Method and device for transmitting user-selected data with a request for connection signal over a telecommunications network

• US 20070060154A1
• Filed: 08/12/2005
• Published: 03/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Agere Systems Incorporated (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Agere Systems Incorporated (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Wohlstadter, Gil, Landschaft, Assaf, Wohlstadter, Gal
• Application Number:
  US11/202,816
• Publication Number:
  US 20070060154A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/450
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/11 Allocation or use of connection identifiers

Abstract

Provided is a method of establishing a communications connection that enables the party requesting such connection to send data regarding the connection together with the request signal connection. In one embodiment, the method includes (1) transmitting user-defined information data together with a request for connection signal from a first communications device to a second communications device; and (2) extracting the user-defined information data at the second communications device prior to establishing a connection with the first communications device.

Claims

1. A method of establishing a communications connection, comprising:

transmitting user-defined information data together with a request for connection signal from said first communications device to said second communications device; and

extracting said user-defined information data at said second communications device prior to establishing a connection with said first communications device.

2. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein at least one of said first communications device or said second communications device is associated with a cell-based communications network supporting GSM and/or UMTS protocols.

3. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein said user-defined information data is selected from a plurality of data items stored in said first communications device.

4. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein said user-defined information data is selected from a group consisting of:

a text;

an image;

an animation;

a video sequence;

an audio sequence;

an audio and video sequence.

5. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein said user-defined information data is an image or a video sequence captured by a camera integrated in or attached to said first communications device.

6. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein said request for connection is further comprised of a parameter defining at least one type of said user-defined information data.

7. The method as recited in claim 6 further comprising said second communications device having an output for outputting said user-defined information based on said parameter.

8. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising compressing and decompressing said user-defined information data by corresponding first and second compression algorithms associated with said first communications device and said second communications device, respectively.

9. A communications device, comprising:

an input interface adapted for a user to provide user-defined information data, and

a transmitter for transmitting a request for connection signal over a communications network to another communications device, said request for connection signal including said user-defined information data.

10. A communications device as recited in claim 9 wherein said user-defined information data is selected from a group consisting of:

a text;

an image;

an animation;

a video sequence;

an audio sequence;

or

a video and audio sequence.

11. A communications device as recited in claim 10 wherein said transmitter is adapted to transmit a request for connection signal that includes at least one type of said user-defined information data.

12. A communications device as recited in claim 9 wherein said input interface is adapted to select at least one of said user-information data from a plurality of types of said user information data stored in said communications device.

13. A communications device as recited in claim 9 further comprising a compression algorithm stored in said communications device for compressing said user-defined information data.

14. A communications device as recited in claim 9 further comprising:

a receiver adapted to extract said user-defined information data from said request for connection signal; and

an output for outputting said user-defined information data prior to a user responding to said request for connection signal.

15. A communications device as recited in claim 14 further comprising a decompression algorithm stored in said communications device for decompressing said user-defined information data extracted from said request for connection signal.

16. A communications device as recited in claim 14 wherein said:

receiver is further adapted to extract a parameter from said request for connection signal, said parameter defining at least one type of user information data; and

a type of said output is determined based on said extracted parameter.

17. A communications device as recited in claim 14 wherein said output is selected from a group consisting of:

a display;

a speaker;

a vibrator;

a display and a speaker;

a display, a speaker and a vibrator;

a speaker and a vibrator;

or

a display and a vibrator.

18. A communications device, comprising

a means for extracting data from a request for connection signal received from an associated communications device, said data defined by the user of said associated communications device;

and

an output for outputting said data before a user of said communications device responds to said request for connection signal.

19. A communications device as recited in claim 18 further comprising an algorithm stored in said communications device for decompressing said data.

20. A communications device as recited in claim 18 wherein:

said extracting means is adapted to extract a parameter from said request for connection signal, said parameter defining at least one type of data type; and

said output is selectable depending on said parameter.

21. A communications device as recited in claim 18 wherein said output is selected from a group consisting of:

a display;

a speaker;

a vibrator;

a display and a speaker;

a display, a speaker and a vibrator;

a speaker and a vibrator;

or

a display and a vibrator.

22. A communications system, comprising:

a first communications device and a second communications device connectable to a communications network, wherein;

said first communications device includes an input interface adapted for a user to provide user-defined information data and a transmitter for transmitting a request for connection signal over said communications network to said second communications device, said request for connection signal including said user-defined information data; and

.

said second communications device includes a

means for extracting said user-defined information data from said request for connection signal and a means for outputting said user-defined information data before a user of said second communications device responds to said request for connection signal.

23. A digital storage medium, comprising:

electronically readable control instructions for a first communications device, said control instructions including;

selection instructions adapted for a user to select user-defined information data within said first communications device; and

transmission instructions adapted to transmit said user-defined information data together with a request for connection signal to a second communications device.

24. A digital storage medium, comprising;

electronically readable control instructions for a second communications device, said control instructions including;

extraction instructions for extracting user-defined information data from a request for connection signal received from a first communications device; and

output instructions for said second communications device to output said user-defined information data before a user of said second communications device responds to said request for connection signal.