Answering service giving different messages depending on user profile selected by called subscriber and/or identity of calling subscriber
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1. A telecommunications system comprising a network element (5, 5′
- , 5″
), and at least one subscriber terminal (1′
, 1″
) comprising;
a transmitter (4) for transmitting signals, a memory (M1, M1′
) for storing parameters associated with selectable profiles, said parameters controlling the functions of the subscriber terminal at least in connection with a terminating call, and a user interface (2) providing the possibility to select for use one of said selectable profiles with the associated parameters, characterized in that said parameters stored in the memory (M1, M1′
) of the subscriber terminal (1′
, 1″
) include message parameters (MSG1, MSG2, MSG3) which identify messages (A, A′
, B, C) that are associated with the respective profiles, whereby a profile selection carried out with the user interface (2) triggers the transmitter (4) to transmit an activation message (ACT) to the network element (5, 5′
, 5″
), and said network element (5, 5′
, 5″
) comprises a memory means (MS, M2′
, M2″
) for storing several optional messages (A, A′
, B, C) for a subscriber, and control means (6, 6′
) which are responsive to said activation message (ACT) for activating the message or messages indicated by the activation message, such that the activated message or messages (A, A′
, B) can be transmitted from the memory means (M2, M2′
, M2″
) to a calling subscriber of the system under predetermined conditions.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a telecommunications system comprising a network element (5′) providing answering service for subscribers, and at least one subscriber terminal (1″) comprising a memory (M1′) for storing parameters associated with selectable profiles, said parameters controlling the functions of the subscriber terminal, and a user interface (2) providing the possibility to select for use one of said selectable profiles with the associated parameters. In order to achieve an improved user-friendliness said parameters stored in the memory (M1′) of the subscriber terminal (1″) include message parameters (MSG1, MSG2, MSG3) which identify messages (A, B, C) that are associated with the respective profiles. A profile selection carried out with the user interface (2) triggers the transmitter (4) to transmit an activation message (ACT) to the network element (5′). The network element is responsive to said activation message (ACT) for activating the message or messages indicated by the activation message such that the activated message or messages (A, B) can be transmitted from the memory means (M2′) to a calling subscriber under predetermined conditions.
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19 Claims
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1. A telecommunications system comprising
a network element (5, 5′ - , 5″
), andat least one subscriber terminal (1′
, 1″
) comprising;
a transmitter (4) for transmitting signals, a memory (M1, M1′
) for storing parameters associated with selectable profiles, said parameters controlling the functions of the subscriber terminal at least in connection with a terminating call, anda user interface (2) providing the possibility to select for use one of said selectable profiles with the associated parameters, characterized in that said parameters stored in the memory (M1, M1′
) of the subscriber terminal (1′
, 1″
) include message parameters (MSG1, MSG2, MSG3) which identify messages (A, A′
, B, C) that are associated with the respective profiles, whereby a profile selection carried out with the user interface (2) triggers the transmitter (4) to transmit an activation message (ACT) to the network element (5, 5′
, 5″
), andsaid network element (5, 5′
, 5″
) comprises a memory means (MS, M2′
, M2″
) for storing several optional messages (A, A′
, B, C) for a subscriber, and control means (6, 6′
) which are responsive to said activation message (ACT) for activating the message or messages indicated by the activation message, such that the activated message or messages (A, A′
, B) can be transmitted from the memory means (M2, M2′
, M2″
) to a calling subscriber of the system under predetermined conditions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A subscriber terminal (1, 1′
- , 1″
) of a telecommunications system, comprising;
a transmitter (4) for transmitting signals, a memory (M1, M1′
) for storing parameters associated with selectable profiles, said parameters controlling the functions of the subscriber terminal at least in connection with a terminating call, anda user interface (2) providing the possibility to select for use one of said selectable profiles with the associated parameters, characterized in that said parameters stored in the memory (M1, M1′
) include message parameters (MSG1, MSG2, MSG3) which identify messages stored in a memory means (M2, M2′
, M2″
) that are associated with the profiles, whereby a profile selection carried out with the user interface (2) triggers an activation of the message or messages (A, A′
, B) associated with said profile in the memory means (M2, M2′
, M2″
) such that the activated message or messages (A, A′
, B) can be transmitted from the memory means (M2, M2′
, M2″
) to a calling subscriber under predetermined conditions. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A network element (5, 5′
- , 5″
) providing service for a subscriber of a telecommunications system, said network element comprising;
memory means (M2, M2′
, M2″
) for storing messages, andcontrol means (6, 6′
) for retrieving a stored message and for transmitting it to a calling subscriber, characterized in that said memory means (M2, M2′
, M2″
) is adapted to store several optional messages for said subscriber, andthe control means (6, 6′
) of the network element (5, 5′
, 5″
) are responsive to an activation message (ACT) received from said subscriber for activating a message or messages (A, A′
, B) indicated by the activation message such that the activated message or messages (A, A′
, B) can be transmitted from the memory means (M2, M2′
, M2″
) to said calling subscriber under predetermined conditions. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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Current AssigneeNokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
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Original AssigneeNokia Corporation
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InventorsVitikainen, Timo, Heikkinen, Harri
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Granted Patent
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US Class Current379/67.1
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CPC Class CodesH04M 2242/22 Automatic class or number i...H04M 3/42059 Making use of the calling p...H04M 3/42093 Notifying the calling party...H04M 3/533 Voice mail systemsH04M 3/53391 dependent on calling partyH04Q 2213/13091 CLI, identification of call...H04Q 2213/13098 Mobile subscriberH04Q 2213/13109 Initializing, personal profileH04Q 2213/13256 Call screeningH04Q 2213/13282 Call forward, follow-me, ca...H04Q 2213/13336 Store & forward, messaging ...H04Q 2213/13377 Recorded announcementH04Q 3/0016 Arrangements providing conn...
