Log-based ringtone service
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- (a) receiving at a telecommunications terminal(i) a message, and(ii) a first signal that conveys an instance of a musical composition that is based on said message; and
(b) outputting an acoustic signal based on said first signal to notify the user of said telecommunications terminal of the arrival of said message;
wherein the value of a property of said instance of said musical composition is based on the contents of a call log that is stored on a network infrastructure element; and
wherein said property is a property of music that is independent of melody.
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Abstract
An apparatus and methods are disclosed for enabling a telecommunications terminal to notify its user of the arrival of a message via a ringtone whose properties are based on information from one or more call logs. A network infrastructure element (e.g., a switch, a server, etc.) receives a message directed to a terminal and establishes property values for a ringtone (e.g., tempo, volume, pitch, rhythm, etc.) based on information from a call log (e.g., how many times the caller has called today, whether an earlier call from this caller was returned, etc.). In a first illustrative embodiment the network infrastructure element sends the message and the instantiated ringtone to the terminal, while in a second illustrative embodiment the network infrastructure element sends the message and the property values to the terminal, and the terminal plays a locally-stored ringtone in accordance with the property values.
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13 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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(a) receiving at a telecommunications terminal (i) a message, and (ii) a first signal that conveys an instance of a musical composition that is based on said message; and (b) outputting an acoustic signal based on said first signal to notify the user of said telecommunications terminal of the arrival of said message; wherein the value of a property of said instance of said musical composition is based on the contents of a call log that is stored on a network infrastructure element; and wherein said property is a property of music that is independent of melody. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method comprising:
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(a) receiving a message directed to a telecommunications terminal; and (b) sending said message and a signal that conveys an instance of a musical composition to said telecommunications terminal; wherein said instance of said musical composition is for notifying the user of said telecommunications terminal of the arrival of said message; and wherein the value of a property of said instance is based on the contents of a call log that is stored on a network infrastructure element; and wherein said property is a property of music that is independent of melody. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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(a) receiving at a telecommunications terminal (i) a message, and (ii) a value of a property of music; and (b) playing a musical composition in accordance with said value to notify the user of said telecommunications terminal of the arrival of said message; wherein said value is based on the contents of at least one call log that is stored on a network infrastructure element; and wherein said property of music is independent of melody. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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(a) receiving a message directed to a telecommunications terminal; (b) determining the value of a property of music based on the contents of a call log that is stored on a network infrastructure element; and (c) sending said message and said value to said telecommunications terminal , based on the reception of said message; wherein said property of music is independent of melody. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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