# US 7,412,041 B2 · Mobile communications terminal and method

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- Number: US 7,412,041 B2
- Document ID: US7412041B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 10/913,052
- Filed: 2004-08-05
- Published: 2006-02-09
- Granted: 2008-08-12
- Earliest claimed: 2004-08-05
- Assignees: Nokia Corporation
- Inventors: Antti A. Koskela
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7412041B2

## CPC

- H04M 19/041: {Encoding the ringing signal, i.e. providing distinctive or selective ringing capability}
- H04M 3/04: the calling signal being supplied from the final selector
- H04M 3/42059: {Making use of the calling party identifier}
- H04M 3/42178: {by downloading data to substation equipment}
- H04M 3/42365: {Presence services providing information on the willingness to communicate or the ability to communicate in terms of media capability or network connectivity}
- H04M 1/575: {Means for retrieving and displaying personal data about calling party}
- H04M 3/42068: {where the identifier is used to access a profile}
- H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08)

## Abstract

In a telephone terminal an incoming call is detected from a calling entity followed by determining a caller identity of the calling entity. Then it is determined whether the caller identity is associated with a subscription to presence information associated with the calling entity, where the presence information includes media data for output through an output unit in the telephone terminal. If the caller identity was determined to be associated with a subscription to presence information, it is determined whether the media data is present in the terminal, and if the media data is present in the terminal, the media data is output through an output unit in the telephone terminal.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method in a telephone terminal, comprising:
detecting an incoming call from a calling entity,
determining a caller identity of the calling entity,
determining whether the caller identity is associated with a subscription to presence information associated with the calling entity, where the presence information comprises media data for output through an output unit in the telephone terminal,
determining, if the caller identity was determined to be associated with a subscription to presence information, whether the media data is present in the terminal, and if the media data is present in the terminal, outputting the media data through an output unit in the telephone terminal.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, comprising:
fetching the media data, if the caller identity was determined to be associated with a subscription to the presence information and if the media data is not present in the terminal, from the presence information associated with the caller identity.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of determining whether the caller identity is associated with a subscription to presence information comprises communication with a presence server.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The method according to claim 2, wherein the step of fetching the media data comprises fetching data from the presence server.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein the media data comprises a ring-tone.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

A computer program loadable into memory means of a telephone terminal and when executed performing a method according to claim 1.

### Claim 7

A telephone terminal comprising means for:
detecting an incoming call from a calling entity,
determining a caller identity of the calling entity,
determining whether the caller identity is associated with a subscription to presence information associated with the calling entity, where the presence information comprises media data for output through an output unit in the telephone terminal,
determining, if the caller identity was determined to be associated with a subscription to presence information, whether the media data is present in the terminal, and if the media data is present in the terminal, outputting the media data through an output unit in the telephone terminal.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The telephone terminal according to claim 7, further comprising means for:
fetching the media data, if the caller identity was determined to be associated with a subscription to the presence information and if the media data is not present in the terminal, from the presence information associated with the caller identity.