Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Telephone call processing method and apparatus
- Patent Title (中): 电话呼叫处理方法及装置
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Application No.: US12126826Application Date: 2008-05-23
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Publication No.: US08761382B2Publication Date: 2014-06-24
- Inventor: Alex Pollitt
- Applicant: Alex Pollitt
- Applicant Address: GB Enfield
- Assignee: Metaswitch Networks Ltd
- Current Assignee: Metaswitch Networks Ltd
- Current Assignee Address: GB Enfield
- Agency: EIP US LLP
- Priority: GB0523919.9 20051124
- Main IPC: H04M3/00
- IPC: H04M3/00

Abstract:
This invention provides methods and apparatus for providing customized prior-to-answer and in-call media playback telephony services. The services allow for playback of customized media content to calling parties in the form of customized ringback tones, engaged tones, call holding, call transfer tones and other content such as pre-recorded announcements. The media content for playback is stored in equipment associated with subscribers and playback of the media content is originated from the subscriber equipment. The invention allows subscribers to give their telephony services a personal touch as they can choose different items of media content for playback to different calling parties. As the media content is stored on subscriber equipment local to subscribers, no additional network resources such as data storage and data processing facilities are required.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090022283A1 TELEPHONE CALL PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2009-01-22
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