Telecommunications – Radiotelephone system – Message storage or retrieval
Reexamination Certificate
2007-11-27
2007-11-27
Kincaid, Lester G. (Department: 2617)
Telecommunications
Radiotelephone system
Message storage or retrieval
C455S466000, C455S417000, C455S458000, C455S459000, C455S567000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10915500
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and methods are disclosed for enabling multiple telecommunications terminals that are associated with a common user to notify their user of the arrival of an incoming message via a ringtone, where the ringtone is: (i) coordinated across the terminals, and (ii) customized for each terminal based on one or more attributes of the terminal. In particular, in the illustrative embodiments a coordinating terminal that receives a message also directed to another telecommunications terminal sets the values of one or more properties of a ringtone (e.g., tempo, timbre, pitch, rhythm, etc.) based on one or more attributes of the other telecommunications terminal (e.g., terminal type, etc.).
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Moody Taryn
Seligmann Doree Duncan
Avaya Technologies Corp
DeMont & Breyer LLC
Herrera Diego
Kincaid Lester G.
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