Patent ID: 8170194
Filing Date: 2012-05-01
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method for replicating a ring back tone (RBT) subscribed by a called party to a calling party over a network system, wherein the network system has an application server (AS), a media resource server (MRS), an RBT platform in communication with each other, comprising: receiving a call to a called party initiated by a calling party, by the AS; sending a Play and Collect request to the MRS, by the AS, wherein the MRS is adapted to play an RBT subscribed by the called party to the calling party and obtain a Replicate RBT request initiated by the calling party according to the received Play and Collect request; receiving the Replicate RBT request from the MRS, by the AS; and sending a Replicate RBT command to an RBT platform by the AS according to the received Replicate RBT request, the Replicate RBT command carrying RBT replication information and instructing the RBT platform to replicate the requested RBT to an information library of the calling party.