System and method for providing enhanced telephone call functions associated with caller and/or callee information during telephony ringing signal
First Claim
1. Method for providing caller information during a telephony ringing signal, comprising the procedures of:
- storing caller information, associated with at least one of a caller and a callee, on a caller information server;
installing a client application on a callee device;
initiating a telephone call by dialing a callee device CLI by said caller, the caller information server not receiving the telephone call;
the callee device receiving the telephone call from the caller deviceand identifying a caller device CLI;
initiating an IP session by said callee device client application in order to connect with said caller information server and providing said caller information server with at least one of said caller device CLI and said callee device CLI;
retrieving, by said callee device, from said caller information server said caller information associated with at least one of said caller and said callee according to at least one of said caller device CLI and said callee device CLI; and
presenting, on said callee device, said retrieved caller information during the telephony ringing signal.
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Abstract
Method for providing caller information during a telephony ringing signal, including the procedures of storing caller information, associated with at least one of a caller and a callee, on a caller information server, installing a client application on a callee device, dialing a callee device CLI by the caller, identifying a caller device CLI by the callee device, contacting the caller information server by the callee device and providing the caller information server with at least one of the caller device CLI and the callee device CLI, retrieving, by the callee device, from the caller information server the caller information associated with at least one of the caller and the callee according to at least one of the caller device CLI and the callee device CLI, and presenting, on the callee device, the retrieved caller information.
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Citations
24 Claims
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1. Method for providing caller information during a telephony ringing signal, comprising the procedures of:
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storing caller information, associated with at least one of a caller and a callee, on a caller information server; installing a client application on a callee device; initiating a telephone call by dialing a callee device CLI by said caller, the caller information server not receiving the telephone call; the callee device receiving the telephone call from the caller deviceand identifying a caller device CLI; initiating an IP session by said callee device client application in order to connect with said caller information server and providing said caller information server with at least one of said caller device CLI and said callee device CLI; retrieving, by said callee device, from said caller information server said caller information associated with at least one of said caller and said callee according to at least one of said caller device CLI and said callee device CLI; and presenting, on said callee device, said retrieved caller information during the telephony ringing signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. Method for transferring a legacy telephone ringing signal to an IP-based session between a caller device and a callee device, comprising the procedures of:
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initiating a legacy telephone session by dialing a callee device CLI, by said caller device, using a legacy telephone ringing signal; initiating a caller IP conversation session with a call server, by said caller device, and providing caller information associated with a caller device CLI to said call server; generating an invitation to said callee device to join said caller IP conversation session; receiving said legacy telephone ringing signal by said callee device, thereby receiving said caller device CLI and providing said call server with at least said caller device CLI; receiving from said call server said caller information associated with said caller device CLI and said invitation to join said caller IP conversation session; initiating a callee IP conversation session with said call server and transmitting a request to said call server to join said caller IP conversation session; connecting said callee IP conversation session to said caller IP conversation session by said call server; and terminating said legacy telephone session once said callee IP conversation session is connected to said caller IP conversation session. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. Method for providing a callee defined content during a telephony ringing signal between a caller device and a callee device, comprising the procedures of:
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uploading and storing said callee defined content to a call server, said callee defined content being associated with a callee device CLI; transmitting a legacy telephone ringing signal, from said caller device to said callee device; said caller device initiating an IP-session with said call server; said caller device querying said call server for said callee defined content; said caller device retrieving said callee defined content from said call server; displaying said callee defined content on a display of said caller device during the legacy telephone ringing signal; and said caller device interacting with said displayed callee defined content on said caller device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. Method for providing a callee defined content and a caller-callee interaction during a telephony ringing signal between a caller device and a callee device, comprising the procedures of:
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uploading and storing said callee defined content on a call server, said callee defined content being associated with a callee device CLI; transmitting a legacy telephone ringing signal from said caller device to said callee device; said caller device initiating a caller IP conversation session with said call server; said caller device querying said call server for said callee defined content; said caller device retrieving said callee defined content from said call server; displaying said callee defined content on a display of said caller device; generating an invitation by said call server to said callee device to join said caller IP conversation session; said callee device receiving said invitation to join said caller IP conversation session; said callee device initiating a callee IP conversation session with said call server and transmitting a request to said call server to join said caller IP conversation session; said call server connecting said callee IP conversation session to said caller IP conversation session; and a caller interacting with said displayed callee defined content on said caller device as well as with a callee via the IP conversation session during said telephony ringing signal. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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Specification