to at least one of a calling party and a called party while a telephony communication is being setup between the calling party and the called party, comprising: receiving a call setup request for the purpose of connecting the calling party to the called party; initiating call setup procedures to connect the calling party to the called party; determining whether to provide information relevant to the telephony communication being setup to at least one of the calling party and the called party while the call setup procedures are ongoing and before the telephony communication is established between the calling party and the called party, wherein the determination is based on at least one characteristic associated with at least one of the calling party and the called party; tracking a number of times the information relevant to the telephony communication being setup has been provided to at least one of the calling party and the called party; providing information relevant to the telephony communication being setup to at least one of the calling party and the called party before the telephony communication is established between the calling party and the called party based on the result of the determining step and when the number of times is below a specified value; and preventing the information relevant to the telephony communication being setup from being provided to at least one of the calling party and the called party when the number of times exceeds the specified value.