Patent ID: 8081751
Filing Date: 2011-12-20
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method of providing content to a client station comprising: during setup of a call placed by the client station, transmitting a trigger to the client station within ringback provided to the client station during a ringback period for the call, wherein transmitting the trigger comprises transmitting the trigger in pieces interleaved within the ringback so as to ensure playout of at least a portion of the ringback before all of the pieces of the trigger are received by the client station; and thereafter receiving from the client station a content-download request generated by the client station in response to the trigger, and providing the content to the client station in response to the content-download request, wherein the trigger indicates a network address of a content server, and wherein receiving from the client station the content-download request comprises receiving a content-download request addressed to the content server at the network address.