Method and apparatus for notifying an end user of a messaging event in a multi-user setting
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1. A device, comprising:
- a processing system including a processor; and
a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, comprising;
downloading a first ring tone and a second ring tone over a communication network;
associating the first ring tone with a first party and associating the second ring tone with a second party;
receiving a message identifier associated with a messaging event;
identifying the first party according to the message identifier and the second party according to the message identifier;
selecting the first ring tone associated with the first party and the second ring tone associated with the second party according to identifying the first party and the second party; and
transmitting the first ring tone and the second ring tone to a group of terminal devices to enable the group of terminal devices to indicate, by presenting the first ring tone and the second ring tone, that the messaging event is intended for the first party and the second party.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for notifying an end user of a messaging event in a multi-user setting is disclosed. An apparatus that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium in a communication device which includes computer instructions at least for matching a caller identifier associated with a messaging event and entries in a plurality of contact books corresponding to a plurality of users, and identifying a plurality of parties to whom the messaging event is potentially directed based on the matching. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
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1. A device, comprising:
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a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, comprising; downloading a first ring tone and a second ring tone over a communication network; associating the first ring tone with a first party and associating the second ring tone with a second party; receiving a message identifier associated with a messaging event; identifying the first party according to the message identifier and the second party according to the message identifier; selecting the first ring tone associated with the first party and the second ring tone associated with the second party according to identifying the first party and the second party; and transmitting the first ring tone and the second ring tone to a group of terminal devices to enable the group of terminal devices to indicate, by presenting the first ring tone and the second ring tone, that the messaging event is intended for the first party and the second party. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
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receiving a first ring tone and a second ring tone over a communication network; associating the first ring tone with a first call recipient and associating the second ring tone with a second call recipient; receiving a message identifier associated with a message; identifying the first call recipient according to the message identifier and the second call recipient according to the message identifier in response to matching the message identifier to the first call recipient at a first entry of a first electronic contact book and in response to matching the message identifier to the second call recipient at a second entry of a second electronic contact book; selecting the first ring tone associated with the first call recipient and the second ring tone associated with the second call recipient according to identifying the first call recipient and the second call recipient; and transmitting the first ring tone and the second ring tone to a group of terminal devices to enable the group of terminal devices to indicate, by presenting the first ring tone and the second ring tone, that the message is intended for the first call recipient and the second call recipient. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method, comprising:
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obtaining, by a processing system including a processor, a first ring tone and a second ring tone over a communication network; associating, by the processing system, the first ring tone with a first targeted user and associating the second ring tone with a second targeted user; receiving, by the processing system, a message identifier associated with a messaging event; identifying, by the processing system, the first targeted user according to the message identifier and the second targeted user according to the message identifier; selecting, by the processing system, the first ring tone associated with the first targeted user and the second ring tone associated with the second targeted user according to identifying the first targeted user and the second targeted user; identifying a shared terminal devices associated with both the first targeted user and the second targeted user; and transmitting, by the processing system, the first ring tone and the second ring tone to shared terminal devices to enable the shared terminal devices to indicate, by presenting the first ring tone and the second ring tone, that the messaging event is intended for the first targeted user and the second targeted user. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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