Method and system for providing multimedia portal contents in communication system
First Claim
1. A method for receiving a ring-back tone by a calling terminal, the method comprising:
- selecting first multimedia portal content among a plurality of multimedia portal content, based on calling information of the calling terminal;
transmitting, to a server, a call connection setup request including information on the first multimedia portal content;
receiving, from the server, a ring-back tone corresponding to one of the first multimedia portal content and second multimedia portal content selected by a called terminal, according to a predetermined multimedia portal content priority; and
if the second multimedia portal content is not available, receiving from the server, a ring-back tone corresponding to the first multimedia portal content, wherein the calling information of the calling terminal includes at least one of location information and presence information of the calling terminal.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing multimedia portal contents in a communication system. The method provides a ring-back tone to a calling terminal, the calling terminal sets first multimedia portal contents to be provided as the ring-back tone in consideration of given information of a calling terminal user. A called terminal sets second multimedia portal contents to provide as the ring-back tone in consideration of the given information of the calling terminal user, and the calling and called terminals transmit call connection setup related signals including set information. A first server receives the call connection setup-related signals and provides specific multimedia portal contents as the ring-back tone when the calling and called terminals set the multimedia portal contents, and provides the determined multimedia portal contents to the calling terminal.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for receiving a ring-back tone by a calling terminal, the method comprising:
- selecting first multimedia portal content among a plurality of multimedia portal content, based on calling information of the calling terminal;
transmitting, to a server, a call connection setup request including information on the first multimedia portal content;
receiving, from the server, a ring-back tone corresponding to one of the first multimedia portal content and second multimedia portal content selected by a called terminal, according to a predetermined multimedia portal content priority; and
if the second multimedia portal content is not available, receiving from the server, a ring-back tone corresponding to the first multimedia portal content, wherein the calling information of the calling terminal includes at least one of location information and presence information of the calling terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
- selecting first multimedia portal content among a plurality of multimedia portal content, based on calling information of the calling terminal;
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5. A method for providing a ring-back tone by a server, the method comprising:
- receiving, from a calling terminal, a call connection setup request including information on first multimedia portal content selected based on calling information of the calling terminal;
determining whether information on second multimedia portal content selected by a called terminal is received from the called terminal;
if the information on the second multimedia portal content is received from the called terminal, transmitting a ring-back tone corresponding to one of the first multimedia portal content and the second multimedia portal content, according to a predetermined multimedia portal content priority; and
if the second multimedia portal content is not received from called terminal, transmitting a ring-back tone corresponding to the first multimedia portal content to the calling terminal,wherein the calling information of the calling terminal includes at least one of location information and presence information of the calling terminal. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
- receiving, from a calling terminal, a call connection setup request including information on first multimedia portal content selected based on calling information of the calling terminal;
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9. A method for reproducing a ring-tone by a called terminal, the method comprising:
- selecting first multimedia portal content to be used as a ring-tone, among a plurality of multimedia portal content;
receiving a call connection setup request message transmitted by a calling terminal;
determining whether the call connection setup request message includes information on second multimedia portal content selected by the calling terminal;
if the call connection setup request message includes the information on the second multimedia portal content, comparing a priority of the first multimedia portal content with a priority of the second multimedia portal content;
reproducing one of the first multimedia portal content and the second multimedia portal content according to a result of the comparison; and
if the call connection setup request message does not include the information on the second multimedia portal content, reproducing the first multimedia portal contents,wherein each of the first multimedia portal content and the second multimedia portal content is selected based on one of calling information of the calling terminal and called information of the called terminal, wherein the called information includes at least one of location information and presence information of the called terminal, and wherein the calling information includes at least one of location information and presence information of the calling terminal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
- selecting first multimedia portal content to be used as a ring-tone, among a plurality of multimedia portal content;
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12. A calling terminal for receiving a ring-back tone, the calling terminal comprising:
- a transmitter;
a receiver; and
a controller for selecting first multimedia portal content among a plurality of multimedia portal content, based on calling information of the calling terminal, controlling to the transmitter for transmitting, to a server, a call connection setup request including information on the first multimedia portal content, and controlling to the receiver for receiving, from the server, a ring-back tone corresponding to one of the first multimedia portal content and second multimedia portal content selected by a called terminal, according to a predetermined multimedia portal content priority, wherein the calling information of the calling terminal includes at least one of location information and presence information of the calling terminal, wherein the receiver receives from the server, a ring-back tone corresponding to the first multimedia portal content, if the second multimedia portal content is not available. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
- a transmitter;
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16. A server for providing a ring-back tone, the server comprising:
- a transmitter;
a receiver; and
a controller for controlling to the receiver for receiving, from a calling terminal, a call connection setup request including information on first multimedia portal content selected based on calling information of the calling terminal, determining whether information on second multimedia portal content selected by a called terminal is received from the called terminal, and, if the information on the second multimedia portal content is received from the called terminal, controlling to the transmitter for transmitting a ring-back tone corresponding to one of the first multimedia portal content and the second multimedia portal content, according to a predetermined multimedia portal content priority,wherein the calling information of the calling terminal includes at least one of location information and presence information of the calling terminal, wherein the transmitter transmits a ring-back tone corresponding to the first multimedia portal contents to the calling terminal, if the second multimedia portal content is not received from called terminal. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
- a transmitter;
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20. A called terminal for reproducing a ring, the called terminal comprising:
- a transmitter;
a receiver; and
a controller for controlling to the receiver for receiving a call connection setup request message transmitted by a calling terminal, determining whether the call connection setup request message includes information on second multimedia portal content selected by the calling terminal, if the call connection setup request message includes the information on the second multimedia portal content, compares a priority of the first multimedia portal content with a priority of the second multimedia portal content, and reproducing one of the first multimedia portal content and the second multimedia portal content according to a result of the comparison, wherein each of the first multimedia portal content and the second multimedia portal content is selected based on one of calling information of the calling terminal and called information of the called terminal,wherein the called information includes at least one of location information and presence information of the called terminal, and wherein the calling information includes at least one of location information and presence information of the calling terminal, wherein the controller reproduces the first multimedia portal content, if the call connection setup request message does not include the information on the second multimedia portal content. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
- a transmitter;
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