CN101803317B - Method and system for providing diversity ring tone under the control of calling party - Google Patents
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method and system for providing a diversity ring tone to a called party terminal under the control of a calling party terminal. The method comprises the steps of: initiating a call from the calling party terminal to the called party terminal; determining whether the calling party has subscribed a diversity ring tone service; if so, performing signaling switching with a diversity ring tone platform; determining whether the called party terminal is available to receive a call; if so, retrieving and playing a ring tone stored at the diversity ring tone platform; and establishing connectivity between the diversity ring tone platform and the called party terminal, and turning on a speaker of the called party terminal, thereby making the ring tone, which is being played at the diversity ring tone platform, audible by means of the speaker.
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Technical Field
The present invention relates generally to the field of telecommunications, and more particularly, to a method and system for providing diversity ring tones under caller control.
Background
A ringtone is a sound produced by a telephone that indicates an incoming call. Older phones simply used ring tones such as "ring … … ring … …" to bring the user's attention, however, modern ring tones have become extremely diverse, making phone personalization and customization possible. For example, newer mobile phones allow users to associate different ring tones with different phonebook entries. With this feature, the owner of the mobile phone can easily judge which phonebook entry the caller corresponds to. However, this is not sufficient because of its very limited choice of playable ring tones, the complexity with which they can be played, and the way in which the association of the ring tone with the call number is programmed. For example, the association between the ring tone and the calling number must be predefined by the phone owner, so that the assigned ring tone cannot be changed until the next update once the predefinition is completed.
A ringback tone is a ring tone that is heard on a calling party terminal when the calling party makes a call to a called party terminal. In recent years, color ringback tones (also referred to as personalized ringback tones) have become popular worldwide. With this feature, the caller will hear the audio selection applied to the telephone line as determined by the called party. Thus, it is apparent that the color ringback tone shows the diversity of called parties, not the diversity of calling parties.
There is much room for improvement in ring tone services.
Disclosure of Invention
Accordingly, the present invention has been made to overcome the problems associated with the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a system and method capable of providing diverse ring tones under the control of a calling party.
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing a diversity ring tone to a called party terminal under the control of a calling party terminal, comprising the steps of:
initiating a call from a calling party terminal to a called party terminal;
judging whether the calling party subscribes to the diversity ring tone service;
if yes, exchanging signals with the diversity ring tone platform;
judging whether the called party terminal is available for receiving the call;
if yes, retrieving and playing the ring tone stored on the diversity ring tone platform; and
a connection is established between the diversity ring tone platform and the called party terminal, and the speaker of the called party terminal is turned on, thereby making the ring tone played on the diversity ring tone platform audible by means of the speaker.
As a modification of the method according to this embodiment of the invention, the second determining step further comprises, in case the called party terminal is available for receiving the call, ringing the called party terminal in a manner configured according to the called party; the step of retrieving and playing the ring tone further comprises delaying for a predetermined period of time before playing; the step of establishing a connection and turning on the speaker further comprises, while turning on the speaker, stopping ringing in a manner configured according to the called party. Preferably, the predetermined period of time is predefined on the calling party terminal.
Preferably, the calling party terminal, the called party terminal and the diversity ring tone platform communicate via a network element comprising a calling party switch and a called party switch to which the calling party terminal and the called party terminal are coupled, respectively.
Preferably, the second judging step, the step of retrieving and playing the ring tone, and the step of establishing a connection and turning on the speaker are performed by a diversity ring tone platform cooperating with the called party's switch.
Alternatively, the second judging step and the step of establishing a connection and turning on the speaker are performed by a caller's exchanger cooperating with a callee's exchanger, and the step of retrieving and playing the ring tone is performed by the diversity ring tone platform under the instruction of the caller's exchanger.
According to another aspect of the present invention, a system for providing a diversity ring tone is provided, comprising:
a calling party terminal initiating a call;
a called party terminal as a call destination;
a diversity ring tone platform in which diversity ring tones for subscribers of the diversity ring tone service are stored;
the network element, the caller terminal, the callee terminal, and the diversity ring tone platform communicate through the network element.
In the system, when a calling party terminal initiates a call to a called party terminal, it is determined whether the calling party has subscribed to a diversity ring tone service; if yes, carrying out signal exchange with the diversity ring tone platform; thereafter, judging whether the called party terminal is available for receiving the call; if yes, retrieving and playing the ring tone stored in the diversity ring tone platform; thereafter, a connection between the diversity ring tone platform and the called party terminal is established, and the speaker of the called party terminal is turned on, thereby making the ring tone played on the diversity ring tone platform audible by means of the speaker.
Preferably, the network element comprises a calling party switch and a called party switch to which the calling party terminal and the called party terminal are coupled, respectively.
Preferably, the diversity ring tone platform is configured to:
determining whether the called party terminal is available to receive the call in cooperation with the called party switch;
retrieving and playing the ring tone in a situation where the called party terminal is available to receive the call; and
and establishing connection between the diversity ring tone platform and the called party terminal in cooperation with the called party switch, and starting a loudspeaker of the called party terminal.
Alternatively, the calling party switch is configured to:
determining whether the called party terminal is available to receive the call in cooperation with the called party switch;
under the condition that the called party terminal can be used for receiving the call, indicating a diversity ring tone platform to retrieve and play the ring tone; and
and establishing connection between the diversity ring tone platform and the called party terminal in cooperation with the called party switch, and starting a loudspeaker of the called party terminal.
As a modification of the system according to this embodiment of the present invention, when it is determined that the called party terminal is available to receive a call, the called party terminal is caused to ring in a manner configured according to the called party. In addition, the ring tone stored in the diversified ringing platform is delayed for a predetermined period of time to play. While the speaker is turned on, the called party terminal stops ringing in a manner configured according to the called party. Preferably, the predetermined period of time is predefined on the calling party terminal.
Preferably, the diversity ringing platform is configured to:
cooperating with the called party switch, judging whether the called party terminal can be used for receiving the call, if so, ringing the called party terminal in a manner configured by the called party;
retrieving the ring tone, delaying for a predetermined period of time, playing the ring tone, and
and cooperating with the called party switch, establishing connection between the diversity ring tone platform and the called party terminal, stopping ringing of the called party terminal, and starting a loudspeaker of the called party terminal.
Alternatively, the calling party switch is configured to:
cooperating with the called party switch, judging whether the called party terminal can be used for receiving the call, if so, ringing the called party terminal in a manner configured by the called party;
indicating the diversity ring tone platform to retrieve the ring tone, delaying for a predetermined time period, and playing the ring tone; and
and cooperating with the called party switch, establishing connection between the diversity ring tone platform and the called party terminal, stopping ringing of the called party terminal, and starting a loudspeaker of the called party terminal.
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The novel features believed characteristic of the invention are set forth in the appended claims. The invention, together with objects and advantages thereof, will be best understood from the following detailed description of illustrative embodiments when read in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
fig. 1 is a schematic overview of the construction of a system for providing a diversity ring tone according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 schematically illustrates a storage structure of the platform shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a flow chart illustrating steps of a method of providing a diversity ring tone according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 4 is a call flow illustrating a call processing procedure between terminals in a non-intelligent environment according to a first embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 5 is a call flow illustrating a call processing procedure between terminals in an intelligent environment according to a second embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 6 is a call flow illustrating a call processing procedure between terminals in a non-intelligent environment according to a third embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 7 is a call flow illustrating a call processing procedure between terminals in an intelligent environment according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention;
like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the drawings and the description.
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Exemplary embodiments of the present invention will now be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein, but rather should be construed as broadly as possible, providing a thorough and complete disclosure and fully conveying the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art.
In fig. 1, a schematic overview of the construction of a system for providing a diversity ring tone according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown. As can be seen in fig. 1, the system comprises a calling party terminal 10, a telecommunications network 20, a called party terminal 30, a diversity ring tone platform 40 and a signal switching link 50. It should be noted that only two terminals are shown in this figure for simplicity.
In general, the caller terminal 10 may be any communication device having an audio communication function, such as a fixed phone, a mobile phone, a PDA (personal digital assistant), a PC (personal computer), etc. A non-exhaustive list of possible terminals includes a fixed telephone connected to a POTS network or PSTN (public switched telephone network), a mobile telephone coupled to a cellular audio network (e.g. GSM, gprs edge, CDMA or UMTS), a handheld digital device having at least one audio communication module.
Any of the above-described devices having an audio communication function can be used as the called party terminal 30 capable of implementing diverse ringing under the control of the calling party according to the present invention with appropriate modification. These modifications may be made by software or hardware upgrades to existing audio communication devices. The modified called party terminal 30 has a new menu item with which the user can select which of the local ring tone and the diversity ring tone is preferred. If the local ring tone is preferred, the diversity ring tone function is disabled, and when an external call arrives at the called party terminal, the called party terminal always rings according to the user configuration; otherwise, the diversity ring tone function is supported at the called party terminal. The present invention is explained below with reference to the latter mode.
The telecommunications network 20 may be any suitable wired or wireless communication medium, such as but not limited to PSTN, GSM, and CDMA networks. In particular, the telecommunications network 20 comprises a plurality of switches, such as switches 21 and 22 coupled to the calling and called party terminals 10 and 30, respectively, for providing telecommunications services therebetween.
The diversity ring tone platform 40 contains a database for storing a variety of diversity ring tones uploaded by subscribers or transmitted from other data sources (such as, but not limited to, a website or other platform), the storage structure of which is schematically illustrated in figure 2. In addition, the platform 40 provides the subscriber with the functionality to formulate and manage his ring tone policy, including, but not limited to, assigning a unique index to each ring tone, editing, copying or deleting diverse ring tones from a database, rearranging the correspondence between ring tones and indexes, and the like. In addition, the platform 40 may be used to retrieve and play ring tones stored therein based on a subscriber's request.
In an embodiment of the present invention, platform 40 is described as a platform dedicated to providing diversity ring tone services. Alternatively, an existing platform such as a short message platform or a color ring back tone platform may be modified appropriately to supplement such a function.
The term "diversity ring tone" as used herein is a ring tone heard by the called party when the calling party's call reaches the called party's terminal, which is selected by the calling party at the time of initiating the call for the purpose of exhibiting its personality, characteristic, or identity, etc. Diversity ring tones include, but are not limited to, a recorded voice message, a conversation, a piece of music, or any other sound effect. With this feature, the called party can get some information from the ring tone before answering the call. In addition, the diversity ring tone may be used by advertising companies to publish their advertising information.
The handshake link 50 is configured to couple the telecommunications network 20 with the diversity ring platform 40 using a variety of handshake mechanisms, such as, but not limited to, ISUP, TUP, SIP, R2, MAP, and the like. Whatever mechanism is chosen, the resulting functionality is substantially similar, i.e., retrieving the targeted ring tone based on the calling party telephone number and index (if any); establishing a connection between the calling party terminal 10 and the platform 40 to collect at least one diversity ring tone from the calling party; establishing a connection from the platform 40 to the telecommunication network 20 and further to the called party terminal 30 in order to make the ring tone played by the platform 40 audible to the called party; and so on.
For wireless terminals and networks, the at least one diversity ring tone may be uploaded as data packets from the terminal 10 to the platform 40 via the network 20 and via the handshake link 50 by sharing a paging frequency (paging frequency). For wired terminals and networks, during the off-hook state of the calling party terminal 10, the calling party may record the at least one diversity ring tone on the platform 40 via the existing connection between the terminal 10 and the network 20 and via the handshake link 50.
Referring now to fig. 3, a method of providing diversity ring tones will be described.
Assuming that the calling party has subscribed to the diversity ring tone service, at least one ring tone is uploaded and its policy is formulated on the platform 40, a call involving the diversity ring tone is initiated to the called party terminal 30 by dialing a "'called party' phone number + separator (e.g.. x or #) + index" on the calling party terminal 10 in S100. For example, returning to fig. 2, when a subscriber, shown as having telephone number 138 x, dials telephone number + or # +1 of his friend Mary, a call is initiated involving a diversity ring tone, ring tone 1 being designated as a target ring tone that will become audible on Mary's telephone, called party terminal 30.
Upon detecting such a call, the telecommunication network 20 recognizes that the call is a call relating to a diversity ring tone service and determines whether the calling party is subscribed to the service (S200). If so, index information embedded in the call is extracted and handshake with the diversity ring platform 40 is performed (S300).
In S400, it is determined whether the called party terminal 30 is available to receive a call, and if so, in S500, a ring tone previously stored on the diversity ring tone platform 40 corresponding to the extracted index information is retrieved and played.
It will be appreciated that the indexing information need not be embedded in the call. In some applications, in the absence of such embedded information, or if the embedded index information is not valid, a default ring tone predetermined by the calling party is retrieved and played on the diversity ring tone platform 40. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that many other configurations are possible in light of the teachings of the present invention.
Next, in S600, a connection between the diversity ring tone platform 40 and the called party terminal 30 is established, and the speaker of the called party terminal 30 is turned on, thereby making the ring tone being played audible by means of the speaker.
In the above scheme, the diversity ring tone decided by the calling party is made audible on the called party terminal 30 immediately after it is judged that the called party terminal 30 is available to receive the call. An alternative is also possible, wherein the diversity ring tone is played after the called party terminal 30 has rung in a normal manner for a predetermined period of time according to the called party configuration. In some applications, the latter approach may have advantages in better attracting the attention of the called party.
The procedure of the latter scheme is similar to that of the former scheme except that S400 further comprises ringing the called party terminal 30 in a normal manner according to the called party configuration if the called party terminal 30 is available to receive the call, S500 further comprises delaying for a predetermined period of time before playing, S600 further comprises stopping ringing in a manner according to the called party configuration while the speaker is turned on.
Note that the predetermined period of time may be specified as time information by the calling party terminal 10 in the call and then extracted in step S300. The predetermined time period may be predefined by the called party terminal 30 as will be appreciated by those skilled in the art.
Fig. 4-7 are call flows illustrating call processing between terminals based on the former scheme or the latter scheme in a non-intelligent or intelligent environment, respectively. These call flows schematically show examples of internal communications between the terminals 10 and 30, the switches 21 and 22, and the platform 40.
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Fig. 4 is a call flow illustrating a call processing procedure between terminals in a non-intelligent environment according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
a) The calling party terminal 10 sends Call _ Request _ Message 101 to the calling party exchange 21, thereby initiating a Call.
b) The calling party switch 21 determines that the Call involves a diversity ring service and that the calling party has subscribed to the service, analyzes and extracts the indexing information embedded therein (if any), and sends a Call Request Message 102 to the diversity ring platform 40.
c) The diversity ring platform 40 replies to the calling party switch 21 with a Call _ contact-Message 103.
d) The calling party switch 21 sends a Call _ Request _ Message104 to the called party switch 22.
e) The called party switch 22 replies to the calling party switch 21 with a Call _ Continue _ Message 105.
f) The caller's switch 21 sends a Diversity _ Ring _ Request _ Message 106 to the Diversity Ring platform 40.
g) The diversity ring tone platform 40 replies to the calling party's switch 21 with the Call _ content _ Message 107 and plays the ring tone (or default ring tone) corresponding to the extracted index information.
h) The calling party switch 21 sends a Diversity _ Ring _ Command _ Message 108 to the called party switch 22.
i) The called party switch 22 sends the Diversity _ Ring _ Command _ Message 109 to the called party terminal 30 to cause it to turn on the speaker, whereby the Ring tone played by the Diversity Ring platform 40 is heard on the called party terminal 30.
j) The called party switch 22 sends Ring _ Messgae 110 to the calling party switch 21.
k) The caller switch 21 transmits the Ring _ Message 111 to the caller terminal 10.
l) if the called party answers the Call, the called party terminal 30 sends a Call _ response _ Message 112 to the called party switch 22.
m) the called party switch 22 sends a Call _ response _ Message113 to the calling party switch 21.
n) the caller switch 21 sends a Diversity _ Ring _ End _ Message 114 to the Diversity Ring platform 40, thereby stopping the playing of the Diversity Ring and releasing the existing connection for playing the Ring tone.
o) the caller's switch 21 sends Call _ response _ Message 115 to the caller's terminal 10, thereby establishing a connection for ordinary voice communication between the terminals 10 and 30.
(second embodiment)
Fig. 5 is a call flow illustrating a call processing procedure between terminals in an intelligent environment according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
a) The calling party terminal 10 sends Call _ Request _ Message 201 to the calling party exchange 21, thereby initiating a Call.
b) The calling party switch 21 determines that the Call involves a diversity ring service and that the calling party has subscribed to the service, analyzes and extracts the indexing information embedded therein (if any), and sends a Call Request Message 202 to the diversity ring platform 40.
c) The diversity ring platform 40 sends a Call _ Request _ Message203 to the called party switch 22.
d) The called party switch 22 replies to the diversity ring platform 40 with a Call _ Continue _ Message 204.
e) The Diversity Ring tone platform 40 plays the Ring tone (or default Ring tone) corresponding to the extracted index information and sends the Diversity _ Ring _ Command _ Message205 to the called party switch 22.
f) The called party switch 22 sends the Diversity _ Ring _ Command _ Message 206 to the called party terminal 30 to cause it to turn on the speaker, whereby the Ring tone played by the Diversity Ring platform 40 is heard on the called party terminal 30.
g) The called party switch 22 sends Ring _ Messgae 207 to the calling party switch 21.
h) The caller switch 21 transmits the Ring _ Message 208 to the caller terminal 10.
i) If the called party answers the Call, the called party terminal 30 sends a Call _ response _ Message 209 to the called party switch 22.
j) The called party switch 22 sends a Call _ response _ Message210 to the diversity ring platform 40, thereby stopping the playing of the diversity ring and releasing the existing connection for playing the ring tone.
k) The diversity ring platform 40 sends a send Call _ response _ Message 211 to the calling party switch 21.
1) The caller's switch 21 sends Call _ response _ Message 212 to the caller's terminal 10, thereby establishing a connection for ordinary voice communication between the terminals 10 and 30.
(third embodiment)
Fig. 6 is a call flow showing a call processing procedure between terminals in a non-intelligent environment according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
a) The calling party terminal 10 sends Call _ Request _ Message 301 to the calling party switch 21, thereby initiating a Call.
b) The calling party's switch 21 determines that the Call involves a diversity ring service and that the calling party has subscribed to the service, analyzes and extracts the index information (if any) and time information embedded therein, and sends a Call Request Message 302 to the diversity ring platform 40.
c) The diversity ring platform 40 replies to the calling party switch 21 with a Call _ contact-Message 303.
d) The calling party switch 21 sends a Call _ Request _ Message304 to the called party switch 22.
e) The called party switch 22 sends a Call _ Request _ Message 305 to the called party terminal 30.
f) The called party terminal 30 rings according to the called party's configuration and replies to the called party switch 22 with a Ring Message 306.
g) The called party switch 22 sends a Call _ Continue _ Message307 to the calling party switch 21.
h) The caller switch 21 transmits the Ring _ Message 308 to the caller terminal 10.
i) The caller's switch 21 sends Diversity _ Ring _ Request _ Message 309 to the Diversity Ring platform 40.
j) The diversity ring tone platform 40 replies to the calling party's exchange 21 with the Call _ content _ Message 310, retrieves the ring tone (or default ring tone) corresponding to the extracted index information, delays the time period according to the time information and plays it.
k) The calling party switch 21 sends the Diversity _ Ring _ Command _ Message 311 to the called party switch 22.
l) the called party switch 22 sends the Diversity _ Ring _ Command _ Message 312 to the called party terminal 30 to stop ringing according to the called party configuration and turn on its speaker, whereby the Ring tone played by the Diversity Ring platform 40 is heard on the called party terminal 30.
m) if the called party answers the Call, the called party terminal 30 sends a Call _ response _ Message 313 to the called party switch 22.
n) the called party switch 22 sends a Call _ response _ Message314 to the calling party switch 21.
o) the calling party switch 21 sends a Call _ End _ Message 315 to the diversity ring platform 40, thereby stopping playing the ring tone and releasing the existing connection for playing the ring tone.
p) the caller's switch 21 sends Call _ Establish _ Message316 to the caller's terminal 10, thereby establishing a connection for ordinary voice communication between the terminals 10 and 30.
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Fig. 7 is a call flow illustrating a call processing procedure between terminals in an intelligent environment according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
a) The calling party terminal 10 sends Call _ Request _ Message 401 to the calling party exchange 21, thereby initiating a Call.
b) The calling party's switch 21 determines that the Call involves a diversity ring service and that the calling party has subscribed to the service, analyzes and extracts the indexing information (if any) and time information embedded therein, and sends a Call Request Message 402 to the diversity ring platform 40.
c) The diversity ring platform 40 sends a Call _ Request _ Message403 to the called party switch 22.
d) The called party switch 22 sends a Call _ Request _ Message 404 to the called party terminal 30.
e) The called party terminal 30 rings according to the called party configuration and replies to the called party switch 22 with a Ring Message 405.
f) The called party switch 22 replies to the diversity ring platform 40 with a Call _ Continue _ Message 406.
g) The diversity ring platform 40 replies to the calling party switch 21 with a Call _ contact _ Message 407.
h) The caller switch 21 transmits Ring _ Message 408 to the caller terminal 10.
i) The Diversity Ring tone platform 40 retrieves a Ring tone (or a default Ring tone) corresponding to the extracted index information, delays a period according to the time information and plays it, and transmits Diversity _ Ring _ Command _ Message 409 to the called party switch 22.
j) The called party switch 22 sends the Diversity _ Ring _ Command _ Message 410 to the called party terminal 30 to stop ringing according to the called party configuration and turn on its speaker, whereby the Ring tone played by the Diversity Ring platform 40 is heard on the called party terminal 30.
k) If the called party answers the Call, the called party terminal 30 sends a Call _ response _ Message 411 to the called party switch 22.
l) the called party switch 22 sends a Call _ response _ Message412 to the diversity ring platform 40, thereby stopping playing the ring tone and releasing the existing connection for playing the ring tone.
m) the diversity ring platform 40 sends Call _ response _ message 413 to the calling switch 21.
n) the caller's switch 21 sends Call _ response _ Message 414 to the caller's terminal 10, thereby establishing a connection for ordinary voice communication between the terminals 10 and 30.
The foregoing descriptions of specific embodiments of the present invention have been presented for purposes of illustration and description. They are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise forms disclosed, and obviously many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching. The scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims and equivalents thereof.
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1. A method for providing a diversity ring tone to a called party terminal (30) under the control of a calling party terminal (10), comprising the steps of:
initiating a call from a calling party terminal (10) to a called party terminal (30);
judging whether the calling party subscribes to the diversity ring tone service;
if yes, exchanging signals with the diversity ring tone platform (40);
determining whether a called party terminal (30) is available to receive the call;
if so, retrieving and playing the ring tone stored on the diversity ring tone platform (40); and
a connection is established between the diversity ring tone platform (40) and the called party terminal (30), and the speaker of the called party terminal (30) is turned on, thereby making the ring tone played on the diversity ring tone platform (40) audible via the speaker.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein,
the second determining step further comprises, in the event that the called party terminal (30) is available to receive the call, ringing the called party terminal (30) in a manner configured by the called party; and wherein the one or more of the one,
the step of retrieving and playing the ring tone further comprises delaying for a predetermined period of time before playing; and wherein the one or more of the one,
the step of establishing a connection and turning on the speaker further comprises, while turning on the speaker, ceasing ringing in a manner configured according to the called party.
3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the calling party terminal (10), the called party terminal (30) and the diversity ring platform (40) communicate via a network element (20), the network element (20) comprising a calling party switch (21) and a called party switch (22) to which the calling party terminal (10) and the called party terminal (30) are coupled, respectively.
4. A method according to claim 3, wherein the second determining step, the step of retrieving and playing the ring tone, and the step of establishing a connection and turning on the speaker are performed by a diversity ring tone platform (40) cooperating with the called party switch (22).
5. A method according to claim 3, wherein the second judging step and the steps of establishing a connection and turning on the speaker are performed by a calling party exchange (21) cooperating with a called party exchange (22); and wherein
The steps of retrieving and playing the ring tone are performed by the diversity ring tone platform (40) at the direction of the calling party's exchange (21).
6. The method according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising the step of: at least one audio file is stored as at least one ring tone on a diversity ring tone platform (40) by a calling party terminal (10), and a unique index is assigned to each of the at least one ring tone.
7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the call initiated by the calling party terminal (10) further specifies an index, and in the step of retrieving and playing the ring tone, the ring tone corresponding to the index is retrieved and played.
8. The method according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising, after the step of establishing a connection and turning on the loudspeaker, the step of: if the called party terminal (30) answers the call, terminating the connection between the diversity ring tone platform (40) and the called party terminal (30), stopping playing the ring tone on the diversity ring tone platform (40), and establishing a connection between the calling party terminal (10) and the called party terminal (30); alternatively, if the called party terminal (30) rejects the call, all resources are released.
9. A method according to claim 2, wherein the predetermined time period is defined on the calling party terminal (10).
10. A system for providing a diversity ring tone, comprising:
a calling party terminal (10) initiating a call;
a called party terminal (30) as a call destination;
a diversity ring tone platform (40) in which there is stored a diversity ring tone for a subscriber to the diversity ring tone service;
a handshake link (50);
a network element (20), a caller terminal (10), a callee terminal (30), a diversity ring platform (40) communicate through the network element (20), wherein,
a handshake link (50) couples the network element (20) with the diversity ring tone platform (40); and wherein the one or more of the one,
when a calling party terminal (10) initiates a call to a called party terminal (30), determining whether the calling party has subscribed to a diversity ring tone service; if yes, performing signal exchange with the diversity ring tone platform (40); thereafter, determining whether the called party terminal (30) is available to receive the call; if yes, retrieving and playing the ring tone stored in the diversity ring tone platform (40); thereafter, a connection between the diversity ring tone platform (40) and the called party terminal (30) is established, and the speaker of the called party terminal (30) is turned on, thereby making the ring tone played on the diversity ring tone platform (40) audible by means of the speaker.
11. A system according to claim 10, wherein, when it is determined that the called party terminal (30) is available to receive a call, the called party terminal (30) is caused to ring in a manner configured in accordance with the called party; wherein,
the ring tone stored on the diversity ring tone platform (40) is delayed for a predetermined time period to be played; and wherein the one or more of the one,
while the speaker is switched on, the called party terminal (30) stops ringing in a manner configured according to the called party.
12. The system of claim 10, wherein the network element (20) comprises a calling party switch (21) and a called party switch (22) to which the calling party terminal (10) and the called party terminal (30) are coupled, respectively.
13. The system of claim 12, wherein the diversity ring tone platform (40) is configured to:
-determining, in cooperation with the called party switch (22), whether the called party terminal (30) is available for receiving the call;
retrieving and playing the ring tone in case the called party terminal (30) is available for receiving the call; and
establishing a connection between the diversity ring tone platform (40) and the called party terminal (30) in cooperation with the called party switch (22) turns on a speaker of the called party terminal (30).
14. The system of claim 12, wherein the calling party switch (21) is configured to:
-determining, in cooperation with the called party switch (22), whether the called party terminal (30) is available for receiving the call;
instructing the diversity ring tone platform (40) to retrieve and play the ring tone in case the called party terminal (30) is available to receive the call; and
establishing a connection between the diversity ring tone platform (40) and the called party terminal (30) in cooperation with the called party switch (22) turns on a speaker of the called party terminal (30).
15. The system of claim 11, wherein the network element (20) comprises a calling party switch (21) and a called party switch (22) to which the calling party terminal (10) and the called party terminal (30) are coupled, respectively.
16. The system of claim 15, wherein the diversity ring tone platform (40) is configured to:
-determining, in cooperation with the called party switch (22), whether the called party terminal (30) is available for receiving the call, and if so, causing the called party terminal (30) to ring in a manner configured by the called party;
retrieving the ring tone, delaying for a predetermined period of time, playing the ring tone, and
establishing a connection between the diversity ring tone platform (40) and the called party terminal (30) in cooperation with the called party switch (22), stopping ringing of the called party terminal (30), and turning on a speaker of the called party terminal (30).
17. The system of claim 15, wherein the calling party switch (21) is configured to:
-determining, in cooperation with the called party switch (22), whether the called party terminal (30) is available for receiving the call, and if so, causing the called party terminal (30) to ring in a manner configured by the called party;
instructing the diversity ring tone platform (40) to retrieve the ring tone, delay for a predetermined period of time, and play the ring tone; and
establishing a connection between the diversity ring tone platform (40) and the called party terminal (30) in cooperation with the called party switch (22), stopping ringing of the called party terminal (30), and turning on a speaker of the called party terminal (30).
18. The system according to claim 10 or 11, wherein the calling party terminal (10) is configured to: at least one audio file is stored on a diversity ring tone platform (40) as at least one ring tone and a unique index is assigned to each of the at least one ring tone.
19. The system of claim 17, wherein the call initiated by the calling party terminal (10) further specifies an index, and wherein the ring tone stored on the diversity ring tone platform (40) corresponding to the index is retrieved and played.
20. The system according to claim 10 or 11, wherein, if the called party terminal (30) answers the call, the connection between the diversity ring tone platform (40) and the called party terminal (30) is terminated, the ring tone playing on the diversity ring tone platform (40) is stopped, and the connection is established between the calling party terminal (10) and the called party terminal (30); alternatively, if the called party terminal (30) rejects the call, all resources are released.
21. The system according to claim 11, 15, 16 or 17, wherein the predetermined time period is defined on the calling party terminal (10).
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