Telecommunications Network Synthetic Image Generation for Call Signaling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current phone systems lack efficient methods for transmitting and displaying additional information, such as images, during a telephone call, leading to cumbersome data storage and limited user satisfaction due to the difficulty in combining and displaying name, image, and call-related information in an appealing manner.
Innovation Solution
A method for transmitting additional information, such as image information, during a telephone call by generating it synthetically using text information and transmitting it through telecommunications networks, allowing for increased individualization and automation without the need for storing images on user devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If image information is stored in user contact databases, then contact details can be displayed, but the procedures become cumbersome and user satisfaction decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the image information storage function from user devices and relocates it to the telecommunications network infrastructure. The network automatically retrieves, generates, and transmits image information (such as avatar images) associated with contact persons during call setup, eliminating the need for users to manually store and manage image files in their contact databases.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces the telecommunications network as an intermediary between the calling and called parties. The network acts as a mediator that automatically handles image information retrieval from external sources, generation through synthetic image generation, and transmission to the appropriate device, thereby simplifying user operations while maintaining information completeness.
2Loss of information
If multiple types of information (name, image, call numbers) are combined in contact databases, then more comprehensive contact details are available, but the combination and display become difficult and less appealing
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a self-service mechanism where the telecommunications network automatically performs the complex tasks of retrieving image information from external sources, generating appropriate visual representations, and integrating them with contact data during call setup. This automated self-service approach eliminates the need for users to manually combine and manage multiple types of contact information.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary actions by pre-configuring the network to automatically retrieve and generate image information associated with contact persons before the actual call takes place. During call setup, the system proactively fetches image data from external sources and prepares it for transmission, so that when the call is established, the image information is already ready and integrated with other contact details.
3Ease of operation
If image information is transmitted during call signaling, then enhanced user experience is achieved, but additional network processing is required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent leverages the existing multi-functionality of the telecommunications network by utilizing the established call signaling infrastructure to transmit image information alongside traditional call data. The network's existing signaling mechanisms are extended to carry additional image data without requiring separate dedicated transmission channels, thereby enhancing user experience while minimizing additional network processing requirements.
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AI summary
A method is described for transmitting additional information during the establishment and/or operation of a telephone connection between a first communication participant and a second communication participant, wherein the first communication participant initiates the establishment of the telephone connection and wherein the second communication participant is the called communication participant, wherein the additional information is transmitted to the second communication participant as part of a call signaling related to the telephone connection, and wherein the additional information is or comprises image information such that the image information is generated by means of synthetic image generation starting from a first text information and/or from a second text information, wherein the method comprises the following steps: -- in a first step, the image information is generated encompassing the first text information and/or encompassing the second text information,-- In a second step following the first, the image information is transmitted as additional information to the second communication participant via at least the telecommunications network.