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US 8,150,024 B1Granted
Methods and systems for setting a volume level of ringback media presented to a calling party
AssigneeSprint Spectrum L.P.
InventorsGeoffrey S. Martin, Jonathan R. Kindred
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Abstract
Methods and systems are disclosed for setting a volume level of ringback media presented to a calling party. The method may include receiving at a ringback server an indication of ambient noise at a client device, using the received indication as a basis to set a volume level of the ringback media, and transmitting the ringback media at the volume level, for receipt by the client device.
Claims17
In a server that transmits media content to a client device, a method comprising:
- receiving at the server an indication of ambient noise at the client device;
- using the received indication as a basis to set a volume level of the media content;
- and
- transmitting the media content at the volume level, for receipt by the client device,
- wherein a call placed by the client device includes a call-setup period and ringback period, wherein receiving the indication of the ambient noise comprises receiving the indication during the call-setup period, and wherein transmitting the media content comprises transmitting the media content during the ringback period.
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A server comprising:
- a communication interface;
- a processor;
- and
- data storage containing (i) media content and (ii) instructions executable by the processor to:
- receive an indication of ambient noise at a client device,
- use the received indication as a basis to set a volume level of the media content, and
- transmit the media content at the volume level via the communication interface, for receipt by the client device,
- wherein a call placed by the client device includes a call-setup period and ringback period, wherein the instructions to receive the indication of the ambient noise comprise instructions to receive the indication during the call-setup period, and wherein the instructions to transmit the media content at the volume level comprise instructions to transmit the media content during the ringback period.
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A system comprising:
- a client device;
- and
- a ringback server,
- wherein the client device is arranged to (i) detect ambient noise, and (ii) transmit an indication of the ambient noise, for receipt by the ringback server, and
- wherein the ringback server is arranged to (i) receive the indication of the ambient noise, (ii) use the received indication as a basis to set a volume level of ringback media, and (iii) transmit the ringback media at the volume level, for receipt by the client device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.