Method of providing personal event notification during call setup
First Claim
1. A method of notifying a caller of personal event information during the set-up of a call between the caller and a called party comprising the steps of:
- receiving a query from a communication network carrying the call from the caller to determine if the caller is a subscriber to a notification service;
if the caller is a subscriber, querying a Notification and Management System (NMS) to determine if the caller has any pending notifications pertaining to personal event information, said pending notifications originating from sources external to the communication network;
if the caller has pending notifications, temporarily sending the call to an announcement system;
playing the pending notifications to the caller during call set-up; and
instructing the communication network to continue to route the call to the called party.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a method of notifying a caller of personal event information during the set-up of a call between the caller and a called party. A query is received from a communication network carrying the call from the caller to determine if the caller is a subscriber to a notification service. If the caller is a subscriber, a Notification and Management System (NMS) is queried to determine if the caller has any pending notifications pertaining to personal event information. If the caller has pending notifications, the call is temporarily sent to an announcement system. The pending notifications are played to the caller during call set-up. The communication network is instructed to continue to route the call to the called party.
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1. A method of notifying a caller of personal event information during the set-up of a call between the caller and a called party comprising the steps of:
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receiving a query from a communication network carrying the call from the caller to determine if the caller is a subscriber to a notification service;
if the caller is a subscriber, querying a Notification and Management System (NMS) to determine if the caller has any pending notifications pertaining to personal event information, said pending notifications originating from sources external to the communication network;
if the caller has pending notifications, temporarily sending the call to an announcement system;
playing the pending notifications to the caller during call set-up; and
instructing the communication network to continue to route the call to the called party. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of detecting an event and forwarding an event report for which one or more callers are to receive a notification announcement during call set-up of a call between the caller and a calling party placed over a communication network, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a message from a source containing information pertaining to a potential event;
matching the message to one or more callers based on a profile associated with each caller;
determining if the message is to be converted into a notification announcement by comparing contents of the message to the caller-defined criteria; and
if the message is to be converted into a notification announcement, transmitting the message to a Notification and Management System (NMS). - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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