Ringback replacement insertion system
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1. A system for customizing a communications network, the system comprising:
- at least one communications station associated with a first network service provider said at least one communications stations associated with a calling party;
a storage device containing at least one announcement; and
,a network gateway for connecting a call placed from said first network service provider to a called party associated with a second network service provider;
wherein said second network provider receives information regarding a geographical location of said at least one communications station associated with said first network service provider, wherein said at least one announcement being associated with said geographical location, and wherein said second network service provider automatically associates said at least announcement with said first communications station upon receiving said geographical location matching said first communications station, andwherein at least a portion of said announcement is delivered as a call signal after an invitation to communicate is received by said called party from said calling party and after an acceptance is transmitted back to said calling party.
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Abstract
A ringback replacement insertion system for replacing certain communications network signals and tones is disclosed. Communications devices activate and interact with the ringback replacement system to allow for modification of the network service.
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22 Claims
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1. A system for customizing a communications network, the system comprising:
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at least one communications station associated with a first network service provider said at least one communications stations associated with a calling party; a storage device containing at least one announcement; and
,a network gateway for connecting a call placed from said first network service provider to a called party associated with a second network service provider; wherein said second network provider receives information regarding a geographical location of said at least one communications station associated with said first network service provider, wherein said at least one announcement being associated with said geographical location, and wherein said second network service provider automatically associates said at least announcement with said first communications station upon receiving said geographical location matching said first communications station, and wherein at least a portion of said announcement is delivered as a call signal after an invitation to communicate is received by said called party from said calling party and after an acceptance is transmitted back to said calling party. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for delivering at least a portion of an announcement to a calling station, the method comprising the steps of:
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placing a call from a communications station associated with a first network service provider; connecting said communications station to a second network service provider; delivering at least a portion of said announcement to said communications station as a call signal; terminating the delivery of said announcement to said communications station; and completing said call, wherein said second network provider receives information regarding a geographical location of said first communications station associated with said first network service provider, wherein said at least one announcement being associated with said geographical location, and wherein said second network service provider automatically associates said at least announcement with said first communications station upon receiving said geographical location matching said first communications station, and wherein said at least a portion of said announcement is delivered as said call signal after an invitation to communicate is received by said second network service provider from said communications station and after an acceptance of said invitation is transmitted back to said communications station. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for delivering at least a portion of an announcement to a calling station on hold within a communications network, the method comprising the steps of:
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placing a call from a communications station to a called station; placing said communications station on hold within said network; delivering at least a portion of said announcement to said communications device; terminating the delivery of said announcement to said communications device; and connecting said communications station to said called station, wherein said called station receives information regarding a geographical location of said communications station, wherein said called station automatically creates an association between said announcement and said communications station, wherein said announcement being associated with said geographical location, and wherein said at least a portion of said announcement is delivered as a call signal after an invitation to communicate is received by said called station from said communications station and after an acceptance of said invitation is transmitted back to said communications station. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A system for customizing a communications network, the system comprising:
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a first communications station associated with a first network service provider; a storage device containing at least one announcement; and
,a network gateway for connecting a call placed from a first communications station associated with said first network service provider to a second communications station associated with a second network service provider; wherein said announcement is chosen by one of an operator of said network gateway, a customer of an operator of said network gateway, an operator of said first network service provider, or a customer of said first network service provider, said announcement being associated with a telephone number of said first communications station; and wherein at least a portion of said announcement is delivered to said first communications station by said network gateway as a call signal before said call is answered, wherein said second network provider receives information regarding a geographical location of said first communications station associated with said first network service provider, wherein said at least one announcement being associated with said geographical location, and wherein said second network service provider automatically associates said at least announcement with said first communications station upon receiving said geographical location matching said first communications station, and wherein said at least a portion of said announcement is delivered as said call signal after an invitation to communicate is received by said second network service provider from said communications station and after an acceptance of said invitation is transmitted back to said communications station.
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22. A method for delivering at least a portion of an announcement to a calling station, the method comprising the steps of:
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placing a call from a first communications station associated with a first network service provider; connecting said first communications station to a second communications station associated with a second network service provider; delivering at least a portion of said announcement to said first communications station as a call signal; wherein said announcement is chosen by one of an operator of said network gateway, a customer of an operator of said network gateway, an operator of said first network service provider, or a customer of said first network service provider, said announcement being associated with a telephone number of said first communications station; terminating the delivery of said announcement to said first communications station; and completing said call to said second communications station, wherein said second network provider receives information regarding a geographical location of said first communications station associated with said first network service provider, wherein said announcement being associated with said geographical location, and wherein said second network service provider automatically associates said announcement with said first communications station upon receiving said geographical location matching said first communications station, and wherein said at least a portion of said announcement is delivered as said call signal after an invitation to communicate is received by said second communications station from said first communications station and after an acceptance of said invitation is transmitted back to said first communications station.
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