Method and network for providing service blending to a subscriber

• US 7,693,270 B2
• Filed: 02/21/2006
• Issued: 04/06/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: RPX Corporation
• Original Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc. (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Beck, Andre, Kocan, Kristin Freya, Hofmann, Markus Andreas
• Primary Examiner(s): Tsang; Fan
• Assistant Examiner(s): SHARIFZADA, IBRAHAM K
• Application Number:
  US11/357,144
• Publication Number:
  US 20070140150A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,505 Days
• Field of Search: 379/352, 379 8819- 8821, 37937301-37602, 370/352, 725/106
• US Class Current: 379/142.16
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1016 IP multimedia subsystem [IMS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1095 Inter-network session transfer or sharing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2535 adapted for voice communication over an Internet Protocol [IP] network Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) network equipment and services H04M7/006; implementation or adaptation of Internet protocol [IP], of transmission control protocol [TCP] or of user datagram protocol [UDP] H04L69/16
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/575 Means for retrieving and displaying personal data about calling party

Abstract

A method and communication network for providing a subscriber with a blend of services of the communication network delivered to the subscriber through a telephone and services delivered to the subscriber through a TV delivery system in communication with the network. Upon receipt of a message from a calling party, a service broker function may be configured to execute service package information associated with services of the TV delivery system subscription to include obtaining and delivering caller ID information of the calling party. The service broker function may be configured to alter the message request to generate a modified message request in respect to information affecting alerting of the subscriber'"'"'s phone. The modified message is sent to the subscriber'"'"'s phone so that, while information of the calling party is displayed on the TV delivery system, alerting of the phone is modified.

Claims

1. A method of providing a subscriber with a blend of one or more services of a communication network delivered to the subscriber through a telephone and one or more services delivered to the subscriber through a TV delivery system in communication with the network, comprising:

receiving a message request from a calling party, altering the message request in respect to information affecting alerting of the subscriber'"'"'s phone, based on data of said subscriber stored in a database, so as to generate a modified message request, and sending the modified message request to the subscriber'"'"'s phone so that, while information of the calling party is displayed on the TV delivery system, alerting of the phone is modified.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising executing service package information associated with the TV delivery system, upon receipt of the message request.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein executing further includes:

obtaining caller ID information of the calling party, and

sending the caller ID information to an application of the TV delivery system to display the calling party'"'"'s name and number information.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising sending an invitation to activate said alerting with the caller ID information to the TV delivery system, wherein the subscriber selectively activates the alerting via one of an on-screen browser and a remote control of the TV delivery system.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the message request is a SIP INVITE message, and altering further includes altering a header field of the SIP INVITE message.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the header field contains alert information specifying alerting or ringing tones for the subscriber'"'"'s phone, and altering further includes setting the alert information header field in the SIP INVITE to a given value to modify a presently selected ring tone or to suppress the ring tone on the subscriber'"'"'s phone.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the header field contains alert information specifying alerting or ringing tones for the subscriber'"'"'s phone, and altering further includes setting the alert information header field in the SIP INVITE to ‘

0’

to suppress alerting of the subscriber'"'"'s phone.

8. A communication network for providing a subscriber with a blend of one or more services of the network delivered to the subscriber through a telephone and one or more services delivered to the subscriber through a TV delivery system in communication with the network, comprising:

a server for receiving a message request from a calling party and directing the message request, and a service broker function in communication with the server for sharing information between applications of the network and TV delivery system, wherein the server directs the message request to the service broker function, and the service broker function executes, upon receipt of the message request, service package information associated with services of the TV delivery system subscription to include obtaining and delivering caller ID information of the calling party, alters information in the message request to generate a modified message request that is sent via the server to the phone of the subscriber to modify alerting of the subscriber'"'"'s phone, based on data of said subscriber stored in a database, and sends the caller ID information of the calling party to an application of the TV delivery system for display.

9. The network of claim 8, wherein

the message request is a SIP INVITE message, and

the service broker is adapted to change a header field of the SIP INVITE message.

10. The network of claim 9, wherein

the header field contains alert information specifying alerting or ringing tones for the subscriber'"'"'s phone, and

the service broker is adapted to change the alert information header field in the SIP INVITE message to a given value to modify a presently selected ring tone or to suppress the ring tone on the subscriber'"'"'s phone.

11. The network of claim 9, wherein

the header field contains alert information specifying alerting or ringing tones for the subscriber'"'"'s phone, and

the service broker is adapted to set the alert information header field in the SIP INVITE message to ‘

0’

to suppress alerting of the subscriber'"'"'s phone.

12. The network of claim 8, wherein the TV delivery system is an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) supporting a browser interface to the communication network that enables the subscriber to selectively activate or suppress a function to alter the information in the message request and to display caller ID information from the communication network on a display thereof.

13. The network of claim 8, wherein

the TV delivery system is an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) having a set top box with a client software application therein in communication with the service broker, and

the client software is adapted, via TV remote control commands from the subscriber, to selectively activate or suppress a function to alter the information in the message request and to display caller ID information from the communication network on a display thereof.

14. The network of claim 8, wherein the phone one of a SIP phone and a mobile GSM/WiFi phone registered with the network.

15. A service broker in a communication network for sharing information between applications of a communication network for a phone of the subscriber and a TV delivery system to facilitate a blending of services to be provided to a subscriber of the network and TV delivery system, wherein the service broker:

executes, upon receipt of a message request from a calling party, service package information associated with services of the TV delivery system subscription to include obtaining caller ID information of the calling party, alters information in the message request to generate a modified message request, based on data of said subscriber stored in a database, and directs sending of the modified message request to the phone of the subscriber to modify alerting of the subscriber'"'"'s phone, while sending the caller ID information of the calling party to an application of the TV delivery system for display.