Method and apparatus for providing ringback tones
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1. A method of providing an adaptive ringback tone to a calling party, the method comprising:
- receiving a call to a subscriber from the calling party;
providing an adaptive ringback tone to the calling party based on state data;
storing a playback position in the state data, die playback position indicative of when the calling party stopped listening to the adaptive ringback tone in a previous call.
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Abstract
A method of providing a ringback tone to a calling party. The method includes receiving a call directed to a subscriber from the calling party. At least one of an adaptive ringback tone and an actionable ringback tone is provided to the calling party. The adaptive ringback tone is based on state data.
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55 Claims
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1. A method of providing an adaptive ringback tone to a calling party, the method comprising:
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receiving a call to a subscriber from the calling party; providing an adaptive ringback tone to the calling party based on state data; storing a playback position in the state data, die playback position indicative of when the calling party stopped listening to the adaptive ringback tone in a previous call. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of providing an adaptive ringback tone to a calling party, the method comprising:
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receiving a call to a subscriber from the calling party; providing an adaptive ringback tone to the calling party based on state data; wherein providing the adaptive ringback tone includes; maintaining a list of ringback tones; selecting one of the ringback tones based on the state data; wherein the state data includes a history of ringback tones provided to the calling party, and wherein selecting the ringback tone is a function of the history; providing the selected ringback tone. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A method of providing an adaptive ringback tone to a calling party, the method comprising:
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receiving a call to a subscriber from the calling party; providing an adaptive ringback tone to the calling party based on state data; wherein the adaptive ringback tone is associated with a file stored in a ringback tone database, and wherein the file includes data that is dynamic between one or more calls from the subscriber.
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13. A system for providing an adaptive ringback tone to a calling party, the system comprising:
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a call module for receiving a call to a subscriber from the calling party; a ringback tone module for providing an adaptive ringback tone to the calling party based on state data; wherein the state data includes a playback position, the playback position indicative of when the calling party stopped listening to the adaptive ringback tone in a previous call, and wherein the ringback tone module provides the adaptive ringback tone starting as a function of the playback position. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for providing an adaptive ringback tone to a calling party, the system comprising:
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a call module for receiving a call to a subscriber from the calling party; a ringback tone module for providing an adaptive ringback tone to the calling party based on state data; wherein the ringback tone module includes; a list of ringback tones; a ringback tone selection module for selecting, based on the state data, one of the ringback tones in the list to be provided to the calling party; wherein the state data includes a history of ring back tones provided to the calling party, the selection module selecting the ringback tone as a function of the history.
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24. A system for providing an adaptive ringback tone to a calling party, the system comprising:
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a call module for receiving a call to a subscriber from the calling party; a ringback tone module for providing an adaptive ringback tone to the calling party based on state data; wherein the adaptive ringback tone is associated with a file stored in a ringback tone database, and wherein the file includes data that is dynamic between one or more calls from the subscriber.
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25. A method of providing an actionable ringback tone to a calling party, the method comprising:
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receiving a call directed towards a subscriber from the calling party; providing an actionable ringback tone to the calling party; receiving a response to the actionable ringback tone from the calling party; performing an action based on the response; wherein the actionable ringback tone includes a voice prompt. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A system for providing an actionable ringback tone to a calling party, the system comprising:
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a call module for receiving a call directed towards a subscriber from the calling party; a ringback tone module for providing the actionable ringback tone to the calling party; a response module for receiving a response to the actionable ringback tone from the calling party; an action module for performing an action based on the response;
wherein the ringback tone module interrupts the actionable ringback tone provided to the calling party upon the subscriber answering the call;wherein the ringback tone module interrupts the actionable ringback tone by continuing to play the ringback tone until a predetermined stopping point is reached.
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33. A system for providing an actionable ringback tone to a calling party, the system comprising:
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a call module for receiving a call directed towards a subscriber from the calling party; a ringback tone module for providing the actionable ringback tone to the calling party; a response module for receiving a response to the actionable ringback tone from the calling party; wherein the actionable ringback tone includes a voice prompt. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36)
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37. A system for providing an actionable ringback tone to a calling party, the system comprising:
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a call module for receiving a call directed towards a subscriber from the calling party; a ringback tone module for providing the actionable ringback tone to the calling party; a response module for receiving a response to the actionable ringback tone from the calling party; wherein the actionable ringback tone includes at least one of a question, an advertisement, a survey request, a transaction, and an inquiry as to whether the calling party wishes to purchase the ringback tone.
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38. A method of providing a progressive ringback tone to a calling party, the method comprising:
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defining a plurality of data segments; receiving a call to a subscriber from the calling party; selecting one of the plurality of segments based on state data associated with the call; and providing the selected segment to the calling party. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A system for providing a progressive ringback tone to a calling party, the system comprising:
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a plurality of data segments representing a ringback tone; a call receive module for receiving a call to a subscriber from the calling party; a segment selector for selecting one of the segments based on state data associated with the call; and a call provide module for providing the selected segment to the calling party. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A method of providing a dynamic ringback tone to a calling party;
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receiving a text feed; concatenating speech segments based on the text feed to form a ringback tone; receiving a call to a subscriber from the calling party; providing the ringback tone to the calling party. - View Dependent Claims (53)
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54. A method of providing a dynamic ringback tone to a calling party;
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receiving a text feed; converting the text to speech to form a ringback tone; receiving a call to a subscriber from the calling party; and providing the ringback tone to the calling party. - View Dependent Claims (55)
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