Granted Patent B2

US 8,270,590 · App. 11/453,678 · Granted Sep 18, 2012

Abstract

Claims (82)

1. A method, comprising the steps of:

receiving a call setup message for a circuit-switched voice call from a calling party device to a called party device, wherein the call setup message comprises an initial address message (IAM);

obtaining a directory number for the calling party device from the call setup message for the circuit-switched voice call;

determining a service provider of the calling party device through employment of a lookup table and the directory number;

requesting at least one calling party parameter from the service provider of the calling party device, wherein the at least one calling party parameter comprises a data channel address and a user profile for the calling party device, wherein the step of requesting the at least one calling party parameter comprises a step of:

obtaining the user profile for the calling party device, and wherein the step of obtaining the user profile for the calling party device comprises the steps of:

obtaining the user profile for the calling party device from a profile server of a calling party network for the calling party device; and

determining from the user profile an opt-in status for an advertisement service, wherein the user message comprises an advertisement message;

selecting a user message based on the at least one calling party parameter; initiating delivery of the user message to the data channel address of the calling party device in parallel with a call setup by a serving mobile switching center for the circuit-switched voice call from the calling party device to the called party device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the circuit-switched voice call comprises an incoming call, wherein the step of requesting the data channel address and the at least one calling party parameter from the service provider comprises the step of:

requesting the data channel address from an authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) RADIUS billing record database of the service provider.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of initiating delivery of the user message to the data channel address of the calling party device in parallel with the call setup for the circuit-switched voice call from the calling party device to the called party device comprises the step of:

sending a data content address for the user message to the calling party device through a data channel.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising the steps of:

receiving a request for the user message from the calling party device through the data channel;

the method further comprising one of:

sending the user message to the calling party device through the data channel; or

forwarding the request to a content server for delivery of the user message by the content server.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the user message comprises a video stream, the method further comprising the step of:

exchanging at least one video stream parameter with the calling party device;

wherein the step of forwarding the request to the content server for delivery of the user message by the content server comprises the step of:

forwarding the request with the at least one video stream parameter for delivery of the video stream to the calling party device.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising the step of:

controlling a duration of delivery of the video stream from the content server to the calling party device through the data channel.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user message comprises an audio message and a data message, wherein the step of initiating delivery of the user message to the data channel address of the calling party device in parallel with the call setup for the circuit-switched voice call from the calling party device to the called party device comprises the steps of:

initiating delivery of the audio message to the calling party device through an audio channel;

initiating delivery of the data message to the calling party device through a data channel;

establishing a mapping between the audio message and the data message;

stopping the audio message if the data message has an audio track.

8. An apparatus, comprising:

a network component of a communication network that receives an incoming circuit-switched voice call that is redirected by a serving mobile switching center in parallel with a call setup of the incoming call, wherein the incoming circuit-switched voice call is for a called party device and from a calling party device;

wherein the network component obtains a directory number from a call setup message for the incoming call, wherein the call setup message comprises an initial address message (IAM),

wherein the network component determines a service provider of the calling party device through employment of a lookup table and the directory number,

wherein the network component requests at least one calling party parameter from the service provider of the calling party device, wherein the at least one calling party parameter comprises a data channel address and a user profile for the calling party device,

wherein the network component obtains the user profile for the calling party device from a profile server of a calling party network for the calling party device,

wherein the network component determines from the user profile an opt-in status for an advertisement service, wherein the user message comprises an advertisement message,

wherein the network component selects a user message based on the at least one calling party parameter, and

wherein the network component initiates delivery of the user message to the data channel address of the calling party device in parallel with the call setup by the serving mobile switching center of the incoming circuit-switched voice call.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the network component sends a data content address for the user message to the calling party device through at least one data channel;

wherein the network component comprises the user message;

wherein the network component delivers the user message to the calling party device through the at least one data channel upon request by the calling party device.

10. The apparatus of claim 8 , further comprising:

a content server;

wherein the network component sends a data content address for the user message to the calling party device;

wherein the content server comprises the user message;

wherein the calling party device obtains the user message from the content server through at least one data channel with the data content address.

11. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the network component sends a data content address for the user message to the calling party device through at least one data channel, wherein the user message comprises a video stream, wherein the network component comprises the video stream;

wherein the network component exchanges at least one video stream parameter with the calling party device;

wherein the network component delivers the video stream through the at least one data channel to the calling party device.

12. The apparatus of claim 8 , further comprising:

a content server;

wherein the network component sends a data content address for the user message to the calling party device, wherein the user message comprises a video stream;

wherein the network component exchanges at least one video stream parameter with the calling party device;

wherein the network component sends a request to a content server with the at least one video stream parameter for delivery of the video stream through at least one data channel to the calling party device by the content server.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the network component sends at least one control message to the content server to control delivery of the video stream through the at least one second data channel.

14. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the network component sends a query with a network access identifier to at least one billing record database, for authentication, authorization and accounting (AAA) remote authentication dial in user service (RADIUS), of the service provider to obtain the data channel address of the calling party device.

15. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the network component obtains the user profile for the calling party device from a profile server of a calling party network for the calling party device.

16. The apparatus of claim 8 in combination with the calling party device;

wherein the calling party device comprises a user interface for display and/or modification of at least one user-defined parameter of the user profile;

wherein the calling party device comprises a user interface for presentation of the user message.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the at least one user-defined parameter of the user profile comprises a location parameter that identifies a user preference for a home location or current location for selection of the user message;

wherein the network component selects the user message based on the location parameter.

18. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the user message comprises a plurality of messages delivered through at least one of an audio channel and a data channel to the calling party device in parallel with the call setup of the incoming circuit-switched voice call by the serving mobile switching center.

19. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the communication network comprises a calling party network and a called party network;

wherein the network component comprises a ringback tone server of the called party network;

wherein the serving mobile switching center comprises a home mobile switching center of the called party network for the called party device;

wherein the ringback tone server receives the incoming circuit-switched voice call from the serving mobile switching center;

wherein the ringback tone server obtains the at least one calling party parameter from the calling party network.

20. An apparatus, comprising:

a calling party network; and

a called party network;

wherein the calling party network comprises a network component and a serving mobile switching center;

wherein the serving mobile switching center redirects an incoming circuit-switched voice call to the network component in parallel with a call setup of the incoming circuit-switched voice call, wherein the circuit-switched voice call is for a called party device and from a calling party device,

wherein the network component obtains a directory number from a call setup message for the incoming circuit-switched voice call, wherein the call setup message comprises an initial address message (IAM),

wherein the network component determines a service provider of the calling party device through employment of a lookup table and the directory number,

wherein the network component requests at least one calling party parameter from the service provider, wherein the at least one calling party parameter comprises a data channel address and a user profile for the calling party device,

wherein the network component obtains the user profile for the calling party device from a profile server of a calling party network for the calling party device,

wherein the network component determines from the user profile an opt-in status for an advertisement service, wherein the user message comprises an advertisement message,

wherein the network component selects a user message based on the at least one calling party parameter, and

wherein the network component initiates delivery of the user message to the data channel address of the calling party device in parallel with a call setup by the serving mobile switching center of the incoming circuit-switched voice call.

21. The apparatus of claim 20 , wherein the calling party network comprises a home location register;

wherein the home location register employs an originating attempt detection point to cause the serving mobile switching center redirect the incoming circuit-switched voice call to the network component.

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