Real-Time Multimedia Transmission During Voice Call Ring Time
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current communication systems do not allow users to pre-indicate the relevance or purpose of an incoming voice call to the callee during ring time, leading to curiosity and uncertainty when the call is missed.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for transmitting multimedia content from a caller mobile device to a callee mobile device in real-time during the ring time of a voice call, using a data channel established simultaneously with the voice call process, allowing the caller to indicate the purpose or relevance of the call without relying on third-party sources or servers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a voice call is initiated through a cellular network, then the caller can communicate with the callee, but the callee cannot know the purpose or relevance of the call before answering
Solution Approach 1:
The system sends multimedia content (images, videos, text) from the caller's device to the callee's device during the ring time before the call is answered. This preliminary transmission of information about the call's purpose allows the callee to make an informed decision about whether to answer the call, eliminating the information gap without requiring additional actions from either party.
2Loss of information
If multimedia content is transmitted during ring time, then the caller can indicate the purpose of the call, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system utilizes existing multimedia capabilities already present in modern mobile devices (cameras, microphones, displays, processors) to transmit call purpose information. Rather than adding dedicated hardware for this function, the invention repurposes existing multi-functional device components to handle multimedia content transmission during ring time, thereby minimizing the increase in system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The cellular network infrastructure acts as an intermediary to facilitate the transmission of multimedia content during ring time. The network's existing data channels and protocols are leveraged to carry the multimedia information from caller to callee, avoiding the need for a completely new communication pathway and reducing the complexity burden on the end devices.
3Speed
If data channel is established simultaneously with voice call, then multimedia content can be transmitted in real-time, but the reliability of call connection may be affected
Solution Approach 1:
The system separates the voice call establishment process from the multimedia content transmission process. The voice call is established first through the traditional cellular voice network, ensuring reliable voice connectivity. Simultaneously, a separate data channel is opened for multimedia transmission during ring time. This segmentation allows both functions to operate independently, preventing interference between real-time voice communication and multimedia data transfer.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods are described for transmitting and receiving a multimedia content to and fro between a caller mobile device and a callee mobile device in which the multimedia content is from the device of the users involved during ring time of a voice call, streaming live and in real time, and not from any third party multimedia storage server. An aspect of the present disclosure also states that the callee can also reply to the caller by transmitting multimedia content to the caller during the ring time of the voice call, streaming live and in real time.