System and method for playing call indications for telecommunications systems at least partially implemented in computer file access networks

A call indication player system for telecommunications systems at least partially implemented in computer file access networks, comprising at least:

• a minimum of two communication terminals of which:
• at least one of said communication terminals is a called-receiver terminal, said call-receiver terminal being a computer terminal with connectivity to computer file access networks, provided at least with:
• a user-to-user communication software application for communication terminals, and
• a multimedia file player software application;
• and
• at least another of said communication terminals is a call-originator terminal selected from:
• a telephone terminal without connectivity to computer file access networks, and
• a computer terminal with connectivity to computer file access networks provided with at least:
• a user-to-user communication software application for communication terminals, and
• a multimedia file player software application;
• a computer file access network, said computer file access network being provided with communication computer data transmission means between:
• the called-receiver terminal, and
• a communication node with the call-originator terminal, selected from:
• the call-originator terminal, for communication systems fully implemented in computer file access networks, and
• a telephone network access point with connectivity with the call-originator terminal, for communication systems only partially implemented in computer file access networks;
• a computerized call indication server, provided with at least:
• storing means for storing at least one type of computerized call indications, selected from:
• computerized call indications for call-originator terminals (Ring Back Tones);
• computerized call indications called-receiver terminals (Ring Tones), and
• combinations of said types of computerized call indications;
• and
• real-time transmission means to transmit requested computerized call indications;
• a user profile database provided with at least:
• storing means for storing computer associations selected from at least:
• a computerized call indication, and
• at least one computerized user identifier, selected at least from computerized called-receiver terminal user identifiers;
• querying means for querying computer associations which, based on at least one computerized user identifier stored in said user profile database, enable to obtain the computerized call indication associated to said computerized user identifier and to request said computerized call indication to the computerized call indication server;
• characterized in that said Call Indication Player System additionally comprises:
• at least one call indication request and reception software application located in at least one of the communication terminals selected from computer terminals, said call indication request and reception software application being provided with at least:
• call request detection means which interact with the user-to-user communication software application for
• detecting events selected from at least:
• call request initiation event, and
• call request termination event;
• transmitting means for transmitting computerized user identifiers which, when the call request initiation occurs detected by the call detection means, transmit to the user profile database at least one computerized user identifier selected at least from computerized called-receiver terminal user identifiers;
• real-time reception means for the computerized call indications supplied from the computerized call indication server, which activate the computer terminal multimedia file player software application for directly playing in real time the computerized call indication received, said computerized call indication therefore neither being stored previously nor afterwards in said computer terminal where the computerized call indication is played;
• interrupting means for interrupting the computerized call indications which, when the call request termination event occurs detected by the call detection means, deactivate the computer terminal multimedia file player software application, therefore interrupting the direct, real-time player of the computerized call indication received in the computer terminal;
• said call request termination event being selected from:
• call acceptance, call rejection and call acceptance time up.