Method and network for providing service blending to a subscriber

• US 20070140299A1
• Filed: 12/15/2005
• Published: 06/21/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Lucent Technologies, Inc. (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Lucent Technologies, Inc. (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Hofmann, Markus, Kocan, Kristin
• Application Number:
  US11/300,418
• Publication Number:
  US 20070140299A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/486
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1016 IP multimedia subsystem [IMS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1043 Gateway controllers, e.g. media gateway control protocol [MGCP] controllers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1104 Session initiation protocol [SIP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2535 adapted for voice communication over an Internet Protocol [IP] network Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) network equipment and services H04M7/006; implementation or adaptation of Internet protocol [IP], of transmission control protocol [TCP] or of user datagram protocol [UDP] H04L69/16
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/575 Means for retrieving and displaying personal data about calling party
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4882 for displaying messages, e.g. warnings, reminders arrangements for providing short real-time information to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1895
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/163 by receiver means only
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/173 with two-way working, e.g. subscriber sending a programme selection signal

Abstract

A method and communication network for providing blending of services to a subscriber of one or more services of the communication network for a phone of the subscriber and one or more services of a TV delivery system in communication with the network utilizing a server broker function. Upon receipt of a message from the calling party, the service broker function may be configured to execute service package information associated with services of the TV delivery system subscription to include obtaining and delivering caller ID information of the calling party. The service broker function may be configured to alter information in the message request to generate a modified message request that is sent to a phone of the subscriber to modify alerting of the subscriber'"'"'s phone, while sending the caller ID information of the calling party to an application of the TV delivery system for display.

Claims

1. A method of providing blending of services to a subscriber of one or more services of a communication network for a phone of the subscriber and one or more services of a TV delivery system in communication with the network, comprising:

receiving a message request from a calling party,

altering information in the message request to generate a modified message request, and

sending the modified message request to the phone of the subscriber so that alerting of the subscriber'"'"'s phone is modified while information of the calling party is displayed on the TV delivery system.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising executing service package information associated with the TV delivery system, upon receipt of the message request.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein executing further includes:

obtaining caller ID information of the calling party, and

sending the caller ID information to an application of the TV delivery system to display the calling party'"'"'s name and number information.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising sending an invitation to activate said alerting function with the caller ID information to the TV delivery system application, wherein the subscriber selectively activates the alerting function via one of an on-screen browser and a remote control of the TV delivery system.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the message request is a SIP INVITE message, and altering further includes altering a header field of the SIP INVITE message.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the header field contains alert information specifying alerting or ringing tones for the subscriber'"'"'s phone, and altering further includes setting the alert information header field in the SIP INVITE to a given value to modify a presently selected ring tone or to suppress the ring tone on the subscriber'"'"'s phone.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the header field contains alert information specifying alerting or ringing tones for the subscriber'"'"'s phone, and altering further includes setting the alert information header field in the SIP INVITE to ‘

0’

to suppress alerting of the subscriber'"'"'s phone.

8. A communication network for providing blending of services to a subscriber of one or more services of the network for a phone of the subscriber and one or more services of a TV delivery system in communication with the network, comprising:

a server for receiving a message request from a calling party and directing the message request, and

a service broker function in communication with the server for sharing information between applications of the network and TV delivery system,

wherein

the server directs the message request to the service broker function,

and

the service broker function

executes, upon receipt of the message request, service package information associated with services of the TV delivery system subscription to include obtaining and delivering caller ID information of the calling party,

alters information in the message request to generate a modified message request that is sent via the server to the phone of the subscriber to modify alerting of the subscriber'"'"'s phone, and

sends the caller ID information of the calling party to an application of the TV delivery system for display.

9. The network of claim 8, wherein

the message request is a SIP INVITE message, and

the service broker is adapted to change a header field of the SIP INVITE message.

10. The network of claim 9, wherein

the header field contains alert information specifying alerting or ringing tones for the subscriber'"'"'s phone, and

the service broker is adapted to change the alert information header field in the SIP INVITE message to a given value to modify a presently selected ring tone or to suppress the ring tone on the subscriber'"'"'s phone.

11. The network of claim 9, wherein

the header field contains alert information specifying alerting or ringing tones for the subscriber'"'"'s phone, and

the service broker is adapted to set the alert information header field in the SIP INVITE message to ‘

0’

to suppress alerting of the subscriber'"'"'s phone.

12. The network of claim 8, wherein the TV delivery system is an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) supporting a browser interface to the communication network that enables the subscriber to selectively activate or suppress a function to alter the information in the message request and to display caller ID information from the communication network on a display thereof.

13. The network of claim 8, wherein

the TV delivery system is an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) having a set top box with a client software application therein in communication with the service broker, and

the client software is adapted, via TV remote control commands from the subscriber, to selectively activate or suppress a function to alter the information in the message request and to display caller ID information from the communication network on a display thereof.

14. The network of claim 8, wherein the phone one of a SIP phone and a mobile GSM/WiFi phone registered with the network.

15. A service broker in a communication network for sharing information between applications of a communication network for a phone of the subscriber and a TV delivery system to facilitate a blending of services to be provided to a subscriber of the network and TV delivery system, wherein the service broker:

executes, upon receipt of a message request from a calling party, service package information associated with services of the TV delivery system subscription to include obtaining caller ID information of the calling party,

alters information in the message request to generate a modified message request, and

directs sending of the modified message request to the phone of the subscriber to modify alerting of the subscriber'"'"'s phone, while sending the caller ID information of the calling party to an application of the TV delivery system for display.