METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR RINGTONE DEFINITION SHARING
First Claim
1. A method for sharing ringtone content independent of audio content used to generate the ringtone content, comprising:
- receiving a ringtone definition wherein the ringtone definition comprises characteristics of and manipulations to, a first instance of audio content;
sending the ringtone definition to one or more devices; and
generating ringtone content from a second instance of the audio content and the ringtone definition.
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Abstract
A system comprises a ringtone originator, a ringtone sharing device, and a ringtone receiver. The ringtone originator (e.g., one or more of a personal computer, a mobile telephone, a PDA, or other computing device) allows a user to generate ringtone content using audio content stored locally. A ringtone definition, describing characteristics of the audio content and manipulations used to transform the audio content to the ringtone content, is generated and is sent to the ringtone sharing device. The ringtone sharing device (e.g., a server operated by a commercial service provider or a mobile telephone service provider) stores a plurality of ringtone definitions that can be accessed by the ringtone receiver. The ringtone receiver (e.g., one or more of a personal computer, a mobile telephone, a PDA, or other computing device) can download the ringtone definition and recreate the ringtone content.
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36 Claims
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1. A method for sharing ringtone content independent of audio content used to generate the ringtone content, comprising:
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receiving a ringtone definition wherein the ringtone definition comprises characteristics of and manipulations to, a first instance of audio content; sending the ringtone definition to one or more devices; and generating ringtone content from a second instance of the audio content and the ringtone definition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for providing ringtone definitions and ringtone content independent of audio content used to generate the ringtone content, comprising:
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generating ringtone content by manipulating a first instance of audio content; generating a ringtone definition that describes characteristics of, and the manipulations to the first instance of audio content; and sending the ringtone definition to a device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for providing ringtone content independent of audio content used to generate the ringtone content, comprising:
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receiving a ringtone definition that describes characteristics of, and manipulations to, a first instance of audio content; and generating ringtone content by applying the manipulations associated with the ringtone definition to a second instance of the audio content. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for sharing ringtone definitions independent of audio content used to generate the ringtone definition, comprising:
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a ringtone originator that generates a ringtone definition, wherein the ringtone definition describes characteristics of, and manipulations to a first instance of audio content; a ringtone receiver coupled to the ringtone originator wherein the ringtone receiver receives the ringtone definition; and a ringtone module that derives ringtone content from the ringtone definition and a second instance of the audio content associated with the characteristics described by the ringtone definition. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. The system of claim 25, wherein the second communication device further comprises a second playback module.
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26. A system for sharing ringtone definitions independent of audio content used to generate the ringtone definitions, comprising:
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a ringtone originator that generates ringtone definitions wherein the ringtone definitions describe characteristics of, and manipulations to instances of audio content; a ringtone sharing device coupled to the ringtone originator wherein the ringtone sharing device receives the ringtone definitions from the ringtone originator; and a ringtone receiver coupled to the ringtone sharing device wherein the ringtone receiver receives the ringtone definitions from the ringtone sharing device. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A user device comprising:
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a ringtone definition; an audio file; and a ringtone generator software operable to use the ringtone definition and the audio file to create a ringtone suitable for use on a mobile telephone. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36)
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