Method and communication system for identifying calling/called party
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1. A method of identifying a calling party and call conditions of a called party, comprising the steps of:
- registering image data of a calling party in at least one a first terminal or a media server;
transmitting the image data and a call request of the first terminal to a second terminal via the media server;
displaying the image data of the calling party on the second terminal;
transmitting image data of the called party previously registered in the media server to the first terminal when at least one of the image data or the call request is transmitted to the media server, wherein the image data of the called party include different images for different call conditions; and
displaying the image data of the called party on the first terminal.
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A method and communication system is provided to identify a calling/called party when the call is being set up but before the call is answered. In the method, a first terminal and a second terminal are respectively provided with opposing terminal'"'"'s image data before the call is answered. The image data of the first and second terminals can be registered in a media server disposed between the first and second terminals, and the image data can be transmitted between the first terminal and the media server and between the second terminal and the media server in accordance with an SIP protocol.
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1. A method of identifying a calling party and call conditions of a called party, comprising the steps of:
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registering image data of a calling party in at least one a first terminal or a media server; transmitting the image data and a call request of the first terminal to a second terminal via the media server; displaying the image data of the calling party on the second terminal; transmitting image data of the called party previously registered in the media server to the first terminal when at least one of the image data or the call request is transmitted to the media server, wherein the image data of the called party include different images for different call conditions; and displaying the image data of the called party on the first terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of identifying another party, comprising the steps of:
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registering image data of a calling party and different image data corresponding to call conditions of a called party in a media server; transmitting a call request and an image data forwarding request of a first terminal to the media server; transmitting the registered image data of the calling party from the media server to a second terminal in response to the image data forwarding request; and displaying the image data of the calling party on the second terminal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A communication system for identifying another party, comprising:
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a first terminal having a communication unit for requesting a call, an SIP system for transmitting image data of a calling party and receiving image data corresponding to a call condition of a called party, a display for displaying the image data of the called party, and an image database for registering the image data of the calling party; a media server having an SIP system for transmitting the image data of the calling party received from the first terminal to the called party and transmitting the image data corresponding to the call condition of the called party to the first terminal, an image database for registering the image data of the called party in accordance with the call condition, and means for selecting one of the image data of the called party corresponding to the call condition; and a second terminal having a communication unit for responding to the call requested from the first terminal to open a communication channel with the first terminal, an SIP system for receiving the image data of the calling party from the first terminal, and a display for displaying the image data of the calling party. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A communication system for identifying another party, comprising:
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a first terminal having a communication unit for requesting a call, an SIP system for transmitting an image data forwarding request of a calling party and receiving image data corresponding to a call condition of a called party, and a display for displaying the image data of the called party; a media server having an SIP system for transmitting the image data of the calling party to the called party in response to the image data forwarding request and transmitting the image data corresponding to a call condition of the called party to the first terminal, an image database for registering the image data in accordance with the call condition, and means for selecting one of the image data of the called party corresponding to the call condition; and a second terminal having a communication unit for responding to the call requested from the first terminal to open a communication channel with the first terminal, an SIP system for receiving the image data of the calling party from the first terminal, and a display for displaying the image data of the calling party. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of identifying call conditions of a called party, comprising the steps of:
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transmitting a call request of the first terminal to a second terminal via a media server; transmitting image data of the called party to the first terminal, wherein the image data of the called party include different images for different call conditions; and displaying the image data of the called party on the first terminal.
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24. A method of identifying another party, comprising the steps of:
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registering different image data corresponding to call conditions of a second terminal; transmitting a call request of a first terminal to the second terminal; transmitting the registered image data corresponding to the call condition of the second terminal; and displaying the image data received from the second terminal on the first terminal.
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25. A communication system for identifying another party, comprising:
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a first terminal having a communication unit for requesting a call, an SIP system for receiving image data corresponding to a call condition of a called party, and a display for displaying the image data of the called party; a media server having an SIP system for transmitting the image data corresponding to the call condition of the called party to the first terminal, an image database for registering the image data of the called party in accordance with the call condition, and means for selecting one of the image data of the called party corresponding to the call condition; and a second terminal having a communication unit for responding to the call requested from the first terminal to open a communication channel with the first terminal.
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26. A media server for transmitting image data identifying a call condition of a called terminal, the media server comprising:
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a communication unit; a database; and a controller cooperating with the communication unit and the database to; register image data of the called terminal in the database of the media server, the image data of the called terminal identifying a call condition of the called terminal; and transmit the registered image data of the called terminal to the calling terminal after determining that a call request from the calling terminal to the called terminal is generated, wherein the transmitting process is performed before the call request is accepted by the called terminal, wherein the image data of the called terminal include different images for different call conditions, and the image data of the called terminal include at least one of avatar data, still picture data, moving picture data, text data, or a combination thereof. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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30. A method for transmitting image data identifying a call condition of a called terminal, the method comprising:
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registering, by a media server, image data of the called terminal in an image database of the media server, the image data of the called terminal identifying a call condition of the called terminal; and transmitting, by the media server, the registered image data of the called terminal to the calling terminal after determining that a call request from the calling terminal to the called terminal is generated, wherein the transmitting process is performed before the call request is accepted by the called terminal, wherein the image data of the called terminal include different images for different call conditions, and the image data of the called terminal include at least one of avatar data, still picture data, moving picture data, text data, or a combination thereof. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33)
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34. A media server for transmitting image data identifying a calling terminal, the media server comprising:
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a communication unit; a database; and a controller cooperating with the communication unit and the database to; register image data of the calling terminal in the database; and transmit the registered image data of the calling terminal to the called terminal after determining that a call request from the calling terminal to the called terminal is generated, wherein the transmitting process is performed before the call request is accepted by the called terminal, wherein the image data of the calling terminal include at least one of avatar data, still picture data, moving picture data, text data, or a combination thereof. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36)
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37. A method for transmitting image data identifying a calling terminal, the method comprising:
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registering, by a media server, image data of the calling terminal in an image database of the media server; and transmitting, by the media server, the registered image data of the calling terminal to the called terminal after determining that a call request from the calling terminal to the called terminal is generated, wherein the transmitting process is performed before the call request is accepted by the called terminal, wherein the image data of the calling terminal include at least one of avatar data, still picture data, moving picture data, text data, or a combination thereof. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39)
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