Ringing tone control method and device for mobile communication apparatus
AssigneeNEC Corporation
InventorTamami Ichihashi
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Abstract
In a ringing tone control method for a mobile communication apparatus, a ringing tune is stored in certain units in first and second areas each having a fixed storage capacity. The ringing tune stored in the first area is sounded upon reception of an incoming call. It is determined whether sounding of a ringing tune corresponding to the storage capacity of the first area is completed. The ringing tune stored in the second area is automatically sounded if the determination result indicates the end of the ringing tune. A ringing tone control device is also disclosed.
Claims12
A ringing tone control method for a mobile communication apparatus, comprising the steps of:
- storing a ringing tune in certain units in first and second areas each having a fixed storage capacity;
- sounding the ringing tune stored in said first area upon reception of an incoming call;
- determining whether sounding of a ringing tune corresponding to the storage capacity of said first area is completed;
- and
- automatically sounding the ringing tune stored in said second area if the determination result indicates the end of the ringing tune.
A ringing tone control device for a mobile communication apparatus, comprising:
- storage means having first and second areas, each having a fixed storage capacity, in which a ringing tune is stored in certain units;
- and
- control means for sounding the ringing tune stored in said first area upon reception of an incoming call, and automatically sounding a ringing tune stored in said second area when sounding of the ringing tune corresponding to the storage capacity of said first area is completed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.