Patent ID: 8886174
Filing Date: 2014-11-11
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: receiving, at a first network element, information associated with a potential call between an originator and an intended recipient; determining, at the first network element, whether the potential call is in-network or out-of-network; and notifying, by a second network element, at least one of the originator and the intended recipient that the potential call is in-network or out-of-network based on the determination at the first network element, wherein notifying the at least one of the originator and the intended recipient comprises transmitting a multimedia notification that includes a vibration pattern which indicates whether the potential call is in-network or out-of-network, the vibration pattern selected from a first vibration pattern indicating that the call is in-network and a second vibration pattern, different from the first vibration pattern, indicating that the call is out-of-network.