Method, apparatus and system for playing ring back tone
First Claim
1. A method for playing a Ring Back Tone, comprising:
- determining, according to a call request initiated by a calling party, whether a called party has customized a called-party Ring Back Tone service;
further determining, if the called party has customized a called-party Ring Back Tone service, whether the calling party has customized a Ring Back Tone;
determining, if the calling party has customized a Ring Back Tone, whether a combination playing identifier is set in a ring tone parameter identifier corresponding to the calling party; and
playing, if the combination playing identifier is set, to the calling party the Ring Back Tone customized by the calling party in combination with the Ring Back Tone customized by the called party.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus and system for playing a Ring Back Tone are provided, and the method includes: determining, according to a call request initiated by a calling party, whether a called party has customized a called-party Ring Back Tone service; further determining, if the called party has customized a called-party Ring Back Tone service, whether the calling party has customized a Ring Back Tone; and playing, if the calling party has customized a Ring Back Tone, a ring tone to the calling party, according to the Ring Back Tone customized by the calling party. According to the above technical solution, the calling party can accurately receive the ring tone selected by the calling party himself in the case that the called party has customized a Ring Back Tone service.
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11 Claims
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1. A method for playing a Ring Back Tone, comprising:
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determining, according to a call request initiated by a calling party, whether a called party has customized a called-party Ring Back Tone service; further determining, if the called party has customized a called-party Ring Back Tone service, whether the calling party has customized a Ring Back Tone; determining, if the calling party has customized a Ring Back Tone, whether a combination playing identifier is set in a ring tone parameter identifier corresponding to the calling party; and playing, if the combination playing identifier is set, to the calling party the Ring Back Tone customized by the calling party in combination with the Ring Back Tone customized by the called party. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 11)
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6. A Ring Back Tone apparatus, comprising:
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a combination setting unit, configured to add, according to a ring tone selection request message, a combination playing identifier into a ring tone parameter identifier corresponding to a user terminal sending the ring tone selection request message, wherein the combination playing identifier is used to indicate playing to the calling party the Ring Back Tone customized by the calling party in combination with the Ring Back Tone customized by the called party; a called party query unit, configured to query the Ring Back Tone apparatus for a Ring Back Tone service identifier of a called party; and a generating unit, configured to generate, according to the combination playing identifier set by the combination setting unit and a call request message, a playing command message containing ring tone playing information. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A Ring Back Tone system, comprising a Ring Back Tone apparatus for determining, according to a call request initiated by a calling party, whether a called party has customized a called-party Ring Back Tone service;
- further determining, if the called party has customized a called-party Ring Back Tone service, whether the calling party has customized a Ring Back Tone;
determining, if the calling party has customized a Ring Back Tone, whether a combination playing identifier is set in a ring tone parameter identifier corresponding to the calling party; and
playing, if the combination playing identifier is set, to the calling party the Ring Back Tone customized by the calling party in combination with the Ring Back Tone customized by the called party. - View Dependent Claims (10)
- further determining, if the called party has customized a called-party Ring Back Tone service, whether the calling party has customized a Ring Back Tone;
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