Methods and apparatuses for programming user-defined information into electronic devices
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1. A method of customizing a wireless telephone by programming a video file into the wireless telephone for use as an indicia of an incoming communication the method comprising:
- connecting to a remote database that includes a plurality of lists of video files;
allowing a user of the wireless telephone to browse at least one of the lists of video files;
allowing the user of the wireless telephone to select at least one of the video files from the browsed list;
optionally reviewing the selected video file before downloading the selected video into the wireless telephone; and
allowing the user to optionally download the selected video file for use as an indicia of an incoming communication.
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Abstract
A device for programming user-defined information into an electronic device is provided. The programmer allows a user to program customized information, such as user-selected audio, video, or Internet access information into his or her programmable device. Such electronic devices include wireless telephones, pagers, and personal digital assistants. The programmer allows a user to, among other things, customize the device to suit his or her particular taste.
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81 Claims
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1. A method of customizing a wireless telephone by programming a video file into the wireless telephone for use as an indicia of an incoming communication the method comprising:
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connecting to a remote database that includes a plurality of lists of video files; allowing a user of the wireless telephone to browse at least one of the lists of video files; allowing the user of the wireless telephone to select at least one of the video files from the browsed list; optionally reviewing the selected video file before downloading the selected video into the wireless telephone; and allowing the user to optionally download the selected video file for use as an indicia of an incoming communication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of customizing a wireless telephone by programming a video file into the wireless telephone for use as an indicia of an incoming communication, the method comprising:
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connecting to a remote database that includes a plurality of video files; allowing the user of the wireless telephone to browse and select at least one of the video files; allowing the user to optionally download the selected video file into a programmable memory for use as an indicia of an incoming communication. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A wireless telephone that may be customized by programming a video file into the wireless telephone for use as an indicia of an incoming communication, the telephone comprising:
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a communications link capable of connecting to a remote database that includes a plurality of lists of video files; a display screen that allows a user of the wireless telephone to browse at least one of the lists of video files and view selectable video files present in the browsed list; a speaker, display screen, and processing circuitry configured to allow the user to optionally review a selected video file before downloading the selected video file into the wireless telephone; and a programmable memory circuit for allowing the user to optionally store the selected video file for use as an indicia of an incoming communication. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A wireless telephone that may be customized by programming a video file into the wireless telephone for use as an indicia of an incoming communication, the telephone comprising:
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a communications link capable of connecting to a remote database that includes a plurality of lists of video files; a display screen that allows a user of the wireless telephone to browse at least one of the plurality of lists of video files and view selectable video files present in the browsed list; processing circuitry configured to receive a selected video file from the communications link; and a programmable memory circuit for allowing the user to optionally store the selected video file for use as an indicia of an incoming communication. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A wireless telephone that may be customized by programming a video file into the wireless telephone for use as an indicia of an incoming communication, the telephone comprising:
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means for connecting to a remote database that includes a plurality of lists of video files; means for browsing at least one of the lists of video files; means for selecting at least one of the video files from the browsed list; means for optionally reviewing the selected video file before downloading the selected video into the wireless telephone; and means for downloading the selected video file for use as an indicia of an incoming communication. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A wireless telephone that may be customized by programming an video file into the wireless telephone for use as an indicia of an incoming communication, the telephone comprising:
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means for connecting to a remote database that includes a plurality of video files; means for browsing and selecting at least one of the video files; means for optionally downloading the selected video file into a programmable memory for use as an indicia of an incoming communication. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. A wireless telephone that may be customized by programming an video file into the wireless telephone for use as an indicia of an incoming communication, the telephone comprising:
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means for connecting to a remote database that includes a plurality of video files; means for selecting at least one of the video files from the database; means for downloading and storing the selected video file for use as an indicia of an incoming communication; and means for preventing the unauthorized distribution of a selected video file stored in the wireless telephone. - View Dependent Claims (59)
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60. A wireless telephone that may be customized by searching for and selecting an video file from a remote computer and programming the selected video file into the wireless telephone for use as an indicia of an incoming communication, the telephone comprising:
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a communications link capable of connecting to a database in the remote computer that comprises a plurality of lists of video files in JPEG, MPEG, GIF, AVI, or DVD format; a display screen and a mobile Internet browser that allows a user of the wireless telephone to browse at least one of the plurality of lists of video files and view selectable video files present in the browsed list; processing circuitry configured to receive a selected one of the video files from the communications link; a programmable memory circuit for allowing the user to optionally store the selected video file for use as an indicia of an incoming communication; and an enhanced performance speaker capable of providing a substantially full range of audio sounds from an audio portion of the JPEG, MPEG, GIF, AVI, or DVD files when one of the stored video files is played as an indicia of an incoming communication. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64, 69, 70, 71)
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65. A wireless telephone that may be customized by searching for and selecting an video file from a remote computer and programming the selected video file into the wireless telephone for use as an indicia of an incoming communication, the telephone comprising:
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a communications link capable of connecting to a database in the remote computer that includes a plurality of video files; a display screen and a browsing application program that allows a user of the wireless telephone to browse the video files and select at least one video file therefrom; processing circuitry configured to supervise receipt of a selected video file from the communications link; a programmable memory circuit for allowing the user to optionally store the selected video file for use as an indicia of an incoming communication; and an enhanced performance speaker capable of providing a substantially full range of audio sounds that may be associated with the selected video file when the selected video file is played as an indicia of an incoming communication. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68, 72, 73, 74)
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75. A wireless telephone that may be customized by searching for and selecting an video file from a remote computer and programming the selected video file into the wireless telephone for use at a time specified by a user, of the telephone, comprising:
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a communications link capable of connecting to a database in the remote computer that includes a plurality of video files; a display screen and a browsing application program that allows a user of the wireless telephone to browse the video files and select at least one video file therefrom; processing circuitry configured to supervise receipt of a selected video file from the communications link; a programmable memory circuit for allowing the user to optionally store the selected video file for use at a time specified by the user; and an enhanced performance speaker capable of providing a substantially full range of audio sounds that may be associated with the selected video file when the selected video file is played. - View Dependent Claims (76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81)
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