Distinctive ring tones prompted by call urgency and context
First Claim
1. A method of processing call data, the method comprising:
- receiving, at an application server, information related to a call from a calling device to a called device;
determining, at the application server, a designation of the calling device;
sending a prompt to the calling device from the application server, the prompt to request information related to urgency of the call, wherein the prompt corresponds to a first prompt when the designation is a first designation and the prompt corresponds to a second prompt when the designation is a second designation;
receiving a response to the prompt at the application server;
modifying a call setup message based on the response to generate a modified call setup message; and
sending the modified call setup message to the called device.
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Abstract
A method includes receiving, at an application server, information related to a call from a calling device to a called device. The method further includes determining, at the application server, a designation of the calling device. The method further includes sending a prompt to the calling device from the application server. The prompt is a request for information related to urgency of the call, where the prompt corresponds to a first prompt when the designation is a first designation and the prompt corresponds to a second prompt when the designation is a second designation. The method further includes receiving a response to the prompt at the application server and modifying a call setup message based on the response.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of processing call data, the method comprising:
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receiving, at an application server, information related to a call from a calling device to a called device; determining, at the application server, a designation of the calling device; sending a prompt to the calling device from the application server, the prompt to request information related to urgency of the call, wherein the prompt corresponds to a first prompt when the designation is a first designation and the prompt corresponds to a second prompt when the designation is a second designation; receiving a response to the prompt at the application server; modifying a call setup message based on the response to generate a modified call setup message; and sending the modified call setup message to the called device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of processing call data, the method comprising:
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receiving, at an application server, information related to a call from a calling device to a called device; determining, at the application server, a designation of the calling device; sending a prompt from the application server to the calling device, the prompt to request information related to urgency of the call, wherein the prompt corresponds to a first prompt when the designation is a first designation and the prompt corresponds to a second prompt when the designation is a second designation; receiving a response to the prompt from the calling device at the application server; modifying a call setup message based on the response; and identifying, based on the designation and based on the response, a destination device for the call setup message. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system comprising:
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a processor; and a memory storing instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform operations including; receiving information related to a call from a calling device to a called device; determining a designation of the calling device; sending a prompt to the calling device, the prompt to request information related to urgency of the call, wherein the prompt corresponds to a first prompt when the designation is a first designation and the prompt corresponds to a second prompt when the designation is a second designation; receiving a response to the prompt from the calling device; and modifying a call setup message based on the designation and based on the response to generate a modified call setup message. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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