Patents by Inventor Vvd Subrahmanyam Kalepu

Vvd Subrahmanyam Kalepu has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Providing an option to substitute a local ringback tone at a calling party device
    Patent number: 8428239
    Abstract: A method for playing a local ringback tone is disclosed. A second party device is called from a calling party device. An alert message indicating that the calling party device is to play a network ringback tone is received. It is determined whether to play a pre-stored local ringback tone instead of the network ringback tone. The local ringback tone or the network ringback tone is played based on the determination. At any time before call connection or call release, the local ringback tone and the network ringback tone are switched between based on user input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Subbarayudu Mutya, Debesh Kumar Sahu, Venkata Krishna Murthy Jayavarapu, Ashish Malik, Vvd Subrahmanyam Kalepu
  • PROVIDING AN OPTION TO SUBSTITUTE A LOCAL RINGBACK TONE AT A CALLING PARTY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20120076289
    Abstract: A method for playing a local ringback tone is disclosed. A second party device is called from a calling party device. An alert message indicating that the calling party device is to play a network ringback tone is received. It is determined whether to play a pre-stored local ringback tone instead of the network ringback tone. The local ringback tone or the network ringback tone is played based on the determination. At any time before call connection or call release, the local ringback tone and the network ringback tone are switched between based on user input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Subbarayudu Mutya, Debesh Kumar Sahu, Venkata Krishna Murthy Jayavarapu, Ashish Malik, Vvd Subrahmanyam Kalepu