Method for providing early-media service based on session initiation protocol

• US 8,265,233 B2
• Filed: 06/30/2009
• Issued: 09/11/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/09/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SK Telecom Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: SK Telecom Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Sung, Lee, Sangyun, Choi, Wooyong
• Primary Examiner(s): Gauthier, Gerald
• Application Number:
  US12/494,499
• Publication Number:
  US 20090262908A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,169 Days
• Field of Search: 370/277, 370/352, 370/356, 370/338, 370/235, 370/390, 379/87, 379/207.16, 379/207.02, 379/215.01, 709/204, 709/227, 709/228, 709/217, 709/218, 709/232, 455/406, 455/518, 455/519, 455/414.3, 704/270.1, 375/240.12, 725/34
• US Class Current: 379/87
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1063 Application servers providing network services systems providing special services to telephonic subscribers H04M3/42
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1096 Supplementary features, e.g. call forwarding or call holding systems providing special services or facilities to telephony subscribers H04M3/42
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1104 Session initiation protocol [SIP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42017 Customized ring-back tones

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of providing an early media service based on a session initiation protocol (SIP), wherein early media of a multimedia form can be provided under SIP-based B2BUA mode operation. According to the present invention, in a case where early media are provided to an originating terminal when a call connection with a terminating terminal is established at the request of the originating terminal, the early media is provided in the form of multimedia data, such as text, image, moving image, flash animation and the like, as well as audio data, and thus users desires are fulfilled and users satisfactions are maximized. In addition, with individual operation management of the terminating terminal and the originating terminal according to B2BUA mode operation based on the session initiation protocol and an early session initiation with the originating terminal, an early media service can be normally provided to the originating terminal even when the terminating terminal is in an abnormal operation state.

Claims

1. A method of providing an early media by an application server during a session initiation protocol (SIP) based call connection between an originating terminal and a terminating terminal, the method comprising:

receiving an invite message containing a first session description protocol (SDP) information from the originating terminal, and transmitting the invite message to the terminating terminal;

receiving a 180 ringing message containing a second SDP information from the terminating terminal that receives the invite message, prior to receiving a call response message from the terminating terminal;

providing the second SDP information to the originating terminal;

acquiring media information of contents for the early media from a media server, and transmitting a message containing the acquired media information to the originating terminal;

providing the early media to the originating terminal, using the media server; and

after receiving the call response message from the terminating terminal, stopping transmitting the early media to the originating terminal and establishing the call between the originating terminal and the terminating terminal.

2. The method in claim 1, wherein the message containing the acquired media information is a 183 Session Progress message.

3. The method in claim 1, wherein the call response message is a 200 OK message.

4. The method in claim 1, wherein the providing the second SDP information is performed before receiving the call response message from the terminating terminal or after receiving the call response message from the terminating terminal.

5. The method in claim 1, wherein the providing the second SDP information is performed during the establishing the call between the originating terminal and the terminating terminal.

6. The method in claim 1, wherein the establishing the call comprises:

transmitting the call response message to the originating terminal;

receiving an ack message from the originating terminal; and

forwarding the ack message to the terminating terminal.

7. The method in claim 1, wherein the acquiring media information is performed before receiving the message containing the second SDP information from the terminating terminal.

8. An application server for providing an early media during a session initiation protocol (SIP) based a call connection between an originating terminal and a terminating terminal, the application server capable of performing:

receiving an invite message containing a first session description protocol (SDP) information from the originating terminal, and transmitting the invite message to the terminating terminal;

receiving a 180 ringing message containing a second SDP information from the terminating terminal that receives the invite message, prior to receiving a call response message from the terminating terminal;

proving the second SDP information to the originating terminal;

acquiring media information of contents for the early media from a media server, and transmitting a message containing the acquired media information to the originating terminal;

instructing the media server to provide the early media to the originating terminal; and

after receiving the call response message from the terminating terminal, stopping transmitting the early media to the originating terminal and establishing the call between the originating terminal and the terminating terminal.

9. The application server in claim 8, wherein the message containing the acquired media information is a 183 Session Progress message.

10. The application server in claim 8, wherein the call response message is a 200 OK message.

11. The application server in claim 8, wherein the providing the second SDP information is performed during the establishing the call between the originating terminal and the terminating terminal.

12. The application server in claim 8, wherein establishing the call comprises:

transmitting the call response message to the originating terminal;

receiving an ack message from the originating terminal; and

forwarding the ack message to the terminating terminal.

13. The application server in claim 8, wherein the providing the second SDP information is performed before receiving the call response message from the terminating terminal or after receiving the call response message from the terminating terminal.

14. The application server in claim 8, wherein the acquiring media information is performed before receiving the message containing the second SDP information from the terminating terminal.

15. A method of providing an early media during a session initiation protocol (SIP) based call connection between an originating terminal and a terminating terminal, the method comprising:

receiving an invite message containing a first session description protocol (SDP) information from the originating terminal, and transmitting the invite message to the terminating terminal;

receiving a 180 ringing message containing a second SDP information from the terminating terminal that receives the invite message, prior to receiving a call response message from the terminating terminal;

providing the second SDP information to the originating terminal, wherein the providing the second SDP information is performed during the establishing the call between the originating terminal and the terminating terminal;

acquiring media information of contents for the early media, and transmitting a message containing the acquired media information to the originating terminal;

providing the early media to the originating terminal; and

after receiving the call response message from the terminating terminal, stopping transmitting the early media to the originating terminal and establishing the call between the originating terminal and the terminating terminal.

16. The method in claim 15, wherein the message containing the acquired media information is a 183 Session Progress message.

17. The method in claim 15, wherein the call response message is a 200 OK message.

18. The method in claim 15, wherein the establishing the call comprises:

transmitting the call response message to the originating terminal;

receiving an ack message from the originating terminal; and

forwarding the ack message to the terminating terminal.

19. The method in claim 15, wherein the acquiring media information is performed before receiving the message containing the second SDP information from the terminating terminal.