Method and system for personalizing a call set-up period
View Patent ↗A method of personalizing a call set-up of a mobile radio terminal includes acquiring contact information associated with a callable device. The contact information includes call set-up audio data corresponding to audio content selected by a user of the device. The contact information is stored as an entry in a database maintained by the mobile radio terminal. The audio content corresponding to the call set-up audio data is played back when the entry is selected.
1. A method of personalizing a call set-up of a mobile radio terminal, comprising:
acquiring contact information associated with a callable device, the contact information including call set-up audio data corresponding to audio content selected by a user of the callable device, and storing the contact information as an entry in a database maintained by the mobile radio terminal;
selecting the entry; and
playing back on the mobile radio terminal the audio content corresponding to the call set-up audio data for the selected entry.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising initiating a call to the device associated with the selected entry and wherein the playback is commenced only in association with the call initiation.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising initiating a call to the device associated with the selected entry and stopping the playback upon detecting an off-hook condition of the called device.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising initiating a call to the device associated with the selected entry after the playback has commenced.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the playback is automatic upon selection of the entry.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the call set-up audio data is a ring tone or audio file stored by the mobile radio terminal.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the call set-up audio data is linked to a ring tone or audio file stored outside the mobile radio terminal.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the playback includes receiving the ring tone or audio file from a communications network.
9. A computer readable medium storing a computer program, the program including a call set-up function executable by a mobile radio terminal, the program comprising executable logic to:
acquire contact information associated with a callable device, the contact information including call set-up audio data corresponding to audio content selected by a user of the callable device, and store the contact information as an entry in a database maintained by the mobile radio terminal;
select the entry; and
playback on the mobile radio terminal the audio content corresponding to the call set-up audio data for the selected entry.
10. The computer readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the program further comprises logic to initiate a call to the device associated with the selected entry and wherein the playback is commenced only in association with the call initiation.
11. The computer readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the program further comprises logic to initiate a call to the device associated with the selected entry and stop the playback upon detecting an off-hook condition of the called device.
12. The computer readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the program further comprises logic to initiate a call to the device associated with the selected entry after the playback has commenced.
13. The computer readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the playback is automatic upon selection of the entry.
14. The computer readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the call set-up audio data is a ring tone or audio file stored by the mobile radio terminal.
15. The computer readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the call set-up audio data is linked to a ring tone or audio file stored outside the mobile radio terminal.
16. The computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the playback logic includes logic to receive the ring tone or audio file from a communications network.
17. A mobile radio terminal, comprising:
a radio circuit for exchanging data with a communications network; and
a processor that executes logic to:
acquire contact information associated with a callable device, the contact information including call set-up audio data corresponding to audio content selected by a user of the callable device, and store the contact information as an entry in a database maintained by the mobile radio terminal;
select the entry; and
playback on the mobile radio terminal the audio content corresponding to the call set-up audio data for the selected entry.
18. The mobile radio terminal of claim 17 , wherein the processor executes logic to initiate a call to the device associated with the selected entry and wherein the playback is commenced only in association with the call initiation.
19. The mobile radio terminal of claim 17 , wherein the processor executes logic to initiate a call to the device associated with the selected entry and stop the playback upon detecting an off-hook condition of the called device.
20. The mobile radio terminal of claim 17 , wherein the processor executes logic to initiate a call to the device associated with the selected entry after the playback has commenced.
21. The mobile radio terminal of claim 17 , wherein the playback is automatic upon selection of the entry.
22. The mobile radio terminal of claim 17 , wherein the call set-up audio data is a ring tone or audio file stored by a memory the mobile radio terminal.
23. The mobile radio terminal of claim 17 , wherein the call set-up audio data is linked to a ring tone or audio file stored outside the mobile radio terminal.
24. The mobile radio terminal of claim 23 , wherein the playback logic includes logic to receive the ring tone or audio file from a communications network.