TECHNIQUE FOR OBTAINING CALLER-ORIGINATED ALERT SIGNALS IN IP-BASED COMMUNICATION SESSIONS
First Claim
1. A method for obtaining caller-originated alert signals in an IP-based communication session, the method comprising:
- receiving, from a first user equipment and via a first communication channel, a request to initiate a communication session, the request being received at a second user equipment;
in response to the request, causing a phonepage server to transmit, via a second communication channel, a caller-originated alert to the second user equipment; and
rendering the caller-originated alert to alert a user associated with the second user equipment.
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Abstract
A technique for obtaining caller-originated alert signals in IP-based communication sessions is disclosed. According to one embodiment, the technique may be realized as a method comprising the steps of: receiving, from a first user equipment and via a first communication channel, a request to initiate a communication session, the request being received at a second user equipment; in response to the request, causing a phonepage server to transmit, via a second communication channel, a caller-originated alert to the second user equipment; and rendering the caller-originated alert to alert a user associated with the second user equipment.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for obtaining caller-originated alert signals in an IP-based communication session, the method comprising:
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receiving, from a first user equipment and via a first communication channel, a request to initiate a communication session, the request being received at a second user equipment;
in response to the request, causing a phonepage server to transmit, via a second communication channel, a caller-originated alert to the second user equipment; and
rendering the caller-originated alert to alert a user associated with the second user equipment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for delivering caller-originated alert signals in an IP-based communication session, the method comprising:
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receiving, from a first user equipment, a request to initiate a communication session with a second user equipment via a first communication channel; and
transmitting, in response to the request, one or more messages to the second user equipment, the one or more messages causing the second user equipment to obtain a caller-originated alert from a phonepage server via a second communication channel and to render the caller-originated alert to alert a user associated with the second user equipment.
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16. A system for obtaining caller-originated alert signals in an IP-based communication session, the system comprising:
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a communication server, a phonepage server, a first user equipment, and a second user equipment;
the first user equipment being configured to transmit, to the communication server, a request to initiate a communication session with the second user equipment;
the communication server being configured to initiate the communication session by at least notifying the second user equipment;
the second user equipment being configured to contact the phonepage server in response to the notification of the requested communication session and to receive, via a second communication channel, the caller-originated alert; and
the second user equipment being further configured to render the caller-originated alert to alert a user associated with the second user equipment.
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17. A user equipment for obtaining caller-originated alert signals in an IP-based 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, from a first user equipment and via a first communication channel, a request to initiate a communication session, the request being received at a second user equipment;
in response to the request, cause a phonepage server to transmit, via a second communication channel, a caller-originated alert to the second user equipment; and
render the caller-originated alert to alert a user associated with the second user equipment.
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18. A downloadable application or module for obtaining caller-originated alert signals in an IP-based communication session, the downloadable application or module being stored on a computer-readable media executable to perform:
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receiving, from a first user equipment and via a first communication channel, a request to initiate a communication session, the request being received at a second user equipment;
in response to the request, causing a phonepage server to transmit, via a second communication channel, a caller-originated alert to the second user equipment; and
rendering the caller-originated alert to alert a user associated with the second user equipment.
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