Pushed ringtones based on device-side content

• US 8,577,715 B2
• Filed: 02/27/2009
• Issued: 11/05/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Ranta, Craig
• Primary Examiner(s): Iwarere, Seye
• Application Number:
  US12/395,027
• Publication Number:
  US 20100223095A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,712 Days
• Field of Search: 705/7.29, 705/7.31
• US Class Current: 705/7.31
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0202 Market predictions or forecasting for commercial activities
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]

Abstract

A ringtone service distributes selected ringtones to respective communication devices in a communication network. A particular ringtone for a respective communication device is selected is in accordance with at least one recommendation operation and ringtone selector data. The selector data is generated from user data associated with the particular communication device from which to make implicit observations of user behavior for predicting how a user will like a particular ringtone. A media purchase link, provided with the ringtone, assists with the purchase of an associated media file from a media purchase service. A ringtone may comprise a sample from a source (e.g. an audio or video recording) and the associated medial file may comprise a copy of the source.

Claims

1. A method of communicating ringtones to a communication device comprising:

sending ringtone selector data from the communication device to a ringtone service at a ringtone server, said selector data generated from operational data associated with the communication device; and

receiving a predicted likely desirable ringtone at the communication device, the predicted likely desirable ringtone determined by applying the ringtone selector data in association with a prediction model to predict a likely desirable ringtone based on a highest score rating, the prediction model at least partly based on a history of web pages browsed at the communication device.

2. The method of claim 1 comprising receiving a media purchase link in association with the ringtone for assisting with a purchase of a media file.

3. The method of claim 2 comprising using the media purchase link to purchase and receive the media file.

4. The method of claim 1 comprising generating the ringtone selector data.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the communication device comprises a wireless communication device configured for receiving data services from a communication network.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the communication device comprises a wireless communication device and wherein the method comprises receiving the ringtone via a wireless network in accordance with a push communication.

7. A communication device for receiving ringtones from a ringtone service, the communication device comprising:

a processor and a memory coupled thereto, said memory storing instructions and data configuring the processor to;

send ringtone selector data from the communication device to a ringtone service at a ringtone server, said selector data generated from operational data associated with the communication device; and

receive a predicted likely desirable ringtone at the communication device, the predicted likely desirable ringtone determined by applying the ringtone selector data in association with a prediction model to predict the likely desirable ringtone based on a highest score rating, the prediction model at least partly based on a history of web pages browsed at the communication device.

8. The communication device of claim 7 wherein the processor is configured to receive a media purchase link in association with the ringtone for assisting a purchase of a media file.

9. The communication device of claim 8 wherein the processor is configured to use the media purchase link to purchase and receive the media file.

10. The communication device of claim 8 wherein the processor is configured to generate the ringtone selector data.

11. The communication device of claim 10 wherein generating the ringtone selector data comprises selecting the operational data associated with the communication device data from which to make implicit observations of user behavior for predicting the user'"'"'s behavior in relation to a particular ringtone.

12. The communication device of claim 7 wherein the processor is configured to generate notifications of communication device events in accordance with at least one notification profile;

and use the ringtone to generate a notification in accordance with the at least one profile.

13. A computer program product storing instructions and data, which when executed, configure a processor for:

sending ringtone selector data from the communication device to a ringtone service at a ringtone server, said selector data generated from operational data associated with the communication device; and

receiving a predicted likely desirable ringtone at the communication device, the predicted likely desirable ringtone determined by applying the ringtone selector data in association with a prediction model to predict a likely desirable ringtone based on a highest score rating, the prediction model at least partly based on a history of web pages browsed at the communication device.