Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for playing a ringtone on a communication device
- Patent Title (中): 在通信设备上播放铃声的系统和方法
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Application No.: US13421981Application Date: 2012-03-16
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Publication No.: US08478355B2Publication Date: 2013-07-02
- Inventor: Jeffrey M. Sweeney , Kelsyn D. Rooks, Sr. , Michael C. Robinson , Robert J. Morrill , Charles E. Lumbirt
- Applicant: Jeffrey M. Sweeney , Kelsyn D. Rooks, Sr. , Michael C. Robinson , Robert J. Morrill , Charles E. Lumbirt
- Applicant Address: US CO Denver
- Assignee: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC
- Current Assignee: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CO Denver
- Agency: Patton Boggs LLP
- Main IPC: H04B1/38
- IPC: H04B1/38 ; H04M1/00

Abstract:
Embodiments of the disclosed inventions include a method for playing ringtones on a communication device. The method includes associating a plurality of ringtones with an identifier of a calling device. The method also includes receiving a user preference indicating a desired method for selecting a ringtone from the plurality of ringtones. In response to the communication device receiving a communication from the calling device associated with the identifier, the method selects the ringtone from the plurality of ringtones based on the user preference indicating the desired method for selecting the ringtone from the plurality of ringtones and initiates the playing of a selected ringtone on the communication device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120178504A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PLAYING A RINGTONE ON A COMMUNICATION DEVICE Public/Granted day:2012-07-12
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