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Tone advisor, a tone assisting system and a method of associating tones with callers
US9185239B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9185239-B2 |
| Application number | US-74474807-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | May 4, 2007 |
| Priority date | May 4, 2007 |
| Publication date | Nov 10, 2015 |
| Grant date | Nov 10, 2015 |
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A tone advisor, a tone assisting system and a method of associating tones with callers. In one embodiment the method includes: (1) monitoring calls to and from a user, (2) obtaining information based on the calls and (3) categorizing a caller associated with at least one of the calls into a contact group according to the information and (4) assigning a genre of tones to the contact group.
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What is claimed is: 1. A telephone tone advisor, comprising: a call educator configured to monitor calls to and from a user and provide information based on said calls; and a caller organizer configured to categorize a caller associated with at least one of said calls into a contact group according to said information, assign a frequency class to said caller which represents a number of said calls associated with said caller based on said information, and assign a genre of tones…
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Electricity · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9185239B2 cover?
- A tone advisor, a tone assisting system and a method of associating tones with callers. In one embodiment the method includes: (1) monitoring calls to and from a user, (2) obtaining information based on the calls and (3) categorizing a caller associated with at least one of the calls into a contact group according to the information and (4) assigning a genre of tones to the contact group.
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Dinoff Robert K, Ho Tin Kam, Hull Richard B, and 6 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04M19/04. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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- Publication date Tue Nov 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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