Ring Back Tone Replication via Media Resource Server
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Solution Overview
Problem
In the context of next-generation networks, there is a lack of functionality that allows a calling party to easily obtain and replicate a multimedia ring back tone (RBT) being played to them, as they cannot instantly access or download the RBT if they hear it but do not know its name or how to obtain it.
Innovation Solution
A method and system where the Media Resource Server (MRS) plays the RBT to the calling party, receives a replicate request, and forwards it to the Application Server (AS), which sends a replicate command to the RBT platform to replicate the RBT to the calling party's information library, enabling immediate access to the RBT.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If the calling party searches and downloads RBT from the network, then the calling party can obtain the RBT, but it requires time and effort for searching and downloading
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by automatically replicating the RBT to the calling party's information library during the RBT playback process. The MRS monitors the playback and, upon detecting a replication request, initiates the RBT copying process before the calling party needs to use it, eliminating the need for separate search and download operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The MRS acts as an intermediary between the RBT playback process and the calling party's information library. It receives the replication request from the calling party, coordinates with the AS to obtain the RBT file, and automatically copies it to the calling party's library, simplifying the user's interaction to just a single request.
2Ease of operation
If the calling party knows the RBT name and download method, then the calling party can obtain the RBT, but this requirement increases operational complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service by enabling the calling party to simply input a replication request code during RBT playback. The MRS and AS automatically handle all subsequent operations including file retrieval and copying to the information library, eliminating the need for the calling party to know the RBT name, location, or download procedures.
3Productivity
If the MRS plays RBT to the calling party and enables replication, then the calling party can instantly obtain the RBT, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The MRS is enhanced with multi-functionality to serve both as an RBT playback device and an RBT replication system. By integrating the replication detection, request processing, and file copying functions into the existing MRS architecture, the system achieves fast RBT acquisition without adding separate dedicated hardware components.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the RBT playback function and RBT replication function into a single integrated process. The MRS combines monitoring the playback, detecting replication requests, coordinating with the AS, and copying files to the information library into one unified operation, reducing system complexity compared to separate systems.
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AI summary
The present invention, in one aspect, relates to a method for replicating ring back tone (RBT). In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of sending a Play and Collect request to a media resource server (MRS) by an application server (AS), playing an RBT subscribed by the called party to the calling party and obtaining a Replicate RBT request initiated by the calling party according to the Play and Collect request by the MRS, receiving the Replicate RBT request obtained and sent by the MRS, by the AS, and sending a Replicate RBT command to an RBT platform according to the received Replicate RBT request by the AS, the Replicate RBT command carrying RBT replication information and instructing the RBT platform to replicate the requested RBT to an information library of the calling party. The invention also relates to a system and apparatus for implementing same.