GROUP SHARING OF MEDIA CONTENT
A communications device includes a personalization content manager and a media player. The manager receives group media clips of a group that shares common media content. The media player plays at least one of the group media clips on the occasion of call-related activity with another of the members. A method includes enabling members of a group to define a media clip for use as a common call-related media tone for the members.
1 . A method comprising:
enabling members of a group to define a media clip for use as a common call-related media tone for said members.
2 . The method according to claim 1 wherein said enabling comprises:
after receipt of a latest media clip from one member of said group, downloading said latest media clip to communications devices of said members.
3 . The method according to claim 1 and also comprising providing a listing with details regarding said media clips to said communications devices.
4 . The method according to claim 3 and wherein said details comprise at least one of the following: a name for said member that posted said media clip, a posting time stamp, an identifier for said media clip, an associated media clip, a link to an associated media clip, and a text message.
5 . The method according to claim 4 and wherein said details are sorted according to said posted time stamps.
6 . The method according to claim 3 and also comprising enabling said members to select and play said media clip from said listing.
7 . A method comprising:
receiving group media clips on a communications device of a user belonging to a group that shares common media content; and
playing at least one of said group media clips on the occasion of call-related activity between said user and another of said members.
8 . The method according to claim 7 and wherein said played media clip is the most recently defined said common media content available.
9 . The method according to claim 7 and also comprising associating said received group media clip with each member of said group.
10 . The method according to claim 7 and also comprising receiving details regarding said media clips.
11 . The method according to claim 10 and wherein said details comprise at least one of the following: a name for said member that posted said media clip, a posting time stamp, a clip identifier for said media clip, an associated media clip, a link to an associated media clip and a text message.
12 . The method according to claim 11 and wherein said details are sorted according to said posted time stamps.
13 . The method according to claim 12 and also comprising enabling said user to select and play said media clip from said listing.
14 . An apparatus comprising:
a database to store media clips; and
a group manager to enable members of a group to define a media clip from said database for use as a common call-related media tone for said members.
15 . The apparatus according to claim 14 wherein also comprising:
a downloader to download a latest media clip defined by one member of said group to communications devices of said members.
16 . The apparatus according to claim 14 and wherein said group manager comprises a group table with details regarding said media clips.
17 . The apparatus according to claim 16 and also comprising a downloader to download said table to said communications devices.
18 . The apparatus according to claim 16 and wherein said details comprise at least one of the following: a name for said member that posted said media clip, a posting time stamp, an identifier for said media clip, an associated media clip, a link to an associated media clip, and a text message.
19 . The apparatus according to claim 18 and wherein said details are sorted according to said posted time stamps.
20 . A communications device comprising:
a personalization content manager to receive group media clips of a group that shares common media content; and
a media player to play at least one of said group media clips on the occasion of call-related activity with another of said members.
21 . The apparatus according to claim 20 and wherein said played media clip is the most recently defined said common media content available.
22 . The apparatus according to claim 20 and wherein said personalization content manager comprises an associator to associate said received group media clip with each member of said group.
23 . The apparatus according to claim 20 and wherein said personalization content manager comprises a listing of details regarding said media clips.
24 . The apparatus according to claim 23 and wherein said details comprise at least one of the following: a name for said member that posted said media clip, a posting time stamp, a clip identifier for said media clip, an associated media clip, a link to an associated media clip and a text message.
25 . The apparatus according to claim 24 and wherein said details are sorted according to said posted time stamps.
26 . The apparatus according to claim 23 and wherein said personalization content manager comprises means to enable said user to select and play said media clip from said listing.