Patent ID: 8000460
Filing Date: 2011-08-16
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a wireless network for providing a call waiting distinctive ringback feature, the method comprising: receiving a registration request in a switching system of the wireless network from a mobile device of a subscriber to register the mobile device with the wireless network; transmitting a registration message from the switching system to a subscriber database for the subscriber to retrieve a subscriber profile from the subscriber database; receiving a response message in the switching system from the subscriber database having the subscriber profile that includes a call waiting distinctive ringback indicator for the subscriber; receiving a call attempt in the switching system from a calling party directed to the mobile device of the subscriber that is busy on another call; processing the call waiting distinctive ringback indicator in the switching system responsive to the call attempt to determine the type of ringback to provide; and providing distinctive ringback to the calling party responsive to the determination of a distinctive ringback type; and providing non-distinctive ringback to the calling party responsive to the determination of a non-distinctive ringback type.