Providing content delivery during a call hold condition
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1. A data communication system for providing content transmission upon placement of a call on hold, the system comprising:
- a server configured to receive a message from a first client indicating the hold condition of the call with a second client; and
another server configured to store the content,wherein the server is configured to generate a request message, in response to the hold condition, for performing call control on behalf of the first client by transmitting the request message to the other server to instruct the other server to transmit the content to the second client.
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Abstract
An approach for providing content transmission upon placement of a call on hold is disclosed. A data communications system includes a proxy server that is configured to receive a message from a first client indicating the hold condition of a Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) call with a second client. The system also includes a content server (e.g., music server) that is configured to transmit the content stored therein to the second client in response to a request message from the server.
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1. A data communication system for providing content transmission upon placement of a call on hold, the system comprising:
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a server configured to receive a message from a first client indicating the hold condition of the call with a second client; and another server configured to store the content, wherein the server is configured to generate a request message, in response to the hold condition, for performing call control on behalf of the first client by transmitting the request message to the other server to instruct the other server to transmit the content to the second client. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for providing content transmission over a data network upon placement of a call on hold, the method comprising:
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receiving a message from a first client indicating the hold condition of the call with a second client; generating a request message, in response to the hold condition, for performing call control on behalf of the first client; and transmitting the request message to a content server to instruct the content server to transmit content stored therein to the second client. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A network device for providing content transmission over a data network upon placement of a call on hold, the device comprising:
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a communications interface configured to receive a message from a first client indicating the hold condition of the call with a second client; and a processor coupled to the communications interface and configured to generate a request message, in response to the hold condition, for performing call control on behalf of the first client by transmitting the request message to a content server to instruct the content server to transmit content stored therein to the second client. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A network device for providing content transmission over a data network upon placement of a call on hold, the device comprising:
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means for receiving a message from a first client indicating the hold condition of the call with a second client; and means for generating a request message, in response to the hold condition, for performing call control on behalf of the first client; and means for transmitting the request message to a content server to instruct the content server to transmit content stored therein to the second client. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer-readable storage medium, including only volatile media or non-volatile media, storing one or more sequences of one or more instructions for providing content transmission over a data network upon placement of a call on hold, the one or more sequences of one or more instructions including instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform the steps of:
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Receiving a message from a first client indicating the hold condition of the call with a second client; Generating a request message, in response to the hold condition, for performing call control on behalf of the first client; and Transmitting the request message to a content server to instruct the content server to transmit content stored therein to the second client. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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