MEDIA PORTION SELECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD
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1. A method, comprising:
- identifying a portion of an existing media file in a mobile communications device;
receiving an incoming call; and
playing back the identified portion of the existing media file in response to the received incoming call.
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Abstract
A device may store a media file. A portion of the media file may be identified and played back in response to an event associated with the device. In one implementation, a portion of an existing audio file may be used as a ring tone in response to a received incoming telephone call.
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21 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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identifying a portion of an existing media file in a mobile communications device; receiving an incoming call; and playing back the identified portion of the existing media file in response to the received incoming call. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method, comprising:
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identifying a portion of an existing media file; assigning the identified portion to an action; and playing back the identified portion of the existing media file in accordance with the assigned action. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A mobile device, comprising:
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a display; a speaker; a memory for storing an existing media file; first logic configured to identify a portion of the existing media file; second logic configured to assign the identified portion to performance of an action associated with the mobile device; and third logic configured to output the identified portion of the existing media file via at least one of the display or the speaker in response to an executed command. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A portable communications device, comprising:
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means for outputting audio and video; means for storing a media file; means for identifying a portion of the stored media file; means for assigning the identified portion to an event; and means for outputting the identified portion of the stored media file in response to the assigned event. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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