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Providing an option to substitute a local ringback tone at a calling party device

US8428239B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7References

36Claims

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Assignee

QUALCOMM Incorporated · US

Inventors

Subbarayudu Mutya · Kanchinakote, IN
Debesh Kumar Sahu · Ghanpur, IN
Venkata Krishna Murthy Jayavarapu · Hyderabad, IN
Ashish Malik · San Diego, US
Vvd Subrahmanyam Kalepu · Hyderabad, IN

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 4, 2011
Grant date	Apr 23, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 3, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04M2203/2011
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for playing a local ringback tone is disclosed. A second party device is called from a calling party device. An alert message indicating that the calling party device is to play a network ringback tone is received. It is determined whether to play a pre-stored local ringback tone instead of the network ringback tone. The local ringback tone or the network ringback tone is played based on the determination. At any time before call connection or call release, the local ringback tone and the network ringback tone are switched between based on user input.

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