Methods, systems, and products for providing ring backs

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9800724-B2
Application number	US-201615267686-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 16, 2016
Priority date	Oct 20, 2008
Publication date	Oct 24, 2017
Grant date	Oct 24, 2017

Abstract

Ring backs are provided for calls. When a call is placed to a called address, a ring back may be provided to a calling address. However, the ring back may be personalized to appeal to the calling address and/or to the called address.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
sending, by a server, an identification sequence to a calling device in response to a first call associated with the calling device and a called device;
receiving, by the server, the identification sequence from the calling device after a termination of the first call associated with the calling device and the called device;
retrieving, by the server, a file in response to the identification sequence received after the termination of the first call; and
sending, by the server, the file to the calling device to generate ring backs associated with subsequent calls associated with the calling device and the called device.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising associating the file to a stock quote.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising associating the file to news information.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising associating the file to an advertisement.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising associating the file to weather information.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising associating the file to the calling device.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising associating the file to a network address associated with the calling device.

8. A system, comprising:
a hardware processor; and
a memory device, the memory device storing code, the code when executed causing the hardware processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
sending an identification sequence to a calling device during a first call between the calling device and a called device;
receiving the identification sequence from the calling device after a termination of the first call between the calling device and the called device;
retrieving a file associated with the identification sequence received after the termination of the first call; and
sending the file to the calling device to generate ringbacks associated with subsequent calls between the calling device and the called device.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise receiving an address associated with the calling device.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise querying an electronic database for the identification sequence.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the operations further comprise electronically associating the identification sequence to an identifier of the file.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise streaming the file to the calling device.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise playing the file to the calling device.

14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise storing a configuration specifying a time for the subsequent call.

15. The system of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise establishing a timer for initializing the subsequent call.

16. The system of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise establishing a time for initializing the subsequent call.

17. The system of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise sending a batch of files to the calling device.

18. A memory device storing instructions that when executed cause a processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
sending an identification sequence to a calling device during a first call, the first call associated with the calling device and a called device;
receiving the identification sequence from the calling device after a termination of the first call associated with the calling device and the called device;
retrieving a file associated with the identification sequence received after the termination of the first call; and
sending the file to the calling device to generate ringbacks associated with subsequent calls associated with the calling device and the called device.

19. The memory device of claim 18 , wherein the operations further comprise sending the identification sequence to an address associated with the calling device.

20. The memory device of claim 18 , wherein the operations further comprise streaming the file to the calling device.

Assignees

• At & T Ip I Lp

Inventors

• Zampiello Geoffrey

Classifications

• H04M3/42178

  by downloading data to substation equipment · CPC title

• H04M3/42017 Primary

  Customized ring-back tones · CPC title

• H04M2201/36

  Memories · CPC title

• H04M3/42068

  where the identifier is used to access a profile · CPC title

• H04L67/06

  specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP] · CPC title