Method for Enhancing Communication, a Terminal and a Telecommunication System

• US 20100087140A1
• Filed: 04/30/2009
• Published: 04/08/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/07/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: RPX Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: MAKIPAA, Mikko, KOPRA, Toni
• Application Number:
  US12/433,326
• Publication Number:
  US 20100087140A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/3.60
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27453 Directories allowing storage of additional subscriber data, e.g. metadata
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72442 for playing music files
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/2044 Group features, e.g. closed user group
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/2066 Call type detection of indication, e.g. voice or fax, mobile of fixed, PSTN or IP
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/30 Determination of the location of a subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42093 Notifying the calling party of information on the called or connected party
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42365 Presence services providing information on the willingness to communicate or the ability to communicate in terms of media capability or network connectivity
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42374 where the information is provided to a monitoring entity such as a potential calling party or a call processing server

Abstract

A solution for enhancing communication in a telecommunication system is provided. In the solution, data concerning a dynamic profile of at least some of the terminals of the system is maintained in the system. The data is available to other terminals. When music is played in a terminal the dynamic profile of the terminal is updated with information relating to the music played in the terminal.

Claims

1. (canceled)

2. A method comprising:

receiving and maintaining data, in an electronic device of a telecommunication system, concerning a dynamic profile of at least a first terminal of the system, the data being available to at least a second terminal,

in response to receiving data characterizing a music track currently being played in the first terminal, updating the dynamic profile,

checking whether one or more terminals subscribe to the dynamic profile, and

in response to one or more terminals subscribing to the dynamic profile, transmitting data relating to the updated dynamic profile to the one or more subscribing terminals.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the data characterizing the music track comprises at least one of the following:

the name of the currently played music track,

the name of the artist performing the music track,

the genre of the music track,

the tempo of the music track,

the mood of the music track,

a graphical symbol related to the music track, and

an identification tag of the music track.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the data characterizing the music track is transmitted to the one or more subscribing terminals.

5. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

selecting graphical symbols on the basis of the data characterizing the music track, and

transmitting the selected symbols as part of the data relating to the updated dynamic profile.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

selecting animations or visual parameters for graphical symbols on the basis of the data characterizing the music track, and

transmitting the animations or parameters as part of the data relating to the updated dynamic profile.

7. The method of claim 2, wherein the data relating to the updated dynamic profile comprises a selectable link relating to the music track.

8. The method of claim 2, wherein the music track currently being played is streamed from the electronic device.

9. A server of a telecommunication system, comprising a control unit and a memory storing executable instructions that, in response to execution by the control unit, cause the server at least to:

receive data from at least one terminal of the system concerning a dynamic profile corresponding to the terminal that transmitted the data, the data being available to one or more other terminals,

maintain the received data,

update the dynamic profile in response to receiving data characterizing a music track currently being played in the terminal that transmitted the data,

check whether one or more terminals subscribe to the dynamic profile, and

transmit data relating to the updated dynamic profile to one or more subscribing terminals.

21. The server according to claim 9, wherein the data characterizing the music track comprises at least one of the following:

the name of the currently played music track,

the name of the artist performing the music track,

the genre of the music track,

the tempo of the music track,

the mood of the music track,

a graphical symbol related to the music track, and

an identification tag of the music track.

22. The server according to claim 21, wherein the memory and the control unit are configured to cause the server to transmit the data characterizing the music track to the one or more subscribing terminals.

23. The server according to claim 9, wherein the memory and the control unit are configured to cause the server to:

select graphical symbols on the basis of the data characterizing the music track, and

transmit the selected symbols as part of the data relating to the updated dynamic profile.

24. The server according to claim 9, wherein the memory and the control unit are configured to cause the server to:

select animations or visual parameters for graphical symbols on the basis of the data characterizing the music track, and

transmit the animations or parameters as part of the data relating to the updated dynamic profile.

25. The server according to claim 9, wherein the data relating to the updated dynamic profile comprises a selectable link relating to the music track.

26. The server according to claim 9, wherein the memory and the control unit are configured to cause the server to stream music and the music track currently being played is streamed from the server.

27. The server according to claim 9, wherein the memory and the control unit are configured to cause the server to transmit the data relating to the updated dynamic profile as an update message.

10-16. -16. (canceled)

17. A computer-readable medium encoded with a computer program of instructions for executing a computer process in an electronic device of a telecommunication system, the process comprising:

receiving data from at least a first terminal of the system, concerning a dynamic profile of the terminal from which the data was received, the data being available to one or more other terminals,

maintaining the received data,

in response to receiving data characterizing a music track currently being played in the terminal, updating the dynamic profile,

checking whether one or more terminals subscribe to the dynamic profile, and

in response to one or more terminals subscribing to the dynamic profile, transmitting data relating to the updated dynamic profile to the one or more subscribing terminals.

28. The computer-readable medium according to claim 17, wherein the data characterizing the music track comprises at least one of the following:

the name of the currently played music track,

the name of the artist performing the music track,

the genre of the music track,

the tempo of the music track,

the mood of the music track,

a graphical symbol related to the music track, and

an identification tag of the music track.

29. The computer-readable medium according to claim 28, wherein the data characterizing the music track is transmitted to the one or more subscribing terminals.

30. The computer-readable medium according to claim 17, wherein the process further comprises:

selecting graphical symbols on the basis of the data characterizing the music track, and

transmitting the selected symbols as part of the data relating to the updated dynamic profile.

31. The computer-readable medium according to claim 17, wherein the process further comprises:

selecting animations or visual parameters for graphical symbols on the basis of the data characterizing the music track, and

transmitting the animations or parameters as part of the data relating to the updated dynamic profile.

18-20. -20. (canceled)