ENABLING AND EXERCISING CONTROL OVER SELECTED SOUNDS ASSOCIATED WITH INCOMING COMMUNICATIONS
First Claim
1. A method for exercising control over selected sounds associated with incoming communications between online identities, the method comprising:
- providing a first online identity with two or more sound control options to selectively control rendering of one or more sounds associated with electronic messaging to the first online identity from a second online identity;
providing the first online identity with two or more control sound options to selectively control rendering of one or more sounds associated with electronic messaging to the first online identity from a third online identity;
storing selected sound control options associated with electronic messaging from at least one of the second online identity or the third online identity;
receiving one or more sounds from at least one of the second online identity or the third online identity; and
selectively controlling perceptibility of sound to the first online identity in accordance with a selected sound control option from the first online identity, wherein the selected sound control options include an indication of a selected sound control option associated with communications from the second online identity and an indication of a selected sound control option associated with communications from the third online identity.
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Abstract
An online identity may selectively control perceptibility of incoming sounds associated with electronic messages between online identities (FIG. 4, 400). A first online identity is provided with two or more sound control options to selectively control rendering of one or more sounds associated with electronic messaging to the first online identity from a second online identity, and two or more control sound options to selectively control rendering of one or more sounds associated with electronic messaging to the first online identity from a third online identity (405). The selected sound control options associated with electronic messaging from at least one of the online identities are stored (410) and one or more sounds from at least one of the second online identity or the third online identity are received (415). The perceptibility of sound to the first online identity is selectively controlled in accordance with a selected sound control option from the first online identity (420).
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41 Claims
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1. A method for exercising control over selected sounds associated with incoming communications between online identities, the method comprising:
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providing a first online identity with two or more sound control options to selectively control rendering of one or more sounds associated with electronic messaging to the first online identity from a second online identity; providing the first online identity with two or more control sound options to selectively control rendering of one or more sounds associated with electronic messaging to the first online identity from a third online identity; storing selected sound control options associated with electronic messaging from at least one of the second online identity or the third online identity; receiving one or more sounds from at least one of the second online identity or the third online identity; and selectively controlling perceptibility of sound to the first online identity in accordance with a selected sound control option from the first online identity, wherein the selected sound control options include an indication of a selected sound control option associated with communications from the second online identity and an indication of a selected sound control option associated with communications from the third online identity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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14. A graphical user interface enabling a first online identity to selectively control perceptibility of incoming sounds associated with electronic messages between online identities, the graphical user interface comprising:
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means for providing a first online identity with two or more sound control options to selectively control rendering of one or more sounds associated with electronic messaging to the first online identity from a second online identity; means for providing the first online identity with two or more control sound options to selectively control rendering of one or more sounds associated with electronic messaging to the first online identity to a third online identity; means for storing selected sound control options associated with electronic messaging from at least one of the second online identity or the third online identity; means for receiving one or more sounds from at least one of the second online identity or the third online identity; and means for selectively controlling perceptibility of sound to the first online identity in accordance with a selected sound control options from the first online identity, wherein the selected sound control options include an indication of a selected sound control option associated with communications from the second online identity and an indication of a selected sound control option associated with communications from the third online identity.
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15. A method for enabling an online identity to control perceptibility of selected incoming sounds, the method comprising:
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presenting an interface to a first online identity, the interface being configured to enable the online first online identity to specify control over how an incoming sound will be made perceivable in association with future communications to the first online identity from a second online identity; receiving an indication of the control specified by the first online identity through manipulation of the interface by the first online identity; storing the indication of the control in association with the second online identity; and applying the control to an inbound communication associated with the second online identity in order to affect perceptibility of an incoming sound associated with the inbound communication.
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24. A method for enabling and exercising control over selected sounds associated with incoming communications, the method comprising:
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receiving an indication of a sound to be made perceivable in association with a first online identity in response to the first online identity communicating with at least a second online identity; accessing an indication of a prior request by the second online identity to control rendering of the sound associated with the first online identity, the request affecting a subset of sounds to be made perceivable in association with multiple online identities; and controlling perceptibility of the sound to the second online identity in accordance with the request. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A computer program stored on a computer-readable medium that, when executed, generates a graphical user interface on a display device for enabling control of perceptibility of selected incoming sounds, the graphical user interface comprising:
an incoming sound control for generating a control affecting perceptibility of an incoming sound to be made perceivable in association with an inbound communication associated with a particular online identity when applied to the inbound communication, the control affecting a subset of sounds to be made perceivable in association with multiple online identities.
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