Lawful interception of personalized ring back tones
First Claim
1. A method for intercepting a transmission of a personalized ring back tone from a network associated with a subscriber to a caller, comprising:
- receiving a command to intercept a personalized ring back tone of a subscriber;
identifying a subscriber identity of the subscriber;
determining the existence of the personalized ring back tone associated with the subscriber based at least in part on the subscriber identity, whereinthe determining further comprises determining if the subscriber has customized a personalized ring back tone for a specified caller;
intercepting the personalized ring back tone at an intercept access point as the personalized ring back tone is transmitted to the specified caller from a database for storing the personalized ring back tone, the database associated with a network that corresponds to the subscriber, in response to a call placed to the subscriber by the specified caller; and
transmitting at least a portion of the personalized ring back tone to a recipient.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for legal interception of the transmission of personalized ring back tones as they are sent from a network such as a mobile telephone network associated with a subscriber to a caller in response to a call placed by the caller to the subscriber to allow monitoring of personalized ring back tones and/or their associated call content data. The personalized ring back tone is intercepted at an intercept access point on the network, where the systems and methods of the invention then transmit the intercepted personalized ring back tone to an authorized person or entity, such as a law enforcement agency.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for intercepting a transmission of a personalized ring back tone from a network associated with a subscriber to a caller, comprising:
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receiving a command to intercept a personalized ring back tone of a subscriber; identifying a subscriber identity of the subscriber; determining the existence of the personalized ring back tone associated with the subscriber based at least in part on the subscriber identity, wherein the determining further comprises determining if the subscriber has customized a personalized ring back tone for a specified caller; intercepting the personalized ring back tone at an intercept access point as the personalized ring back tone is transmitted to the specified caller from a database for storing the personalized ring back tone, the database associated with a network that corresponds to the subscriber, in response to a call placed to the subscriber by the specified caller; and transmitting at least a portion of the personalized ring back tone to a recipient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for intercepting a transmission of a personalized ring back tone from a network associated with a subscriber to a caller, comprising:
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a receiver capable of receiving a command to intercept a personalized ring back tone of a subscriber; a processor capable of identifying a subscriber identity of the subscriber; the processor capable of determining the existence of the personalized ring back tone associated with the subscriber based at least in part on the subscriber identity, wherein the determining further comprises determining if the subscriber has customized a personalized ring back tone for a specified caller; an interceptor unit for intercepting the personalized ring back tone at an intercept access point as the personalized ring back tone is transmitted to the specified caller from a database for storing the personalized ring back tone, the database associated with a network that corresponds to the subscriber, in response to a call placed to the subscriber by the specified caller; and a transmitter for transmitting at least a portion of the personalized ring back tone to a recipient. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system for intercepting a transmission of a personalized ring back tone, comprising:
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means for receiving a command to intercept a personalized ring back tone of a subscriber; means for identifying a subscriber identity of the subscriber; means for determining the existence of the personalized ring back tone associated with the subscriber based at least in part on the subscriber identity, wherein the means for determining further comprises means for determining if the subscriber has customized a personalized ring back tone for a specified caller; means for intercepting the personalized ring back tone at an intercept access point as the personalized ring back tone is transmitted to a specified caller from a database for storing the personalized ring back tone, the database associated with a network that corresponds to the subscriber, in response to a call placed to the subscriber by the specified caller; and means for transmitting at least a portion of the personalized ring back tone to a recipient.
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25. A non-transitory storage medium including computer readable instructions, when executed by a processor, the computer readable instructions are configured to:
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receive a command to intercept a personalized ring back tone of a subscriber; identify a subscriber identity of the subscriber; determine the existence the personalized ring back tone associated with the subscriber based at least in part on the subscriber identity, wherein the instructions configured to determine further comprises instructions configured to determine if the subscriber has customized a personalized ring back tone for a specified caller; intercept the personalized ring back tone at an intercept access point as the personalized ring back tone is transmitted to specified caller from a database for storing the personalized ring back tone, the database associated with a network that corresponds to the subscriber, in response to a call placed to the subscriber by the specified caller; and transmit at least a portion of the personalized ring back tone to a recipient.
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