METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR ANNOUNCING CALLER INFORMATION OVER A TELEVISION LINK

• US 20120224512A1
• Filed: 05/10/2012
• Published: 09/06/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: BCE Incorporated
• Original Assignee: BCE Incorporated
• Inventors: SOO, Sieark Joseph, WILKES, Maria Berthe Barbara, BEAUVAIS, Martin Pierre
• Granted Patent: US 9,826,287 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/259
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/57 Arrangements for indicating or recording the number of the calling subscriber at the called subscriber's set at the operator set in a manual exchange H04M5/20
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42 Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers specially adapted for wireless communication networks H04W4/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42042 Notifying the called party of information on the calling party details within substation equipment H04M1/57, signalling details H04Q3/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25866 Management of end-user data customer care in data networks H04L41/5077
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4882 for displaying messages, e.g. warnings, reminders arrangements for providing short real-time information to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1895
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/106 for domestic distribution
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/173 with two-way working, e.g. subscriber sending a programme selection signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/0025 Provisions for signalling
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/72 Finding out and indicating number of calling subscriber

Abstract

A method, system and apparatus for announcing caller information to users over a television link. The method comprises receiving, via a portion of a data network adapted for handling Voice-over-IP (VoIP) calls, Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) signalling information associated with an incoming call destined for a destination party, the SIP signalling information comprising a portion conveying information regarding an origin of the incoming call and information regarding an identity of the destination party. The method further comprises attempting to establish a telephony link with a device associated with the destination party over a communication network in response to the receiving. The method further comprises releasing the portion of the SIP signalling information to a processing entity to cause delivery of an indication of the origin of the incoming call over a television link associated with the destination party, the indication based on the information regarding an origin of the incoming call.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, via a portion of a data network adapted for handling Voice-over-IP (VoIP) calls, Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) signalling information associated with an incoming call destined for a destination party, the SIP signalling information comprising a portion conveying information regarding an origin of the incoming call and information regarding an identity of the destination party;

responsive to said receiving, attempting to establish a telephony link with a device associated with the destination party over a communication network;

releasing said portion of the SIP signalling information to a processing entity to cause delivery of an indication of the origin of the incoming call over a television link associated with the destination party, said indication based on said information regarding an origin of the incoming call,

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said receiving SIP signalling information comprises receiving a SIP invite message.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said releasing said portion of the SIP signalling information comprises attempting to establish a second telephony link with the processing entity.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein said attempting to establish a second telephony link comprises invoking a proxy function.

6. The method of claim 4, further comprising provisioning a network address associated with the processing entity as a registered agent associated with the destination party;

said provisioning operable for triggering said attempting to establish a second telephony link.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said information regarding an origin of the incoming call comprises one of a telephone number and an IP address;

and wherein said information regarding an identity of the destination party comprises one of a telephone number and an IP address.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein said information regarding an origin of the incoming call further comprises a name associated with the originating party.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising triggering the processing entity to determine a name associated with the origin of the incoming call.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein said triggering the processing entity comprises triggering the processing entity to access a database comprising a plurality of names, each name associated with potential information regarding an origin of an incoming call.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein said information regarding an origin of the incoming call comprises at least one of a telephone number, an IP address and a name associated with the origin of the incoming call;

and wherein said identity of the destination party comprises one of a telephone number and an IP address.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein said indication of the origin of the incoming call comprises said information regarding an origin of the incoming call.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising accessing a database to determine said indication of the origin of the incoming call based on said information regarding an origin of the incoming call.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein said information regarding an origin of the incoming call comprises a network identifier associated with the origin of the incoming call;

and wherein said indication of the origin of the incoming call comprises at least a name associated with the origin of the incoming call.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein said releasing said portion of the SIP signalling information causes the processing entity to forward an announcement trigger to a set-top box associated with the destination party via the television link, the announcement trigger comprising at least said indication of the origin of the incoming call for conveyance over a display connected to the set-top box.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the announcement trigger is instrumental in causing the conveyance of said indication of the origin of the incoming call over the display.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein said attempting to establish a telephony link with a device associated with the destination party and said releasing said portion of the SIP signalling information to a processing entity are performed simultaneously.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein said releasing said portion of the SIP signalling information to a processing entity is performed before said attempting to establish a telephony link with a device associated with the destination party.

20. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining whether said destination party subscribes to an announcement service for enabling the information regarding an origin of the incoming call to be announced to the destination party over a television link associated with the destination party.

3. The method of claim I, wherein said releasing said portion of the SIP signalling information to the processing entity comprises forwarding a replica of the SIP signalling information to the processing entity.

19. The method of claim I, wherein said releasing said portion of the SIP signalling information to a processing entity is performed after said attempting to establish a telephony link with a device associated with the destination party.

71-68. -68. (canceled)