TECHNIQUE FOR PROVIDING CALLER-ORIGINATED ALERT SIGNALSIN CIRCUIT-SWITCHED COMMUNICATIONS
First Claim
1. A method for providing caller-originated alert signals in a circuit-switched communication session, the method comprising:
- transmitting, from a first user equipment, a request to initiate a communication session with a second user equipment;
notifying the second user equipment of the communication session and an incoming caller-originated alert, the notification being transmitted via a circuit-switched channel; and
causing a phonepage server to transmit, via a packet-switched channel, the caller-originated alert to the second user equipment for rendering thereon to alert a user associated with the second user equipment.
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Abstract
A technique for providing caller-originated alert signals in circuit-switched communications is disclosed. According to one embodiment, the technique may be realized as a method comprising the steps of: transmitting, from a first user equipment, a request to initiate a communication session with a second user equipment; notifying the second user equipment of the communication session and an incoming caller-originated alert, the notification being transmitted via a circuit-switched channel; and causing a phonepage server to transmit, via a packet-switched channel, the caller-originated alert to the second user equipment for rendering thereon to alert a user associated with the second user equipment.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for providing caller-originated alert signals in a circuit-switched communication session, the method comprising:
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transmitting, from a first user equipment, a request to initiate a communication session with a second user equipment;
notifying the second user equipment of the communication session and an incoming caller-originated alert, the notification being transmitted via a circuit-switched channel; and
causing a phonepage server to transmit, via a packet-switched channel, the caller-originated alert to the second user equipment for rendering thereon to alert a user associated with the second user equipment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for receiving caller-originated alert signals in a circuit-switched communication session, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a first user equipment, a request to initiate a communication session from a second user equipment;
receiving, at the first user equipment, a notification of an incoming caller-originated alert associated with the communication session, the notification being transmitted via a circuit-switched channel;
retrieving, by the first user equipment, the caller-originated alert from a phonepage server via a packet-switched channel; and
rendering the caller-originated alert to alert a user associated with the first user equipment. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for providing caller-originated alert signals in a circuit-switched communication session, the system comprising:
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a phonepage server, a first user equipment, and a second user equipment;
the first user equipment being configured to transmit a request to initiate a communication session with the second user equipment;
the first user equipment being further configured to notify the second user equipment of the communication session and an incoming caller-originated alert, the notification being transmitted via a circuit-switched channel;
the phonepage server being configured to receive information associated with the caller-originated alert from at least one of the first user equipment and the second user equipment;
the phonepage server being further configured to transmit, via a packet-switched channel, the caller-originated alert to the second user equipment; and
the second user equipment being configured to render the caller-originated alert to alert a user associated with the second user equipment.
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19. A user equipment for providing caller-originated alert signals in a circuit-switched communication session, the user equipment comprising:
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a processor operatively coupled to at least one memory unit, a user interface, and a communication unit; and
the processor being configured to;
transmit a request to initiate a communication session with a second user equipment;
notify the second user equipment of the communication session and an incoming caller-originated alert, the notification being transmitted via a circuit-switched channel; and
cause a phonepage server to transmit, via a packet-switched channel, the caller-originated alert to the second user equipment for rendering thereon to alert a user associated with the second user equipment.
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20. A downloadable application or module for providing caller-originated alert signals in a circuit-switched communication session, the downloadable application or module being stored on a computer-readable media executable to perform:
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transmitting, from a first user equipment, a request to initiate a communication session with a second user equipment;
notifying the second user equipment of the communication session and an incoming caller-originated alert, the notification being transmitted via a circuit-switched channel; and
causing a phonepage server to transmit, via a packet-switched channel, the caller-originated alert to the second user equipment for rendering thereon to alert a user associated with the second user equipment.
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21. A user equipment for providing caller-originated alert signals in a circuit-switched communication session, the user equipment comprising:
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a processor operatively coupled to at least one memory unit, a user interface, and a communication unit; and
the processor being configured to;
receive a request to initiate a communication session from a second user equipment;
receive a notification of an incoming caller-originated alert associated with the communication session, the notification being transmitted via a circuit-switched channel;
retrieve the caller-originated alert from a phonepage server via a packet-switched channel; and
render the caller-originated alert.
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22. A downloadable application or module for providing caller-originated alert signals in a circuit-switched communication session, the downloadable application or module being stored on a computer-readable media executable to perform:
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receiving, at a first user equipment, a request to initiate a communication session from a second user equipment;
receiving, at the first user equipment, a notification of an incoming caller-originated alert associated with the communication session, the notification being transmitted via a circuit-switched channel;
retrieving, by the first user equipment, the caller-originated alert from a phonepage server via a packet-switched channel; and
rendering the caller-originated alert to alert a user associated with the first user equipment.
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