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US 2006/0215827 A1Published application
Ring tone selected by calling party or third party played to called party
AssigneeAlcatel-Lucent USA Inc.
InventorsGerald Pfleging, George Wilkin, David Zahn
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Abstract
A ring tone is played to a called party for a call that meets one or more criteria. The ring tone is remotely selected by a calling party or a third party.
Claims20
A method, comprising the step of:
- playing a ring tone to a called party for a call that meets one or more criteria, wherein the ring tone is remotely selected by a calling party or a third party.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a ring tone server that receives an indication that a calling party or a third party has selected a ring tone for a call, to a called party, that meets one or more criteria;
- wherein the ring tone server plays the ring tone to the called party for the call that meets the one or more criteria.
An article, comprising:
- one or more computer-readable signal-bearing media;
- and
- means in the one or more media for playing a ring tone to a called party for a call that meets one or more criteria, wherein the ring tone is remotely selected by a calling party or a third party.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.