Method and system for providing service menu in communication system

• US 20070127663A1
• Filed: 11/14/2006
• Published: 06/07/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Bae, Su-Jin, Kim, Young-Ky, Jeon, Young-Ki
• Application Number:
  US11/598,905
• Publication Number:
  US 20070127663A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/201.10
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/18 Comparators
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/50 Telephonic communication in combination with video communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/2066 Call type detection of indication, e.g. voice or fax, mobile of fixed, PSTN or IP
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42017 Customized ring-back tones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42068 where the identifier is used to access a profile
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4211 where the identifier is used to access a profile
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42153 by subscriber

Abstract

A method and system for providing service menu information when an alerting service is provided between a calling terminal and a called terminal are provided. For this includes transmitting, by a calling terminal, a call setup request message including a service menu request; comparing, by a first server, service capability information of the calling terminal with service capability information of a called terminal, when it is necessary to evaluate the service capability information of the calling and called terminals, upon receipt of the call setup request message; and providing, by the first server, service menu to the calling and called terminals according to the comparison.

Claims

1. A system for providing a service menu in a communication system, the systems comprising:

a first server including a calling terminal and a called terminal, for comparing service capability information of the calling terminal with service capability information of the called terminal, when it is necessary to evaluate the service capability information of the calling and called terminals, and providing service menu to the calling and called terminals according to the comparison; and

a second server for providing the service capability information of the calling and called terminals to the first server.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the first server provides the service capability information of the called terminal as the service menu to the calling terminal, when it is not necessary to evaluate the service capability information.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the first server provides the service capability information of the calling terminal as the service menu to the called terminal, when it is not necessary to evaluate the service capability information.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the first server checks common service using common service capability information from the service capability information of the calling and called terminals and provides the common service as the service menu to the calling and called terminals.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the first server configures service menu information according to the service menu and provides the service menus information to the calling and called terminals.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the first server detects a common service between the calling terminal and the called terminal, determines whether any of the common services is permitted for communication, and provides the service menu according to the determination.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein in the presence of any permitted common service, the first server provides a permitted common service as the service menu and in the absence of any permitted common service, the first server provides the service capability information of the calling and called terminals as the service menu to the calling and called terminals.

8. A method for providing a service menu in a communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting, by a calling terminal, a call setup request message including a service menu request;

comparing, by a first server, service capability information of the calling terminal with service capability information of a called terminal, when it is necessary to evaluate the service capability information of the calling and called terminals, upon receipt of the call setup request message; and

providing, by the first server, service menu to the calling and called terminals according to the comparison.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein providing the service capability information of the called terminal as the service menu to the calling terminal, when it is not necessary to evaluate the service capability information.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein providing the service capability information of the calling terminal as the service menu to the called terminal, when it is not necessary to evaluate the service capability information.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein providing the service menu comprises checking common service menu information using common service capability information from the service capability information of the calling and called terminals and providing the common service menu information to the calling and called terminals.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein providing the service menu comprises configuring service menu information according to the service menu and providing the service menu information to the calling and called terminals.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein providing the service menu comprises detecting a common service between the calling terminal and the called terminal, determining whether any of the common services is permitted for communication, and providing the service menu according to the determination.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein providing the service menu comprises providing a permitted common service as the service menu, in the presence of any permitted common service and providing the service capability information of the calling and called terminals as the service menu, in the absence of any permitted common service.

15. A system for providing a service menu in a communication system, the system comprising:

a calling terminal for setting to receive service menu and transmitting a call setup request including a service menu request;

a called terminal for setting to receive the service menu by a bell, receiving the service menu and outputting the service menu by a bell;

a first server for comparing service capability information of the calling terminal with service capability information of the called terminal, upon receipt of the call setup request from the calling terminal, when it is necessary to evaluate the service capability information of the calling and called terminals, and providing common service capability information as the service menu to the calling terminal if the calling and called terminals have common services; and

a second server for providing the service capability information of the calling and called terminals to the first server.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the first server provides the service capability information of the called terminal as the service menu to the calling terminal, when it is not necessary to evaluate the service capability information.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the first server is a Personal Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) Portal (PIP) server.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the first server provides the service capability information of the calling terminal as the service menu to the calling terminal, in the absence of any common service.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the first server determines whether each of the calling terminal and the called terminal has permitted the common services to the other party and provides permitted common services as the service menu.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the first server separates the permitted common services from services confined to the calling terminal and independent of the called terminal, and provides the permitted common services and the independent services as the service menu.

21. The system of claim 19, wherein the first server configures a service menu information according to the service menu and provides the service menu information to the calling terminal.

22. The system of claim 19, wherein the service capability information indicates services subscribed to by users of the calling terminal and the called terminal.

23. A method for providing a service menu in a communication system, the method comprising

setting, by a calling terminal, to receive service menu by a ring-back tone and transmitting a call setup request including a service menu request;

comparing, by a first server, service capability information of the calling terminal with service capability information of a called terminal, upon receipt of the call setup request from the calling terminal, when it is necessary to evaluate the service capability information of the calling and called terminals; and

providing, by a first server, common service capability information as service menu to the calling terminal, if the calling and called terminals have common services.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein providing the service capability information of the called terminal as the service menu to the calling terminal, when it is not necessary to evaluate the service capability information.

25. The method of claim 23, wherein the first server is a Personal Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) Portal (PIP) server.

26. The method of claim 23, wherein providing the service capability information of the calling terminal as the service menu to the calling terminal, in the absence of any common service.

27. The method of claim 23, wherein providing common service capability information comprises determining whether each of the calling terminal and the called terminal has permitted the common services to the other party and providing information about the common services as the service menu according to the determination.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein providing information about the common services as the service menu according to the determination comprises separating the permitted common services from services confined to the calling terminal and independent of the called terminal, and providing the permitted common services and the independent services as the service menu.

29. The method of claim 23, wherein providing common service capability information comprises configuring a service menu information according to the service menu and providing the service menu information to the calling terminal.

30. The method of claim 23, wherein the service capability information indicates services subscribed to by users of the calling terminal and the called terminal.

31. A system for providing a service menu in a communication system, the system comprising:

a calling terminal for being set to receive service menu by a ring-back tone and transmitting a call setup request including a service menu request;

a called terminal for being set to receive the service menu by a bell, receiving the service menu, and outputting the service menu by a bell;

a first server for comparing service capability information of the calling terminal with service capability information of the called terminal, upon receipt of the call setup request from the calling terminal, when it is necessary to evaluate the service capability information of the calling and called terminals, and providing common service capability information as the service menu to the called terminal if the calling and called terminals have common services; and

a second server for providing the service capability information of the calling and called terminals to the first server.

32. The system of claim 31, wherein the first server provides the service capability information of the calling terminal as the service menu to the called terminal, when it is not necessary to evaluate the service capability information.

33. The system of claim 31, wherein the first server is a Personal Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) Portal (PIP) server.

34. The system of claim 31, wherein the first server provides the service capability information of the called terminal as the service menu to the called terminal, in the absence of any the common service.

35. The system of claim 31, wherein the first server determines whether each of the calling terminal and the called terminal has permitted the common services to the other party and provides information about permitted common services as the service menu.

36. The system of claim 35, wherein the first server separates the permitted common services from services confined to the called terminal and independent of the calling terminal, and provides the permitted common services and the independent services as the service menu.

37. The system of claim 31, wherein the first server configures a service menu information according to the service menu and provides the service menu information to the called terminal.

38. The system of claim 31, wherein the service capability information indicates services subscribed to by users of the calling terminal and the called terminal.

39. A method for providing a service menu in a communication system, the method comprising:

setting, by a called terminal, to receive service menu by a bell;

comparing, by a first server, service capability information of a calling terminal with service capability information of the called terminal, upon receipt of a call setup request from the calling terminal, when it is necessary to evaluate the service capability information of the calling and called terminals; and

providing, by a first server, common service capability information as service menu to the called terminal, if the calling and called terminals have common services.

40. The method of claim 39, wherein providing the service capability information of the calling terminal as the service menu to the called terminal, when it is not necessary to evaluate the service capability information.

41. The method of claim 39, wherein the first server is a Personal Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) Portal (PIP) server.

42. The method of claim 39, wherein providing the service capability information of the called terminal as the service menu to the called terminal, in the absence of any common service.

43. The method of claim 39, wherein providing common service capability information comprises determining whether each of the calling terminal and the called terminal has permitted the common services to the other party and providing information about the common services as the service menu according to the determination.

44. The method of claim 43, wherein providing information about the common services as the service menu information according to the determination comprises separating the permitted common services from services confined to the called terminal and independent of the calling terminal, and providing the permitted common services and information about the independent services as the service menu.

45. The method of claim 39, wherein providing common service capability information comprises configuring a service menu information according to the service menu and providing the service menu information to the called terminal.

46. The method of claim 39, wherein the service capability information indicates services subscribed to by users of the calling terminal and the called terminal.

47. A method for receiving service menu at a calling terminal in a communication, the method comprising:

determining, upon receipt of a message including alerting information, whether the alerting information includes service menu information;

determining whether the service menu information is common service information or service capability information of a called terminal, if the alerting information includes the service menu information; and

displaying a service menu according to the service menu information is service menu, if the service menu information is the common service information.

48. The method of claim 47, wherein displaying a service menu comprises determining whether the common service information exists between service capability information of the calling terminal and the service capability information of the called terminal, if the service menu information is the service capability information of the called terminal and displaying the common service information, in the presence of the common service information.

49. The method of claim 48, wherein displaying a service menu comprises the service capability information of the calling terminal, in the absence of the common service information.

50. The method of claim 47, wherein displaying a service menu comprises displaying the service menu if the service menu information is the service menu.

51. The method of claim 47, wherein displaying a service menu comprises comparing service capability information of the service menu with service capability information stored in the calling terminal, and displaying the service capability information with having a higher priority as the service menu.

52. The method of claim 51, wherein displaying the service capability information comprises displaying the service capability information of the service menu, if the service capability information of the service menu has a higher priority.

53. The method of claim 51, wherein displaying the service capability information comprises displaying the service capability information stored in the calling terminal, if the service capability information stored in the calling terminal has a higher priority.

54. A method for receiving service menu information at a called terminal in a communication system, the method comprising:

determining, upon receipt of a message including alerting information, whether the alerting information includes service menu information;

determining whether the service menu information is common service information or service capability information of a calling terminal, if the alerting information includes the service menu information; and

displaying a service menu according to the service menu information is service menu, if the service menu information is the common service information.

55. The method of claim 54, wherein displaying a service menu comprises determining whether the common service information exists between service capability information of the calling terminal and the service capability information of the called terminal, if the service menu information is the service capability information of the calling terminal and displaying the common service information, in the presence of the common service information.

56. The method of claim 55, wherein displaying a service menu comprises the service capability information of the called terminal, in the absence of the common service information.

57. The method of claim 54, wherein displaying a service menu comprises-displaying the service menu if the service menu information is the service menu.

58. The method of claim 54, wherein displaying a service menu comprises comparing service capability information of the service menu with service capability information stored in the called terminal, and displaying the service capability information with having a higher priority as the service menu.

59. The method of claim 58, wherein displaying the service capability information comprises displaying the service capability information of the service menu, if the service capability information of the service menu has a higher priority.

60. The method of claim 58, wherein displaying the capability information comprises displaying the service capability information stored in the called terminal, if the service capability information stored in the called terminal has a higher priority.