Configurable call progress tones
AssigneeComverse, Inc.
InventorsDan Olschwang, Lior Yekutieli, Benny Arbel, Yaron Finkel, Eran Elias, Gil Bul, Jim Levy
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Abstract
A method and a system for providing configurable call progress tones in a telephony session by identifying a receiver of the telephony session, selecting a tone in accordance with the preferences of the receiver and providing a configurable call progress tone of the selected tone.
Claims54
A method for providing configurable call progress tones in a telephony session, the method comprising:
- identifying a receiver of said telephony session;
- selecting a tone in accordance with preferences;
- said preferences are dependent upon at least said receiver identity;
- and
- providing a configurable call progress tone of said selected tone.
A method for providing configurable call progress tones in a telephony session, the method comprising:
- identifying an originator of said telephony session;
- selecting a tone in accordance with preferences;
- said preferences are dependent upon at least said originator identity;
- and
- providing a configurable call progress tone of said selected tone after paging to a receiver.
A method for providing configurable call progress tones in a telephony session, the method comprising:
- identifying at least two parties of said telephony session;
- selecting a tone in accordance with preferences;
- said preferences are dependent upon at least one identity of said at least two parties identities;
- and
- providing a configurable call progress tone of said selected tone after paging to a receiver.
A method for providing configurable call progress tones in a telephony session, the method comprising:
- identifying at least two parties of said telephony session;
- selecting a tone in accordance with preferences;
- said preferences are dependent upon said at least two identities of said at least two parties identities;
- and
- providing a configurable call progress tone of said selected tone.
A method for providing configurable call progress tones in a telephony session, the method comprising:
- identifying a receiver of said telephony session;
- identifying a receiver status of said telephony session;
- selecting a tone in accordance with preferences;
- said preferences are dependent upon at least said receiver identity;
- providing a configurable call progress tone of said selected tone;
- and
- providing in association with said configurable call progress tone a conventional call progress tone in accordance with said receiver status.
A method for providing configurable call progress tones in a telephony session, the method comprising:
- identifying an originator of said telephony session;
- identifying a receiver status of said telephony session;
- selecting a tone in accordance with preferences;
- said preferences are dependent upon at least said originator identity;
- providing a configurable call progress tone of said selected tone after paging to a receiver;
- and
- providing in association with said configurable call progress tone a conventional call progress tone in accordance with said receiver status.
A system in association with a switching system for providing configurable call progress tones in a telephony session, the system comprising:
- a module identifying a receiver of said telephony session;
- a module selecting a tone in accordance with preferences;
- said preferences are dependent upon at least said receiver identity;
- and
- a module providing a configurable call progress tone of said selected tone.
A system in association with a switching system for providing configurable call progress tones in a telephony session, the system comprising:
- module identifying an originator of said telephony session;
- module selecting a tone in accordance with preferences;
- said preferences are dependent upon at least said originator identity;
- and
- module providing a configurable call progress tone of said selected tone after paging to a receiver.
A system in association with a switching system providing configurable call progress tones in a telephony session, the system comprising:
- a service logic module identifying at least two parties of said telephony session;
- a tone providing module selecting a tone in accordance with preferences;
- said preferences are dependent upon at least two identities of said at least two parties identities;
- and
- a connection module providing a configurable call progress tone of said selected tone.
A system in association with a switching system for providing configurable call progress tones in a telephony session, the system comprising:
- a module identifying a receiver of said telephony session;
- a module identifying a receiver status of said telephony session;
- a module selecting a tone in accordance with preferences;
- said preferences are dependent upon at least said receiver identity;
- a module providing a configurable call progress tone of said selected tone;
- and
- a module providing in association with said configurable call progress tone a conventional call progress tone in accordance with said receiver status.
A system in association with a switching system for providing configurable call progress tones in a telephony session, the system comprising:
- a storage module storing an identity of an originator of said telephony session and preferences corresponding to said identity,
- a processing module identifying said originator identity and selecting a tone in accordance with said preferences;
- and
- wherein said processing module further transmits a configurable call progress tone of said selected tone to a receiver and transmits a conventional call progress tone.
A tones providing system for providing configurable call progress tones in a telephony session, the tones providing system is configured to perform at least the following:
- identify a receiver of said telephony session;
- select a tone in accordance with preferences;
- said preferences are dependent upon at least said receiver identity;
- and
- provide a configurable call progress tone of said selected tone.
A system for providing configurable call progress tones in a telephony session, the system comprising:
- a switch for receiving a call originated from a terminal;
- a storage member storing at least one preference dependent upon a terminal identity;
- and
- a server identifying at least one said preference using said storage member,
- wherein said switch device sends a query to said server to select a tone in accordance with said at least one preference;
- and
- wherein said server provides a configurable call progress tone of selected said tone to said terminal via said switch.
An article of manufacture comprising a program readable by a computer and embodying one or more instructions executable by the computer to perform a method, comprising:
- identifying a receiver of said telephony session;
- selecting a tone in accordance with preferences;
- said preferences depend upon at least said receiver identity;
- and
- providing a configurable call progress tone of said selected tone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.