Providing an option to substitute a local ringback tone at a calling party device
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsSubbarayudu Mutya, Debesh Kumar Sahu, Venkata Krishna Murthy Jayavarapu, Ashish Malik, Vvd Subrahmanyam Kalepu
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Abstract
A method for playing a local ringback tone is disclosed. A second party device is called from a calling party device. An alert message indicating that the calling party device is to play a network ringback tone is received. It is determined whether to play a pre-stored local ringback tone instead of the network ringback tone. The local ringback tone or the network ringback tone is played based on the determination. At any time before call connection or call release, the local ringback tone and the network ringback tone are switched between based on user input.
Claims36
A method for playing a local ringback tone, comprising:
- calling a second party device from a calling party device;
- receiving an alert message indicating the calling party device is to play a network ringback tone;
- determining whether to play a pre-stored local ringback tone instead of the network ringback tone;
- playing the local ringback tone or the network ringback tone based on the determination;
- and
- switching, at any time before call connection or call release, between the local ringback tone and the network ringback tone based on user input.
A calling party device for playing a local ringback tone, comprising:
- a processor;
- memory in electronic communication with the processor;
- instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the processor to:
- call a second party device;
- receive an alert message indicating the calling party device is to play a network ringback tone;
- determine whether to play a pre-stored local ringback tone instead of the network ringback tone;
- play the local ringback tone or the network ringback tone based on the determination;
- and
- switch, at any time before call connection or call release, between the local ringback tone and the network ringback tone based on user input.
A calling party device for playing a local ringback tone, comprising:
- means for calling a second party device;
- means for receiving an alert message indicating the calling party device is to play a network ringback tone;
- means for determining whether to play a pre-stored local ringback tone instead of the network ringback tone;
- means for playing the local ringback tone or the network ringback tone based on the determination;
- and
- means for switching, at any time before call connection or call release, between the local ringback tone and the network ringback tone based on user input.
A computer-program product for playing a local ringback tone, the computer-program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions thereon, the instructions comprising:
- code for causing a calling party device to call a second party device;
- code for causing the calling party device to receive an alert message indicating the calling party device is to play a network ringback tone;
- code for causing the calling party device to determine whether to play a pre-stored local ringback tone instead of the network ringback tone;
- code for causing the calling party device to play the local ringback tone or the network ringback tone based on the determination;
- and
- code for causing the calling party device to switch, at any time before call connection or call release, between the local ringback tone and the network ringback tone based on user input.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.