Caller information provision

摘要

By the present invention are disclosed a method for providing and a method for obtaining voice call related information from a first party device (100) to a second party device (200), prior to establishing a voice call between the first party device (100) and the second party device (200). Portable communication devices (100, 200, 500) for providing and obtaining of voice call related information also disclosed. The methods comprises sending/obtaining in real time the voice call related information (steps 304, 402) from the first party device (100) to the second party device (200) over a packet switched network, and sending/obtaining a call setup message (steps 308, 410) over a circuit switched network, of the voice call from the first party device (100), so that the voice call related information can be presented to a user of the second party device (200) before responding to the call setup message.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
transmitting, by a first device and prior to establishing a voice call between the first device and a second device, information associated with the voice call to the second device over a packet switched network,
the information including an identifier associated with a user of the first device; receiving, at the first device, an acknowledgement from the second device over the packet switched network,
the acknowledgement being received as a response to transmitting the information associated with the voice call to the second device; and transmitting, by the first device and based on receiving the acknowledgement over the packet switched network, a call setup message to the second device over a circuit switched network,
the call setup message including the identifier, andthe circuit switched network being different from the packet switched network.