Multimedia Calling Line Identification Presentation Service Architecture

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current telecommunication systems lack a service that allows a calling terminal to subscribe to and play multimedia resources, such as images, text, or video, as a ringing prompt for a called terminal, which is essential for enhanced user experience.

Innovation Solution

A system and method for implementing Multimedia Calling Line Identification Presentation (CLIP) service, including a resource storage entity, a resource playing entity, and a CLIP service management entity, which enables a calling terminal to subscribe to and play multimedia resources for a called terminal by storing, downloading, and playing multimedia resources during a call.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If traditional telecommunication services are provided, then basic calling functionality is maintained, but personalized multimedia ringing prompt service cannot be implemented

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepersonalized multimedia service capabilityVSAvoidsystem structure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system is divided into distinct functional entities: a resource storage entity for storing multimedia resources, a resource playing entity for downloading and playing resources, and a CLIP service management entity for coordination. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function independently, enabling personalized multimedia services while maintaining manageable system complexity through modular architecture.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The CLIP service management entity acts as an intermediary between the calling terminal and the resource playing entity. It obtains storage addresses of multimedia resources from the calling terminal and sends them to the resource playing entity, facilitating the delivery of personalized multimedia ringing prompts without requiring direct complex interactions between all system components.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Ease of operation

If multimedia resources are stored and played for each call, then user experience is enhanced, but system response time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser experienceVSAvoidresource download and playback time
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

Multimedia resources are pre-stored in the resource storage entity before calls occur. When a call is made, the CLIP service management entity quickly obtains the pre-stored storage address and transmits it to the resource playing entity, eliminating the need for real-time resource acquisition and reducing call setup time while still providing personalized multimedia experiences.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Adaptability or versatility

If calling terminal subscribes to multimedia resources, then personalized service is enabled, but resource management complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemultimedia resource subscription capabilityVSAvoidresource management complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The calling terminal autonomously manages its own multimedia resource subscriptions by providing its storage address to the CLIP service management entity. The system automatically retrieves and transmits the appropriate storage address to the resource playing entity without requiring manual intervention or complex management procedures, thereby enabling personalized services while simplifying the subscription management process.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS8855272B2System and method for implementing multimedia calling line identification presentation service
Publication Date: 2014.10.07 INVT SPE LLC
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AI summary

Embodiments of the present invention provide a system for implementing a CLIP service, which includes: a resource storage entity used for storing multimedia resources subscribed by a calling terminal; a resource playing entity used for downloading the multimedia resources from the resource storage entity and playing the multimedia resources; a CLIP service management entity used for obtaining a storage address of the multimedia resources and sending the storage address of the multimedia resources to the resource playing entity. Embodiments of the present invention further provide a method and apparatus for implementing the CLIP service. The system, method and apparatus for implementing the CLIP service in the embodiments of the present invention enable the calling terminal to subscribe to the multimedia resources for a called terminal.