Log-based ringtone service

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2007-12-11

2007-12-11

Perez-Gutierrez, Rafael (Department: 2617)

Telecommunications

Radiotelephone system

Message storage or retrieval

C455S412100, C455S415000, C455S418000, C455S414100, C455S432200

Reexamination Certificate

active

10899662

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and methods are disclosed for enabling a telecommunications terminal to notify its user of the arrival of a message via a ringtone whose properties are based on information from one or more call logs. A network infrastructure element (e.g., a switch, a server, etc.) receives a message directed to a terminal and establishes property values for a ringtone (e.g., tempo, volume, pitch, rhythm, etc.) based on information from a call log (e.g., how many times the caller has called today, whether an earlier call from this caller was returned, etc.). In a first illustrative embodiment the network infrastructure element sends the message and the instantiated ringtone to the terminal, while in a second illustrative embodiment the network infrastructure element sends the message and the property values to the terminal, and the terminal plays a locally-stored ringtone in accordance with the property values.

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