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Customized ring tones for mobile phones based on context information
US8977249B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8977249-B2 |
| Application number | US-15756908-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jun 11, 2008 |
| Priority date | Jun 11, 2008 |
| Publication date | Mar 10, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2015 |
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A method in one embodiment includes receiving, by a mobile client device, an incoming call sent by a caller, a caller ID being associated with the incoming call. A node connected to a packet-based network is accessed to obtain information about the caller. Information about the caller is then received from the node by the mobile client device. This information is applied to a set of client rules that selects a specific ring tone from a plurality of ring tones stored on the mobile client device. Finally, the specific ring tone is generated on the mobile client device to announce the incoming call.
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We claim: 1. A method comprising: receiving, by a mobile client device, an incoming call sent by a caller, a caller ID being associated with the incoming call; accessing one or more nodes connected to a packet-based network to obtain, based on the caller ID, call context information associated with the incoming call, wherein the call context information comprises information about the call not included in the caller ID, at least one of the one or more nodes comprising a provid…
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- What does patent US8977249B2 cover?
- A method in one embodiment includes receiving, by a mobile client device, an incoming call sent by a caller, a caller ID being associated with the incoming call. A node connected to a packet-based network is accessed to obtain information about the caller. Information about the caller is then received from the node by the mobile client device. This information is applied to a set of client rule…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Sarkar Shantanu, Burton Joseph Brian, Cisco Tech Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04M3/02. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Mar 10 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).