System and method for providing audio cues in operation of a VoIP service
First Claim
1. A method for notifying a user that a data communications network is being used to provision a voice telephone call and enhanced service functionality is available for the voice telephone call, the method comprising:
- determining whether the data communications network is operative to maintain the high-quality voice stream;
in response to the data communications network being operative to maintain a high quality voice stream,informing the user audibly with a first audio cue of a plurality of audio cues, that the data communications network will be used to provision the voice telephone call and enhanced service functionality is available for the voice telephone call, wherein the informing the user audibly with the first audio cue further comprises;
detecting if at least one of the user and a receiving party are speaking during the informing, andif at least one of the user and the receiving party are speaking during the informing, blending the first audio cue with the voice stream during the provisioning of the voice telephone call; and
provisioning the voice telephone call between the user and the receiving party at least over the data communications network based on at least a destination identifier; and
in response to the data communications network being inoperative,provisioning the voice telephone call between the user and the receiving party at least over a public switched telephone network (PSTN).
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Abstract
An exemplary VoIP service provides call participants cues to indicate that an enhanced service is being employed. When calling, the standard dial tone may be replaced with a distinctive dial tone or sound that indicates to the call participant that enhanced service is active (e.g., a service active sound). In some embodiments, the person called by the VoIP user hears a viral sound that indicates that an enhanced telephone service is being used. Furthermore, communication audio cues may be provided during the communication to provide further information to the call participants.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for notifying a user that a data communications network is being used to provision a voice telephone call and enhanced service functionality is available for the voice telephone call, the method comprising:
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determining whether the data communications network is operative to maintain the high-quality voice stream; in response to the data communications network being operative to maintain a high quality voice stream, informing the user audibly with a first audio cue of a plurality of audio cues, that the data communications network will be used to provision the voice telephone call and enhanced service functionality is available for the voice telephone call, wherein the informing the user audibly with the first audio cue further comprises; detecting if at least one of the user and a receiving party are speaking during the informing, and if at least one of the user and the receiving party are speaking during the informing, blending the first audio cue with the voice stream during the provisioning of the voice telephone call; and provisioning the voice telephone call between the user and the receiving party at least over the data communications network based on at least a destination identifier; and in response to the data communications network being inoperative, provisioning the voice telephone call between the user and the receiving party at least over a public switched telephone network (PSTN). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for notifying a user that a data communications network is being used to provision a voice telephone call and enhanced service functionality is available for the voice telephone call, the system comprising:
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a processor; and a memory, the memory being coupled to the processor and storing a program executable by the processor to perform a method, the method comprising; determining whether the data communications network is operative to maintain a high-quality voice stream; in response to the data communications network being operative to maintain the high quality voice stream, informing the user audibly with a first audio cue of a plurality of audio cues that the data communications network will be used to provision the voice telephone call and enhanced service functionality is available for the voice telephone call, wherein the informing the user audibly with a first audio cue further comprises; detecting if at least one of the user and a receiving party are speaking during the informing, and if at least one of the user and the receiving party are speaking during the informing, blending the first audio cue with the voice stream during the provisioning of the voice telephone call; and provisioning the voice telephone call between the user and the receiving party at least over the data communications network based on at least a destination identifier; and in response to the data communications network being inoperative, provisioning the voice telephone call between the user and the receiving party at least over a public switched telephone network (PSTN). - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having embodied thereon a program, the program being executable by a processor to perform a method for notifying a user that a data communications network is being used to provision a voice telephone call and enhanced service functionality is available for the voice telephone call, the method comprising:
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determining whether the data communications network is operative to maintain a high-quality voice stream; in response to the connection to the data communications network being operative to maintain a high quality voice stream, informing the user audibly with a first audio cue of a plurality of audio cues that the data communications network will be used to provision the voice telephone call and enhanced service functionality is available for the voice telephone call, wherein the informing the user audibly with a first audio cue further comprises; detecting if at least one of the user and a receiving party are speaking during the informing, and if at least one of the user and the receiving party are speaking during the informing, blending the first audio cue with the voice stream during the provisioning of the voice telephone call; and provisioning the voice telephone call between the user and the receiving party at least over the data communications network based at least on a destination identifier; and in response to the data communications network being inoperative, provisioning the voice telephone call between the user and the receiving party at least over a public switched telephone network (PSTN) based on at least the destination identifier.
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