METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A RING BACK TONE IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK
First Claim
1. A method for providing a Ring Back Tone in a communication network, comprising:
- obtaining, when connecting a call, subscription information of an interactive Ring Back Tone service subscribed by a user;
issuing, when a callee is idle, to the callee a first subscription identifier for identifying an interactive Ring Back Tone service subscription of the user, wherein the first subscription identifier instructs the callee to wait for playing of an interactive Ring Back Tone; and
playing, according to the subscription information of the interactive Ring Back Tone service subscribed by the user, the interactive Ring Back Tone to the callee.
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Abstract
A method and system for implementing an interactive Ring Back Tone service are disclosed, and the method includes: obtaining (S101), when connecting a call, subscription information of an interactive Ring Back Tone service subscribed by a user; issuing (S102), when a called terminal is idle, to the called terminal a first subscription identifier for identifying an interactive Ring Back Tone service subscription of the user, where the first subscription identifier is for instructing the terminal to wait for playing of an interactive Ring Back Tone; and playing (S103), according to the interactive Ring Back Tone service subscribed by the user, the interactive Ring Back Tone to the called user.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for providing a Ring Back Tone in a communication network, comprising:
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obtaining, when connecting a call, subscription information of an interactive Ring Back Tone service subscribed by a user; issuing, when a callee is idle, to the callee a first subscription identifier for identifying an interactive Ring Back Tone service subscription of the user, wherein the first subscription identifier instructs the callee to wait for playing of an interactive Ring Back Tone; and playing, according to the subscription information of the interactive Ring Back Tone service subscribed by the user, the interactive Ring Back Tone to the callee. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. One or more computer readable media, comprising computer readable program code executed by one or more digital processor for providing a Ring Back Tone in a communication network the computer readable program code including:
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instructions for obtaining subscription information of an interactive Ring Back Tone service subscribed by a user; instructions for issuing, when a callee is idle, to the callee a first subscription identifier for identifying an interactive Ring Back Tone service subscription of the user, wherein the first subscription identifier instructs the callee to wait for playing of an interactive Ring Back Tone; and instructions for playing, according to the subscription information of the interactive Ring Back Tone service subscribed by the user, the interactive Ring Back Tone to the callee.
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13. A system for providing a Ring Back Tone in a communication network, comprising:
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a switching device, adapted to issue, when a callee is idle, to the callee a first subscription identifier, wherein the first subscription identifier instructs the callee to wait for playing of an interactive Ring Back Tone;
to connect a session between the callee and an interactive Ring Back Tone service platform; and
to instruct the interactive Ring Back Tone service platform to play the interactive Ring Back Tone to the callee,wherein the interactive Ring Back Tone service platform plays, according to subscription information of an interactive Ring Back Tone service subscribed by a user, the interactive Ring Back Tone to the callee.
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14. A switching device, comprising:
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an interactive Ring Back Tone subscription information obtaining unit for obtaining subscription information of an interactive Ring Back Tone service subscribed by a user; an interactive Ring Back Tone subscription identifier issuing unit for issuing to a callee a first subscription identifier, wherein the first subscription identifier instructs the callee to wait for playing of an interactive Ring Back Tone; and an interactive Ring Back Tone service triggering unit for routing the subscription information of the interactive Ring Back Tone service to an interactive Ring Back Tone service platform to trigger the interactive Ring Back Tone service. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. An interactive Ring Back Tone service platform, comprising:
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a receiving unit for receiving subscription information of an interactive Ring Back Tone service transmitted from a switching device; and a playing unit for playing an interactive Ring Back Tone to a user according to service information and the subscription information of the interactive Ring Back Tone service. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A terminal for implementing an interactive Ring Back Tone service, comprising:
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a receiving unit for receiving a first subscription identifier for identifying an interactive Ring Back Tone service subscription of a user, wherein the first subscription identifier instructs a callee to wait for playing of an interactive Ring Back Tone; and a shielding unit for shielding, according to the first subscription identifier, a ring tone of the terminal.
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