System and method of delivering a multimedia alarm call message
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1. A method of scheduling a multimedia alarm call message for delivery from a network provider equipment system to a telephony user, comprising:
- initiating a call from an originating multimedia end user terminal to a first connected switch in the network provider equipment system said call including an alarm call request to schedule delivery of said multimedia alarm call message;
receiving said call at the first connected switch and detecting said alarm call request to schedule delivery of said multimedia alarm call message;
sending a first signal from the first connected switch to a centralized database in response to said alarm call request to schedule delivery of said multimedia alarm call message;
sending a second signal from the centralized database to a recording device indicating the alarm call request to schedule delivery of said multimedia alarm call message;
establishing a connection between said originating multimedia end user terminal and the recording device;
providing an interface from the recording device to said originating multimedia end user terminal for scheduling delivery of said multimedia alarm call message;
communicating from the originating multimedia end user terminal to the recording device a delivery schedule for said multimedia alarm call message;
storing said delivery schedule;
storing at the centralized database a destination number for a destination multimedia end user terminal where said multimedia alarm call message is to be delivered;
determining whether said destination multimedia end user terminal is capable of receiving and playing said multimedia alarm call message; and
providing a warning message to said originating multimedia end user terminal when said destination multimedia end user terminal is incapable of receiving and playing said multimedia alarm call message.
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Abstract
A telephony system schedules and delivers multimedia Alarm Call messages to users via multimedia end user terminals connected with the system over a multimedia bearer connection. A user may select one of a plurality of predefined messages to be delivered either once or periodically according to a user-defined schedule. The system may also allow users to create and schedule delivery of custom multimedia Alarm Call messages.
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26 Claims
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1. A method of scheduling a multimedia alarm call message for delivery from a network provider equipment system to a telephony user, comprising:
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initiating a call from an originating multimedia end user terminal to a first connected switch in the network provider equipment system said call including an alarm call request to schedule delivery of said multimedia alarm call message; receiving said call at the first connected switch and detecting said alarm call request to schedule delivery of said multimedia alarm call message; sending a first signal from the first connected switch to a centralized database in response to said alarm call request to schedule delivery of said multimedia alarm call message; sending a second signal from the centralized database to a recording device indicating the alarm call request to schedule delivery of said multimedia alarm call message; establishing a connection between said originating multimedia end user terminal and the recording device; providing an interface from the recording device to said originating multimedia end user terminal for scheduling delivery of said multimedia alarm call message; communicating from the originating multimedia end user terminal to the recording device a delivery schedule for said multimedia alarm call message; storing said delivery schedule; storing at the centralized database a destination number for a destination multimedia end user terminal where said multimedia alarm call message is to be delivered; determining whether said destination multimedia end user terminal is capable of receiving and playing said multimedia alarm call message; and providing a warning message to said originating multimedia end user terminal when said destination multimedia end user terminal is incapable of receiving and playing said multimedia alarm call message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of delivering a previously scheduled multimedia alarm call message from a network provider equipment system to a telephony user, comprising:
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storing at the centralized database a destination number for a destination multimedia end user terminal where said multimedia alarm call message is to be delivered; determining whether said destination multimedia end user terminal is capable of receiving and playing said multimedia alarm call message; and providing a warning message to said originating multimedia end user terminal when said destination multimedia end user terminal is incapable of receiving and playing said multimedia alarm call message; monitoring a current time in the network provider equipment system; comparing said current time with a scheduled delivery time for said previously scheduled multimedia alarm call message; in response to a coincidence between said current time and said scheduled delivery time, sending an instruction from a centralized database to a connected switch in said network provider equipment system to initiate a connection between said destination multimedia end user terminal and a recording device wherein said multimedia alarm call message is stored; establishing a connection between said destination multimedia end user terminal and said recording device; and delivering said previously scheduled multimedia alarm call message from said recording device to said destination multimedia end user terminal. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for delivering a multimedia alarm call message to a telephony user, comprising:
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a connected switch for receiving a request from an originating multimedia end user terminal to schedule delivery of said multimedia alarm call message; a recording device connected to said connected switch for providing an interface to the originating multimedia end user terminal to schedule delivery of said multimedia alarm call message in response to said request to schedule delivery of said multimedia alarm call message and for receiving from the originating multimedia end user terminal delivery information for said multimedia alarm call message, including a scheduled delivery time for said multimedia alarm call message; a destination end user terminal, connected to said connected switch, where said multimedia alarm call message is to be delivered; a centralized database connected with said recording device and said connected switch for instructing said connected switch to initiate a connection between said recording device and said destination multimedia end user terminal to deliver said multimedia alarm call message in response to a coincidence between a current time and said scheduled delivery time; means for determining whether said destination multimedia end user terminal is capable of receiving and playing said multimedia alarm call message; and means for providing a warning message to said originating multimedia end user terminal when said destination multimedia end user terminal is incapable of receiving and playing said multimedia alarm call message. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. In a telephony system, a method of scheduling a multimedia alarm call message, comprising:
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establishing a connection between an originating multimedia end user terminal and network provider equipment in said telephony system; placing an alarm call request from said originating multimedia end user terminal to said network provider equipment to schedule said multimedia alarm call message; providing from the network provider equipment to the originating multimedia end user terminal an interface for execution of multimedia control procedures by a user to provide delivery information for said multimedia alarm call message; providing from the originating multimedia end user terminal to the network provider equipment said delivery information; storing said delivery information at said network provider equipment determining whether a destination multimedia end user terminal, where said multimedia alarm call message is to be delivered, is capable of receiving and playing said multimedia alarm call message; and providing a warning message to said originating multimedia end user terminal when said destination multimedia end user terminal is incapable of receiving and playing said multimedia alarm call message.
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