Calling party ringtone selection in telephone system
First Claim
1. A ringtone system implemented as a ringtone service to a called party by a telephone service provider of the called party, the called party wishing to have a particular ringtone annunciated for each of several types of calls from calling parties and subscribing to the ringtone service as provided by the telephone service provider, the ringtone service for determining the type of each call and annunciating the corresponding ringtone to the called party, the ringtone system including:
- means in connection with a call from a calling party for prompting the calling party to identify the type of the call, for receiving the type of the call from the calling party, and for, if no type is received, typing the call in a particular manner;
a list of types of calls with respect to and as specified by the called party, each type of call on the list having a corresponding ringtone specified therefor; and
means for processing the typed call by determining from the list of types of calls for the called party the corresponding ringtone specified for the typed call, and for putting the call through to the called party with the determined ringtone.
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Abstract
A ringtone system is provided to a called party that wishes to have a particular ringtone annunciated for each of several types of calls from calling parties. In the ringtone system, for a call from a calling party, the calling party is prompted to identify the type of the call. The type of the call is received from the calling party, and if no type is received, the call is typed in a particular manner. A list of types of calls with respect to and as specified by the called party is maintained, where each type of call on the list has a corresponding ringtone specified therefor. The typed call is processed by determining from the list of types of calls for the called party the corresponding ringtone specified for the typed call, and by putting the call through to the called party with the determined ringtone.
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14 Claims
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1. A ringtone system implemented as a ringtone service to a called party by a telephone service provider of the called party, the called party wishing to have a particular ringtone annunciated for each of several types of calls from calling parties and subscribing to the ringtone service as provided by the telephone service provider, the ringtone service for determining the type of each call and annunciating the corresponding ringtone to the called party, the ringtone system including:
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means in connection with a call from a calling party for prompting the calling party to identify the type of the call, for receiving the type of the call from the calling party, and for, if no type is received, typing the call in a particular manner;
a list of types of calls with respect to and as specified by the called party, each type of call on the list having a corresponding ringtone specified therefor; and
means for processing the typed call by determining from the list of types of calls for the called party the corresponding ringtone specified for the typed call, and for putting the call through to the called party with the determined ringtone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method in connection with a ringtone system implemented as a ringtone service to a called party by a telephone service provider of the called party, the called party wishing to have a particular ringtone annunciated for each of several types of calls from calling parties and subscribing to the ringtone service as provided by the telephone service provider, the ringtone service for determining the type of each call and annunciating the corresponding ringtone to the called party, the method including in connection with a call from a calling party:
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prompting the calling party to identify the type of the call;
receiving the type of the call from the calling party;
typing the call in a particular manner if no type is received;
processing the typed call by determining from a list of types of calls for the called party a corresponding ringtone specified for the typed call; and
putting the call through to the called party with the determined ringtone. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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Specification