System, method, device, and computer program product for a sender to send a personalized notification to a recipient of a communication
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1. A system for pushing a sender-personalized notification, comprising:
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a recipient device, wherein the sender device is configured to select the sender-personalized notification and a destination for the sender-personalized notification corresponding to the recipient device and to send the sender-personalized notification to the recipient device, and the recipient device is configured to receive the sender-personalized notification and to process the sender-personalized notification based on a type of the sender-personalized notification.
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Abstract
In a communication network, a caller selects a personalized notification to be sent together with his call. The personalized notification, for example a personalized ringtone, is sent as a message together with the call. The switching center sends the message to the recipient of the call when the call is routed. The recipient'"'"'s device determines that the incoming caller matches the sender of the message, and the message is opened, causing the caller'"'"'s personalized notification to be played on the recipient'"'"'s device.
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1. A system for pushing a sender-personalized notification, comprising:
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a sender device; and
a recipient device, wherein the sender device is configured to select the sender-personalized notification and a destination for the sender-personalized notification corresponding to the recipient device and to send the sender-personalized notification to the recipient device, and the recipient device is configured to receive the sender-personalized notification and to process the sender-personalized notification based on a type of the sender-personalized notification. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 35, 41)
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15. A method for pushing a sender-personalized notification with a call, comprising the steps of:
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selecting the sender-personalized notification;
selecting a recipient phone number;
placing the call including sending the recipient phone number and sending the sender-personalized notification;
determining that the sender-personalized notification corresponds to the call; and
processing the sender-personalized notification based on a type of the sender-personalized message by a recipient device when the call is received. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 36, 42)
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19. A wireless device, comprising:
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a processor; and
a computer readable medium encoded with processor readable instructions that when executed by the processor implement a sender-personalized notification selection mechanism configured to select a notification as the sender-personalized notification to be sent to a recipient device with a call placed by the wireless device, and a call placing mechanism configured to send the sender-personalized notification when the call is placed to the recipient device. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A fixed line device, comprising:
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a processor; and
a computer readable medium encoded with processor readable instructions that when executed by the processor implement a sender-personalized notification selection mechanism configured to select a notification as the sender-personalized notification to be sent to a recipient device with a call placed by the fixed line device, and a call placing mechanism configured to send the sender-personalized notification when the call is placed to the recipient device. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A wireless device, comprising:
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a processor; and
a computer readable medium encoded with processor readable instructions that when executed by the processor implements a sender-personalized message processing mechanism configured to process a sender-personalized notification received with a call. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 37, 43)
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26. A fixed line device, comprising:
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a processor; and
a computer readable medium encoded with processor readable instructions that when executed by the processor implements a sender-personalized message processing mechanism configured to process a sender-personalized notification received with a call. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 44, 45)
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29. A computer program product, comprising:
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a computer storage medium; and
a computer program code mechanism embedded in the computer storage medium for causing a processor to select and send a sender-personalized notification to a recipient device when placing a call, the computer program code mechanism having a first computer code device configured to select a notification as the sender-personalized notification to be sent to a recipient device with the call placed by a sender device, and a second computer code device configured to send the sender-personalized notification when the call is placed to the recipient device. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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31. A computer program product, comprising:
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a computer storage medium; and
a computer program code mechanism embedded in the computer storage medium for causing a processor to process a sender-personalized notification received with a call, the computer program code mechanism having a first computer code device configured to process the sender-personalized notification received with the call. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 38)
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34. A system for pushing a sender-personalized notification with a call, comprising:
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means for selecting the sender-personalized notification;
means for selecting a recipient phone number;
means for placing the call including sending the recipient phone number and sending the sender-personalized notification;
means for determining that the sender-personalized notification corresponds to the call; and
means for processing the sender-personalized notification based on a type of the sender-personalized message by a recipient device when the call is received.
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39. A mobile switching center, comprising:
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a processor; and
a computer readable medium encoded with processor readable instructions that when executed by the processor implement a sender-personalized notification enabling mechanism configured to determine if a sender of a call sent a sender-personalized notification at substantially a same time as placing the call, and a sender-personalized notification pushing mechanism configured to send the sender-personalized notification at substantially a same time as the call is routed to a recipient of the call. - View Dependent Claims (40)
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