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US 7,203,304 · App. 11/343,722 · Granted Apr 10, 2007

Call progress tone generation in a communication system

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Patent No.
US 7,203,304
App. No.
11/343,722
Granted
Apr 10, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a communication system, call tones are individually associated with call messages. The communication system comprises a wireless communication system and a wireless user device. The wireless user device transfers a call tone request to the wireless communication system over a wireless link. The wireless communication system transfers one of the call tones to the wireless user device over the wireless link in response to the call tone request. The wireless communication system processes signaling for a call to select one of the call messages associated with the one call tone. The wireless communication system transfers the one call message to the wireless user device over the wireless link. The wireless user device processes the one call message to select the one call tone and audibly plays the one call tone.

Claims (31)

1. A method of operating a communication system wherein call tones are individually associated with call messages, the method comprising:

transferring a call tone request from a wireless user device to a wireless communication system over a wireless link;

transferring one of the call tones from the wireless communication system to the wireless user device over the wireless link in response to the call tone request;

processing signaling for a call in the wireless communication system to select one of the call messages associated with the one call tone;

transferring the one call message from the wireless communication system to the wireless user device over the wireless link;

processing the one call message in the wireless user device to select the one call tone; and

audibly playing the one call tone from the wireless user device.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the wireless user device comprises a wireless telephone.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the wireless user device comprises a computer.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the wireless communication system comprises a base station.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the wireless communication system comprises a communication switch.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the signaling for the call indicates call progress and wherein the call tone indicates the call progress.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the signaling comprises SS 7 signaling.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the call tone comprises a dial tone.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the call tone comprises a ringback tone.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the call tone comprises a busy tone.

11. A communication system wherein call tones are individually associated with call messages, the communication system comprising:

a wireless communication system;

a wireless user device configured to transfer a call tone request to the wireless communication system over a wireless link;

the wireless communication system configured to transfer one of the call tones to the wireless user device over the wireless link in response to the call tone request;

the wireless communication system further configured to process signaling for a call to select one of the call messages associated with the one call tone, and transfer the one call message to the wireless user device over the wireless link; and

the wireless user device further configured to process the one call message to select the one call tone and to audibly play the one call tone.

12. The communication system of claim 11 wherein the wireless user device comprises a wireless telephone.

13. The communication system of claim 11 wherein the wireless user device comprises a computer.

14. The communication system of claim 11 wherein the wireless communication system comprises a base station.

15. The communication system of claim 11 wherein the wireless communication system comprises a communication switch.

16. The communication system of claim 11 wherein the signaling for the call indicates call progress and wherein the call tone indicates the call progress.

17. The communication system of claim 11 wherein the signaling comprises SS 7 signaling.

18. The communication system of claim 11 wherein the call tone comprises a dial tone.

19. The communication system of claim 11 wherein the call tone comprises a ringback tone.

20. The communication system of claim 11 wherein the call tone comprises a busy tone.

Assignments (5)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 23, 2022
From: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
To: IBSV LLC; LAYER3 TV, LLC; PUSHSPRING, LLC; T-MOBILE CENTRAL LLC; T-MOBILE USA, INC.; ASSURANCE WIRELESS USA, L.P.; BOOST WORLDWIDE, LLC; CLEARWIRE COMMUNICATIONS LLC; CLEARWIRE IP HOLDINGS LLC; SPRINTCOM LLC; SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P.; SPRINT INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED; SPRINT SPECTRUM LLC
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 4, 2021
From: SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P.
To: T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC
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TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF FIRST PRIORITY AND JUNIOR PRIORITY SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT RIGHTS Recorded Apr 2, 2020
From: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
To: SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P.
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 2, 2020
From: T-MOBILE USA, INC.; ISBV LLC; T-MOBILE CENTRAL LLC; LAYER3 TV, INC.; PUSHSPRING, INC.; BOOST WORLDWIDE, LLC; CLEARWIRE COMMUNICATIONS LLC; CLEARWIRE IP HOLDINGS LLC; CLEARWIRE LEGACY LLC; SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P.; SPRINT INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED; SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P.; ASSURANCE WIRELESS USA, L.P.
To: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
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GRANT OF FIRST PRIORITY AND JUNIOR PRIORITY SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT RIGHTS Recorded Mar 6, 2017
From: SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P.
To: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
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