Server-coordinated ringtones
AssigneeAvaya Technology Corp.
InventorsTaryn Moody, Doree Seligmann
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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.).
Claims22
A method comprising:
- (a) receiving a message directed to a user who is associated with a first telecommunications terminal and with a second telecommunications terminal;
- and
- (b) transmitting:
- (i) said message and a first signal that represents a first instance of a musical composition to said first telecommunications terminal, and
- (ii) said message and a second signal that represents a second instance of said musical composition to said second telecommunications terminal;
- wherein said first instance and said second instance are for notifying said user of the arrival of said message;
- and
- wherein the value of a first musical property of said first instance is based on an attribute of said first telecommunications terminal;
- and
- wherein said first musical property is independent of melody.
A method comprising:
- (a) receiving a message directed to a user who is associated with a first telecommunications terminal and with a second telecommunications terminal;
- (b) determining:
- (i) based on an attribute of said first telecommunications terminal, a first value of a first musical property, and
- (ii) based on an attribute of said second telecommunications terminal, a second value of said first musical property;
- and
- (c) transmitting:
- (i) said message and said first value of said first musical property to said first telecommunications terminal, and
- (ii) said message and said second value of said first musical property to said second telecommunications terminal;
- wherein said first musical property is independent of melody.
A method comprising:
- (a) receiving a message directed to a user who is associated with a first telecommunications terminal and with a second telecommunications terminal;
- and
- (b) transmitting:
- (i) said message and a first alert-mode value to said first telecommunications terminal, and
- (ii) said message and a second alert-mode value to said second telecommunications terminal;
- wherein said first alert-mode value and said second alert-mode value are based on the mute status of said first telecommunications terminal;
- and
- wherein said first alert-mode value and said second alert-mode value are for indicating the method by which said user is notified of the arrival of said message.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.