Apparatus, and associated method, for facilitating identification of a mobile telephone
First Claim
1. A method for facilitating identification of a mobile telephone, the method comprising steps of:
- determining whether a custom ring tune has been set for the mobile telephone;
upon a determination that a custom ring tune has been set for the mobile telephone, generating the custom ring tune; and
upon a determination that a custom ring tune has not been set for the mobile telephone;
determining a unique identifier of the mobile telephone;
determining a ring tune corresponding to the unique identifier; and
generating the ring tune corresponding to the unique identifier.
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Abstract
A method for facilitating identification of a telephone, whereby a determination is made whether a custom ring tune has been set for the mobile telephone. If it is determined that a custom ring tune has been set for the mobile telephone, then the custom ring tune is generated. If it is determined that a custom ring tune has not been set for the mobile telephone, then a unique identifier of the mobile telephone is determined, a ring tune corresponding to the unique identifier is determined, and the ring tune corresponding to the unique identifier is generated. Thus, a mobile telephone may generate a distinct ring tune without requiring a user to program such a distinct ring tune.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for facilitating identification of a mobile telephone, the method comprising steps of:
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determining whether a custom ring tune has been set for the mobile telephone;
upon a determination that a custom ring tune has been set for the mobile telephone, generating the custom ring tune; and
upon a determination that a custom ring tune has not been set for the mobile telephone;
determining a unique identifier of the mobile telephone;
determining a ring tune corresponding to the unique identifier; and
generating the ring tune corresponding to the unique identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for facilitating identification of a telephone, the method comprising steps of:
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determining a unique identifier of the mobile telephone;
determining a ring tune corresponding to the unique identifier;
recording the ring tune ID of the ring tune corresponding to the unique identifier;
awaiting receipt of a ring generation event;
upon receipt of a ring generation event, determining whether a custom ring tune has been set for the mobile telephone;
upon a determination that a custom ring tune has been set for the mobile telephone, generating the custom ring tune, and repeating the step of awaiting; and
upon a determination that a custom ring tune has not been set for the mobile telephone, generating the ring tune having the ring tune ID, and repeating the step of awaiting. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A method for facilitating identification a telephone, the method comprising steps of:
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awaiting receipt of a ring generation event comprising holding down of a key for at least a predetermined period of time; and
upon receipt of the ring generation event, generating a ring tune. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A method for facilitating identification a telephone, the method comprising steps of:
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awaiting receipt of a ring generation event comprising power-on of the mobile telephone; and
upon receipt of the ring generation event, generating a ring tune. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A mobile telephone comprising:
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a processor;
an antenna configured for transmitting and receiving radio communications;
a transceiver operatively interconnecting the antenna to the processor;
a keypad operatively connected to the processor for input of data to the processor;
a memory connected to the processor, the memory comprising;
program code for determining whether a custom ring tune has been set for the mobile telephone;
program code, upon a determination that a custom ring tune has been set for the mobile telephone, for generating the custom ring tune; and
program code, upon a determination that a custom ring tune has not been set for the mobile telephone, for;
determining a unique identifier of the mobile telephone;
determining a ring tune corresponding to the unique identifier; and
generating the ring tune corresponding to the unique identifier. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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Specification