Network infrastructure for ringbacks
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- (a) generating at a first data-processing system a first ringback signal for a call that originates at a telecommunications terminal, wherein the content of said first ringback signal is specified by the user of said telecommunications terminal; and
(b) transmitting from said first data-processing system said first ringback signal to said telecommunications terminal.
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Abstract
An apparatus and methods are disclosed that enable a caller to specify one or both of (i) the content of a ringback signal that is generated when placing a call, and (ii) one or more properties of the ringback signal. In the first illustrative embodiment of the present invention, a “far” data-processing system that is closer to the called terminal than to the calling terminal (e.g., a terminating switch, an edge switch that is close to the terminating switch, etc.) generates a ringback signal based on preferences or rules of the caller that are stored in a database. In the second illustrative embodiment of the present invention, a “near” data-processing system that is closer to the calling terminal than to the called terminal (e.g., an originating switch, an edge switch that is close to the originating switch, etc.) generates a ringback signal based on caller rules and preferences.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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(a) generating at a first data-processing system a first ringback signal for a call that originates at a telecommunications terminal, wherein the content of said first ringback signal is specified by the user of said telecommunications terminal; and
(b) transmitting from said first data-processing system said first ringback signal to said telecommunications terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method comprising:
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(a) receiving at a first data-processing system a signal from a second data-processing system, wherein said signal indicates that one or more resources have been allocated to handle a call that originates from a telecommunications terminal;
(b) generating at said first data-processing system a first ringback signal after receiving said signal; and
(c) transmitting said first ringback signal to said telecommunications terminal. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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(a) receiving at a first data-processing system a first ringback signal from a second data-processing system, wherein said first ringback signal corresponds to a call that originates from a first telecommunications terminal;
(b) generating at said first data-processing system a second ringback signal after receiving said first ringback signal; and
(c) transmitting said second ringback signal, in place of said first ringback signal, to said first telecommunications terminal. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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