CUSTOM RINGBACK TONE SYSTEMS AND METHODS
First Claim
1. A mobile-telephony-device-implemented method for configuring a ringback tone service, the method comprising:
- determining, by said mobile-telephony device, an indication to suggest one or more callers to a user of said mobile-telephony device;
obtaining, by said mobile-telephony device, historical call data describing a plurality of recent calls placed by a plurality of recent callers to said mobile-telephony device in a recent-past period of time;
identifying, by said mobile-telephony device, a plurality of frequent callers among said plurality of recent callers based at least in part on said historical call data;
selecting, by said mobile-telephony device, from among said plurality of frequent callers a caller for whom no custom ringback tone is currently provisioned for calls placed by said caller to said mobile-telephony device;
identifying, by said mobile-telephony device, a plurality of custom ringback tones that are currently available to said user to provision for calls placed by said caller to said mobile-telephony device; and
prompting, by said mobile-telephony device, said user to select one of said plurality of custom ringback tones to provision as a custom ringback tone for calls placed by said caller to said mobile-telephony device.
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Abstract
A ringback tone service may be configured by determining an indication to suggest one or more callers to a user of a mobile-telephony device and obtaining historical call data describing recent calls placed by recent callers to the mobile-telephony device in a recent period of time. After identifying a number of frequent callers for whom no custom ringback tone is currently provisioned, the user is prompted to select from a list of custom ringback tones that are available to provision for incoming calls from the frequent caller(s). In some cases, the user may send a message to the caller, allowing the caller to select his or her own custom ringback tone via a user interface provided by a ringback tone-service provider.
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21 Claims
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1. A mobile-telephony-device-implemented method for configuring a ringback tone service, the method comprising:
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determining, by said mobile-telephony device, an indication to suggest one or more callers to a user of said mobile-telephony device; obtaining, by said mobile-telephony device, historical call data describing a plurality of recent calls placed by a plurality of recent callers to said mobile-telephony device in a recent-past period of time; identifying, by said mobile-telephony device, a plurality of frequent callers among said plurality of recent callers based at least in part on said historical call data; selecting, by said mobile-telephony device, from among said plurality of frequent callers a caller for whom no custom ringback tone is currently provisioned for calls placed by said caller to said mobile-telephony device; identifying, by said mobile-telephony device, a plurality of custom ringback tones that are currently available to said user to provision for calls placed by said caller to said mobile-telephony device; and prompting, by said mobile-telephony device, said user to select one of said plurality of custom ringback tones to provision as a custom ringback tone for calls placed by said caller to said mobile-telephony device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computing apparatus for configuring a ringback tone service, the apparatus comprising a processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, configure the apparatus to:
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determine an indication to suggest one or more callers to a user of the computing apparatus; obtain historical call data describing a plurality of recent calls placed by a plurality of recent callers to the computing apparatus in a recent-past period of time; identify a plurality of frequent callers among said plurality of recent callers based at least in part on said historical call data; select from among said plurality of frequent callers a caller for whom no custom ringback tone is currently provisioned for calls placed by said caller to the computing apparatus; identify a plurality of custom ringback tones that are currently available to said user to provision for calls placed by said caller to the computing apparatus; and prompt said user to select one of said plurality of custom ringback tones to provision as a custom ringback tone for calls placed by said caller to the computing apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a processor, configure the processor to:
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determine an indication to suggest one or more callers to a user of the processor; obtain historical call data describing a plurality of recent calls placed by a plurality of recent callers to the processor in a recent-past period of time; identify a plurality of frequent callers among said plurality of recent callers based at least in part on said historical call data; select from among said plurality of frequent callers a caller for whom no custom ringback tone is currently provisioned for calls placed by said caller to the processor; identify a plurality of custom ringback tones that are currently available to said user to provision for calls placed by said caller to the processor; and prompt said user to select one of said plurality of custom ringback tones to provision as a custom ringback tone for calls placed by said caller to the processor. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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Specification