METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING MULTIMEDIA RING BACK TONE SERVICE BY USING RECEIVER-SIDE SWITCHING CENTER

摘要

Disclosed is a method for providing a multimedia Ring Back Tone (RBT) service by using a receiver-side switching center, which allows RBT sound sources previously set in a sound source-providing server by a called subscriber to be reproduced to an originating terminal by means of a Home Location Register (HLR) and the sound source-providing server for storing the RBT sound sources when a calling subscriber telephones the called subscriber, the HLR storing profile information including whether the subscriber has joined the RBT service, which comprising the steps of: (a) receiving an ISDN User Part (ISUP) call connection request message including information (multimedia codec information) regarding a multimedia codec from a caller-side switching center when the originating terminal attempts a call connection to a terminating terminal; (b) transmitting the ISUP call connection request message including the multimedia codec information to the sound source-providing server; (c) requesting the caller-side switching center to set the multimedia codec, thereby activating a routing path for the RBT service;' and (d) receiving a RBT sound source selected using the multimedia codec information from the sound source-providing server and transmitting the RBT sound source to the caller-side switching center.