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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2004
Yeong-tae NO, Seoul, KR;
Sang-yun Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Hee-hyeok Hahm, Seoul, KR;
Ki-mun Kim, Incheon, KR;
Jae-young Park, Seoul, KR;
Soon-ki Hwang, Seoul, KR;
Yeong-Tae No, Seoul, KR;
Sang-Yun Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Hee-Hyeok Hahm, Seoul, KR;
Ki-Mun Kim, Incheon, KR;
Jae-Young Park, Seoul, KR;
Soon-Ki Hwang, Seoul, KR;
SK Telecom., Ltd., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for a called subscriber to send a sound for his own personal information as a ringback tone with a ringback tone replacing sound are disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: HLR providing MSC with the first information about whether a ringback tone is to be replaced or not and the second information for routing to sound providing means when a called terminal is registered in MSC; MSC requesting a call connection to the sound providing means based on the first and second information when the called terminal is called; and the sound providing means call-connecting to the calling terminal, and providing the calling terminal with a specific sound, wherein the specific sound is generated by combining a subscriber information sound, which can identify the called subscriber or can represent the subscriber's character, with the ringback tone replacing sound.