Method for adding context to communications
AssigneeNortel Networks Limited
InventorsMichel A. Brisebois, Marilyn F. St-George, Laura Mahan
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Abstract
A method for augmenting communications between called and calling parties with context information helps either or both parties decide whether and how to accept or initiate a communications event.
Claims11
A method for augmenting communication over a communications network comprising the steps performed by the network of:
- receiving a request from a calling party to establish a communications link with a called party;
- gathering context information known to the communications network;
- gathering context information from a selection of pre-determined options by the calling party;
- gathering specific context information supplied by the calling party;
- automatically providing the gathered context information to the called party;
- receiving an indication from the called party as to whether to establish the communications link;
- and
- establishing the communications link between the calling party and the called party or not based on the indication.
A method for augmenting communications over a communications network comprising the steps performed by the network of:
- receiving a request from a calling party to establish a communications link with a called party;
- gathering context information known to the communications network;
- automatically providing the gathered context information to the called party;
- receiving an indication from the called party whether to establish the communications link;
- and
- establishing the communications link between the calling party and the called party or not based on the indication,
- wherein the step of gathering context information known to the communications network includes the step of
- gathering information indicating whether the calling party is returning a communication from a called party.
A method for augmenting communications over a communications network comprising the steps performed by the network of:
- receiving a request from a calling party to establish a communications link with a called party;
- gathering context information from a selection of pre-determined options by the calling party;
- automatically providing the gathered context information to the called party;
- receiving an indication from the called party whether to establish the communications link;
- and
- establishing the communications link between the calling party and the called party or not based on the indication,
- wherein the step of gathering context information from a selection of predetermined options includes the step of
- gathering information indicating the synchronicity of the communication.
A method for augmenting communications over a communications network comprising the steps performed by the network of:
- receiving a request from a calling party to establish a communications link with a called party;
- gathering context information;
- providing the gathered context information directly to the calling party;
- receiving an indication from the calling party as to whether to establish the communications link;
- and
- establishing or not establishing the communications link between the calling party and the called party based on the indication;
- wherein the step of gathering context information includes the step of gathering context information from a selection of pre-determined options by the called party including gathering information indicating media preferences of the called party.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.