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Method and electronic device for individualizing ringtones

  • US 9,426,285 B2
  • Filed: 07/31/2014
  • Issued: 08/23/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2014
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method comprising:

  • identifying, by a first electronic device, a second electronic device to be within hearing range of the first electronic device, wherein identifying the second electronic device to be within hearing range of first electronic device comprises;

    determining a speaker volume of at least one of the first electronic device or the second electronic device;

    determining a strength of a signal passed between the first electronic device and the second electronic device; and

    identifying the second electronic device based on the determined speaker volume and the determined signal strength;

    determining whether a ringtone of the second electronic device conflicts with a ringtone of the first electronic device;

    responsive to determining that the ringtone of the second electronic device conflicts with the ringtone of the first electronic device, selecting, by the first electronic device, an individualized ringtone comprising an individualized alert, and appending the individualized alert to at least the ringtone of the first electronic device; and

    responsive to receiving a call while the first electronic device is within hearing range of the second electronic device, outputting, by the first electronic device, the individualized ringtone.

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