Distinctive ring tones prompted by call urgency and context
A method includes receiving, at an application server, information related to a call from a calling device to a called device. The method further includes determining, at the application server, a designation of the calling device. The method further includes sending a prompt to the calling device from the application server. The prompt is a request for information related to urgency of the call, where the prompt corresponds to a first prompt when the designation is a first designation and the prompt corresponds to a second prompt when the designation is a second designation. The method further includes receiving a response to the prompt at the application server and modifying a call setup message based on the response.
1. A method of processing call data, the method comprising:
receiving, at an application server, information related to a call from a calling device to a called device;
determining, at the application server, a designation of the calling device;
sending a prompt to the calling device from the application server, the prompt to request information related to urgency of the call, wherein the prompt corresponds to a first prompt when the designation is a first designation and the prompt corresponds to a second prompt when the designation is a second designation;
receiving a response to the prompt at the application server;
modifying a call setup message based on the response to generate a modified call setup message; and
sending the modified call setup message to the called device.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first prompt is based on input received from the called device prior to the call.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein modifying the call setup message is further based on the designation.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein modifying the call setup message includes appending a code to the call setup message, wherein the code indicates a particular type of alert to be generated by the called device.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first prompt corresponds to a first message indicating that a first option is available, wherein the second prompt corresponds to a second message indicating that a second option is available, and wherein the response to the prompt indicates a selection of an available option.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the designation indicates a priority of a user associated with the calling device.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the designation is based on caller priority groupings.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the caller priority groupings are based on an expected frequency of calls by potential callers.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information related to the call is received from a parlay gateway or a softswitch.
10. A method of processing call data, the method comprising:
receiving, at an application server, information related to a call from a calling device to a called device;
determining, at the application server, a designation of the calling device;
sending a prompt from the application server to the calling device, the prompt to request information related to urgency of the call, wherein the prompt corresponds to a first prompt when the designation is a first designation and the prompt corresponds to a second prompt when the designation is a second designation;
receiving a response to the prompt from the calling device at the application server;
modifying a call setup message based on the response; and
identifying, based on the designation and based on the response, a destination device for the call setup message.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the destination device corresponds to the called device.
12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the destination device corresponds to a different device than the called device.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the destination device corresponds to a device that supports a voicemail function.
14. The method of claim 10 , wherein modifying the call setup message includes appending an indication of an alert.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the alert includes information regarding a shopping list, a DVD rental request, or a combination thereof.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the alert includes information regarding an injury, a transportation request, or a combination thereof.
17. The method of claim 14 , wherein the alert corresponds to an audio alert, a video alert, a vibrating alert, or a combination thereof.
18. A system comprising:
a processor; and
a memory storing instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform operations including:
receiving information related to a call from a calling device to a called device;
determining a designation of the calling device;
sending a prompt to the calling device, the prompt to request information related to urgency of the call, wherein the prompt corresponds to a first prompt when the designation is a first designation and the prompt corresponds to a second prompt when the designation is a second designation;
receiving a response to the prompt from the calling device; and
modifying a call setup message based on the designation and based on the response to generate a modified call setup message.
19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the operations further include routing the modified call setup message to the called device or to a different device based on the designation and the response.
20. The system of claim 19 , wherein the different device is a device that supports a voicemail function.