Method and Apparatus for Using a User Message From a Caller Terminal as a Call Alert For a Callee Terminal
First Claim
1. A method for providing a user message from a caller terminal as a call alert, comprising:
- detecting a request at the caller terminal to establish a connection;
receiving a user message at the caller terminal; and
propagating the user message from the caller terminal toward the callee terminal;
wherein the user message is adapted for use as a call alert to the callee terminal.
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Abstract
The invention includes a method and apparatus for using a user message from a caller terminal as a call alert for a callee terminal. In one embodiment, a method for providing a user message from a caller terminal as a call alert includes detecting a request at the caller terminal to establish a connection, receiving a user message at the caller terminal and propagating the user message from the caller terminal toward the callee terminal, wherein the user message is adapted for use as a call alert to the callee terminal. In one embodiment, a method for using a user message as a call alert includes receiving, at a callee terminal, a user message associated with a connection establishment request and presenting the user message as a call alert for the connection establishment request.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for providing a user message from a caller terminal as a call alert, comprising:
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detecting a request at the caller terminal to establish a connection; receiving a user message at the caller terminal; and propagating the user message from the caller terminal toward the callee terminal; wherein the user message is adapted for use as a call alert to the callee terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for using a user message as a call alert, comprising:
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receiving a user message at a callee terminal, wherein the user message is associated with a connection establishment request; and presenting the user message as a call alert for the connection establishment request. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for providing a user message as a call alert, comprising:
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receiving a connection establishment request having associated therewith a user message adapted for use as a call alert to a callee terminal; determining whether the callee terminal is registered for a user message alerting service; and propagating the user message toward the callee terminal in response to a determination that the callee terminal is registered for the user message alerting service. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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