Method and electronic device for individualizing ringtones
First Claim
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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Abstract
A first electronic device (“first device”) identifies a second electronic device (“second device”) that is within hearing range of the first device. The first device determines whether a ringtone of the first device conflicts with a ringtone of the second device (e.g., the first and second devices have the same incoming text message ringtone). If the first device determines that there is a conflict (e.g., the active ringtones of the two devices have the same file name or the audio files of the ringtones have the same digital signature or identifier) then the first device appends an individualized alert to its ringtone, either in advance of playing the ringtone or in real time as the ringtone is being played.
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18 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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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 to be within hearing range based on the determined speaker volume and on the determined signal strength; determining, by the first electronic device, whether a ringtone of the second electronic device conflicts with a ringtone of the first electronic device; receiving an incoming call or a message on the first electronic device; responsive to determining that the ringtone of the second electronic device does not conflict with a ringtone of the first electronic device, emitting, by the first electronic device, the ringtone; and responsive to determining that the ringtone of the second electronic device conflicts with the ringtone of the first electronic device, sending, by the first electronic device and to a companion device that is paired to the first electronic device, an alert instead of emitting the ringtone. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A first electronic device comprising:
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a speaker; a processor configured to; identify a second electronic device to be within hearing range of the first electronic device, wherein the processor configured to identify the second electronic device to be within hearing range of first electronic device comprises the processor being configured to; determine a speaker volume of at least one of the first electronic device or the second electronic device; determine a strength of a signal passed between the first electronic device and the second electronic device; and identify the second electronic device to be within hearing range based on the determined speaker volume and on the determined signal strength; determine whether a ringtone of the second electronic device conflicts with a ringtone of the first electronic device; responsive to determining determines the ringtone of the second electronic device conflicts with the ringtone of the first electronic device, select 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 a hearing range of the second electronic device, output the individualized ringtone to the user.
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Specification