Classifications

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• • H—ELECTRICITY
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  • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
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• • H—ELECTRICITY
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• • H—ELECTRICITY
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Definitions

• the invention relates to a method for identifying a first subscriber of a telecommunications network, a receiving terminal for identifying a first subscriber of a telecommunications network and a transmitting terminal. It is known that in various telecommunication networks the called subscriber of a telecommunication network already knows who the calling subscriber of the telecommunication network is during the establishment of the connection through a message on a display unit of the receiving terminal device assigned to him.
• the feature of the telecommunications network known under the term “caller identification *” is offered, for example, within the mobile radio network known as the Global System for Mobile Communications GSM.
• connection identifier of the calling subscriber to the called subscriber is also offered as a performance feature of the line-bound Euro-ISDN telecommunications network. It is also known as Calling Line Identification Presentation CLIP.
• the calling subscriber can, however, suppress the transmission of his connection identifier to the called subscriber within the Euro-ISDN telecommunications network. This feature is known as the Calling Line Identification Restriction CLIR.
• the call number and the name of the calling subscriber can be displayed on the display unit of the called subscriber; it also indicates whether it is an internal telephone connection in a closed telecommunications network, for example a company network, or an external telephone connection.
• printed business cards are given to identify a person in relation to other people during a personal meeting.
• ring tone for the called subscriber of a telecommunications network.
• the type or type of ring tone cannot be influenced by the calling party.
• the task is based on the method defined in the preamble of claim 1 by the features specified in the characterizing part of patent claim 1, starting from the receiving terminal device defined in the preamble of claim 3 by the features specified in the characterizing part of patent claim 3 and starting from the In the preamble of claim 17 defined transmission end device solved by the features specified in the characterizing part of claim 17.
• Advantageous embodiments of the invention are specified in the subclaims.
• the identification of the first subscriber is carried out in such a way that information of at least one information type for identifying the first subscriber is output on at least one receiving terminal device, with the sole output of information of the information type text on the at least one receiving terminal is excluded.
• An advantage of the invention is that the calling subscriber of a telecommunications network is identified more quickly by the called subscriber of the telecommunications network if, for example, a photo of the calling subscriber appears on the display unit of the receiving terminal of the called subscriber when the telephone connection is set up.
• Another advantage of the invention is that the possibility of integrating information of one or more types of information, for example by means of video or music, enables the calling subscriber to present himself particularly advantageously and comprehensively to the called subscribers. For example, companies could make the company logo appear mandatory on the display unit of the receiving terminals of the called customers when establishing a telephone connection for their employees.
• the information of at least one type of information can be integrated to identify subscribers to the telecommunications network both when establishing a speech connection and during an existing speech connection.
• the integration of speech or music enables blind people, to whom a call is to be set up, to be able to recognize the calling subscriber of the telecommunications network already during the signaling phase.
• the calling subscriber of the telecommunications network can assign a priority to the call when establishing the telephone connection.
• This priority for example a special urgency, is given to the called party Participants indicated by a special ring tone.
• the called subscriber then decides whether to accept the call.
• FIG. 1 shows a telecommunications network in which a first subscriber with a transmission terminal device operated by him establishes or maintains a telephone connection to one or more further subscribers, each of the one or more further subscribers operating a receiving terminal device.
• FIG. 1 An exemplary embodiment of the invention is shown in FIG.
• the subscriber Tl operates a transmission terminal SEEl.
• Each of the participants T2, ..., Tn operates a receiving terminal EEE1.
• the transmitting terminal device SEE1 or receiving terminal device EEE1 can be designed, for example, as a telephone set for wired or mobile telecommunications.
• the transmitting terminal device SEE1 or the receiving terminal device EEE1 can be designed as a computer with a telephone function or as a further terminal device for sending or receiving data.
• the first subscriber T1 sets up a call to the second subscriber T2 within the telecommunications network TKN. Since the first participant T1 has a particularly important and urgent concern for the second participant T2, the first participant chooses
• Participant Tl a high priority resp. of his reputation. This happens because the first participant Tl after Entering the number of the second subscriber T2 presses a “priority key” on the transmitting terminal SEE1 or selects the “high priority” feature from a memory of the transmitting terminal SEEL. Then the first subscriber T1 presses the start button on the transmitting terminal SEE1, so that the call set-up begins.
• the fact that the call has a high priority for the first subscriber Tl is indicated to the second subscriber T2 by the type or expression of the ringing tone during the signaling phase. For this call, the ring tone is pronounced as an SOS tone.
• Participant T2 can take the ring tone into account in such a way that he accepts the call or has a message recorded on an answering machine connected to the receiving terminal EEE1.
• the first subscriber T1 in turn sets up a call to the second subscriber T2.
• the first subscriber T1 wants the second subscriber T2 to be able to clearly identify him while the connection is being set up.
• the first subscriber Tl selects a photo of the first subscriber Tl from the memory of the transmission terminal SEEl, integrates this photo after entering the call number of the second subscriber T2 with regard to the call setup and releases the connection to the second subscriber T2 by pressing the start button the transmitter terminal SEEl.
• the photo of the first subscriber T1 already appears on the display unit of the receiving terminal EEE1 of the second subscriber T2 during the signaling phase.
• the second participant T2 identifies the first participant T1 directly on the basis of the displayed photo.
• the first subscriber Tl has stored a number of photos in the transmission terminal SEEl with regard to different moods in which he could be located.
• the first subscriber Tl has just passed an exam and is therefore integrating a photo on which he is shown with a beam of joy into the call setup.
• the called second party T2 sees the beaming first participant T1 on the display unit of the receiving terminal EEE1 and can already adjust to the mood of the first participant T1 before he accepts the call. If the first subscriber Tl had failed the test, he would have included a photo on which he is grieving in the call setup and the second subscriber T2 would have been warned.
• the first subscriber T1 can also incorporate a current music title, other stored images, moving images (videos) or lettering stored in the transmitting terminal SEE1 in the call setup. If the first subscriber Tl is an employee of a company, the company logo stored in the transmission terminal SEEl can be integrated into the call setup. If the second subscriber T2 is a customer of the company of the first subscriber T1, the second subscriber T2 can clearly identify the employee as an employee of this company using the company logo that appears on a display unit of the receiving terminal EEE1 during the signaling phase. By incorporating company logos, the company can present itself particularly advantageously to its customers.
• the information which is transmitted from the first subscriber T1 to the second subscriber T2 while a telephone connection is being set up and which appears on the display unit of the receiving terminal EEE1 of the second subscriber T2 can be of different types of information.
• Information types are text, acoustic information types such as music, speech and ringing, and visual information types such as photos, images, graphics, moving images and videos.
• Text information consists of alphanumeric characters, i.e. numbers, letters and special characters. These types of information can also be integrated with each other in combination in the call setup.
• a multimedia business card on which Text information, a photo and a music video are integrated selected by the first subscriber T1 and signaled to the second subscriber T2 during the connection setup.
• the second subscriber T2 can also be shown the call number of the calling first subscriber T1, a photo of the first subscriber T1 and a ring tone which is intended to indicate the priority of the call.
• the first subscriber Tl can incorporate a voice message or a piece of music into the call set-up, so that the second subscriber T2 knows who is calling before the call is answered.
• the information which can include one or more types of information and which is used to identify the first subscriber T1 to the second subscriber T2, is generally stored in a memory of the transmission terminal SEE1 and can be selected in a known manner, for example by means of selection via keys. However, this information can also be stored in a memory of a telecommunications network TKN of a telecommunications provider.
• the first subscriber T1 Before establishing a connection to the second subscriber T2, the first subscriber T1 establishes a connection to the memory of the telecommunications network TKN, selects the desired stored information and integrates this information into the establishment of the connection to the second subscriber T2.
• the information for identifying the first subscriber T1 can also be stored in a memory of the receiving terminal EEE1 of the second subscriber T2. If the receiving terminal EEE1 recognizes the first subscriber T1 in the signaling phase on the basis of its call number, the receiving terminal EEE1 assigns a photo of the first subscriber T1 to the call number and effects the display of the photo on the display unit of the receiving terminal EEE1.
• Information of one or more types of information can be stored in the multimedia telephone books on the transmitting SEE1 or the receiving terminal EEEl or can be created and selected by the subscribers Tl, ..., Tn who operate the respective transmitting SEEl or receiving terminal EEEl.
• Multimedia business cards can also be integrated by the first subscriber T1 into the short message service known as SMS, transmitted to the second subscriber T2 to identify the first subscriber T1 and displayed on the receiving terminal EEE1.
• SMS short message service
• the called second subscriber T2 can determine which of the information of one or more information types integrated to identify the first subscriber T1 should be able to be output on the receiving terminal EEE1. For example, he can prevent the output of photos on a display unit of the receiving terminal EEE1 or restrict the output of information on the display unit of the receiving terminal EEE1 to one type of information, for example voice information.
• the second subscriber T2 can also set the receiving terminal EEE1 so that the second subscriber T2 specifies the manner in which incoming calls of high importance are to be signaled.
• the called second subscriber T2 can make entries in the receiving terminal EEE1 that this call with high priority is output as a continuous ring tone.
• the possibility of integrating information of one or more information types is not limited to the phase of establishing a telephone connection.
• the first can also during an already existing speech connection between the first subscriber T1 and the second subscriber T2 Participant T1 for its comprehensive identification by the second participant T2, integrate a multimedia business card with the identity data of the first participant T1 to the second participant T2 in the existing speech connection.
• the method of integrating information of one or more types of information can also be implemented if a voice connection is established or already exists between the first subscriber T1 and several other subscribers T2, ..., Tn.
• a group call is set up by a first subscriber T1 to the members of the group, namely the plurality of further subscribers T2, ..., Tn
• information of one or more types of information for identifying the first subscriber T1 can be established by the plurality of further participants T2, ... , Tn can be integrated into the call setup.
• the first subscriber T1 can integrate a multimedia business card into the existing voice connection to the number of further participants T2, ..., Tn.
• the subscriber T1 can determine whether he transmits the multimedia business card to all other subscribers T2, ..., Tn or only selected other subscribers, for example the further subscribers T2 and T3.
• Both the calling first subscriber Tl and the called further subscribers T2, ..., Tn have the option of transmitting a multimedia business card to any other subscriber Tl, ..., Tn during an existing voice connection.
• the first subscriber Tl can determine which information of one or more types of information for identifying the first subscriber Tl is transmitted to individual further subscribers T2, ..., Tn who participate in an existing voice connection. If there is a voice connection between the subscribers T1, T2, T3 and T4, it can the first subscriber T1, the second subscriber T2 transmit a multimedia business card, the third subscriber T3 a ring tone and the fourth subscriber T4 a music video.
• the described invention thus enables the diverse and comprehensive integration of information of one or more types of information for the identification of subscribers Tl, ..., Tn of a telecommunication network TKN in calls to be set up and existing voice connections and in this way enriches the communication between conversation partners within a telecommunication network TKN.

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