DYNAMICALLY CONSTRUCTING AND UPDATING SOCIAL MEDIA STATUS FOR USE AS RINGBACK TONES

• US 20150148014A1
• Filed: 11/27/2013
• Published: 05/28/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/27/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Globalfoundries US Incorporated (GlobalFoundries, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Gupta, Sachin, Kumar, Arun
• Granted Patent: US 9,380,166 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/02 using automatic reactions or user delegation, e.g. automatic replies or chatbot-generated messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/214 using selective forwarding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42017 Customized ring-back tones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/129 Details of providing call progress tones or announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold

Abstract

Methods and arrangements for constructing ringback tones. A contemplated method includes: obtaining data pertaining to a first user of a communication medium from one or more communication channels comprising at least one channel selected from the group consisting of: an enterprise system, a personal social network, personal information derived from the communication medium, a contacts list, an instant messaging system, a professional social network, and a personal blog; and when a second user attempts communication with the first user via the communication medium: dynamically and automatically constructing a status update based on the obtained data; and using the constructed status update as a ringback tone. Other variants and embodiments are broadly contemplated herein.

Claims

1. A method of automatically constructing a status update to be used as a ringback tone, said method comprising:

obtaining data pertaining to a first user of a communication medium from one or more communication channels comprising at least one channel selected from the group consisting of;

an enterprise system, a personal social network, personal information derived from the communication medium, a contacts list, an instant messaging system, a professional social network, and a personal blog; and

when a second user attempts communication with the first user via the communication medium;

dynamically and automatically constructing a status update based on the obtained data; and

using the constructed status update as a ringback tone.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the communication medium comprises a mobile phone.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the one or more channels are selected via determining at least one of:

a category of the second user, and a degree of connectivity of the second user with the first user.

4. The method according to claim 3, comprising configuring rules to assist in matching the second user to at least one channel.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein said configuring comprises configuring the rules to assist in matching the second user to an event associated with providing a status update in at least one of the one or more channels.

6. The method according to claim 4, comprising providing a user interface to afford said configuring of the rules.

7. The method according to claim 4, comprising automatically setting a ringback tone associated with the second user based upon identification of a status update event.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the communication medium comprises a mobile phone.

9. The method according to claim 7, wherein the communication medium comprises at least one of:

an instant messaging client and an IP phone.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the data pertaining to the first user comprise at least one event associated with the first user.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein the data pertaining to the first user comprise content associated with the first user.

12. An apparatus for automatically constructing a status update to be used as a ringback tone, said apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith and executable by the at least one processor, the computer readable program code comprising;

computer readable program code configured to obtain data pertaining to a first user of a communication medium from one or more communication channels comprising at least one channel selected from the group consisting of;

an enterprise system, a personal social network, personal information derived from the communication medium, a contacts list, an instant messaging system, a professional social network, and a personal blog; and

computer readable program code configured, when a second user attempts communication with the first user via the communication medium, to;

dynamically and automatically construct a status update based on the obtained data; and

use the constructed status update as a ringback tone.

13. A computer program product for automatically constructing a status update to be used as a ringback tone, said computer program product comprising:

a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising;

computer readable program code configured to obtain data pertaining to a first user of a communication medium from one or more communication channels comprising at least one channel selected from the group consisting of;

an enterprise system, a personal social network, personal information derived from the communication medium, a contacts list, an instant messaging system, a professional social network, and a personal blog; and

computer readable program code configured, when a second user attempts communication with the first user via the communication medium, to;

dynamically and automatically construct a status update based on the obtained data; and

use the constructed status update as a ringback tone.

14. The computer program product according to claim 13, wherein the communication medium comprises a mobile phone.

15. The computer program product according to claim 13, wherein the one or more channels are selected via determining at least one of:

a category of the second user, and a degree of connectivity of the second user with the first user.

16. The computer program product according to claim 15, wherein said computer readable program code is configured to afford configuration rules to assist in matching the second user to at least one channel.

17. The computer program product according to claim 16, wherein the rules are configured to assist in matching the second user to an event associated with providing a status update in at least one of the one or more channels.

18. The computer program product according to claim 16, wherein the configuration of rules is performed via a user interface.

19. The computer program product according to claim 16, wherein said computer readable program code is configured to automatically set a ringback tone associated with the second user based upon identification of a status update event.

20. A method of automatically constructing a status update to be used as a ringback tone, said method comprising:

obtaining data pertaining to a user of a mobile phone from one or more communication channels;

the data pertaining to a user comprising at least one of;

an event associated with the user and content associated with the user;

the one or more channels comprising at least one channel selected from the group consisting of;

an enterprise system, a social network, personal information, a contacts list, an instant messaging system, a professional social network, and a personal blog;

the one or more channels being selected via determining at least one of;

a category of the caller, and a degree of connectivity of the caller with the user;

dynamically and automatically constructing a status update based on the obtained data;

configuring rules to assist in matching the caller to at least one channel; and

using the constructed status update as a ringback tone.