Apparatus and method for pre-call notification
AssigneeStarHome GmbH
InventorsShlomo Wolfman, Shai Ophir, Nir Zohar, Li-On Raviv, Ofir Sviezki, Guy Weintraub
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A telephony provider apparatus comprising: a pre-call information receiver, for receiving pre-call information transmitted through a first path and associated with a phone call transmitted through a second path; and a network component, associated with the pre-call information receiver, for provisioning the pre-call information to a callee and co-ordinating connection of the associated phone call to the callee with delivery of the pre-call information. Preferably the call is connected after the callee has seen the pre-call information and actively accepted the call.
Claims34
Telephony provider apparatus comprising:
- a pre-call information receiver, for receiving pre-call information transmitted through a first path and associated with a phone call transmitted through a second path;
- and
- a network component, associated with said pre-call information receiver, for provisioning said pre-call information to a callee and co-ordinating, with said pre-call information, connection of said associated phone call to said callee in accordance with fulfillment of a predetermined condition.
Telephone apparatus adapted for use by a callee to receive pre-call information, comprising:
- a pre-call information receiver, for receiving pre-call information comprising media data and an associated incoming phone call;
- and
- a presenter, associated with said pre-call information receiver, for presenting said pre-call information to the callee in co-ordination with connection of said incoming phone call.
A telephone, adapted for sending pre-call information, comprising a pre-call information sender, operable for automatically sending pre-call information, to a callee substantially simultaneously with initiation of an associated phone call by a caller to said callee, said pre-call information being pre-designated for sending to said callee upon initiation of a phone call to said callee.
System for processing pre-call information, comprising:
- a telephony provider pre-call information receiver, for receiving pre-call information sent from a caller through a first path, and an associated phone call sent from said caller through a second path;
- a network component, associated with said telephony provider pre-call information receiver, for provisioning said pre-call information to a callee and co-ordinating therewith connection of said associated phone call to said callee;
- and
- a callee pre-call information receiver, communicating with said network component, for receiving said pre-call information and said associated incoming phone call at a callee side.
Method for processing pre-call information, comprising:
- receiving pre-call information transmitted through a first path and an associated incoming phone call transmitted through a second path;
- and
- presenting said pre-call information to a callee prior to connection of said incoming phone call.
Method for processing pre-call information, comprising:
- receiving pre-call information transmitted through a first path from a caller and an associated phone call transmitted through a second path;
- provisioning said pre-call information to a callee;
- and
- holding connection of said associated phone call to a callee until fulfillment of a predetermined condition.
Method for processing pre-call information, comprising:
- designating pre-call information for provisioning to a callee;
- and
- automatically sending said pre-call information substantially simultaneously with initiation of an associated phone call by a caller to said callee.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.