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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2007
L. Scott Bloebaum, Cary, NC (US);
Charles Liu, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
L. Scott Bloebaum, Cary, NC (US);
Charles Liu, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Sony Mobile Communications AB, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A technique for obtaining caller-originated alert signals in IP-based communication sessions is disclosed. According to one embodiment, the technique may be realized as a method comprising the steps of: receiving, from a first user equipment and via a first communication channel, a request to initiate a communication session, the request being received at a second user equipment; in response to the request, causing a phonepage server to transmit, via a second communication channel, a caller-originated alert to the second user equipment; and rendering the caller-originated alert to alert a user associated with the second user equipment.