Audio nickname tag associated with PTT user

• US 7,826,872 B2
• Filed: 02/28/2007
• Issued: 11/02/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Ekberg, Viktoria
• Primary Examiner(s): Gesesse; Tilahun
• Application Number:
  US11/680,232
• Publication Number:
  US 20080207242A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,343 Days
• Field of Search: 455/517, 455/518, 455/519, 455/520, 455/521, 455/416, 455/567
• US Class Current: 455/567
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/08 User group management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/10 Push-to-Talk [PTT] or Push-On-Call services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/45 for Push-to-Talk [PTT] or Push-to-Talk over cellular [PoC] services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/186 Processing of subscriber group data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/26 Network addressing or numbering for mobility support

Abstract

A system receives an audio nickname tag related to a push-to-talk (PTT) user, and associates the audio nickname tag with the PTT user.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving an audio nickname tag related to a push-to-talk (PTT) user; and

associating the audio nickname tag with the PTT user; and

providing the audio nickname tag to a user device when;

the PTT user one of enters or exits a PTT group or chat session,

when the PTT user has the floor in one of the PTT group or chat session, and at least one of;

when the PTT user speaks during the PTT group or chat session, or

when the PTT user calls the user device.

2. The method of claim 1, where the audio nickname tag uniquely identifies the PTT user.

3. The method of claim 1, where the receiving the audio nickname tag comprises:

receiving selection of at least one of a plurality of pre-created audio nickname tags,

where the plurality of pre-created audio nickname tags comprises one or more common names of people.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving at least one upload of a plurality of audio files; and

associating at least one of the plurality of audio files, as at least one other audio nickname tag, with the PTT user.

5. A method, comprising:

creating an audio nickname tag related to a push-to-talk (PTT) user,

where creating the audio nickname tag comprises;

receiving a text input from the PTT user,

converting the text input into an audio input, and

storing the audio input as the audio nickname tag; and

providing the audio nickname tag to a database for association with the PTT user; and

providing the audio nickname, associated with the PTT user, to a user device when the PTT user communicates with the user device.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

receiving an audio input from the PTT user; and

storing the audio input as another audio nickname tag.

7. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

receiving an upload of an audio file; and

associating the received of audio file, as another audio nickname tag, with the PTT user.

8. A device, comprising:

a memory to store a plurality of instructions; and

a processor to execute instructions in the memory to;

receive an audio nickname tag related to a push-to-talk (PTT) user,

where the audio nickname tag comprises at least one of an audio file, streaming audio, a combination of audio files, or one or more audio files with embedded links to other files,

associate the audio nickname tag with the PTT user, and

store the audio nickname tag, and

provide the stored audio nickname tag to a user device when;

the PTT user one of enters or exits a PTT group or chat session, and

when the PTT user speaks during the PTT group or chat session.

9. The device of claim 8, where the processor further executes instructions to:

provide the audio nickname tag to a user device if the PTT user calls the user device.

10. The device of claim 8, where the processor further executes instructions to:

provide the audio nickname tag to a user device to indicate that the PTT user has the floor in one of the PTT group or chat session.

11. The device of claim 8, where the memory comprises a PTT information database that includes a plurality of PTT user identifiers and a plurality of audio nickname tags associated with the plurality of PTT user identifiers.

12. The device of claim 8, where the audio nickname tag provides a unique audible identifier for the associated PTT user.

13. A device, comprising:

a memory to store a plurality of instructions; and

processing logic to execute instructions in the memory to;

create an audio nickname tag related to a push-to-talk (PTT) user,

where, when creating the audio nickname tag, the processing logic is further to execute the instructions to;

receive an audio input from the PTT user; and

store the audio input as the audio nickname tag,

provide the audio nickname tag to a database for association with the PTT user, and

play the audio nickname tag when the PTT user communicates with the device.

14. The device of claim 13, where the processing logic further executes instructions to:

receive a text input from the PTT user;

convert the text input into an audio input; and

store the audio input as another audio nickname tag.

15. A device, comprising:

a memory to store a plurality of instructions; and

processing logic to execute instructions in the memory to;

receive an audio nickname tag related to a push-to-talk (PTT) user,

where the audio nickname tag comprises at least one of an audio file, streaming audio, a combination of audio files, or one or more audio files with embedded links to other files,

associate the audio nickname tag with contact information related to the PTT user, and

play the audio nickname tag if the PTT user communicates with the device via a communication mechanism associated with the contact information.

16. The device of claim 15, where the processing logic further executes instructions to:

play the audio nickname tag if the user communicates with the device via one of a telephone call, a text message, an instant message, or an email.

17. A system, comprising:

means for receiving an audio nickname tag related to a push-to-talk (PTT) user;

means for associating the audio nickname tag with the PTT user; and

means for providing the audio nickname tag when the PTT user performs a PTT function,

where the PTT function comprises;

when the PTT user generates a PTT call, and at least one of

when the PTT user enters or exits a PTT group or chat session, or

the PTT user speaks during the PTT group or chat session.

18. The system of claim 17, where the means for receiving the audio nickname tag related to the PTT user comprises:

means for receiving selection of at least one of a plurality of pre-created audio nickname tags.

19. A system, comprising:

means for creating an audio nickname tag related to a push-to-talk (PTT) user; and

means for providing the audio nickname tag to a database for association with the PTT user; and

means for providing the audio nickname tag when the PTT user communicates with a user device,

where the audio nickname tag comprises an audio file, streaming audio, and at least one of a combination of audio files, or one or more audio files with embedded links to other files.

20. The system of claim 19, where the means for providing the audio nickname tag when the PTT user communicates with a user device comprises:

means for playing the audio nickname tag when the PTT user communicates with the user device via at least one of a telephone call, a text message, an instant message, or an email.