Abstract: A service based Ringback Tone service that may be personalized by a calling party instead of a called party. The calling party generates and stores an originating profile that contains Ringback Tones or Ringback messages associated with a Ringback Tone subscriber (called party). When the calling party contacts the called party, the Ringback Tone chosen by the calling party and associated with the called party is then sent to the calling party until the calling party answers the call.

Abstract: A method and system for allowing a subscriber of equipment to control the content of a Ring Back Tone (RBT) (i) based on a restriction level or maturity rating, or (ii) dynamically, during the process of connecting a call. More specifically, during call setup, (a) provisioned or subscribed RBT control can be based on maturity level and (b) dynamic RBT control, includes the ability to: override subscribed/provisioned restriction level, block RBT content being played permanently or skip RBT content being played during current call set up time.

Abstract: A service based Ringback Tone service that may be personalized by a calling party instead of a called party. The calling party generates and stores an originating profile that contains Ringback Tones or Ringback messages associated with a Ringback Tone subscriber (called party). When the calling party contacts the called party, the Ringback Tone chosen by the calling party and associated with the called party is then sent to the calling party until the calling party answers the call.

Abstract: A media gateway (MGW), and methods related thereto, for controlling the routing of data packets through a “connectionless” packet-switched network, without bearer-channel control signaling. In an exemplary embodiment, an Integrated Services Digital Network User Part (ISUP) Initial Address Message (IAM) is transmitted from a controller 110-A associated with a MGW 120-A to a controller 110-B associated with a MGW 120-B; the IAM includes a source address for data packets at the MGW 120-A. The controller 110-B sends a resource allocation message to the MGW 120-B, which defines and stores an association between the source address for the data packets and an address associated with the MGW 120-B in a mapping table 230. Subsequently, when the MGW 120-B receives a broadcast message including an unknown destination indicator, it queries the mapping table 230 using the source address of the broadcast message.

Abstract: A telecommunications system and method is disclosed for providing accurate country information to Mobile Stations (MSs) within a satellite network. At the time of location update, the MS sends Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates identifying the location of the MS to a serving Mobile Switching Center (MSC) via a satellite. The MSC determines the identity of the current country that the MS is located in, and calculates the distance to the nearest country border. The current country identity and distance information are transmitted back to the MS via the satellite. Thereafter, the MS continues to calculate GPS coordinate information, and if the distance between the current location of the MS and the location of the MS at the time of the previous location update becomes equal to or greater than received distance information, a query is done to the MSC to determine the current country where the MS is located. If the country has changed, then the new country is displayed on the MS.