Server-coordinated ringtones

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2004-08-10

2008-08-26

Trost, William (Department: 2617)

Telecommunications

Radiotelephone system

Special service

C455S416000, C455S417000, C379S047000, C379S207150, C379S373010

Reexamination Certificate

active

07418258

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 network infrastructure element (e.g., a switch, a wireless base station, a server, etc.) that receives a message directed to a 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 telecommunications terminal (e.g., terminal type, etc.).

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