Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Advertising ringtone coverage
- Patent Title (中): 广告铃声覆盖
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Application No.: US13090555Application Date: 2011-04-20
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Publication No.: US09106763B2Publication Date: 2015-08-11
- Inventor: Michael J. Coleman , Alok Jain , Matthew D. Whitbourne
- Applicant: Michael J. Coleman , Alok Jain , Matthew D. Whitbourne
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Yee & Associates, P.C.
- Agent Parashos T. Kalaitzis
- Main IPC: G06Q10/00
- IPC: G06Q10/00 ; H04M1/725 ; G06Q30/02

Abstract:
An apparatus, method and computer program for quantifying coverage of an advertising ringtone in a telephony system, the apparatus comprising: a receive component for receiving a request for an electronic device; a generate component, responsive to the receiver receiving the request, for playing the advertising ringtone on the electronic device; and a monitor component, responsive to the electronic device playing the advertising ringtone, for collecting coverage information from a personal device, wherein the monitor component comprises: a proximity component for identifying a local electronic resource; a select component, responsive to the proximity component identifying the local electronic resource, for determining the local electronic resource is the personal device; and a gather component, responsive to the select component determining the personal device, for gathering coverage information from the personal device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110300838A1 Advertising Ringtone Coverage Public/Granted day:2011-12-08
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