Communication device

• US 8,682,397 B1
• Filed: 04/05/2012
• Issued: 03/25/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/08/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Corydoras Technologies LLC (Anubias Technologies Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Iwao Fujisaki
• Inventors: Fujisaki, Iwao
• Primary Examiner(s): Torres, Marcos
• Application Number:
  US13/439,870
• Time in Patent Office: 719 Days
• Field of Search: 455/412.2, 4554141-4143, 455/418, 455/567, 455/575.1, 455/566, 379/87, 37920101-2011, 379/20, 379/207.08, 379/252, 379/257, 37937301-37305, 379/374.01, 379/374.02
• US Class Current: 455/567
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42017 Customized ring-back tones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/006 Networks other than PSTN/ISDN providing telephone service, e.g. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) , including next generation networks with a packet-switched transport layer H04L65/00 takes precedence; aspects not specific to the type of network H04M3/00; special services in those networks H04M3/42

Abstract

The caller'"'"'s device which displays a list of multiple sound data and the sound data selected from the list is output from the caller'"'"'s device as ringback tone.

Claims

1. A caller'"'"'s device comprising:

a microphone;

a speaker;

an input device;

a display;

a multiple sound data displaying implementer, wherein said caller'"'"'s device displays a list of multiple sound data;

a sound data selecting implementer, wherein said caller'"'"'s device selects a sound data from said list of multiple sound data in accordance with the user input via said input device;

a phone call implementer, wherein said caller'"'"'s device implements a phone call to a callee'"'"'s device; and

a ringback tone outputting implementer, wherein, in the course of implementing said phone call, the selected sound data is output from said caller'"'"'s device as ringback tone after a dialing process is completed and prior to said callee'"'"'s device answering said phone call.

2. The caller'"'"'s device of claim 1, wherein said multiple sound data displayed in said list are stored in said caller'"'"'s device.

3. The caller'"'"'s device of claim 1, wherein one or more of said multiple sound data displayed in said list is/are downloaded from a host computer.

4. The caller'"'"'s device of claim 1, wherein each of said multiple sound data displayed in said list is operable to be replayed for demonstration before said sound data is selected.

5. The caller'"'"'s device of claim 1, wherein the sound data displayed in said list which is configured as ringback tone is indicated in a certain manner.

6. The caller'"'"'s device of claim 1, wherein the sound data displayed in said list which is configured as ring tone, which is output when phone call is received, is indicated in a specific manner.

7. A system comprising:

a caller'"'"'s device comprising a microphone, a speaker, an input device, and a display;

a multiple sound data displaying implementer, wherein said caller'"'"'s device displays a list of multiple sound data;

a sound data selecting implementer, wherein said caller'"'"'s device selects a sound data from said list of multiple sound data in accordance with the user input via said input device;

a phone call implementer, wherein said caller'"'"'s device implements a phone call to a callee'"'"'s device; and

a ringback tone outputting implementer, wherein, in the course of implementing said phone call, the selected sound data is output from said caller'"'"'s device as ringback tone after a dialing process is completed and prior to said callee'"'"'s device answering said phone call.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein said multiple sound data displayed in said list are stored in said caller'"'"'s device.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein one or more of said multiple sound data displayed in said list is/are downloaded from a host computer.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein each of said multiple sound data displayed in said list is operable to be replayed for demonstration before said sound data is selected.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein the sound data displayed in said list which is configured as ringback tone is indicated in a certain manner.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein the sound data displayed in said list which is configured as ring tone, which is output when phone call is received, is indicated in a specific manner.

13. A method for a caller'"'"'s device comprising a microphone, a speaker, an input device, and a display, said method comprising:

a multiple sound data displaying step, wherein said caller'"'"'s device displays a list of multiple sound data;

a sound data selecting step, wherein said caller'"'"'s device selects a sound data from said list of multiple sound data in accordance with the user input via said input device;

a phone call implementing step, wherein said caller'"'"'s device implements a phone call to a callee'"'"'s device; and

a ringback tone outputting step, wherein, in the course of implementing said phone call, the selected sound data is output from said caller'"'"'s device as ringback tone after a dialing process is completed and prior to said callee'"'"'s device answering said phone call.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein said multiple sound data displayed in said list are stored in said caller'"'"'s device.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein one or more of said multiple sound data displayed in said list is/are downloaded from a host computer.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein each of said multiple sound data displayed in said list is operable to be replayed for demonstration before said sound data is selected.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein the sound data displayed in said list which is configured as ringback tone is indicated in a certain manner.

18. The method of claim 13, wherein the sound data displayed in said list which is configured as ring tone, which is output when phone call is received, is indicated in a specific manner.