Method and a system for providing ringback information

A system for providing ringback information comprising:

• a first terminal on a side of an originator who makes a call;
• a second terminal on a side of a terminator who receives the call;
• a network to which first and second terminals are connected;
• a ringing tone generator for producing a ringing tone to be provided to said first terminal in order to inform the originator that the terminator is being called up until communication is established;
• and
• a content server, connected to said network, for storing contents to be provided to said first terminal instead of the ringing tone,
• said second terminal comprising a storage for storing information indicating the contents to be provided to said first terminal, and a transmitter for transmitting the information to said first terminal,
• said first terminal comprising a determination circuit for determining whether or not the contents are provided to the first terminal itself based on the information in order to specify either contents or a ringing tone,
• the specified ringing tone or contents being provided from said ringing tone generator or said content server to said first terminal as the ringback information.

A system for providing ringback information comprising:

• a first terminal on a side of an originator who makes a call;
• a second terminal on a side of a terminator who receives the call;
• a mediate device for mediating communication between said first terminal and said second terminal;
• a network to which said first and second terminals and said mediate device are connected;
• a ringing tone generator for producing a ringing tone which is provided to said originating terminal in order to inform the originator that the terminator is being called up until communication is established;
• and
• a content server, connected to said network, for storing contents to be provided to said first terminal instead of the ringing tone,
• said mediate device comprising a storage for storing information indicating the contents to be provided to said first terminal, and a transmitter for transmitting the information to said first terminal;
• said first terminal comprising a determination circuit for determining whether or not the contents are provided to the first terminal itself based on the information in order to specify either contents or a ringing tone,
• the specified ringing tone or contents being provided from said ringing tone generator or said content server to said first terminal as the ringback information.

A system for providing ringback information comprising:

• a first terminal on a side of an originator who makes a call;
• a second terminal on a side of a terminator who receives the call;
• a mediate device for mediating communication between said first terminal and said second terminal;
• a network to which said first and second terminals and said mediate device are connected;
• a ringing tone generator for producing a ringing tone which is provided to said originating terminal in order to inform the originator that the terminator is being called up, until communication is established;
• and
• a content server, connected to said network, for storing contents to be provided to said first terminal instead of the ringing tone,
• said second terminal comprising a storage for storing information indicating the contents to be provided to said first terminal and a transmitter for transmitting the information to said first terminal,
• said mediate device comprising a determination circuit for determining whether or not the contents are provided to the first terminal based on the information in order to specify either contents or a ringing tone,
• the specified ringing tone or contents being provided from said ringing tone generator or said content server to said first terminal as the ringback information.

A system for providing ringback information comprising:

• a first terminal on a side of an originator who makes a call;
• a second terminal on a side of a terminator who receives the call;
• a mediate device for mediating communication between said first terminal and said second terminal;
• a network to which said first and second terminals and said mediate device are connected;
• a ringing tone generator for producing a ringing tone which is provided to said originating terminal in order to inform the originator that the terminator is being called up, until communication is established;
• and
• a content server, connected to said network, for storing contents to be provided to said first terminal instead of the ringing tone,
• said mediate device comprising a storage for storing information indicating the contents to be provided to said first terminal, a transmitter for transmitting the information to said first terminal, and a determination circuit for determining whether or not the contents are provided to the first terminal based on the information in order to specify either contents or a ringing tone,
• the specified ringing tone or contents being provided from said ringing tone generator or said content server to said first terminal as the ringback information.

A system for providing ringback information comprising:

• a first terminal on a side of an originator who makes a call;
• a second terminal on a side of a terminator who receives the call;
• a first network to which said first terminal is connected;
• a second network to which said second terminal is connected;
• a mediate device, connected to said first network and second network, for establishing communication between said first terminal and said second terminal;
• a converter, connected to said first network and second network, for converting a signal in a first form used in said first network to a signal in a second form used in said second network, and converting a signal in the second form to a signal in the first form;
• a ringing tone generator for producing a ringing tone which is provided to said originating terminal in order to inform the originator that the terminator is being called up, until communication is established;
• and
• a content server for storing contents to be provided to said first terminal instead of the ringing tone,
• said mediate device comprising a storage for storing information indicating the contents to be provided to said first terminal, and a transmitter for transmitting the information to said first terminal;
• said first terminal comprising a determination circuit for determining whether or not the contents are provided to the first terminal itself based on the information in order to specify either contents or a ringing tone,
• the specified ringing tone or contents being provided from said ringing tone generator or said content server to said first terminal as the ringback information.

A system for providing ringback information comprising:

• a first terminal on a side of an originator who makes a call;
• a second terminal on a side of a terminator who receives the call;
• a first network to which said first terminal is connected;
• a second network to which said second terminal is connected;
• a mediate device, connected to said first network and second network, for establishing communication between said first terminal and said second terminal;
• a converter, connected to said first network and second network, for converting a signal in a first form used in said first network to a signal in a second form used in said second network, and converting a signal in the second form to a signal in the first form;
• a ringing tone generator for producing a ringing tone which is provided to said originating terminal in order to inform the originator that the terminator is being called up, until communication is established;
• and
• a content server for storing contents to be provided to said first terminal instead of the ringing tone,
• said second comprising a storage for storing information indicating the contents to be provided to said first terminal, and a transmitter for transmitting the information to said first terminal,
• said mediate device comprising a determination circuit for determining whether or not the contents are provided to the first terminal based on the information in order to specify either contents or a ringing tone,
• the specified ringing tone or contents being provided from said ringing tone generator or said content server to said first terminal as the ringback information.

A system for providing ringback information comprising:

• a first terminal on a side of an originator who makes a call;
• a second terminal on a side of a terminator who receives the call;
• a first network to which said first terminal is connected;
• a second network to which said second terminal is connected;
• a mediate device, connected to said first network and second network, for establishing communication between said first terminal and said second terminal;
• a converter, connected to said first network and second network, for converting a signal in a first form used in said first network to a signal in a second form used in said second network, and converting a signal in the second form to a signal in the first form;
• a ringing tone generator for producing a ringing tone which is provided to said originating terminal in order to inform the originator that the terminator is being called up, until communication is established;
• and
• a content server for storing contents to be provided to said first terminal instead of the ringing tone,
• said mediate device comprising a storage for storing information indicating the contents to be provided to said first terminal, a transmitter for transmitting the information to said first terminal, and a determination circuit for determining whether or not the contents are provided to the first terminal based on the information in order to specify either contents or a ringing tone,
• the specified ringing tone or contents being provided from said ringing tone generator or said content server to said first terminal as the ringback information.

A terminal for communicating with another terminal over a communication line such as a public switched telephone network (PSTN) or an Internet Protocol (IP) network, said terminal comprising:

• a storage for storing information indicating contents to be provided to the other terminal instead of a ringing tone;
• an information producer for referencing said storage to produce information on contents;
• and
• a transmitter for transmitting the information to the other terminal.