METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REPLICATING RING BACK TONES
First Claim
1. A method for replicating a ring back tone (RBT) subscribed by a called party to a calling party over a network system, wherein the network system has an application server (AS), a media resource server (MRS), an RBT platform in communication with each other, comprising:
- receiving a call to a called party initiated by a calling party, by the AS;
sending a Play and Collect request to the MRS, by the AS, wherein the MRS is adapted to play an RBT subscribed by the called party to the calling party and obtain a Replicate RBT request initiated by the calling party according to the received Play and Collect request;
receiving the Replicate RBT request from the MRS, by the AS; and
sending a Replicate RBT command to an RBT platform by the AS according to the received Replicate RBT request, the Replicate RBT command carrying RBT replication information and instructing the RBT platform to replicate the requested RBT to an information library of the calling party.
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Abstract
The present invention, in one aspect, relates to a method for replicating ring back tone (RBT). In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of sending a Play and Collect request to a media resource server (MRS) by an application server (AS), playing an RBT subscribed by the called party to the calling party and obtaining a Replicate RBT request initiated by the calling party according to the Play and Collect request by the MRS, receiving the Replicate RBT request obtained and sent by the MRS, by the AS, and sending a Replicate RBT command to an RBT platform according to the received Replicate RBT request by the AS, the Replicate RBT command carrying RBT replication information and instructing the RBT platform to replicate the requested RBT to an information library of the calling party. The invention also relates to a system and apparatus for implementing same.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for replicating a ring back tone (RBT) subscribed by a called party to a calling party over a network system, wherein the network system has an application server (AS), a media resource server (MRS), an RBT platform in communication with each other, comprising:
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receiving a call to a called party initiated by a calling party, by the AS; sending a Play and Collect request to the MRS, by the AS, wherein the MRS is adapted to play an RBT subscribed by the called party to the calling party and obtain a Replicate RBT request initiated by the calling party according to the received Play and Collect request; receiving the Replicate RBT request from the MRS, by the AS; and sending a Replicate RBT command to an RBT platform by the AS according to the received Replicate RBT request, the Replicate RBT command carrying RBT replication information and instructing the RBT platform to replicate the requested RBT to an information library of the calling party. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for replicating a ring back tones (RBT), comprising:
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an application service (AS) in communication with the RBT platform; and a media resource server (MRS) in communication with the AS, wherein the AS and the MRS are configured such that after receiving a call to a called party initiated by a calling party, the AS sends a Play and Collect request to the MRS; the MRS plays an RBT subscribed by the called party to the calling party according to the received Play and Collect request, obtains a Replicate RBT request initiated by the calling party when playing the RBT to the calling party, and forwards the Replicate RBT request to the AS; and the AS sends a Replicate RBT command that carries RBT replication information to the RBT platform according to the Replicate RBT request forwarded by the MRS, so as to instruct the RBT platform to replicate the requested RBT to an information library of the calling party. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An application service for replicating a ring back tones (RBT), comprising:
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a component configure to receive a call to a called party initiated by a calling party; send a Play and Collect request to an MRS; and receive the Replicate RBT request from the MRS; send a Replicate RBT command to an RBT platform according to the received Replicate RBT request, the Replicate RBT command carrying RBT replication information and instructing the RBT platform to replicate the requested RBT to an information library of the calling party; wherein the MRS is adapted to play an RBT subscribed by the called party to the calling party and obtain a Replicate RBT request initiated by the calling party according to the received Play and Collect request.
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18. A media resource server (MRS) for replicating a ring back tones (RBT), comprising:
- a service processing unit and a play/collect unit,
wherein the service processing unit is adapted for receiving the Play and Collect request from the AS, sending a control command to the play/collect unit according to the Play and Collect request, receiving the Replicate RBT request of the calling party returned by the play/collect unit and forwarding the Replicate RBT request to the AS; and wherein the play/collect unit is adapted for receiving the control command from the service processing unit and playing the requested RBT to the calling party according to the control command, obtaining the Replicate RBT request from the calling party, and forwarding the Replicate RBT request to the service processing unit.
- a service processing unit and a play/collect unit,
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