Method and system of creating customized ringtones

• US 8,364,210 B2
• Filed: 05/22/2009
• Issued: 01/29/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/05/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sbc Knowledge Ventures, L.P.
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Small, David B., Chandra, Nalesh
• Primary Examiner(s): TRAN, PABLO N
• Application Number:
  US12/470,545
• Publication Number:
  US 20090227244A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,348 Days
• Field of Search: 455/567, 455/414.1, 455/414.4, 455/415, 455418-420, 4554121-4122
• US Class Current: 455/567
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/04 the ringing-current being generated at the substations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42 Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers specially adapted for wireless communication networks H04W4/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42178 by downloading data to substation equipment
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/00 User notification, e.g. alerting and paging, for incoming communication, change of service or the like

Abstract

A custom ringtone provisioning device is configured to determine user selectable audio options available for generating a digital audio recording based on ringtone capabilities of a mobile communication device of a user, display the available user selectable audio options for the user to select, generate the digital audio recording using the user selectable audio options selected by the user, and transmit the generated digital audio recording to a server for the server to convert the generated digital audio recording into a customized ringtone for use by the mobile communication device in alerting the user of incoming communications.

Claims

1. A custom ringtone provisioning device comprising:

an identification element configured to determine user selectable audio options available for generating a digital audio recording based on ringtone capabilities of a mobile communication device of a user;

a user interface configured to display the available user selectable audio options for the user to select;

a digital audio generator configured to generate the digital audio recording using the user selectable audio options selected by the user; and

a communication feature configured to transmit the generated digital audio recording to a server for the server to convert the generated digital audio recording into a customized ringtone for use by the mobile communication device in alerting the user of incoming communications.

2. The custom ringtone provisioning device of claim 1 wherein:

the identification element is further configured to receive a phone number of the mobile communication device;

wherein the communication feature is further configured to transmit the phone number to the server for the server to use in order to download the customized ringtone to the mobile communication device.

3. The custom ringtone provisioning device of claim 1 further comprising:

a speaker for playing the generated digital audio recording to the user.

4. The custom ringtone provisioning device of claim 1 wherein:

the identification element is further configured to identify the user, wherein the identification element is further configured to determine the ringtone capabilities of the mobile communication device as a function of the identified user.

5. The custom ringtone provisioning device of claim 1 wherein:

the identification element is further configured to identify the user, wherein the digital audio generator is further configured to generate the digital audio recording as a function of the identified user.

6. The custom ringtone provisioning device of claim 1 wherein:

the mobile communication device is a phone.

7. A method comprising:

determining at a custom ringtone provisioning device user selectable audio options available for generating a digital audio recording based on ringtone capabilities of a mobile communication device of a user;

displaying at the custom ringtone provisioning device a user interface having the available user selectable audio options for the user to select;

generating at the custom ringtone provisioning device the digital audio recording using the user selectable audio options selected by the user; and

transmitting the generated digital audio recording from the custom ringtone provisioning device to a server for the server to convert the generated digital audio recording into a customized ringtone for use by the mobile communication device in alerting the user of incoming communications.

8. The method of claim 7 further comprising:

receiving at the custom ringtone provisioning device a phone number of the mobile communication device; and

transmitting the phone number from the custom ringtone provisioning device to the server for the server to use in order to download the customized ringtone to the mobile communication device.

9. The method of claim 7 further comprising:

playing at the custom ringtone provisioning device the generated digital audio recording to the user.

10. The method of claim 7 further comprising:

identifying at the custom ringtone provisioning device the user; and

determining at the custom ringtone provisioning device the ringtone capabilities of the mobile communication device as a function of the identified user.

11. The method of claim 7 further comprising:

identifying at the custom ringtone provisioning device the user;

wherein generating the digital audio recording further includes generating the digital audio recording as a function of the identified user.

12. The method of claim 7 wherein:

the mobile communication device is a phone.

13. A custom ringtone provisioning device comprising:

an identification element configured to identify information associated with a user and to determine user selectable audio options available for generating a digital audio recording based on the information associated with the user;

a user interface configured to display the available user selectable audio options for the user to select;

a digital audio generator configured to generate the digital audio recording using the user selectable audio options selected by the user; and

a communication feature configured to transmit the generated digital audio recording to a server for the server to convert the generated digital audio recording into a customized ringtone for use by the mobile communication device in alerting the user of incoming communications.

14. The custom ringtone provisioning device of claim 13 wherein:

the identification element is further configured to receive a phone number of the mobile communication device;

wherein the communication feature is further configured to transmit the phone number to the server for the server to use in order to download the customized ringtone to the mobile communication device.

15. The custom ringtone provisioning device of claim 13 further comprising:

a speaker for playing the generated digital audio recording to the user.

16. The custom ringtone provisioning device of claim 13 wherein:

the digital audio generator is further configured to generate the digital audio recording as a function of the information associated with the user.

17. The custom ringtone provisioning device of claim 13 wherein:

the mobile communication device is a phone.