Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing time based, programmable ringer controls

• US 20060116116A1
• Filed: 11/30/2004
• Published: 06/01/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Slemmer, John, Colvin, Emily
• Application Number:
  US11/000,144
• Publication Number:
  US 20060116116A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/418
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/2072 Schedules, e.g. personal calendars
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/02 Calling substations, e.g. by ringing selective calling H04Q
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/06 the calling signal being supplied from the subscriber's line circuit

Abstract

A method, system, and computer program product for providing time-based, programmable ringer controls for a communications device. The method includes associating a ring type with a time-based event, and associating a volume setting with the ring type and the time-based event.

Claims

1. A method for providing time-based, programmable ringer controls for a communications device, comprising:

associating a ring type with a time-based event; and

associating a volume setting with the ring type and the time-based event.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the time-based event is selected from at least one of:

a time of day range;

a day of week range;

a season of year range; and

a situational event.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the associating a ring type includes downloading the ring type over a network.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the associating a ring type includes selecting the ring type from a list of ring types resident on the communications device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the ring type includes at least one of:

a standard ring;

a beeping tone;

a musical tone; and

a vibrate mode.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the associating a volume setting with the ring type includes associating at least one of:

a default volume level;

a soft volume level;

a moderate volume level;

a loud volume level; and

a vibrate mode.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the associating a ring type to a time-based event is performed in response to a user request via the communications device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the situational event includes at least one of:

a holiday;

a sleep schedule;

a recreational event;

a work event; and

a personal event.

9. A system for providing time-based programmable ringer controls for a communications device, comprising:

a ringer control application executing on at least one of the communications device and a host system, the ringer control application performing;

associating a ring type with a time-based event; and

associating a volume setting with the ring type and the time-based event.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the time-based event is selected from at least one of:

a time of day range;

a day of week range;

a season of year range; and

a situational event.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the associating a ring type includes downloading the ring type from the host system to the communications device over a network.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the associating a ring type includes selecting the ring type from a list of ring types resident on the communications device.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein the ring type includes at least one of:

a standard ring;

a beeping tone;

a musical tone; and

a vibrate mode.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein the associating a volume setting with the ring type includes associating at least one of:

a default volume level;

a soft volume level;

a moderate volume level;

a loud volume level; and

a vibrate mode.

15. The system of claim 9, wherein the associating a ring type to a time-based event is performed in response to a user request via the communications device.

16. The system of claim 9, wherein the situational event includes at least one of:

a holiday;

a sleep schedule;

a recreational event;

a work event; and

a personal event.

17. A computer program product for providing time-based, programmable ringer controls for a communications device, the computer program product including instructions for performing:

associating a ring type with a time-based event; and

associating a volume setting with the ring type and the time-based event.

18. The storage medium of claim 17, wherein the time-based event is selected from at least one of:

a time of day range;

a day of week range;

a season of year range; and

a situational event.

19. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the associating a ring type includes downloading the ring type over a network.

20. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the associating a ring type includes selecting the ring type from a list of ring types resident on the communications device.