Terminal-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 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.).
Claims27
A method comprising:
- (a) receiving a message at a first telecommunications terminal;
- (b) outputting a first signal to notify the user of said first telecommunications terminal of the arrival of said message, wherein said first signal is based on a first instance of a musical composition;
- and
- (c) transmitting to a second telecommunications terminal a second signal that is based on a second instance of said musical composition;
- wherein said second telecommunications terminal is associated with the user of said first telecommunications terminal;
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- wherein the value of a first musical property of said first instance is based on an attribute of said first telecommunications terminal;
- and
- wherein the value of said first musical property of said second instance is based on an attribute of said second telecommunications terminal;
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- wherein said first musical property is independent of melody.
A method comprising:
- (a) receiving at a second telecommunications terminal:
- (i) a first signal that represents an instance of a musical composition, from a first telecommunications terminal, and
- (ii) a message;
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- (b) outputting a second signal based on said first signal to notify the user of said second telecommunications terminal of the arrival of said message;
- wherein said first telecommunications terminal is associated with the user of said second telecommunications terminal;
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- wherein the value of a first musical property of said instance is based on said second telecommunications terminal;
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- wherein said first musical property is independent of melody.
A method comprising:
- (a) receiving a message at a first telecommunications terminal;
- (b) playing a musical composition in accordance with a first value for a first musical property, wherein said musical composition is for notifying the user of said first telecommunications terminal of the arrival of said message;
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- (c) transmitting to a second telecommunications terminal a second value for said first musical property;
- wherein said second telecommunications terminal is associated with the user of said first telecommunications terminal;
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- wherein said first value is based on an attribute of said first telecommunications terminal and said second value is based on an attribute of said second telecommunications terminal;
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- wherein said first musical property is independent of melody.
A method comprising:
- (a) receiving at a second telecommunications terminal:
- (i) a value for a first musical property, from a first telecommunications terminal, and
- (ii) a message;
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- (b) playing a musical composition in accordance with said value to notify the user of said second telecommunications terminal of the arrival of said message;
- wherein said first telecommunications terminal is associated with the user of said second telecommunications terminal;
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- wherein said value is based on said second telecommunications terminal;
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- wherein said first musical property is independent of melody.
A method comprising:
- (a) receiving a message at a first telecommunications terminal;
- (b) notifying, via a first alert-mode value, the user of said first telecommunications terminal of the arrival of said message;
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- (c) transmitting a second alert-mode value to a second telecommunications terminal, wherein said second alert-mode value is for notifying the user of said second telecommunications terminal;
- wherein the user of said first telecommunications terminal and the user of said second telecommunications terminal are the same;
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- wherein said first alert-mode value and said second alert-mode value are based on the mute status of said first telecommunications terminal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.