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Patent US8175252 - Ringback tone bookmark request by calling party - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign in<nobr>Advanced Patent Search</nobr>PatentsA ringback tone is played to a calling party on a call to a called party. Identification information of the ringback tone is stored, upon receipt of a bookmark request from the calling party, for later access by the calling party to the ringback tone and/or information related to the ringback tone....http://www.google.com/patents/US8175252?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8175252 - Ringback tone bookmark request by calling partyAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8175252 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/168,629Publication dateMay 8, 2012Filing dateJun 28, 2005Priority dateJun 28, 2005Also published asUS20070003047Publication number11168629, 168629, US 8175252 B2, US 8175252B2, US-B2-8175252, US8175252 B2, US8175252B2InventorsRamachendra P. Batni, Ranjan SharmaOriginal AssigneeAlcatel LucentExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (4), Referenced by (3), Classifications (9), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetRingback tone bookmark request by calling partyUS 8175252 B2Abstract A ringback tone is played to a calling party on a call to a called party. Identification information of the ringback tone is stored, upon receipt of a bookmark request from the calling party, for later access by the calling party to the ringback tone and/or information related to the ringback tone.
wherein the bookmark request comprises a Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency (�DTMF�) tone, a voice command, or a data message input by the calling party, and wherein the step of storing the identification information comprises the steps of:
communicate the identification information before the bearer path with the originating MSC is released and before a bearer path is established between the calling party and the called party. Description
�RINGBACK TONE SERVICE OPT-IN AND OPT-OUT REQUESTS FOR USE BY CALLING PARTY,� by Ramachendra P. Batni and Ranjan Sharma, co-filed herewith.
TECHNICAL FIELD The invention relates generally to communications and more particularly to ringback tone service.
BACKGROUND Known ringback tone services allow a called party to preselect a ringback tone to be played to a calling party. Traditionally, the calling party would hear a standard ringback sound before the called party answers the call. The ringback tone service replaces that standard ringback sound with a ringback tone selected by the called party. For example, the ringback tone service allows the called party to customize the ringback sound that the calling party hears during the ringing phase of a call to the called party. The calling party hears the ringback tone preselected by the called party while waiting for the called party to answer.
SUMMARY A ringback tone service allows customization of the ringback sound that a calling party hears during a ringing phase of a call to a called party. The ringback tone service replaces the standard ringback sound that a calling party normally hears with a ringback tone selected by the called party. After hearing the ringback tone on the call, the calling party may like the ringback tone and want to learn the identification information of the ringback tone. If the calling party has an interest in the ringback tone and wants to be reminded of the ringback tone at a later time, the calling party can make a bookmark request to the ringback tone service. The bookmark request indicates to the ringback tone service to store the identification information of the ringback tone for later access by the calling party to the ringback tone and/or information related to the ringback tone.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION Turning to FIG. 1, an apparatus 100 provides a ringback tone service for wireless and/or wire-line telecommunication systems. The ringback tone service in one example replaces the standard ringback sound that a calling party normally hears with a ringback tone selected by a called party. After hearing the ringback tone on the call, the calling party may like the ringback tone and want to learn the identification information of the ringback tone. If the calling party has an interest in the ringback tone and wants to be reminded of the ringback tone at a later time, the calling party can make a bookmark request to the ringback tone service. The bookmark request indicates to the ringback tone service to store the identification information of the ringback tone for later access by the calling party to the ringback tone and/or information related to the ringback tone.
The apparatus 100 in one embodiment comprises one or more intelligent network (�IN�) platforms 102, one or more account management components 104, one or more mobile switching centers (�MSCs�) 106 and 108, and one or more service switching points (�SSPs�) 110. The MSCs 106 and 108 in one example support wireless communication devices, such as a calling party 112 and a called party 114. The SSP 110 in one example supports wire-line communication devices, such as a calling party 116 and a called party 118. In one example, the apparatus 100 further comprises a home location register (�HLR�) 120 associated with the called party 114.
The intelligent network platforms 102 in one example comprise a service control point (�SCP�) 122 and a ringback tone server 124. The SCP 122 serves as the ringback tone call controller for the ringback tone service provided by the ringback tone server 124. The account management components 104 in one example comprise a service management system 126 and a ringback tone service interface 128.
A signaling network 130 communicatively couples the SCP 122, the ringback tone server 124, the MSCs 106 and 108, the SSP 110, and the home location register 120. The signaling network 122 in one example comprises a signaling system 7 (�SS7�) network that supports signaling traffic. A bearer network 132 communicatively couples the ringback tone server 124, the MSCs 106 and 108, and the SSP 110. The bearer network 124 in one example comprises a public switched telephone network (�PSTN�) that supports bearer traffic.
The SCP 122 and the ringback tone server 124 comprise telephony network platforms. The SCP 122 and the ringback tone server 124 in one example support intelligent network technology and standards. In one example, the SCP 122 and the ringback tone server 124 operate in a wireless intelligent network (�WIN�). In one example, the SCP 122 and the ringback tone server 124 operate under Customized Applications for Mobile network Enhanced Logic (�CAMEL�). The ringback tone server 124 comprises an instance of a recordable data storage medium 150, as described herein.
In one example, the SCP 122 comprises service logic, American National Standards Institute (�ANSI-41�) message handling logic, WIN message handling logic, and an SS7 interface. In another example, the SCP 122 comprises service logic, Global System for Mobile communications (�GSM�) message handling logic, and Customized Applications for Mobile network Enhanced Logic message handling logic, and the SS7 interface. The SCP 122 in one example comprises a call controller and a data server. In one example, the call controller and the data server reside on a single SCP. In another example, the call controller and the data server reside on different SCPs. If the call controller and the data server reside on different SCPs, then the call controller queries the data server on the separate SCP for subscriber profile information and to determine what ringback tone to play at the calling party 112 or 116. The SCP 122 in one example provides instruction to the ringback tone server 124 to control the functionality of the ringback tone server 124. For example, the SCP 122 sends messages to the ringback tone server 124 to instruct the ringback tone server 124 to play the ringback tone to the calling party 112 or 116.
The SCP 122 in one example employs one or more of WIN signaling, CAMEL signaling, ANSI advanced intelligent network (�AIN�) signaling, session initiation protocol (�SIP�) signaling, and International Telecommunication Union (�ITU-T�) Capability Set (�CS�) signaling, such as ITU-T CS-1 signaling, to route calls that require the ringback tone service to the ringback tone server 124. An exemplary employment of WIN signaling is illustrated herein. For example, the SCP 122 receives WIN signaling relating to an incoming call at the MSC 106 for the called party 114. If the incoming call does not require ringback tone service, then the SCP 122 instructs the MSC 106 to provide a standard ringing sound to the calling party 112. If the incoming call requires ringback tone service, then the SCP 122 sets parameters in WIN signaling messages to direct the incoming call to the ringback tone server 124. Therefore, the ringback tone server 124 can play the specialized ringback tone to the calling party 112. For example, the SCP 122 routes the incoming call to the ringback tone server 124, so the ringback tone server 124 may play the specialized ringback tone at the calling party 112 prior to connection of the call with the called party 114. In one example, the ringback tone server 124 stores the available ringback tones. In another example, the ringback tone server 124 accesses a storage component that stores the available ringback tones. The storage component can be part of the ringback tone server 124 or external to the ringback tone server 124.
The SCP 122 and the ringback tone server 124 in one example employ WIN signaling, Integrated Services Digital Network User Part (�ISUP�) signaling, and ANSI signaling to enable the ringback tone service. The WIN signaling, ISUP signaling, and ANSI signaling are in accordance with ANSI standards. In one exemplary implementation, the signaling messages follow one or more of ANSI/TIA/EIA-41-D, TIA/EIA/IS-771, and TIA/EIA/IS-826 standards, in addition to ANSI ISUP standards for the bearer connection.
The ringback tone server 124 is connected to the one or more account management components 104 through operations, administration, maintenance, and provisioning (�OAM&P�) interfaces, such as a Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (�TCP/IP�) connection. The account management components 104 interact with ringback tone service subscribers to provide the subscribers with one or more options related to ringback tones that the subscribers have previously bookmarked, as described herein. For example, the account management components 104 may store information that supports a web interface to the subscribers. The account management components 104 in one example comprise the service management system 126 and the ringback tone service interface 128. The ringback tone system may employ the service management system 126 or the ringback tone service interface 128 to interface with the ringback tone service subscribers. The service management system 126 and the ringback tone service interface 128 comprise an instance of a recordable data storage medium 150, as described herein.
The service management system 126 comprises a provisioning system. The service management system 126 in one example handles subscriber provisioning, subscriber profile updating, interfacing to content providers, ringback tone distribution to ringback tone servers, and the like. The service management system 126 in one example is connected with the ringback tone service interface 128. The ringback tone service interface 128 in one example provides Wireless Application Protocol (�WAP�) provisioning, Interactive Voice Response (�IVR�) provisioning, service management system provisioning, subscriber web portals, CRM web portals, call center web portals, interfaces to billing systems, and the like.
In one example, the subscriber of the ringback tone service comprises a wireless communication device, such as the called party 114. The called party 114 may select specialized ringback tones for the ringback tone service to play to wireless and wire-line communication devices (e.g., the calling party 112 and the calling party 116) that call the called party 114. Upon receipt of an incoming call for the called party 114 at the MSC 106, the SCP 126 receives signaling relating to the incoming call from the MSC 106. The MSCs 106 and 108 support mobile telecommunication devices, for example, the calling party 112 and the called party 114. The MSCs 106 and 108 in one example comprise an originating mobile switching center (�O-MSC�) 106 for the called party 114 and a serving mobile switching center (�S-MSC�) 108 for the called party 114. For example, the O-MSC 106 supports a home area of the called party 114 and the S-MSC 108 supports the called party 114 if the called party 114 moves to a roaming area. If the called party 114 is within the home area supported by the O-MSC 106, then the S-MSC 108 may not be in the call path between the calling party 112 and the called party 114. For example, the O-MSC 106 would also serve as a S-MSC for the called party 114. The calling party 112 in one example is supported by the O-MSC of the called party 114 (as shown in FIG. 1). The calling party 112 in another example is supported by a different MSC (not shown) and a call from the calling party 112 to the called party 114 will pass from the calling party 112 to the other MSC, then through the bearer network 132, and to the O-MSC 106 of the called party 114 to locate the called party 114 for the call.
After sending the acknowledgement message 208, the ringback tone server 124 plays a ringback tone 210 to the calling party during a ringing phase of the call from the calling party 112 to the called party 114. The ringback tone 210 in one example comprises a specialized ringback tone selected by the called party 114 for use on the call. The ringback tone server 124 in one example provides control instructions to the calling party 112 on the call prior to playing the ringback tone. The control instructions indicate how the calling party 112 can interact with the ringback tone service. For example, the ringback tone server 124 may announce to the calling party 112 that the calling party 112 can press �7�, say �bookmark�, or send a specific data message to make a bookmark request for the ringback tone 210. The ringback tone server 124 also initializes the bearer channel port for the call to listen for any keypad entry or voice command by the calling party 112. For example, the ringback tone server 124 may employ a listening device to detect Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency (�DTMF�) inputs or voice commands.
The bookmark request 212 may comprise a DTMF tone, a voice command, or data message input by the calling party 112. The voice command �bookmark�, the DTMF tone �7�, and the data message �bookmark� in one example correspond to the bookmark request 212. For example, if the listening device receives the voice command �bookmark� or the DTMF tone �7� during the ringing phase of the call, then the ringback tone server 124 determines that the calling party 112 has made a bookmark request. The ringback tone server 124 in one example ignores additional bookmark requests on the call after the bookmark request 212. For example, if the calling party 112 presses �7� multiple times on the same call, only one entry is created for the bookmark request 212 of the ringback tone 210.
In another example, if the ringback tone server 124 receives a TCP/IP or SIP �bookmark� message during the ringing phase of the call, then the ringback tone server 124 determines that the calling party 112 has made a bookmark request. For example, the address of the ringback tone server 124 can be downloaded to calling communication device so that the user can hit a softkey on the communication device while hearing the ringback tone 210 to cause a data message to be sent to the ringback tone server 124 to make the bookmark request 212.
The apparatus 100 in one example employs one or more computer-readable signal-bearing media. The computer-readable signal-bearing media store firmware and/or hardware for performing one or more portions of one or more embodiments of the invention. Examples of a computer-readable signal-bearing medium for the apparatus 100 comprise the recordable data storage medium 150 of the ringback tone server 124, the service management system 126, and the ringback tone service interface 128. The computer-readable signal-bearing medium for the apparatus 100 in one example comprise one or more of a magnetic, electrical, optical, biological, and atomic data storage medium. For example, the computer-readable signal-bearing medium comprise floppy disks, magnetic tapes, CD-ROMs, DVD-ROMs, hard disk drives, and electronic memory. In another example, the computer-readable signal-bearing medium comprises a network which transmits modulated carrier signals comprising or coupled with the apparatus 100, for instance, one or more of a telephone network, a local area network (�LAN�), a wide area network (�WAN�), the Internet, and a wireless network.
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