Method and system of creating customized ringtones
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1. A system of customizing ringtones of the type used by a phone to alert a recipient of incoming phone calls, the system comprising:
- a kiosk configured to record media signals into a sample recording and to communicate a synthesized version of the sample recording to a server associated with a phone network used to conduct phone calls with the phone; and
the server being configured to convert the synthesized sample recording to a customized ringtone and to transmit the customized ringtone over the phone network to the phone for use by the phone in alerting the recipient of incoming phone calls.
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Abstract
Method and system of customizing ringtones. The method and system including features to facilitate synthesizing a sample recording and converting the synthesized sample recording to a customized ringtone suitable for use with a phone.
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28 Claims
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1. A system of customizing ringtones of the type used by a phone to alert a recipient of incoming phone calls, the system comprising:
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a kiosk configured to record media signals into a sample recording and to communicate a synthesized version of the sample recording to a server associated with a phone network used to conduct phone calls with the phone; and
the server being configured to convert the synthesized sample recording to a customized ringtone and to transmit the customized ringtone over the phone network to the phone for use by the phone in alerting the recipient of incoming phone calls. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of customizing ringtones of the type used by a phone to alert a recipient of incoming calls, the method comprising:
configuring a kiosk to facilitate recording media signals into a sample recording and communicating a synthesized version of the sample recording to a server associated with a phone network used to conduct phone calls with the phone. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A computer-readable medium for generating customized ringtones, the computer-readable having instructions for:
converting a synthesized sample recording to a customized ringtone suitable for use with a phone to alert recipients of incoming calls. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A kiosk for use in customizing ringtones of the type used by a phone to alert a recipient of incoming phone calls, the kiosk comprising:
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a recorder configured to record media signals into a sample recording;
a synthesizer configured to synthesize the sample recording; and
a communication featured configured to transmit the synthesized recording to a server for conversion to a ringtone suitable for use by the phone in alerting the recipient of incoming phone calls. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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