Method and apparatus for exchange of information in a communication exchange

• US 20060062162A1
• Filed: 11/16/2005
• Published: 03/23/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications USA Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: The Phonepages of Sweden AB
• Inventors: Minborg, Par Ake
• Application Number:
  US11/274,173
• Publication Number:
  US 20060062162A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/260
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4552 Lookup mechanisms between a plurality of directories; Synchronisation of directories, e.g. metadirectories
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4557 Directories for hybrid networks, e.g. including telephone numbers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1001 for accessing one among a plurality of replicated servers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10015 Access to distributed or replicated servers, e.g. using brokers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2535 adapted for voice communication over an Internet Protocol [IP] network Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) network equipment and services H04M7/006; implementation or adaptation of Internet protocol [IP], of transmission control protocol [TCP] or of user datagram protocol [UDP] H04L69/16
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/57 Arrangements for indicating or recording the number of the calling subscriber at the called subscriber's set at the operator set in a manual exchange H04M5/20
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/651 Text message transmission triggered by call automatic reactions in messaging within packet-switching networks H04L51/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/658 Combination of voice calls and paging
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/18 wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/22 Automatic class or number identification arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/02 Calling substations, e.g. by ringing selective calling H04Q
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42042 Notifying the called party of information on the calling party details within substation equipment H04M1/57, signalling details H04Q3/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42059 : Making use of the calling party identifier
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42093 : Notifying the calling party of information on the called or connected party
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42102 : Making use of the called party identifier
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42382 : Text-based messaging services in telephone networks such as PSTN/ISDN, e.g. User-to-User Signalling or Short Message Service for fixed networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/0036 : where the data service is an information service
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/006 : Networks other than PSTN/ISDN providing telephone service, e.g. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) , including next generation networks with a packet-switched transport layer H04L65/00 takes precedence; aspects not specific to the type of network H04M3/00; special services in those networks H04M3/42
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/1235 : where one of the core networks is a wireless network
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/128 : Details of addressing, directories or routing tables
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13091 : CLI, identification of calling line
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13098 : Mobile subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/72 : Finding out and indicating number of calling subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 : Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 : Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 : Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/20 : Manipulation of established connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 : Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/26 : Network addressing or numbering for mobility support
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 80/00 : Wireless network protocols or protocol adaptations to wireless operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/02 : Inter-networking arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/18 : between terminal devices

Abstract

A technique for connecting a dialed B-party number to a data object is described. The connecting of a B-party number to a specific data object, hereafter referred to as phonepage, will allow an A-party direct access to information that a B-party wishes to display to a calling party. The phonepage resides in a memory in a telecommunications network, or in a memory in a data-communications network connected thereto. The phonepage may have a similar appearance to an Internet web page, but may also take other appearances. The displaying of tile phonepage may be made dependent upon the capabilities of the A-party user equipment.

Claims

1. A method for providing data objects to be rendered in connection with a voice communication channel between an A-party having a first communication device and a B-party having a second communication device and being addressed by a B-number, comprising:

determining the occurrence of a trigger event associated with a voice communication channel established or sought to be established between said A-party and said B-party, said B-party being addressed by a B-number;

preparing a data object request including at least information of (a) an address indicia of the A-party and/or B-party, and (b) the determined trigger event;

sending the data object request to a data object server remotely located from both the A-party and the B-party;

receiving a data object response based on the data object request;

processing the data object response to render a data object to at least one of the A-party and the B-party.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the information of the determined trigger event comprises an indicia of the trigger event type.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the data object server stores data objects, or addresses to data objects stored at another location, there further being a plurality of data objects that are associated with different trigger events.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the data object server provides a data object, or provides an address to a data object, that is specific to the trigger event type.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the voice communication channel is on a first packet-switched communication channel and the data object request is on a second packet-switched communication channel.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the voice communication channel is on a first packet-switched communication channel, and the data object request and the data object response is on a second packet-switched communication channel.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein one or both of the communication device comprises one or more of a mobile phone, a standard telephone (POTs), a personal data assistant (PDA) device, a computer, a facsimile device, and a data modem device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the voice communication channel includes a connection to a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL).

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the voice communication channel includes a connection to ADSL, HDSL or XDSL.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the data object is rendered to the calling A-party.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the data object is rendered to the called B-party.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the data object rendered to the calling A-party is based on the called number of the called B-party.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the data object rendered to the called B-party is based on the calling number of the calling A-party.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the data object request includes encrypted information.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the data object response includes encrypted information.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the data object request and the data object response includes encrypted information.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein data objects are rendered at each of the calling A-party and the called B-party associated with the voice communication channel.