SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRESENTING MULTIMEDIA OBJECTS IN CONJUNCTION WITH VOICE CALLS FROM A CIRCUIT-SWITCHED NETWORK

• US 20080259887A1
• Filed: 03/18/2008
• Published: 10/23/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Aylus Networks Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Aylus Networks Incorporated
• Inventors: Naqvi, Shamim A.
• Granted Patent: US 8,611,334 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/338
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1016 IP multimedia subsystem [IMS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1095 Inter-network session transfer or sharing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/401 wherein the services involve a main real-time session and one or more additional parallel real-time or time sensitive sessions, e.g. white board sharing or spawning of a subconference
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/123 where the packet-switched network is an Internet Protocol Multimedia System-type network
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/1235 where one of the core networks is a wireless network
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/00 Connection management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 80/10 adapted for application session management, e.g. SIP [Session Initiation Protocol] connection management H04W76/00; arrangements for session management H04L67/14
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/18 Service support devices; Network management devices

Abstract

The present invention provides systems and methods for presenting a multimedia object to a handset in conjunction with voice call from a circuit switched (CS) network. The voice call is delivered over the CS network and the multimedia object is delivered over a packet-switched (PS) network. The multimedia object can be rendered as a voice call alert, during the voice call, or after the voice call. The multimedia object can be an advertisement object and can be provided by a third party. The systems and methods described are applicable to IMS and non-IMS networks.

Claims

1. A method for delivering and presenting a multimedia object in conjunction with a voice call to a recipient handset over a wireless network utilizing multiple Radio Access Bearer (mRAB) technology comprising:

a circuit switched (CS) network initiating a voice call to a recipient handset over the CS network;

the CS network in response to the voice call sending a trigger message about the state of the voice call to the serving node (SN) residing on a packet switched (PS) network;

the SN initiating transfer of a multimedia object to a PS radio channel of the recipient handset over the PS network;

the recipient handset receiving the voice call on a CS radio channel over the CS network and the multimedia object on the PS radio channel over the PS network; and

the recipient handset presenting the multimedia object in conjunction with the voice call.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the SN selects the multimedia object to be transferred in response to the profile information for the initiator or the recipient.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the SN selects the multimedia object to be transferred in response to the time of day or logic residing in the initiator handset.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein selection of the multimedia object to be transferred is updated periodically.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein selection of the multimedia object is pre-provisioned in the SN by a party other than the inititator or the recipient.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the CS network trigger messages are generated by a trigger detection point (TDP) in a mobile switching center (MSC) switch residing on the CS network.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the SN initiated transfer of the multimedia object is controlled so that the multimedia object is delivered to coincide with the start of the voice call.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the recipient handset comprises a personal agent (PA) to coordinate the timing of the voice call and the presentation of the multimedia object on the recipient handset.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the multimedia object resides on the initiator handset prior to being transferred via the packet switched (PS) network.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising the serving node (SN) preloading the multimedia object onto the recipient handset via the PS network.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the multimedia object is provided by a party other than the initiator or the recipient.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the multimedia object is an advertisement object to be presented in the handset.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein multimedia object is an electronic image to be presented in the handset.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the multimedia object is a video clip to be presented in the handset.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the multimedia object is presented contemporaneously with a voice call alert.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the multimedia object is presented during the voice call or after the termination of the voice call.

17. A method for delivering and presenting a multimedia object in conjunction with a voice call to a recipient handset over a circuit switched (CS) network comprising:

preloading a multimedia object to a recipient handset over a packet switched (PS) network;

a CS network delivering a voice call to the recipient handset over a CS radio channel;

in response to the received voice call, the recipient handset presenting the multimedia object in conjunction with the voice call.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein a serving node (SN) residing on the PS network or a personal agent (PA) on the initiator handset selects the multimedia object in response to the profile information for the initiator or the recipient.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the SN selects the multimedia object to be transferred in response to the time of day or logic residing in the initiator handset.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein selection of the multimedia object to be transferred is updated periodically.

21. The method of claim 18, wherein selection of the multimedia object is pre-provisioned by a party other than the initiator or the recipient.

22. The method of claim 17, wherein the multimedia object is preloaded onto the recipient handset while its PS radio connection is inactive.

23. The method of claim 17, wherein the recipient handset is capable of operating a CS radio and a PS radio concurrently.

24. The method of claim 17, wherein the recipient handset is capable of operating one of a CS radio and a PS radio at a given time.

25. The method of claim 17, wherein the recipient handset comprises a personal agent (PA) to coordinate the timing of the voice call and the presentation of the multimedia object on the recipient handset.

26. The method of claim 17, wherein the multimedia object is provided by a party other than the initiator or the recipient.

27. The method of claim 17, wherein the multimedia object is an advertisement object to be presented in the handset.

28. The method of claim 17, wherein multimedia object is an image to be presented in the handset.

29. The method of claim 17, wherein the multimedia object is a video clip to be presented in the handset.

30. The method of claim 17, wherein the multimedia object is presented contemporaneously with a voice call alert.

31. The method of claim 17, wherein the multimedia object is presented during the voice call or after the termination of the voice call.

32. A system for delivering and presenting a multimedia object in conjunction with a voice call to a recipient handset over a wireless network utilizing multiple Radio Access Bearer (mRAB) technology, by coordinating operation of a circuit-switched (CS) network and a packet switched (PS) network, the system comprising:

a serving node (SN), residing on a PS network, responsive to a voice call on the CS network, having logic to select and initiate transfer of a multimedia object to the recipient handset over the PS network; and

a personal agent (PA) logic, on the recipient handset, for presenting the multimedia object in conjunction with the voice call.

33. A system for delivering and presenting a multimedia object in conjunction with a voice call to a recipient handset, the voice call being delivered over a circuit switched (CS) network and the multimedia object being delivered over the packet switched (PS) network, the system comprising:

a serving node (SN), residing on a PS network, for preloading a multimedia object to a recipient handset over the PS network; and

a personal agent (PA) logic on the recipient handset for presenting the multimedia object in response to a voice call over the CS network.