Distinctive ring tones prompted by call urgency and context
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, at a destination communication device, information related to a communication from a source communication device;
determining, at the destination communication device, a designation of the source communication device based on the information;
selecting, based on the designation, a prompt from multiple prompts, wherein the prompt comprises a first prompt when the designation is a first designation of multiple designations, and wherein the prompt comprises a second prompt when the designation is a second designation of the multiple designations, the first prompt different from the second prompt; and
sending the prompt from the destination communication device to the source communication device, the prompt to request second information related to urgency of the communication.
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Abstract
A method includes receiving, at a destination communication device, information related to a communication from a source communication device. The method further includes determining, at the destination communication device, a designation of the source communication device based on the information. The method further includes selecting, based on the designation, a prompt from multiple prompts. The method further includes sending the prompt from the destination communication device to the source communication device. The prompt is a request for second information related to urgency of the call.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a destination communication device, information related to a communication from a source communication device; determining, at the destination communication device, a designation of the source communication device based on the information; selecting, based on the designation, a prompt from multiple prompts, wherein the prompt comprises a first prompt when the designation is a first designation of multiple designations, and wherein the prompt comprises a second prompt when the designation is a second designation of the multiple designations, the first prompt different from the second prompt; and sending the prompt from the destination communication device to the source communication device, the prompt to request second information related to urgency of the communication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of processing communication data, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a destination communication device, information related to a communication from a source communication device; determining, at the destination communication device, a designation of the source communication device based on the information; selecting, based on the designation, a prompt from multiple prompts, wherein the prompt comprises a first prompt when the designation is a first designation of multiple designations, and wherein the prompt comprises a second prompt when the designation is a second designation of the multiple designations, the first prompt different from the second prompt; sending the prompt from the destination communication device to the source communication device, the prompt to request second information related to urgency of the communication; and identifying, based on the designation and based on the second information, a particular destination device for the communication. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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