On-hold activity selection apparatus and method
December 10, 2018. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesMethod for extracting profiles and topics from a first file written in a first markup language and generating files in different markup languages containing the profiles and topics for use in accessing data described by the profiles and topics Communications marketing system Web browser with dynamic display of information objects during linking Method and system for displaying an animated focus item System for electrically distributing personalized information System and method for providing an on-line directory service Telephone call on hold service for a party placed on hold by another party Hyperlinks resolution at and by a special network server in order to enable diverse sophisticated hyperlinking upon a digital network Videophone multimedia interactive on-hold information menus Web-page interface to telephony features InventorApplicationNo. 209201 filed on 12/10/1998US Classes:379/76, Announcement selection or replacement379/88.13, Multimedia system (e.g., voice output combined with fax, video, text, etc.)379/114.13, Advertisement379/142.15, Connecting to an external information processing terminal (e.g., computer)379/207.06, Transition from off-hook to on-hook (e.g., busy to idle, hook flash)379/211.02, Call forwarding379/212.01, Call transfer379/265.09, Having a multimedia feature (e.g., connected to Internet, E-mail, etc.)379/393, Hold circuit379/908MULTIMEDIAExaminersPrimary: Hoosain, AllanAttorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesH04M 001/64H04M 011/00 H04M 003/42 H04M 003/00 120 157 158 201 202 205 208 209-212 243 262 268 374 393 900 908 917 72 76 93.12 114.11 114.12 114.13 201.1 202.1 202.01 207.06 207.07 211.02 212.01 AbstractAn on-hold activity selection apparatus and method that allows an on-hold party to select an on-hold activity, from a menu of on-hold activities, with which to be entertained and/or informed. The on-hold activity selection apparatus detects the occurrence of an on-hold condition in a communication between a first party terminal and a second party terminal. In response to detecting the on-hold condition, the on-hold activity selection apparatus provides a menu of available on-hold activities to the terminal which is placed on-hold. If a reply is received from the on-hold terminal identifying a selected on-hold activity, the on-hold activity selection apparatus then provides the on-hold terminal with the selected activity. The menu of available on-hold activities may be based on profile information, corresponding to the on-hold terminal, stored in a database. The on-hold activities may include listening to music, advertisements, sports, news, viewing television broadcasts, graphical presentations, prerecorded video messages, reading textual messages, playing video games, browsing the Internet, and the like. The on-hold activities may include live feeds and/or prerecorded activities.Field of SearchAUDIO MESSAGE STORAGE, RETRIEVAL, OR SYNTHESISDisplay of message related information Indication or notification of message Multimedia system (e.g., voice output combined with fax, video, text, etc.) Interaction with an external nontelephone network (e.g., Internet) Message management Controlled by subscriber or caller Message storage in centralized location (e.g., central office, PBX, etc.) Having conferencing Connection to plural networks or lines Entertainmemt appliance (e.g., TV, VCR, radio, etc.) | |
