Method And Apparatus For Notifying An End User Of A Messaging Event In A Multi-User Setting
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsEDWARD WALTER, LARRY B. PEARSON
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for notifying an end user of a messaging event in a multi-user setting is disclosed. An apparatus that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium in a communication device which includes computer instructions at least for matching a caller identifier associated with a messaging event and entries in a plurality of contact books corresponding to a plurality of users, and identifying a plurality of parties to whom the messaging event is potentially directed based on the matching. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
Claims20
A device, comprising:
- a processing system including a processor;
- and
- a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
- receiving a message identifier associated with a messaging event;
- identifying a first party according to the message identifier and a second party according to the message identifier;
- determining a first ring tone associated with the first party and a second ring tone associated with the second party;
- and
- transmitting the first ring tone and the second ring tone to a group of terminal devices to enable the group of terminal devices to indicate, by presenting the first ring tone and the second ring tone, that the messaging event is intended for the first party and the second party.
A machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
- receiving a message identifier associated with a message;
- identifying a first user according to the message identifier and a second user according to the message identifier in response to matching the message identifier to the first user at a first entry of a first electronic contact book and in response to matching the message identifier to the second user at a second entry of a second electronic contact book;
- determining a first ring tone associated with the first user and a second ring tone associated with the second user;
- and
- transmitting the first ring tone and the second ring tone to a group of terminal devices to enable the group of terminal devices to indicate, by presenting the first ring tone and the second ring tone, that the message is intended for the first user and the second user.
A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a processing system including a processor, a message identifier associated with a messaging event;
- identifying, by the processing system, a first targeted user according to the message identifier and a second targeted user according to the message identifier;
- determining, by the processing system, a first ring tone associated with the first targeted user and a second ring tone associated with the second targeted user;
- identifying a shared terminal device associated with both the first targeted user and the second targeted user;
- and
- transmitting, by the processing system, the first ring tone and the second ring tone to shared terminal device to enable the shared terminal device to indicate, by presenting the first ring tone and the second ring tone, that the messaging event is intended for the first targeted user and the second targeted user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.