DISTRIBUTION OF CUSTOMIZED RINGTONES FOR MOBILE DEVICES
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for conveniently distributing ring tone files to mobile devices of specified ring tone file recipients, the method comprising the steps of:
- mapping ring tone file folders on a sender'"'"'s client device to corresponding folders on a server machine, the server machine being connectable to the sender'"'"'s client device by an internet connection;
specifying ring tone file recipients for each folder;
uploading the ring tone files from the folders on the sender'"'"'s client device to the corresponding folders on the server machine; and
downloading by an internet connection the ring tone files from the server machine to a specified recipient'"'"'s mobile device.
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Abstract
An object of the invention is to conveniently distribute customized, caller-identifying ring tone files to specified recipients. The disclosed method includes the steps of mapping folders between a client device and a server machine, associating specified recipients with each folder, uploading the ring tone files from the client device to the server machine, sending invitations to the specified file recipients to accept the ring tone files, and downloading the ring tone files to mobile phones of the specified recipients. The ring tone files may be created on the client device by the sender. The disclosure also describes automatic methods for distributing the ring tone files based on a trigger event, which may be, a one-step menu selection or a pre-determined time. The downloading of a sender'"'"'s new ring tone file to the mobile phone of the recipient may automatically override an earlier file.
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22 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for conveniently distributing ring tone files to mobile devices of specified ring tone file recipients, the method comprising the steps of:
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mapping ring tone file folders on a sender'"'"'s client device to corresponding folders on a server machine, the server machine being connectable to the sender'"'"'s client device by an internet connection; specifying ring tone file recipients for each folder; uploading the ring tone files from the folders on the sender'"'"'s client device to the corresponding folders on the server machine; and downloading by an internet connection the ring tone files from the server machine to a specified recipient'"'"'s mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for conveniently distributing customized, caller-identifying ring tone files for mobile devices, comprising:
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a sender'"'"'s client device including a memory for storing caller-identifying ring tone files in different folders, each folder normally representing a different category of recipients, the client device also including an executable program for uploading the ring tone files from said client device, and said sender'"'"'s client device optionally including means for creating and editing ring tone files; a server machine connectable to said client device by an internet connection and said server machine having folders mapped to corresponding folders on said client device, said server machine also including a database and an executable program for uploading the ring tone files from said client device to the database on said server machine; and a recipient'"'"'s mobile device including a memory and an executable program for downloading the caller-identifying ring tone files from said server machine to said recipient'"'"'s mobile device and for playing the ring tone whenever the sender calls the recipient'"'"'s mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer-readable medium having a computer program saved thereupon, said computer program comprising instructions for:
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mapping folders on a sender'"'"'s client device to corresponding folders in a database on a server machine, the server machine connectable to said sender'"'"'s client device by an internet connection; uploading ring tone files from the folders on the sender'"'"'s client device to the corresponding folders in the database on the server machine; and downloading the ring tone files from the database on the server machine to the mobile phones of the specified ring tone file recipients. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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