Method and apparatus for providing an audible calling party identification for a call waiting service
AssigneeAT&T Corp.
InventorsMarian Croak, Hossein Eslambolchi
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Abstract
The present invention enables users of packet-switched network services, e.g., VoIP network services, to hear a very gentle whispering tone that quietly conveys the identity of the calling party when they are engaged in conversation and to receive a call-waiting signal. The tone is audible only to the called party but does not mute the ongoing conversation path. This enables subscribed users to hear their ongoing conversation while receiving the whispering tone.
Claims20
A method for providing a call waiting service in a communication network, comprising:
- receiving, by a processor, a call setup message destined to an endpoint of a called party, where the endpoint of the called party is engaged in an on-going call;
- determining, by the processor, whether the called party is registered to receive an audible calling party identification;
- and
- sending, by the processor, a message to cause a sending of the audible calling party identification to the endpoint of the called party if the called party is registered to receive the audible calling party identification, wherein the sending of the audible calling party identification comprises bridging the audible calling party identification at a lower volume level onto an existing media path of the ongoing call.
A tangible computer-readable medium storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations for providing a call waiting service in a communication network, the operations comprising:
- receiving a call setup message destined to an endpoint of a called party, where the endpoint of the called party is engaged in an on-going call;
- determining whether the called party is registered to receive an audible calling party identification;
- and
- sending a message to cause a sending of the audible calling party identification to the endpoint of the called party if the called party is registered to receive the audible calling party identification, wherein the sending of the audible calling party identification comprises bridging the audible calling party identification at a lower volume level onto an existing media path of the ongoing call.
A system for providing a call waiting service in a communication network, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a computer-readable medium storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
- receiving a call setup message destined to an endpoint of a called party, where the endpoint of the called party is engaged in an on-going call;
- determining whether the called party is registered to receive an audible calling party identification;
- and
- sending a message to cause a sending of the audible calling party identification to the endpoint of the called party if the called party is registered to receive the audible calling party identification, wherein the sending of the audible calling party identification comprises bridging the audible calling party identification at a lower volume level onto an existing media path of the ongoing call.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.