Patent ID: 8649773
Filing Date: 2014-02-11
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving an incoming communication at a mobile telecommunications device from a caller, the incoming communication having multimedia content tied to the incoming communication by a service provider; determining that the multimedia content is associated with the incoming communication, the mobile telecommunications device being configured to playback the multimedia content as one of the following: an indicator of a receipt of the incoming communication at the mobile telecommunications device and a content of the incoming communication; retrieving, in response to determining that the incoming communication is associated with the multimedia content, the multimedia content; playing back the retrieved multimedia content the mobile communications device; determining that the incoming communication is accepted by a user of the mobile communications device; and in response to determining that the incoming communication is accepted, playing the multimedia content on a companion device while the user is communicating with the caller on the mobile telecommunication device.