Method and apparatus for downloading tones to mobile terminals
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A mobile station, comprising:
- a receiver for receiving tone data over a wireless connection-less communications link from a public land mobile network;
a subscriber identity module card for storing the tone data; and
means for requesting downloading of the tone data to the subscriber identity module card from the public land mobile network over the wireless connection-less communications link and for associating a telephone number with the tone data such that call connections involving the telephone number initiate audio playback of the tone data.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A method and apparatus for downloading tone data from a public land mobile network to a mobile telephone unit is disclosed. A mobile telephone unit includes means enabling the user to request downloading of tone data to the mobile telephone unit from a public land mobile network via a connection-less communications link such as the USSD or SMS. The downloaded tone data is uniquely associated with a selected telephone number within the mobile telephone unit such that a call to the mobile unit involving the telephone number initiates audio play back of the tone data.
242 Citations
54 Claims
-
1. A mobile station, comprising:
-
a receiver for receiving tone data over a wireless connection-less communications link from a public land mobile network; a subscriber identity module card for storing the tone data; and means for requesting downloading of the tone data to the subscriber identity module card from the public land mobile network over the wireless connection-less communications link and for associating a telephone number with the tone data such that call connections involving the telephone number initiate audio playback of the tone data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
-
-
7. A system for downloading tone data to a mobile station, comprising:
-
a public land mobile network serving said mobile station, said public land mobile network including a first application module responsive to a request from the mobile station for downloading said tone data to the mobile station via a wireless connection-less communications link; and said mobile station comprising; a subscriber identity module card for storing said tone data; a receiver for receiving said tone data from the public land mobile network over the wireless connection-less communications link; and means for requesting downloading of the tone data to the subscriber identity module card from the public land mobile network over the wireless connection-less communications link and for associating a telephone number with the tone data such that call connections involving the telephone number initiate audio playback of the tone data. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
-
-
13. A method for downloading tone data, comprising the steps of:
-
accessing a public land mobile network using a wireless communications link from a mobile unit; requesting access to tone data located within the public land mobile network from a client application within the mobile unit; downloading the requested tone data to a subscriber identity module card of the mobile unit through said wireless connection-less communications link; and associating the downloaded tone data with a selected telephone number. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
-
-
21. A mobile station, comprising:
-
a receiver for receiving tone data over a connection-less communications link from a public land mobile network; a register for storing the tone data; and means for requesting downloading of the tone data to the register from the public land mobile network over the connection-less communications link and for associating a telephone number with the tone data such that call connections involving the telephone number initiate audio playback of the tone data, wherein said connection-less communications link comprises a link selected from the group consisting of short message service messages and unstructured supplementary service data messages. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
-
-
26. A mobile station, comprising:
-
a receiver for receiving tone data over a connection-less communications link from a public land mobile network; a register for storing the tone data; and means for requesting downloading of the time data to the register from the public land mobile network over the connection-less communications link and for associating a telephone number with the tone data such that call connections involving the telephone number initiate audio playback of the tone data, wherein said telephone number comprises a telephone number of a called party. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
-
-
32. A system for downloading tone data to a mobile station, comprising:
-
a public land mobile network serving said mobile station, said public land mobile network including a first application module responsive to a request from the mobile station for downloading said tone data to the mobile station via a connection-less communications link; and said mobile station comprising; a register for storing said tone data; a receiver for receiving said tone data from the public land mobile network over the connection-less communications link; and means for requesting downloading of the tone data to the register from the public land mobile network over the connection-less communications link and for associating a telephone number with the tone data such that call connections involving the telephone number initiate audio playback of the tone data, wherein said connection-less communications link comprises a link selected from the group consisting of short message service messages and unstructured supplementary service data messages. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35)
-
-
36. A system for downloading tone data to a mobile station, comprising:
-
a public land mobile network serving said mobile station, said public land mobile network including a first application module responsive to a request from the mobile station for downloading said tone data to the mobile station via a connection-less communications link; and said mobile station comprising; a register for storing said time data; a receiver for receiving said tone data from the public land mobile network over the connection-less communications link; and means for requesting downloading of the tone data to the register from the public land mobile network over the connection-less communications link and for associating a telephone number with the tone data such that call connections involving the telephone number initiate audio playback of the tone data, wherein said telephone number comprises a telephone number of a called party. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
-
-
42. A method for downloading tone data, comprising the steps of:
-
accessing a public land mobile network using a communications link from a mobile unit, said communications link comprising a link selected from the group consisting of short message service messages and unstructured supplementing service data messages; requesting access to tone data located within the public land mobile network from a client application within the mobile unit; downloading the requested tone data to the mobile unit through said communications link; and associating the downloaded tone data with a selected telephone number. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
-
-
48. A method for downloading tone data, comprising the steps of:
-
accessing a public land mobile network using a communications link from a mobile unit; requesting access to tone data located within the public land mobile network from a client application within the mobile unit; downloading the requested tone data to the mobile unit through said communications link; and associating the downloaded tone data with a selected telephone number, said selected telephone number comprising a telephone number of a called party. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
-
Specification