Methods and apparatuses for programming user-defined information into electronic devices
OwnerMichael E Shanahaninventor
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Abstract
A device for programming user-defined information into an electronic device is provided. The programmer allows a user to program customized information, such as user-selected audio, video, or Internet access information into his or her programmable device. Such electronic devices include wireless telephones, pagers, and personal digital assistants. The programmer allows a user to, among other things, customize the device to suit his or her particular taste.
Claims46
A wireless telephone that may be customized by programming a digital audio file into the wireless telephone for use as an indicia of an incoming communication, the telephone comprising:
- a communications link capable of connecting substantially directly to a remote database that includes a plurality of lists of digital audio files;
- a display screen and a mobile browsing application that allows a user of the wireless telephone to browse at least one of the plurality of lists of digital audio files and view selectable digital audio files present in the browsed list;
- a speaker and processing circuitry configured to allow the user to optionally review a selected digital audio file with the mobile browsing application before downloading the selected digital audio file into the wireless telephone;
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- a programmable memory circuit for allowing the user to optionally store the selected digital audio file for use as an indicia of an incoming communication.
A wireless telephone that may be customized by programming a digital audio file into the wireless telephone for use as an indicia of an incoming communication, the telephone comprising:
- a communications link capable of connecting substantially directly to a remote database that includes a plurality of lists of digital audio files;
- a display screen and a mobile browsing application that allows a user of the wireless telephone to browse at least one of the plurality of lists of digital audio files and view selectable digital audio files present in the browsed list;
- processing circuitry configured to receive a selected digital audio file from the communications link;
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- a programmable memory circuit for allowing the user to optionally store the selected audio file for use as an indicia of an incoming communication.
A wireless telephone that may be customized by searching for and selecting an audio file from a remote computer and programming the selected audio file into the wireless telephone for use as an indicia of an incoming communication, the telephone comprising:
- a communications link capable of connecting to a database in the remote computer that includes a plurality of lists of audio files in MPEG, or WAV, or MP3 format or a combination thereof;
- a display screen and a mobile Internet browser that allows a user of the wireless telephone to browse at least one of the lists of lists of audio files and view selectable audio files present in the browsed list;
- processing circuitry configured to receive a selected one of the audio files from the communications link;
- a programmable memory circuit for allowing the user to optionally store the selected audio file for use as an indicia of an incoming communication;
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- an enhanced performance speaker capable of providing a substantially full range of audio sounds when one of the selected audio files is played as an indicia of an incoming communication.
A wireless telephone that may be customized by searching for and selecting an audio file from a remote computer and programming the selected audio file into the wireless telephone for as an indicia of an incoming communication, the telephone comprising:
- a communications link capable of connecting to a database in the remote computer that includes a plurality of polyphonic audio files;
- a display screen and a browsing application program that allows a user of the wireless telephone to browse the polyphonic audio files and select at least one polyphonic audio file therefrom;
- processing circuitry configured to supervise receipt of a selected polyphonic audio file from the communications link;
- a programmable memory circuit for allowing the user to optionally store the selected polyphonic audio file for use as an indicia of an incoming communication;
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- an enhanced performance speaker capable of providing a substantially full range of audio sounds from the selected polyphonic audio file when the selected polyphonic audio file is played.
A wireless telephone that may be customized by searching for and selecting an audio file from a remote computer and programming the selected audio file into the wireless telephone for use as an indicia of an incoming communication, the telephone comprising:
- a communications link capable of connecting to a database in the remote computer that includes a plurality of polyphonic audio files;
- a display screen and a browsing application program that allows a user of the wireless telephone to browse the polyphonic audio files and select at least one polyphonic audio file therefrom;
- processing circuitry configured to supervise receipt of a selected polyphonic audio file from the communications link;
- a programmable memory circuit for allowing the user to optionally store the selected polyphonic audio file for use as an indicia of an incoming communication;
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- an enhanced performance speaker capable of providing a substantially full range of audio sounds from the selected polyphonic audio file when the selected polyphonic audio file is played.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.