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System and method for modifying or disabling the ringtone for an incoming call based on the existence or nonexistence of previous calls from the same caller

DC
  • US 9,407,757 B2
  • Filed: 03/10/2015
  • Issued: 08/02/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2012
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
First Claim
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1. A system for managing and disabling phone ring tone profiles, the system comprising:

  • a. a storage system comprising (a) a plurality of ringtones adapted to be activated when an incoming call is made; and

    , (b) at least one list of identified callers;

    b. at least one processor to execute at least one data processing system, said at least one data processing system comprising;

    i. an acquiring module operable to read an identifier of at least one member selected from the group consisting of;

    said incoming call and an incoming message;

    ii. a detecting module operable to detect if the identifier exists in said at least one list in the storage system, to determine the caller from said list, and to detect how many incoming calls have been made within a first predetermined period of time having at least one selected from a group consisting of (a) being made from the same identifier and (b) being made by the same caller; and

    iii. a disabling module adapted to either activate or disable said ringtones according to at least one selected from a group consisting of, (a) the number of calls by the same caller within said first predetermined period of time, (b) the number of calls having the same identifier within said first predetermined period of time and (c) any combination thereof;

    said disabling module of said system disables said ringtones if said number of calls having at least one selected from the group consisting of;

    said same identifier and being made by said same caller, within said predetermined period of time is no more than a predetermined amount;

    said disabling module of said system activates said ringtones if said number of calls having at least one selected from the group consisting of;

    said same identifier and being made by said same caller, within said predetermined period of time is no less than all said predetermined amount;

    wherein at least one of the following is being held true;

    (a) said disabling module remains activated for a second predetermined period of time;

    (b) said disabling module activates after a predetermined delay time such that, after activation, said activation or said disabling of said ringtones commences upon completion of said predetermined delay time; and

    (c) any combination thereof.

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