Methods, Systems, and Products for Providing Ring Backs

• US 20110103569A1
• Filed: 01/05/2011
• Published: 05/05/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Sutcliffe, Geoff
• Granted Patent: US 8,712,027 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/207.16
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/18 wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42017 Customized ring-back tones

Abstract

Methods, systems, and products provide a ring back to a calling party during a wait time. Weather, sports scores, and financial data may be associated to ring backs. When a communication request is received, a ring back may be chosen by a called party for presentation to a calling party.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

retrieving sports data;

querying a database that stores ring backs selected by a called party for presentation to a calling party;

retrieving a ring back associated with the sports data, with the called party, and with the calling party; and

routing an indication of the ring back during a wait time.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein retrieving the sports data comprises retrieving a score of a game.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising associating a number of the called party to the ring back.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising associating an email address to the ring back.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising forwarding a name of the ring back to a device associated with the calling party.

6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising playing the ring back to the calling party.

7. A system, comprising:

a processor executing code stored in memory that causes the processor to;

retrieve financial data;

querying a database that stores ring backs selected by a called party for presentation to a calling party;

retrieving a ring back associated with the financial data, with the called party, and with the calling party; and

routing an indication of the ring back during a wait time.

8. The system according to claim 7, wherein the code further causes the processor to retrieve a stock price.

9. The system according to claim 7, wherein the code further causes the processor to query a third party for the financial data.

10. The system according to claim 7, wherein the code further causes the processor to formulate a program of ring backs from which the called party may select.

11. The system according to claim 7, wherein the code further causes the processor to randomly select the ring back.

12. The system according to claim 7, wherein the code further causes the processor to associate a number of the called party to the ring back.

13. The system according to claim 7, wherein the code further causes the processor to associate an email address to the ring back.

14. The system according to claim 7, wherein the code further causes the processor to forward a name of the ring back.

15. The system according to claim 7, wherein the code further causes the processor to forward a name of the ring back to a device associated with the calling party.

16. The system according to claim 7, wherein the code further causes the processor to play the ring back to the calling party.

17. A computer readable medium storing processor executable instructions for performing a method, the method comprising:

retrieving weather data;

querying a database that stores ring backs selected by a called party for presentation to a calling party;

retrieving a ring back associated with the weather data, with the called party, and with the calling party; and

routing an indication of the ring back during a wait time.

18. The computer readable medium according to claim 17, wherein the code further causes the processor to retrieve current weather conditions for the called party.

19. The system according to claim 7, wherein the code further causes the processor to query a third party for the weather data.

20. The system according to claim 7, wherein the code further causes the processor to formulate a weather program of ring backs.