Telephony ring customization
AssigneeNortel Networks Limited
InventorPhilip J. Busardo
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Abstract
The present invention provides for customizing a telephony ring signal to correspond to the originator of an incoming call. Preferably, a user will access an application server using a browser to associate audio files with telephone numbers of people who are expected to call the user. The application server will create an association between the audio files and the telephone numbers and download indicia bearing on the association to the user's telephony device. Upon receiving an incoming call from a number associated with an audio file, the telephone will play the audio file as the ring signal.
Claims14
A method to provide for caller identification using telephony ring signals comprising:
- a) receiving, at an application server in a communications network, a telephone number of an expected caller;
- b) receiving identification of an audio file to play as the telephony ring signal at a telephony device for an incoming call originating from the expected caller;
- c) creating indicia associating the telephone number of the expected caller with the audio file;
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- d) sending the indicia associating the telephone number of the expected caller with the audio file from the application server to the telephony device,
- wherein the telephony device will play the audio file as the telephony ring signal upon receiving the incoming call from the expected caller independently of whether the telephony device for the incoming call is involved in an ongoing call, and;
- wherein the indicia associating the telephone number of the expected caller with the audio file includes a location of the audio file.
A method to provide for caller identification using telephony ring signals comprising:
- a) receiving, at an application server in a communications network, a telephone number of an expected caller;
- b) receiving identification of an audio file to play as the telephony ring signal at a telephony device for an incoming call originating from the expected caller;
- c) creating indicia associating the telephone number of the expected caller with the audio file;
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- d) sending the indicia associating the telephone number of the expected caller with the audio file from the application server to the telephony device,
- wherein the telephony device will play the audio file as the telephony ring signal upon receiving the incoming call from the expected caller independently of whether the telephony device for the incoming call is involved in an ongoing call;
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- providing a web interface accessible by a web browser wherein the telephone number of the expected caller and the identification of the audio file are received at the application server via the web interface using the web browser.
A method to provide for caller identification using telephony ring signals comprising:
- a) identifying, at an application server within a communications network, a telephone number for an originator of an incoming call;
- b) selecting an audio file based on the telephone number;
- c) effecting playback of the audio file as the telephony ring signal for the incoming call independently of whether the telephony device for the incoming call is involved in an ongoing call
- d) determining, at the application server, if the telephone number is associated with the audio file within a plurality of available audio files;
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- e) if the telephone number is not associated with the audio file within the plurality of available audio files, effecting a default ring signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.