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Advertising ringtone coverage

US9106763B2 · US · B2

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FieldValue
Publication numberUS-9106763-B2
Application numberUS-201113090555-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateApr 20, 2011
Priority dateJun 4, 2010
Publication dateAug 11, 2015
Grant dateAug 11, 2015

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Abstract

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An apparatus, method and computer program for quantifying coverage of an advertising ringtone in a telephony system, the apparatus comprising: a receive component for receiving a request for an electronic device; a generate component, responsive to the receiver receiving the request, for playing the advertising ringtone on the electronic device; and a monitor component, responsive to the electronic device playing the advertising ringtone, for collecting coverage information from a personal device, wherein the monitor component comprises: a proximity component for identifying a local electronic resource; a select component, responsive to the proximity component identifying the local electronic resource, for determining the local electronic resource is the personal device; and a gather component, responsive to the select component determining the personal device, for gathering coverage information from the personal device.

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What is claimed is: 1. An electronic telephony device configured to provide voice communication with other devices and quantify coverage of an advertising ringtone in a telephony system, the electronic telephony device comprising: a receive component configured to receive a request at the electronic telephony device; a generate component configured to play, responsive to the receive component receiving the request, the advertising ringtone on the electronic telephony device; and…

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What does patent US9106763B2 cover?
An apparatus, method and computer program for quantifying coverage of an advertising ringtone in a telephony system, the apparatus comprising: a receive component for receiving a request for an electronic device; a generate component, responsive to the receiver receiving the request, for playing the advertising ringtone on the electronic device; and a monitor component, responsive to the electr…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Coleman Michael J, Jain Alok, Whitbourne Matthew D, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06Q30/0242. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 11 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).