Method for purchasing and editing ringtones
OwnerEddy Cue, Heller David +3inventors
InventorsEddy Cue, Heller David, Steve Jobs, Jeffrey L. Robbin, Wasko Timothy
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Abstract
Techniques for purchasing, editing, and organizing ringtones are disclosed. These techniques involve, for instance, browsing a group of media assets, selecting a media asset from the group of media assets, choosing a segment of the media asset to be used as a ringtone, previewing the ringtone, purchasing the ringtone, and transferring the ringtone to a telephone. Further, these techniques involve using a host computer to synch ringtones to a telephone.
Claims36
A computer-implemented method for creating a ringtone, comprising:
- (a) selecting a media asset;
- (b) determining whether the rights to create a ringtone from the media asset has been obtained;
- (c) creating the ringtone from the selected media asset;
- and
- (d) transferring the ringtone to a telephone.
A computer-implemented method for purchasing a ringtone, comprising:
- (a) browsing a group of media assets;
- (b) selecting a media asset from the group of media assets;
- (c) choosing a segment of the media asset to be used as a ringtone;
- (d) previewing the ringtone;
- (e) purchasing the ringtone;
- and
- (f) transferring the ringtone to an electronic device.
A computer readable medium including at least computer program code for creating a ringtone, said computer readable medium comprising:
- computer program code for selecting a media asset;
- computer program code for creating the ringtone from the selected media asset;
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- computer program code for electronically transferring the ringtone to an electronic device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.