87 results about "Multimedia ring back tone" patented technology

A Multimedia Customized Ring Back Tone (MRBT) service platform, a terminal and a system for implementing an MRBT service are provided in the present invention. A method for implementing an MRBT service is further disclosed, which includes: performing, by a Multimedia Ring Back Tone (MRBT) platform, a first media capability negotiation with a calling party before a called party answers a call after the calling party initiates the call to the called party; playing, by the MRBT platform, an MRBT for the calling party according to the result of the first media capability negotiation. The scheme of the present invention may implement an MRBT service in a 3G communication network.

A method for implementing a multimedia RBT service includes: receiving, by an calling MSC server, a call request from a calling party; performing a first media capability negotiation between a calling party and an MRS, after detecting a response of a called party; and instructing the MRS to play a multimedia RBT to the calling party according to a result of the first media capability negotiation. A system for implementing the multimedia RBT includes: an MSC server and an MRS. In accordance with embodiments of the invention, a multimedia RBT service may be implemented in the 3G network, thereby enabling an original audio RBT service in a hybrid 3/2G network and the 3G network to coexist with the multimedia RBT service, and ensuring the normal use of an RBT service.

The present invention discloses a system for implementing multimedia ring back tone service, which includes a communication network, an MRBT platform storing multimedia ring back tones in the communication network and a VIG. The MRBT platform is respectively connected to the Service Switch Center dominating the terminal and an MGW in the communication network through the VIG; when a calling terminal initiates a call through the Service Switch Center, the VIG establishes a communication link from the terminal to the MRBT platform through the MGW and the VIG before the call is put through; and MRBT platform plays multimedia ring back tones for the calling terminal via the established communication link. The present invention also provides a method for implementing multimedia ring back tone service. The system and the method provided in the present invention can implement multimedia ring back tone service in 3G communication networks.

The present invention relates to a method to realize multimedia ring back tone service in a coexisting network environment of an IP multimedia subsystem and a soft switch network of a third-generation mobile communication system. The present invention operates the multimedia ring back tone service on the application server of a multimedia ring back tone service platform, after a calling subscriber makes an outgoing call, the soft switch SS or the multimedia subsystem IMS core network calls the called subscriber and calls the multimedia ring back tone service platform, an early session negotiation is performed at the calling terminal and on the multimedia ring back tone service platform, and the multimedia ring back tone is played to the calling terminal after the calling terminal and the called terminal finish the media negotiation. The present invention can not only meet the requirement of the multimedia ring back tone service, but also meet the requirement of developing to the IMS in the future.

Disclosed is a method for controlling a terminal for a multimedia Ring Back Tone (RBT) service, which allows RBT sound sources previously set in a sound source-providing server by a called subscriber to be reproduced to an originating terminal by means of a Home Location Register (HLR) and the sound source-providing server for storing the RBT sound sources when a calling subscriber telephones the called subscriber, the HLR storing profile information including whether the subscriber has joined the RBT service. The method includes the steps of: (a) receiving a codec setup message including information (multimedia codec information) regarding a multimedia codec from a switching center; (b) deactivating a decoding function of a voice codec; (c) activating a decoding function of the multimedia codec; (d) receiving the RBT sound sources; and (e) decoding the RBT sound sources through the multimedia codec and reproducing the decoded RBT sound sources.

A method for implementing the Multimedia Ring Back Tone (MRBT) service and Multimedia Caller Identification (MCID) service is disclosed. The method includes: if the network determines that the calling UE is an MCID service subscriber and determines that the called UE supports the MCID early media, the network negotiates the MCID early media with the called UE, and plays a MCID to the called UE if the negotiation succeeds; if the network determines that the called UE is an MRBT service subscriber and the calling UE supports the MRBT early media, the network negotiates the MRBT early media with the calling UE, and plays an MRBT to the calling UE if the negotiation succeeds. In addition, a system for implementing the MRBT service and MCID service is disclosed. The present invention enables the MRBT service and MCID service in an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) so that users may use the multimedia services in the IMS and have a better experience.

The invention comprises: a multimedia ring-back tone management platform, a client side and a release management server. Said client side comprises: a memory module for saving the multimedia ring-back tone; a recording module for recording the multimedia ring-back tone, and saving it in the memory; a release module for uploading said multimedia ring-back tone to the release management server. Said release management server is used for uploading said multimedia ring-back tone to the multimedia ring-back tone management platform. The invention also reveals a method and a client side thereof.

A method, system, and relevant apparatuses for selecting a Multimedia Ring Back Tone (MRBT) are disclosed. The method for selecting an MRBT includes: receiving a call request sent by a calling party, where the call request carries an MRBT type required by the calling party; sending the MRBT type required by the calling party to the MRBT server; obtaining MRBT information sent by an MRBT server, according to the MRBT type required by the calling party; and sending the MRBT information to the calling party. With the present invention, the calling party sends the required MRBT type, and the MRBT server provides the corresponding MRBT information for the calling party. Therefore, the calling party has an opportunity of selecting the MRBT type required by the calling party, and thus user experience is improved.

Disclosed is a method and a system for setup of a multimedia codec and a voice codec between a mobile phone system and a terminal, in providing a multimedia RBT service capable of operating a multimedia codec allowing high quality music playback during an RBT interval and operating a voice codec such as an Enhanced Variable Rate Codec (Hereinafter, referred to as EVRC) during voice communication when an originating terminal supports the multimedia codec capable of improving the music quality in addition to a dedicated voice codec such as the EVRC.

Disclosed herein is a system and method for providing a packet network-based MRBT service. In the method, when an originating MSC (110) requests call termination location information from an HLR (120), the HLR transmits an MRBT service request message, including a calling number and a called number, to an MRBT server (140). The MRBT server returns an MRBT service response message, including URL of MRBT content, to the HLR. The HLR transmits a call termination location information response message to the originating MSC, with MRBT service ID information and called party MRBT content URL information included in the call termination location information response message. The originating MSC (110) transmits called party MRBT content URL information to an originating MS (100) on a basis of the MRBT service ID information. The originating MS accesses the MRBT content URL, downloads relevant MRBT content, and plays and stores the MRBT content.

Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method and system for implementing a multimedia ring back tone service. The method comprises: establishing a connection to a multimedia ring back tone platform when it is determined that either the calling party or the called party of a call is a user to the multimedia ring back tone service during call connection, and completing a media capability negotiation between a calling terminal and the multimedia ring back tone platform; acquiring a first media content and a second media content according to a multimedia ring back tone information of the user, and generating a streaming media from the first media content and the second media content; and playing the streaming media to the calling party. The present invention is capable of further improving existing multimedia ring back tone techniques to better meet the communication users' requirement for personalization.

The system comprises a multimedia ring-back-tone platform, multi multimedia ring-back-tone systems, a multimedia ring-back-tone integrated management platform, a first sync interface, and a second sync interface. The multimedia ring-back- tone platform is used to receive a ring-back-tone copy message from the calling user, and converts it into ring-back-tone copy sync message that is sent to the multimedia ring-back-tone service integrated management platform; the multimedia integrated management platform receives and resolves the ring-back-tone copy sync message from the second sync interface in order to get the ring-tone copy message and to copy the ring-back-tone to the ring-base-tone database of calling user, and sends a message for adding personal ring back-tone to the second sync interface in order to generate a sync message for adding the personal ring-back-tone, and sends it to the first sync interface; after resolving, getting the added personal ring-back-tone message; the multimedia ring-back- tone platform completes the adding of ring-back-tone according to the added personal ring-back-tone message.

An embodiment of the invention discloses a method, a system and a user terminal for providing a multimedia ring back tone business. The method includes performing media negotiation with a calling party based on a current contextual mode after a called party terminal receives a calling request sent by the calling party, acquiring a media channel establishing parameter, establishing a media channel with the calling party terminal, and acquiring multimedia data corresponding to the calling party in the current contextual mode locally; sending the acquired multimedia data to the calling party terminal through the media channel by media stream; receiving and playing the multimedia data by the calling party terminal; and disconnecting the media channel between the called party terminal and the calling party terminal after the called party terminal processes the calling request, and stopping sending the multimedia data to the calling party terminal. By the method, the system and the user terminal for providing the multimedia ring back tone business, capital cost of operators can be economized, these multimedia data can be determined by combining the contextual mode with a number of the calling party, and the requirements of users for individualization are met.

The invention discloses a method for achieving multimedia ring back tone service. The method comprises the following steps: receiving a call request transmitted by a calling terminal; determining the calling capability of the calling terminal according to the call request; and selecting the manner for playing the ring back tone according to the calling capability. The method can solve the problems of terminals with stronger capability, such as data loss and communication delay, and can solve the problems of terminals with poorer capability, such as failure in playing the ring back tone and color image data. The invention also provides a device for achieving the multimedia ring back tone service, and a method and a device for achieving multimedia color image service.

The invention provides a customized ringing tone implementation method, a customized ringing tone implementation device, a server and a system. The customized ringing tone implementation method includes the following steps that: terminal position information is received or acquired; a media file is generated according to the position information; and the media file is sent to a corresponding terminal through a customized ringing tone system. According to the method of the invention, the terminal position information is received or acquired, the media file is generated according to the position information, and the media file is sent to the corresponding terminal through the customized ringing tone system; and thus, the customized ringing tone system can gather the position information of the terminal to a multimedia customized ringing tone through using the positioning function of the terminal so as to send the position information to a corresponding user, the function and content of the multimedia ring back tone can be enriched, and it is convenient for the user to know the position information of the corresponding terminal.

Disclosed is a method for providing a multimedia Ring Back Tone (RBT) service by using a receiver-side switching center, which comprising the steps of: (a) receiving an ISDN User Part (ISUP) call connection request message including information (multimedia codec information) regarding a multimedia codec from a caller-side switching center when the originating terminal attempts a call connection to a terminating terminal; (b) transmitting the ISUP call connection request message including the multimedia codec information to a sound source-providing server; (c) requesting the caller-side switching center to set the multimedia codec, thereby activating a routing path for the RBT service; and (d) receiving a RBT sound source selected using the multimedia codec information from the sound source-providing server and transmitting the RBT sound source to the caller-side switching center.

A method for reducing a risk of a call connection failure in a video communication providing a multimedia ring back tone service includes replying to a call connection request from a calling terminal, receiving a first message, determining whether the first message includes predetermined data and if the first message includes the predetermined data, setting a second message from the calling terminal as an initial value for a Numbered Simple Retransmission Protocol (NSRP) session with the calling terminal. The predetermined data may include a video temporal spatial tradeoff command, miscellaneous video temporal spatial indication, or a video fast update picture command. A system to perform the method includes a receiving unit, a determination unit, and a setting unit.

The invention discloses a new number notification method and a new number notification device. The new number notification method comprises the following steps of: setting a new number of a user into the played contents of a multimedia ring back tone of an original number of the user; and when a caller calls the original number of the user, playing the multimedia ring back tone comprising the new number of the user to the caller. By using the technical scheme, the problem of new number notification complexity caused by number change in the prior art is solved, and the effect of conveniently quickly notifying the new number to others is further achieved.

Disclosed is a method for providing a multimedia Ring Back Tone service by using a caller-side switching center, which including the steps of: (a) receiving location information of a terminating terminal, information regarding whether the terminating terminal has joined the RBT service, and information (multimedia codec information) regarding a multimedia codec supported by the originating terminal from the HLR, when the originating terminal attempts a call connection to the terminating terminal; (b) transmitting an ISDN User Part (ISUP) call connection request message including the multimedia codec information to a sound source-providing server, when the terminating terminal has joined the RBT service; (c) requesting a caller-side Base Transceiver Station (BTS) and the originating terminal to set the multimedia codec, thereby activating a routing path for the RBT service; and (d) receiving a RBT sound source selected using the multimedia codec information from the sound source-providing server and transmitting the RBT sound source to the originating terminal.