Additional information on a caller
AssigneeSalmela-Invest Oy
InventorsTuomas Kärkkäinen, Ossi Kalevo
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Abstract
To provide a called one with information on the caller, a reference to a resource containing real-time or near-real-time information relating to the caller, or information deduced using the real-time or near-real-time information, or the real-time or near-real-time information, or the information deduced using the real-time or near-real-time information, is transmitted with a connection establishment request, and the information in the resource or the received information is displayed to the called one before the requested connection is established so that the called one can make a decision whether or not to answer the call.
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A method for a called party apparatus, the method comprising:
- receiving in the called party apparatus, both a message indicating a connection establishment request for a two-way connection from a calling party apparatus and caller information, the caller information comprising a real-time continuous video stream of a user of the calling party apparatus;
- outputting the received real-time continuous video stream via a user interface of the called party apparatus, for at least as long as the connection establishment request is pending, and providing an indication of the connection establishment request via the user interface of the called party apparatus;
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- in response to receiving a user input indicating a connection establishment acceptance, establishing the two-way connection.
A method for a calling party apparatus, the method comprising:
- detecting in the calling party apparatus a user input indicating a connection establishment request to establish a two-way connection with a called party apparatus;
- the calling party apparatus being configured to start capturing, in a continuous manner, a real-time continuous video of a user of the calling party apparatus, and send the captured video in real-time in a video stream to the called party apparatus with the connection establishment request;
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- continuing the capturing of the real-time continuous video and sending of the real-time continuous video stream to the called party apparatus at least as long as the connection establishment request is pending.
A called party apparatus comprising a processor, wherein the processor is configured to execute non-transitory machine-readable instructions, which when executed, cause the called party apparatus to:
- receive both a message indicating a connection establishment request for a two-way connection from a calling party apparatus and caller information, the caller information comprising a real-time continuous video stream of a user of the calling party apparatus;
- output the received real-time continuous video stream via a user interface of the called party apparatus, for at least as long as the connection establishment request is pending;
- provide an indication of the connection establishment request via the user interface;
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- in response to receiving a user input via the user interface indicating a connection establishment acceptance, establishing the two-way connection.
A calling party apparatus comprising a processor, wherein the processor is configured to execute non-transitory machine readable instructions, which when executed cause the calling party apparatus to:
- detect a user input indicating a connection establishment request to establish a two-way connection with a called party apparatus;
- start capturing, in a continuous manner, a real-time continuous video of a user of the calling party apparatus;
- send the captured real-time continuous video in a real-time continuous video stream to the called party apparatus with the connection establishment request;
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- continue the capturing and sending of the real-time continuous video stream to the called party apparatus at least as long as the connection establishment request is pending.
A method for a called party apparatus, the method comprising:
- receiving in the called party apparatus, over a one-way connection, a connection establishment request for a two-way connection from a calling party apparatus, the connection establishment request comprising caller information, the caller information comprising a real-time continuous video stream of a user of the calling party apparatus;
- outputting the received real-time continuous video stream for at least as long as the connection establishment request is pending, and providing an indication of the connection establishment request via a user interface of the called party apparatus;
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- in response to receiving a user input indicating an acceptance of the connection establishment request, establishing the two-way connection.
A method for a calling party apparatus, the method comprising:
- detecting in the calling party apparatus a user input for sending, over a one-way connection, a connection establishment request to establish a two-way connection with a called party apparatus;
- starting capturing, in a continuous manner, a real-time continuous video stream of a user of the calling party apparatus;
- sending, with the connection establishment request, caller information to the called party apparatus, the caller information being the real-time continuous video stream;
- continuing the capturing of the real-time continuous video stream and sending of the real-time continuous video stream, in real-time, to the called party apparatus for at least as long as the connection establishment request is pending.
A method for a called party apparatus, the method comprising:
- receiving in the called party apparatus, over a one-way connection, both a message indicating a connection establishment request for a two-way connection from a calling party apparatus and caller information, the caller information comprising a real-time continuous video stream of a user of the calling party apparatus, received in real-time in a continuous manner by the called party apparatus, at least as long as the connection establishment request is pending;
- outputting the received real-time continuous video stream and providing an indication of the connection establishment request via a user interface of the called party apparatus;
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- in response to receiving a user input indicating an acceptance of the connection establishment request, establishing the two-way connection.
A server configured to provide real-time caller information to a called party, wherein the server is configured to:
- receive a message requesting a connection for delivering caller information, the caller information comprising a real-time continuous video stream of a user of a calling party apparatus;
- send a message accepting the connection request;
- indicate an address where to send the caller information;
- receive the real-time continuous video stream of the caller information;
- send a call establishment message;
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- send the caller information to the called party apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.