Method and system for providing multimedia portal contents in communication system

• US 20070127655A1
• Filed: 11/07/2006
• Published: 06/07/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Jung, Joon-Ho, Jeon, Young-Ki, Chang, Deug-Ku, Chai, Sang-Soo
• Granted Patent: US 8,422,485 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/142.10
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1016 IP multimedia subsystem [IMS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/06 Recording class or number of calling , i.e. A-party or called party , i.e. B-party
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/02 Calling substations, e.g. by ringing selective calling H04Q
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42017 Customized ring-back tones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42357 where the information is provided to a monitoring entity such as a potential calling party or a call processing server
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42365 Presence services providing information on the willingness to communicate or the ability to communicate in terms of media capability or network connectivity
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42374 where the information is provided to a monitoring entity such as a potential calling party or a call processing server
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/006 Networks other than PSTN/ISDN providing telephone service, e.g. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) , including next generation networks with a packet-switched transport layer H04L65/00 takes precedence; aspects not specific to the type of network H04M3/00; special services in those networks H04M3/42

Abstract

A system and method for providing multimedia portal contents in a communication system. The method provides a ring-back tone to a calling terminal, the calling terminal sets first multimedia portal contents to be provided as the ring-back tone in consideration of given information of a calling terminal user. A called terminal sets second multimedia portal contents to provide as the ring-back tone in consideration of the given information of the calling terminal user, and the calling and called terminals transmit call connection setup related signals including set information. A first server receives the call connection setup-related signals and provides specific multimedia portal contents as the ring-back tone when the calling and called terminals set the multimedia portal contents, and provides the determined multimedia portal contents to the calling terminal.

Claims

1. A system for providing a ring-back tone to a calling terminal, the system comprising:

the calling terminal for setting first multimedia portal contents to be provided as the ring-back tone in consideration of given information of a calling terminal user, and requesting call connection setup including set information;

a called terminal for setting second multimedia portal contents to provide as the ring-back tone in consideration of the given information of the calling terminal user, and transmitting a message including set information;

a first server for receiving call connection setup-related signals from the calling and called terminals, determining, according to a predetermined priority, to provide specific multimedia portal contents as the ring-back tone when the calling and called terminals set the multimedia portal contents, and providing the determined multimedia portal contents; and

an information server for providing the given information of the calling terminal user and given information of a called terminal user to the first server.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the give information includes presence information representing current presence of the calling or called terminal user.

3. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the given information includes location information representing current location of the calling or called terminal user.

4. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first server includes a PIP (Personal IP Multimedia Subsystem Portal) server.

5. The system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a second server for controlling a call connection setup and the call connection release between the calling and called terminals.

6. The system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the second server includes an IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) server.

7. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the multimedia portal content comprises as at least one of an Internet web page, a still image, a moving picture, a WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) and audio.

8. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first server includes the multimedia portal contents to be provided to the calling terminal in a header and a message body of an SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) message.

9. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the predetermined priority prescribes that the first multimedia portal contents set by the calling terminal has priority over the second multimedia portal contents set by the called terminal.

10. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the predetermined priority prescribes that the second multimedia portal contents set by the called terminal has priority over the first multimedia portal contents set by the calling terminal.

11. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein, when the called terminal does not receive of the given information of the calling terminal user, the called terminal sets the multimedia portal contents to be provided as the ring-back tone in consideration of given information of the called terminal.

12. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first server sets third multimedia portal contents to be provided as the ring-back tone in consideration of the given information of the calling or called terminal user.

13. A method for providing a ring-back tone to a calling terminal, the method comprising the steps of:

setting, by the calling terminal first multimedia portal contents to be provided as the ring-back tone in consideration of given information of a calling terminal user;

setting, by a called terminal second multimedia portal contents to provide as the ring-back tone in consideration of the given information of the calling terminal user;

transmitting, by the calling and called terminals call connection setup related signals including set information; and

receiving, by a first server, the call connection setup-related signals, determining, according to a predetermined priority, to provide specific multimedia portal contents as the ring-back tone when the calling and called terminals set the multimedia portal contents, and providing the determined multimedia portal contents to the calling terminal.

14. The method as claimed in claim 13, wherein the given information includes presence information representing current presence of the calling or called terminal user.

15. The method as claimed in claim 13, wherein the given information includes location information representing current location of the calling or called terminal user.

16. The method as claimed in claim 13, wherein the first server includes a PIP (Personal IP Multimedia Subsystem Portal) server.

17. The method as claimed in claim 13, further comprising:

controlling by a second server, call connection setup and the call connection release between the calling and called.

18. The method as claimed in claim 17, wherein the second server includes an IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) server.

19. The method as claimed in claim 13, wherein the multimedia portal content comprises at least one of an Internet web page, a still image, a moving picture, a WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) and audio.

20. The method as claimed in claim 13, wherein the set information on the multimedia portal contents is included in a header and a message body of an SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) message.

21. The method as claimed in claim 13, wherein the predetermined priority prescribes that the first multimedia portal contents set by the calling terminal has priority over the second multimedia portal contents set by the called terminal.

22. The method as claimed in claim 13, wherein the predetermined priority prescribes that the second multimedia portal contents set by the called terminal has priority over the first multimedia portal contents set by the calling terminal.

23. The method as claimed in claim 13, wherein, when the called terminal does not receive the given information of the calling terminal user, the called terminal sets the multimedia portal contents to be provided as the ring-back tone in consideration of given information of the called terminal.

24. The method as claimed in claim 13, wherein the first server sets third multimedia portal contents to be provided as the ring-back tone in consideration of the given information of the calling or called terminal user.

25. A system for providing a bell to a called terminal, the system comprising:

a calling terminal for setting first multimedia portal contents to provide as the bell tone in consideration of given information of a calling terminal user, and requesting call connection setup including set information;

the called terminal for setting second multimedia portal contents to be provided as the bell in consideration of given information of a called terminal user, and reproducing the first or second multimedia portal contents as the bell according to a predetermined priority whenever a request for the call connection setup is received;

a first server for providing the first or second multimedia portal content to the calling and called terminals; and

an information server for providing the given information of the calling and called terminal users to the first server.

26. The system as claimed in claim 25, wherein the give information includes presence information representing current presence of the calling or called terminal user.

27. The system as claimed in claim 25, wherein the given information includes location information representing current location of the calling or called terminal user.

28. The system as claimed in claim 25, wherein the first server includes a PIP (Personal IP Multimedia Subsystem Portal) server.

29. The system as claimed in claim 25, further comprising a second server for taking charge of call connection setup and call connection releases between the calling and called terminals, the second server being located in located midway between the calling or called terminal and the first server.

30. The system as claimed in claim 29, wherein the second server includes an IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) server.

31. The system as claimed in claim 25, wherein the multimedia portal content comprises at least one of an Internet web page, a still image, a moving picture, a WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) and audio.

32. The system as claimed in claim 25, wherein the first server includes the multimedia portal contents to be provided to the calling terminal in a header and a message body of an SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) message.

33. The system as claimed in claim 25, wherein the predetermined priority prescribes that the first multimedia portal contents set by the calling terminal has priority over the second multimedia portal contents set by the called terminal.

34. The system as claimed in claim 25, wherein the predetermined priority prescribes that the second multimedia portal contents set by the called terminal have priority over the first multimedia portal contents set by the calling terminal.

35. The system as claimed in claim 25, wherein, when the calling terminal recognizes the given information of the called terminal user, the calling terminal sets the multimedia portal contents to be provided as the bell tone in consideration of the given information of the called terminal user.

36. The system as claimed in claim 25, wherein, when the called terminal recognizes the given information of the calling terminal user, the called terminal sets the multimedia portal contents to be provided as the bell in consideration of the given information of the calling terminal user.

37. The system as claimed in claim 25, wherein the first server sets third multimedia portal contents to be provided as the ring-back tone in consideration of the given information of the calling or called terminal user.

38. A method for providing a bell to a called terminal, the method comprising the steps of:

setting, by calling terminal, when the calling terminal desires to provide first multimedia portal contents as the bell to the called terminal the first multimedia portal contents and requesting call connection setup;

setting, by the called terminal, second multimedia portal contents as the bell in order to be provided with the second multimedia portal contents as the bell; and

reproducing, by the called terminal, any one the first and second multimedia portal contents, which is provided from a specific server, according to a predetermined priority criterion whenever a request for the call connection setup is received.

39. The method as claimed in claim 38, further comprising:

controlling, by a second server, call connection setup and the call connection release between the calling and called terminals.

40. The method as claimed in claim 38, wherein the second server includes an IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) server.

41. The method as claimed in claim 38, wherein the multimedia portal content comprises as at least one of an Internet web page, a still image, a moving picture, a WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) and audio.

42. The method as claimed in claim 38, wherein the first server includes a PIP (Personal IP Multimedia Subsystem Portal) server, and the PIP server includes the information on the provided multimedia portal contents in a header and a message body of an SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) message.

43. The method as claimed in claim 42, wherein the PIP (Personal IP Multimedia Subsystem Portal) server sets third multimedia portal contents to be provided as the bell in consideration of the given information of the calling or called terminal user.

44. The method as claimed in claim 43, wherein the give information includes presence information representing current presence of the calling or called terminal user.

45. The method as claimed in claim 43, wherein the given information includes location information representing current location of the calling or called terminal user.

46. The method as claimed in claim 38, wherein, when the calling terminal recognizes the given information of the called terminal user, the calling terminal sets the multimedia portal contents to be provided as the bell in consideration of the given information of the called terminal user.

47. The method as claimed in claim 46, wherein the give information includes presence information representing current presence of the calling or called terminal user.

48. The method as claimed in claim 46, wherein the given information includes location information representing current location of the calling or called terminal user.

49. The method as claimed in claim 38, wherein, when the called terminal recognizes the given information of the calling terminal user, the called terminal sets the multimedia portal contents to be provided as the bell in consideration of the given information of the calling terminal user.

50. The method as claimed in claim 49, wherein the give information includes presence information representing current presence of the calling or called terminal user.

51. The method as claimed in claim 49, wherein the given information includes location information representing current location of the calling or called terminal user.

52. The method as claimed in claim 38, wherein the predetermined priority prescribes that the first multimedia portal content set by the calling terminal has priority over the second multimedia portal contents set by the called terminal.

53. The method as claimed in claim 38, wherein the predetermined priority prescribes that the second multimedia portal contents set by the called terminal has priority over the first multimedia portal contents set by the calling terminal.