More options have become available recently which permit a user to download a desired ringtone from a large selection available on different web sites on the Internet.
Usually a fee is paid for access to a new ringtone available from such a service. Such personalized ringtones have become widely popular as they permit users to differentiate their cell phones from others and to distinctly personalize their tastes, and such may also be used to identify a particular calling party, for example, for screening purposes.
For example, In U. See also, for example, U. Patent Application Publication No. The module is also able to distinguish for its user incoming calls from incoming SMS messages.
Customized ringtones are also now available for both wireless and wireline phones alike. See, for example, U. Such ringtones will always be made by someone else and not the user. It would be highly desirable, therefore, to provide users or subscribers the option of creating or fabricating their very own personalized ringtones, preferably with the added options to customize and change ringtones at will and to associate their custom-made ringtones with any phone number as desired, for the ultimate in ringtone customization and individuality of expression.
Fulfilling such desires and long felt needs as described above, the present invention provides a method and system enabling subscribers and users of both mobile telephones, such as cell phones, and wireline phones the not heretofore available ability to create and fabricate at will their very own and personalized ringtones as frequently as desired, and for whatever telephone number is desired. The inventive method and system may be employed with any protocol as desired including SMS, EMS and MMS which allows for the transmission of text, sounds, images and video.
This novel method and system also provides a variety of distinct and important advantages in various business methods, functions and endeavors not heretofore available. The invention is more fully understood and described with reference to the following detailed discussion of preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. All patent references, published patent applications and literature references referred to or cited herein are expressly incorporated by reference to the same extent as if each were specifically and individually indicated to be incorporated by reference.
Any inconsistency between these publications and the present disclosure is intended to and shall be resolved in favor or the present disclosure.
In the following discussion, many specific details are provided to set forth a thorough understanding of the present invention. It will be obvious, however, to those skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced without specific details, and in some instances of this discussion with reference to the drawings known elements have not been illustrated in order not to obscure the present invention in unnecessary detail.
Such details concerning computer networking, software programming, telecommunications and the like may at times not be specifically illustrated as such are not considered necessary to obtain a complete understanding of the core present invention, but are considered present nevertheless as such are considered to be within the skills of persons of ordinary skill in the art. It is also noted that, unless indicated otherwise, all functions described herein may be preformed in either hardware or software, or some combination thereof.
As generally shown in FIG. In FIG. The user may also be requested to agree to certain terms in order to use the personal ringtone fabrication service. Next, for example, after agreeing to proposed terms of use, preferably the user is prompted to record his or her custom-made ringtone over the phone The IVR thereafter processes the user's newly created ringtone for implementation in the user telephone's memory, or other's telephonic memory, as the case may be, for example, in the case of a mobile phone by way of an SMS message or EMS or MMS message with the user downloading the ringtone content by way of a WAP site for installation in the memory of the phone device effective to function as a custom made ring tone.
The service may then proceed with billing before or after this event, as shown in step , at which point the call ends and the service transaction is consummated As shown in the example below there is illustrated an embodiment of an instructional and dialog scheme which might be employed with the present inventive method and system in enabling a service user to use the service in creating their own personalized ringtone and having it installed on their or another's phone device.
Upon calling the service's IVR , a user may be greeted as follows:. Send the ringtone to a friend or keep it for your own personal use! You must be calling from your cellular phone to use this service or follow XXX instructions for use with a wireline service.
This service assumes no responsibility or liability for transmission failures due to user error or phone incompatibility. To get started and record your ringtone, press 1. For more information and disclaimers, press 2.
To leave a comment or suggestion press 3. Press 0 to repeat these choices. In just a moment, you will be asked to enter the cellular phone number where you wish to receive your personalized ringtone. By entering this number, you agree to pay for all charges.
Please enter the cellular phone number after the tone. Please enter all ten digits, which will include your area code. Press when finished. If correct, press 1. Please press 2 to reenter your MIN. It is now time to record your personalized ringtone. You have XX seconds to record your personalized ringtone, which may be any sound you can think of, such as music, audible text, people talking, animal noises, sexual noises, impersonations, tones, nature sounds and the like.
After the tone please begin speaking or recording your choice of ringtone content. To replay the ringtone you have just recorded, please press 1.
To delete and record another ringtone please press 2. To save your recorded ringtone and accept, please press 3. Thank you. For customer service contact. To further illustrate the invention, some scenarios of its use are presented below in the following examples:.
Eric purchases a new Motorola V from T-Mobile. He then decides that he wants a customized ringtone for his girlfriend Sally. Upon approving or revising her message the service sends the custom content ringtone to the chosen cellular number, or MIN.
Eric then retrieves the content and assigns the newly created ringtone to Sally's contact entry. Bill's cell phone is constantly ringing. He would like to be able to quickly identify or screen a call, such as by a caller's voice. Upon approving or revising his message, they inventive system sends the custom content ringtone to the chosen cellular number.
Bill then retrieves the content and assigns the ringtone to Mark's contact entry. Not being satisfied with this recording, she then re-records the sound again in accordance with the instructions set out, for example, in Example 1.
Upon approving her message, the system sends the custom content ringtone to the chosen cellular number. Referring now to FIG. As shown, a user cell phone or wireline phone initially calls the service's or service vendor's IVR , and is requested, for instance, to follow instructions, such as being prompted to record a greeting, sounds, tones, or a combination thereof in a manner such as exemplified above to produce a customized or custom made ringtone.
As an example, an IVR and Content Que are shown in operable communication, for example, via a bus not shown , with a Memory Subsystem , and may also interface with a flash memory or peripheral storage device not shown. The computer system has one or more Central Processors executing an operating system which is provided with a set of instructions, such as computer program code, that control the internal functions of computer system A system Bus communicates signals, such as data signals, control signals, address signals and the like, between the Central Processor et al.
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Cookie Settings. Learn why people trust wikiHow. Download Article Explore this Article methods. Tips and Warnings. Related Articles. Method 1. Visit a free, reputable ringtone download site in your web browser. Search the site for the tone of your choice. The name of the actual download button will be different across websites. Transfer the ringtone to your Android phone. Swipe from the top of the Android.
Transfer the ringtone to your iPhone. Start by double-clicking the ringtone to launch it in iTunes. Then, drag the new file that ends with. Set your new ringtone as the default ringer for your phone. Method 2. Open the iTunes Store app. Tap the price next to the ringtone you wish to download. You may be prompted to enter your password to continue with the download. The tone will be saved to your phone.
The next time someone calls your iPhone, you will hear your new ringtone. Method 3. Launch the App Store on your iPhone. Using the app to find a ringtone is fairly straightforward, but there are a few extra steps you will need to take to sync them to the appropriate location.
The app will now install to your iPhone. If you want to search for a specific tone or song instead of browsing categories, tap the magnifying glass icon, then enter your search. Connect your iPhone to a Mac or Windows computer that has iTunes installed.
Use the cable that came with your phone or an appropriate replacement. If iTunes does not launch automatically once the phone is plugged in, you should open iTunes manually. You should find your iPhone at the top left corner of the screen. You will see the saved ringtone on the right side of the screen.
If you downloaded more than one ringtone, they will all appear here. If you have more than one tone, place checkmarks into those you want to sync.
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