Mobile device with themed multimedia effects

• US 20070281750A1
• Filed: 06/06/2006
• Published: 12/06/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Turner Broadcasting System Incorporated (Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Turner Broadcasting System Incorporated (Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.)
• Inventors: Gowland, Win S., Roth-Beaudot, Kimberly Jo, Coston, Randall Lee, Chase, Molly Anne, Condolora, Paul Nicholas, Cox, Ross, Griffin, Stephen Neal, Breier, Eric Wayne, Bielinski, Christine Elizabeth
• Granted Patent: US 8,010,094 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/567
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/57 Arrangements for indicating or recording the number of the calling subscriber at the called subscriber's set at the operator set in a manual exchange H04M5/20
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/041 Encoding the ringing signal, i.e. providing distinctive or selective ringing capability
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/047 Vibrating means for incoming calls
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0267 by controlling user interface components
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems and methods for providing mobile devices having themed multimedia effects. One embodiment comprises a method in receiving a plurality of multimedia effects associated with a theme at a mobile device, receiving mobile device information comprising call log information, power source level, and signal strength associated with a wireless connection between the mobile device and a second device, detecting a mobile device event associated with the mobile device, determining a multimedia effect correlated with the mobile device event based at least in part on the mobile device information and the theme, and outputting the multimedia effect.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a plurality of multimedia effects at a mobile device, wherein the multimedia effects are associated with a theme;

receiving mobile device information, wherein the mobile device information comprises call log information, power source level, and signal strength associated with a wireless connection between the mobile device and a second device;

detecting a mobile device event associated with the mobile device;

determining a multimedia effect correlated with the mobile device event based at least in part on the mobile device information and the theme; and

outputting the multimedia effect.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of mobile device events comprises at least one of incoming calls, call length, identification of the callers, battery level, charging status, and the number of calls in a pre-determined time period to or from individual callers.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile device comprises an output device, the output device comprising at least one of a user interface and a speaker, wherein the multimedia effect is output through the output device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of multimedia effects incorporate common personality traits associated with a character.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising monitoring for the occurrence of mobile device events.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising dynamically updating the multimedia effects.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein dynamically updating the multimedia effects comprises:

receiving a second set of data and information related to a plurality of multimedia effects, the multimedia effects having components associated with a theme; and

replacing the first received data and information related to a plurality of multimedia effects with the second set of data and information related to a plurality of multimedia effects.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein dynamically updating multimedia effects further comprises:

receiving a second set of data and information related to a plurality of mobile device events, each of the plurality of mobile device events being correlated with a particular multimedia effect; and

replacing the first received data and information related to a plurality of mobile device events with the second set of data and information related to a plurality of mobile device events.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile device event is an incoming call providing a plurality of indicators.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

detecting a first incoming call indicator and outputting a first multimedia effect; and

detecting a second incoming call indicator and outputting a second multimedia effect, wherein the second multimedia effect has different characteristics than the first multimedia effect.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the multimedia effect comprises one or more of image, audio, vibrations, and moving images.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the theme is selected by a user.

13. A method comprising:

storing data and information related to a plurality of multimedia effects, the plurality of multimedia effects having components associated with a theme and a mobile device event;

receiving mobile device information at a server;

selecting at least one multimedia effect based at least in part on mobile device information; and

sending the at least one multimedia effect to the mobile device.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the plurality of mobile device events comprises at least one of incoming calls, call length, identification of the callers, battery level, charging status, and the number of calls in a pre-determined time period to or from individual callers.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the plurality of multimedia effects incorporates common personality traits associated with a character.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the server communicates wirelessly with the mobile device.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein the multimedia effect comprises one or more of image, audio, vibrations, and moving images.

18. The method of claim 13, wherein the theme is selected by a user.

19. The method of claim 13, wherein the multimedia effects are dynamically updated.

20. A system comprising:

a server having a processor and a memory, the memory being configured to store data and information related to a plurality of multimedia effects associated with a theme, the processor being configured to electronically transmit the multimedia effects to a mobile device; and

a mobile device configured to receive the multimedia effects, the mobile device having a memory for storing the data and information, a multimedia effects engine for detecting a mobile device event, and a processor for accessing the stored multimedia effect correlated to the mobile device event, the process configured to output the multimedia effect, the mobile device event comprising at least one of call log information, power source level, and signal strength associated with a wireless connection between the mobile device and a second device.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein the plurality of mobile device events comprises at least one of incoming calls, call length, identification of the callers, battery level, charging status, and the number of calls in a pre-determined time period to or from individual callers.

22. The system of claim 20, wherein the plurality of multimedia effects incorporate common personality traits associated with a character.

23. The system of claim 20, wherein the server wirelessly transmits the multimedia effects data and information to the mobile device.

24. The system of claim 20, wherein the mobile device event is an incoming call providing a plurality of indicators.

25. The system of claim 24, further comprising:

the multimedia effects engine detecting a first incoming call indicator and the processor outputting a first multimedia effect; and

the multimedia effects engine detecting a second incoming call indicator and the processor outputting a second multimedia effect, wherein the second multimedia effect has different characteristics than the first multimedia effect.

26. The system of claim 20, wherein the theme is selected by a user.