Personal ringback tone content selection and activation
First Claim
1. A method of personalizing ringback media played to a caller'"'"'s phone when they call a called party'"'"'s phone, comprising the steps of:
- using a call tones server, transmitting ringback media to the caller'"'"'s phone while the called party phone is being called and ceasing transmitting of ringback media when the called party answers the call; and
providing a user interface feature on the caller'"'"'s telephone, at or after the conclusion of a telephone call between the caller'"'"'s phone and the called party phone, wherein the user interface feature provides a facility enabling the caller to control ringback media transmitted to the caller phone when the caller calls the called party phone in the future.
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Abstract
After a call with a called party ends, a caller is provided with prompts or messages which allow the caller to control ringback media content which is to be rendered when the caller calls the called party in the future. For example, the caller is provided with prompts by which they can select ringback content from content they already have purchased and apply it to the called party number. Alternatively, the caller is linked to a content provider where they can purchase additional content and have it applied to the called party number. Thus, the caller is able to exert control over ringback media.
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9 Claims
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1. A method of personalizing ringback media played to a caller'"'"'s phone when they call a called party'"'"'s phone, comprising the steps of:
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using a call tones server, transmitting ringback media to the caller'"'"'s phone while the called party phone is being called and ceasing transmitting of ringback media when the called party answers the call; and providing a user interface feature on the caller'"'"'s telephone, at or after the conclusion of a telephone call between the caller'"'"'s phone and the called party phone, wherein the user interface feature provides a facility enabling the caller to control ringback media transmitted to the caller phone when the caller calls the called party phone in the future. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A wireless telephone, the wireless telephone comprising a user interface having a display, a processing unit and a memory storing program instructions for execution by the processing unit,
wherein the memory storing program instructions stores a set of instructions for causing the display of the user interface to display one or more messages at the conclusion of a telephone call to a called party phone number, the one or more messages providing a facility enabling the user of the telephone to operate the user interface to control ringback media transmitted to the wireless telephone when the wireless telephone calls the called party phone number in the future.
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