Server-coordinated ringtones
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- (a) receiving a message directed to a user who is associated with a first telecommunications terminal and with a second telecommunications terminal; and
(b) transmitting;
(i) said message and a first signal that represents a first instance of a predetermined musical composition to said first telecommunications terminal, said predetermined musical composition being characterized by a melody, and(ii) said message and a second signal that represents a second instance of said predetermined musical composition to said second telecommunications terminal;
wherein said first instance and said second instance are for notifying said user of the arrival of said message; and
wherein a first value of a first musical property defines said first instance and is based on an attribute of said first telecommunications terminal;
wherein a second value of said first musical property defines said second instance and is based on an attribute of said second telecommunications terminal; and
wherein said first musical property is independent of said melody.
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Abstract
An apparatus and methods are disclosed for enabling multiple telecommunications terminals that are associated with a common user to notify their user of the arrival of an incoming message via a ringtone, where the ringtone is: (i) coordinated across the terminals, and (ii) customized for each terminal based on one or more attributes of the terminal. In particular, in the illustrative embodiments a network infrastructure element (e.g., a switch, a wireless base station, a server, etc.) that receives a message directed to a telecommunications terminal sets the values of one or more properties of a ringtone (e.g., tempo, timbre, pitch, rhythm, etc.) based on one or more attributes of the telecommunications terminal (e.g., terminal type, etc.).
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16 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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(a) receiving a message directed to a user who is associated with a first telecommunications terminal and with a second telecommunications terminal; and (b) transmitting; (i) said message and a first signal that represents a first instance of a predetermined musical composition to said first telecommunications terminal, said predetermined musical composition being characterized by a melody, and (ii) said message and a second signal that represents a second instance of said predetermined musical composition to said second telecommunications terminal; wherein said first instance and said second instance are for notifying said user of the arrival of said message; and wherein a first value of a first musical property defines said first instance and is based on an attribute of said first telecommunications terminal; wherein a second value of said first musical property defines said second instance and is based on an attribute of said second telecommunications terminal; and wherein said first musical property is independent of said melody. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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(a) receiving a message directed to a user who is associated with a first telecommunications terminal and with a second telecommunications terminal; (b) determining; (i) a first value of a first musical property, wherein said first value is based on an attribute of said first telecommunications terminal, and wherein said first value indicates that said first telecommunications terminal is to play a predetermined musical composition in a first fashion, said predetermined musical composition being characterized by a melody, and (ii) a second value of said first musical property, wherein said second value is based on an attribute of said second telecommunications terminal, and wherein said second value indicates that said second telecommunications terminal is to play said predetermined musical composition in a second fashion; and (c) transmitting; (i) said message and said first value of said first musical property to said first telecommunications terminal, and (ii) said message and said second value of said first musical property to said second telecommunications terminal; wherein said first musical property is independent of said melody. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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