Method and system for delivering signaling tone sequences

• US 8,035,022 B2
• Filed: 07/06/2009
• Issued: 10/11/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/14/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wolfram Research Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Wolfram Research Incorporated
• Inventors: Wolfram, Stephen
• Primary Examiner(s): Warren; David S.
• Application Number:
  US12/498,177
• Publication Number:
  US 20090266225A1
• Time in Patent Office: 827 Days
• Field of Search: 37937301-37305, 37937401-37403, 379/374, 84600-602, 846/09, 846/49, 455/415
• US Class Current: 84/609
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/0025 Automatic or semi-automatic music composition, e.g. producing random music, applying rules from music theory or modifying a musical piece automatically producing a series of tones G10H1/26
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2210/111 Automatic composing, i.e. using predefined musical rules
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2210/131 Morphing, i.e. transformation of a musical piece into a new different one, e.g. remix
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2210/141 Riff, i.e. improvisation, e.g. repeated motif or phrase, automatically added to a piece, e.g. in real time
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2230/021 Mobile ringtone, i.e. generation, transmission, conversion or downloading of ringing tones or other sounds for mobile telephony; Special musical data formats or protocols herefor mobile telephone transmission specifically adapted for electrophonic musical tools or instruments G10H2240/251

Abstract

In a method for delivering signaling tones to signaling devices or signaling systems, a signaling tone sequence is selected from a set of undelivered signaling tone sequences. The selected signaling tone sequence is removed from the set of undelivered signaling tone sequences, and the selected signaling tone sequence is delivered.

Claims

1. A method for delivering signaling tones to signaling devices or signaling systems, the method comprising the acts of:

selecting a signaling tone sequence from a set of undelivered signaling tone sequences stored in a database;

removing the selected signaling tone sequence from the set of undelivered signaling tone sequences; and

delivering the selected signaling tone sequence via a communication network,

wherein the set of undelivered signaling tone sequences in the database have been generated by generating a plurality of raw data sequences using at least one recursive system and converting the plurality of raw data sequences into the set of undelivered signaling tone sequences, wherein each signaling tone sequence in the set of undelivered signaling tone sequences follows a set of musical principles.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein removing the selected signaling tone sequence comprises the act of deleting the selected signaling tone sequence.

3. A method according to claim 1, wherein removing the selected signaling tone sequence comprises the act of marking the selected signaling tone sequence as having been delivered.

4. A method according to claim 1, wherein delivering the selected signaling tone sequence comprises the act of delivering the selected signaling tone sequence to one of a telephone, a cellular phone, a pager, a two-way radio, a personal digital assistant, a toy, a game, a consumer electronics device, a paging system, a public address system, and intercom system.

5. A method according to claim 1, wherein delivering the selected signaling tone sequence comprises the act of delivering the selected signaling tone sequence to one of a server system associated with a manufacturer of signaling devices and a server system associated with a provider of a communication system that utilizes signaling devices.

12. A method according to claim 1, wherein at least some of the set of undelivered signaling tone sequences in the database have been generated by at least one of a and b:

a) using a filter configured with at least some of the musical principles from the set of the musical principles to eliminate raw data sequences that would result in signaling tone sequences that did not follow the at least some of the musical principles; and

b) converting the plurality of raw data sequences into a plurality of potential signaling tone sequences, and selecting, from the plurality of potential signaling tone sequences, signaling tone sequences that followed the set of musical principles.

13. A method according to claim 1, wherein at least some of the set of undelivered signaling tone sequences in the database have been generated by mapping the plurality of raw data sequences into a plurality of signaling tone sequences.

14. A method according to claim 1, wherein at least some of the set of undelivered signaling tone sequences in the database have been generated using a recursive system configured according to at least some of the musical principles in the set of musical principles so that the recursive system generates only raw data sequences that, when mapped into signaling tone sequences, results in signaling tone sequences that followed at least some of the musical principles in the set of musical principles.

6. A computer readable medium having stored thereon machine executable instructions, the machine executable instructions capable of causing the machine to:

select a signaling tone sequence from a set of undelivered signaling tone sequences;

remove the selected signaling tone sequence from the set of undelivered signaling tone sequences; and

deliver the selected signaling tone sequence via a communication network,

wherein the set of undelivered signaling tone sequences have been generated by generating a plurality of raw data sequences using at least one recursive system and converting the plurality of raw data sequences into the set of undelivered signaling tone sequences, wherein each signaling tone sequence in the set of undelivered signaling tone sequences follows a set of musical principles.

7. A system for delivering signaling tones to signaling devices or signaling systems, comprising:

a server system coupled to a network, the server system configured to;

store a plurality of signaling tone sequences,

select a signaling tone sequence from a set of undelivered signaling tone sequences,

remove the selected signaling tone sequence from the set of undelivered signaling tone sequences, and

deliver the selected signaling tone sequence via the network,

wherein the plurality of signaling tone sequences have been generated by generating a plurality of raw data sequences using at least one recursive system and converting the plurality of raw data sequences into the plurality of signaling tone sequences, wherein each signaling tone sequence in the plurality of signaling tone sequences follows a set of musical principles.

8. A system according to claim 7, wherein the server system is configured to delete the selected signaling tone sequence.

9. A system according to claim 7, wherein the server system is configured to mark the selected signaling tone sequence as having been delivered.

10. A system according to claim 7, wherein the server system is configured to f deliver the selected signaling tone sequence to one of a telephone, a cellular phone, a pager, a two-way radio, a personal digital assistant, a toy, a game, a consumer electronics device, a paging system, a public address system, and intercom system.

11. A method according to claim 7, wherein the server system is configured to deliver the selected signaling tone sequence to one of a server system associated with a manufacturer of signaling devices and a server system associated with a provider of a communication system that utilizes signaling devices.

15. A system according to claim 7, wherein at least some of the plurality of signaling tone sequences have been generated using at least one of a and b:

a) a filter configured with at least some of the musical principles from the set of the musical principles to eliminate raw data sequences that result in signaling tone sequences that do not follow the at least some of the musical principles; and

b) a converter to convert the plurality of raw data sequences into a plurality of potential signaling tone sequences, and a filter to eliminate tone sequences that do not follow at least some musical principles in the set of musical principles.

16. A system according to claim 7, wherein at least some of the plurality of signaling tone sequences have been generated using a mapper to map raw data sequences into signaling tone sequences.

17. A system according to claim 7, wherein at least some of the plurality of signaling tone sequences have been generated using at least one recursive system configured according to at least some of the musical principles in the set of musical principles so that the recursive system generates only raw data sequences that, when mapped into signaling tone sequences, resulted in signaling tone sequences that followed at least some of the musical principles in the set of musical principles.