Abstract:
Communication networks (100) and associated methods are disclosed that provide a content sharing service through multimedia ringback tones. The communication network (100) comprises a network node (101) and a multimedia ringback system (102). The network node receives a call from a calling party (112) to a subscriber (122) of the content sharing service, and routes the call to the multimedia ringback system. The multimedia ringback system identifies a multimedia ringback tone for the call where the multimedia ringback tone includes a message prompting the calling party to share content of the subscriber, and provides the multimedia ringback tone to the calling party. The multimedia ringback system then receives a request for the content indicated in the multimedia ringback tone from the calling party, and initiates the transfer of the content to the calling party responsive to the request.
Abstract:
Communication networks (100) and methods are disclosed for providing charging for offhet sessions between an IMS network (102) and a legacy network (102). The IMS network (102) generates a charging ID for the session and includes the charging ED in charging records that are generated for the session. The IMS network (102) also transmits the charging ED to the legacy network (104) in the signaling transmitted from the IMS network to the legacy network for the session. The legacy network (104) receives the charging ID from the EMS network, and includes the charging ID in a charging record generated for the session. The billing system (106) can then correlate charging records generated by the IMS network for the session with a charging record generated by the legacy network for the session based on the charging ID included in the charging records.
Abstract:
Communication networks (100) and methods are disclosed for sharing charging information between a home IMS network (110) and a visited IMS network (120). If a signaling message for a session is received in the visited IMS network (120), the visited IMS network (120) assigns a visited charging identifier, such as an ICID, and shares the visited charging identifier with the home IMS network (110) through signaling messages. Similarly, the home IMS network (110) assigns a home charging identifier, and shares the home charging identifier with the visited IMS network (120) through signaling messages. When CDRs are generated in the home IMS network (110) and the visited IMS network (120), the networks include the home charging identifier and the visited charging identifier in the CDRs so that billing systems (116, 126) may more easily correlate the CDRs from the different IMS networks (110, 120).
Abstract:
IMS networks and methods are disclosed for providing a call response service for businesses. Businesses that subscribe to the call response service may implement a call response system that is operable to provide multimedia responses. When the IMS network receives call signaling for a call to the business, the IMS network determines whether the calling party device supports multimedia responses. The IMS network then instructs or informs the call response system to provide the proper type of response (multimedia or voice) to the calling party device based on the determination of whether or not the calling party device supports multimedia responses.