Method for calling up a media file in a telecommunication system, computer program product for executing the method, and telecommunication system for calling up the media file

Abstract

A method for calling up a media file wherein the content of the called up media file is presented unrequested to the user of one of the multiple telecommunication terminals via a connection established with a telecommunication terminal includes provisioning of an interface in the telecommunication control unit such that the media file stored outside a telecommunication system can be accessed via the interface. The establishment of the connection can also include installation of a media assignment target in the telecommunication control unit central to the telecommunication system, selection of the media assignment target by one of the multiple telecommunication terminals and placement of a link to the media file in the telecommunication control unit by means of which the media file is assigned, and call-up of the media file by the telecommunication control unit via the interface using the link placed in the telecommunication control unit.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for calling up a media file via a telecommunication system, the telecommunication system comprising a telecommunication control unit that is communicatively connected to a computer device external to a network in which the telecommunication control unit is connected, the method comprising:
 the telecommunication control unit storing a media assignment target that is selectable by any of a plurality of communication terminals within the network of the telecommunication control unit for assigning a media file associated with the media assignment target;   selecting the media assignment target;   including at least one link to at least one media file in the telecommunication control unit in response to the selecting of the media assignment target;   calling up one of the at least one media file from the computer device by the telecommunication control unit via an interface of the telecommunication control unit that connects the telecommunication control unit to the computer device, the calling up of the media file by the telecommunication control unit using one of the at least one link placed in the telecommunication control unit such that media from the at least one media file is emittable to at least one user of at least one of the communication terminals without that at least one communication terminal requesting the media file.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the calling up of the media file by the telecommunication control unit using one of the at least one link placed in the telecommunication control unit occurs such that data of one of the at least one media file is transferred to a communication terminal so that media of that media file is emitted to a user of that communication terminal. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the media file is an audio file, a video file, an audio stream or a video stream. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the at least one link comprises a link to a livestream of an internet transmitter that transmits media content. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the at least one link is comprised of a first link and a second link and the at least one media file is comprised of a first media file and a second media file, the first link associated with the first media file and the second link associated with the second media file, the method further comprising:
 before the calling up of one of the at least one media file, the telecommunication system determining a location of a first user of a first communication terminal of the at least one communication terminal to which media of that media file is to be emitted; 
 upon determining the location of the first user as being a first location associated with the first media file, the telecommunication control unit selecting the first link for calling up the first media file so media of the first media file is emitted to the first user at the first location; 
 before the calling up of one of the at least one media file, the telecommunication system determining a location of a second user of a second communication terminal of the at least one communication terminal to which media of that media file is to be emitted; 
 upon determining the location of the second user as being a second location associated with the second media file, the telecommunication control unit selecting the second link for calling up the second media file so that media of the second media file is emitted to the second user at the second location. 
 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5  wherein the telecommunication control unit communicates with a presence server to determine the location of the first user, the method further comprising:
 the presence server evaluating information assignable to the first user to determine the location of the first user; and 
 the presence server sending information about the determined location of the first user to the telecommunication control unit. 
 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6  wherein the information assignable to the first user is a telephone number of the first communication terminal and the first media file is a live stream from a local radio station that is local to the first location. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7  wherein the computer device is a media server that is outside of the network and wherein the at least one media file is stored in the media server. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the at least one link is a uniform resource location or a network path. 
     
     
         10 . A non-transitory computer readable medium having a computer program product stored thereon that has instructions that define a method that is executed by a telecommunication control unit when the computer program product is run by the telecommunication control unit, the method comprising:
 the telecommunication control unit storing a media assignment target that is selectable by any of a plurality of communication terminals within a network of the telecommunication control unit for assigning a media file associated with the media assignment target;   the telecommunication control unit receiving a selection of the media assignment target and including at least one link to at least one media file in the telecommunication control unit in response to the selection of the media assignment target;   calling up one of the at least one media file from a computer device by the telecommunication control unit via an interface of the telecommunication control unit that connects the telecommunication control unit to the computer device, the computer device being located in a network that is external to a network to which the telecommunication control unit is connected, the calling up of the media file by the telecommunication control unit using one of the at least one link placed in the telecommunication control unit such that media from the at least one media file is emittable to at least one user of at least one communication terminal connected to the telecommunication control unit within the network without that at least one communication terminal requesting the media file.   
     
     
         11 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 10  wherein the telecommunication control unit is a server. 
     
     
         12 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 10  wherein the at least one link is comprised of a first link and a second link and the at least one media file is comprised of a first media file and a second media file, the first link associated with the first media file and the second link associated with the second media file, the at least one user is comprised of a first user and a second user and the at least one communication terminal connected to the telecommunication control unit is comprised of a first communication terminal and a second communication terminal, the first user associated with the first communication terminal and the second user associated with the second communication terminal, the method further comprising:
 before the calling up of one of the at least one media file, the telecommunication control unit determining a location of the first user of the first communication terminal to which media of the at least one media file is to be emitted; 
 upon determining the location of the first user as being a first location associated with the first media file, the telecommunication control unit selecting the first link for calling up the first media file so media of the first media file is emitted to the first user at the first location; 
 before the calling up of one of the at least one media file, the telecommunication system determining a location of the second user of the second communication terminal to which media of that media file is to be emitted; 
 upon determining the location of the second user as being a second location associated with the second media file, the telecommunication control unit selecting the second link for calling up the second media file so that media of the second media file is emitted to the second user at the second location. 
 
     
     
         13 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 13  wherein the telecommunication control unit communicates with a presence server to determine the location of the first user, the method further comprising:
 the telecommunication control unit sending information about the first user to the presence server; and 
 the telecommunication control unit receiving information about the determined location of the first user. 
 
     
     
         14 . A telecommunication system comprising:
 a plurality of communication terminals, the communication terminals comprising a first terminal and a second terminal;   a telecommunication control unit communicatively connected to the terminals within a first network, the telecommunication control unit having an interface configured such that media of a first media file is presentable unrequested to a first user of the first terminal;   a computer device of a second network, the computer device having the first media file, the computer device communicatively connected to the telecommunication control unit via the interface of the telecommunication control unit such that media of the first media file is presentable to the first user;   wherein a first media assignment target is installed in the telecommunication control unit for assigning the first media file such that a first link to the first media file stored in the computer device is placed within the telecommunication control unit by which the first media file is assigned and by which the first media file is callable such that the telecommunication control unit calls up the first media file stored at the computer device via the interface and the first link so that the media of the first media file is presentable to the first user without the first user requesting that first media file and without the first terminal requesting the first media file.   
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 14  wherein the computer device has a second media file and the second media file is selected for assigning the second media file such that a second link to the second media file is placed in the telecommunication control unit, and wherein:
 before the calling up of the first media file, the telecommunication control unit determining a location of the first user; 
 upon determining the location of the first user as being a first location associated with the first media file, the telecommunication control unit selecting the first link for calling up the first media file so media of the first media file is emitted to the first user at the first location; 
 before the calling up of the second media file, the telecommunication control unit determining a location of a second user of the second communication terminal; 
 upon determining the location of the second user as being a second location associated with the second media file, the telecommunication control unit selecting the second link for calling up the second media file so that media of the second media file is emitted to the second user at the second location without the second user requesting the second media file. 
 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 15  further comprising a presence server, wherein the telecommunication control unit communicates with a presence server to determine the location of the first user, the presence server evaluating information assignable to the first user to determine the location of the first user and the presence server sending information about the determined location of the first user to the telecommunication control unit. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 16  wherein the information assignable to the first user is a telephone number of the first communication terminal and the first media file is a live stream from a local radio station that is local to the first location. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 17  wherein the computer device is a media server. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the first link is a uniform resource locator or a network path.