Method and device for generating voice/text/image commercial information ringback tone during communication wait

Abstract

Voice/text/image commercial information generating method and device during a communication is on wait. The method includes the steps of: checking a telephone call, connecting with a commercial information ringback tone generating system/device at an originating or a receiving communication system when the call is detected, beginning to transmit a commercial information in forms of voice/text/image instead of the original ringback tone or a guide message to an originating telephone from the commercial information ringback tone generating system during a communication wait, requesting a connection to a receiving telephone from the commercial information ringback tone generating system after an A-timeout lapses, continuously transmitting the commercial information to the originating telephone, checking whether the receiving telephone accepts the connection request, stopping the providing of the commercial information ringback tone if the telephone connection is made, connecting a communication line between the originating and the receiving telephones, checking whether the communication is finished, and disconnecting the communication line if the communication finishes.

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         18 . An information generating device having a communication system including an originating telephone, a receiving telephone including an ordinary telephone, a mobile telephone (CDMA, PCS, TDMA, GSM AMPS, IMT-2000 type etc) a video phone, a satellite phone, an internet phone etc, a subscriber communication line and a relay communication line which are positioned in a switch system, the device comprising:
 a commercial information server for providing commercial information including advertisement, music, composite information (news, weather, sports, stock information, humor, entertainment etc), subscriber information (bio-rhythm, fortune, position, entertainer information, stock, fee information etc);   a voice/text/image/commercial information ringback tone generating device for providing a commercial information ringback tone in forms of a voice; a text, or an image from the commercial information server to the originating telephone which is on wait through the subscriber communication line, the voice/text/image commercial information ringback tone generating device being provided in the switch system;   a voice/text/image commercial information ringback tone generating system for providing a commercial information ringback tone in forms of a voice, a text, or an image from the commercial information server to the originating telephone which is on wait through the relay communication line and the subscriber communication line, the voice/text/image commercial information ringback tone generating system being provided outside of the switch system; and   a subscriber's private information server for providing subscriber's private information individually in terms of regions, gender, ages and time bands, the commercial information ringback tone is provided depending on the subscriber's private information.   
     
     
         19 . An information generating device as recited in  claim 18 , wherein the device generates the commercial information in forms of the voice, the text or the image from an automatic response system (ARS), a voice mailing system (VMS), from a voice information service system (VISS) etc to an originating telephone of subscriber during communication wait. 
     
     
         20 . A method for handling a call initiated by a calling device for a receiving device, comprising the steps of:
 initiating provision of commercial information to the calling device in response to initiation of a call by the calling device, but prior to requesting a call connection to the receiving device;   requesting a call connection to the receiving device after the step of providing commercial information has been initiated; and   establishing a call connection between the calling device and the receiving device.