Ringbacks based on extrinsic information
First Claim
1. A method comprising generating at a data-processing system a ringback signal that is based on the contents of a schedule for one or more persons.
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Abstract
An apparatus and methods are disclosed that enable a first user of a telecommunications terminal to receive, upon placing a call to a second user, a ringback signal that is based on information that is extrinsic to the telecommunications system that handles the call (i.e., information that is independent of the state of the telecommunications system). Such extrinsic information might include: entries in a user schedule (e.g., from a groupware application such as Lotus Notes® that is hosted on a server, from a personal digital assistant [PDA] calendar, etc.); environmental parameters at the first and/or second user'"'"'s terminal (e.g., temperature, ambient sound pressure, ambient luminosity, etc.); physiological parameters of the first and/or second users (e.g., heart rate, respiration rate, body temperature, brain activity, etc.); stock ticker information; weather forecasts; sports scores; updated election results; and so forth.
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20 Claims
- 1. A method comprising generating at a data-processing system a ringback signal that is based on the contents of a schedule for one or more persons.
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3. A method comprising:
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(a) receiving at a data-processing system a call-setup signal for a call that is directed to a telecommunications terminal; and
(b) transmitting from said data-processing system a ringback signal that is independent of the state of the telecommunications system that handles said call. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
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(a) transmitting from a data-processing system a call-setup signal for a call that is directed to a telecommunications terminal;
(b) receiving at said data-processing system an acknowledgment of said call-setup signal; and
(c) generating at said data-processing system a ringback signal after receiving said acknowledgment, wherein said ringback signal is independent of the state of the telecommunications system that handles said call. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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(a) receiving at a data-processing system a call-setup signal for a call that is placed by a first user and is directed to a second user; and
(b) transmitting from said data-processing system a ringback signal that is based on the identity of said second user. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A method comprising:
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(a) receiving at a data-processing system a call-setup signal for a call that is placed by a first user and is directed to a second user; and
(b) transmitting from said data-processing system a ringback signal that is based on the identity of said first user. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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