ALTERNATIVE RINGTONES FOR MOBILE TELEPHONES
A method, implementable on a mobile device, includes activating at least two of the output devices of the mobile device in response to a call-related activity, where the output devices include an audio/video device and at least one non-audio/video device, and stopping the activating when the call-related activity ends.
1 . A method, implementable on a mobile device, the method comprising:
having output devices on said mobile device, said output devices comprising an audio/video device and at least one non-audio/video device;
activating at least two of said output devices of said mobile device in response to a call-related activity; and
stopping said activating when said call-related activity ends.
2 . The method according to claim 1 wherein said activating comprises:
receiving activation scripts for a plurality of call-related activities; and
activating said at least two output devices according to said activation script corresponding to said call-related activity.
3 . The method according to claim 1 wherein said at least one non-audio/video device is at least one pulsing output device.
4 . The method according to claim 3 and wherein said at least one pulsing output device is at least one of the light sources of said mobile device.
5 . The method according to claim 4 and wherein said at least one light source is an LED indicator light with multiple colored lights
6 . The method according to claim 4 and wherein said at least one light source is one of following light sources: a camera flash, a backlight of a keyboard and a backlight of a screen.
7 . The method according to claim 2 and wherein said at least one pulsing output device is a vibrator and wherein said activation script activates said vibrator according to a vibration pattern.
8 . The method according to claim 1 wherein said activating includes causing said mobile device to thump, beat and flash at generally the same time.
9 . The method according to claim 3 and also comprising activating said at least one pulsing output device to a beat generated by said audio/video device.
10 . The method according to claim 9 and wherein said activating according to a beat comprises determining said beat.
11 . The method according to claim 9 and wherein said determining comprises filtering an audio signal of an audio/video ringtone.
12 . The method according to claim 11 and wherein said activating according to a beat comprises aligning activation of said at least one pulsing output device with said audio signal.
13 . A mobile device comprising:
a plurality of output devices comprising an audio/video device and at least one non-audio/video device; and
a device activator to activate at least two of said output devices of said mobile device in response to a call-related activity and to stop the activation when said call-related activity ends.
14 . The device according to claim 13 wherein said device activator comprises:
a receiver to receive activation scripts for a plurality of call-related activities; and
a script player to activate said at least two output devices according to said activation script corresponding to said call-related activity.
15 . The device according to claim 13 wherein said at least one non-audio/video device is at least one pulsing output device.
16 . The device according to claim 15 and wherein said at least one pulsing output device is at least one of the light sources of said mobile device.
17 . The device according to claim 16 and wherein said at least one light source is an LED indicator light with multiple colored lights
18 . The device according to claim 16 and wherein said at least one light source is one of following light sources: a camera flash, a backlight of a keyboard and a backlight of a screen.
19 . The device according to claim 14 and wherein said at least one pulsing output device is a vibrator and wherein said script player comprises a unit to activate said vibrator according to a vibration pattern.
20 . The device according to claim 15 and also comprising a beat activator to activate said at least one pulsing output device to a beat played by said audio/video device.
21 . The device according to claim 20 and wherein said beat activator comprises a beat determiner to determine said beat.
22 . The device according to claim 20 and wherein said beat determiner comprises a filter to filter an audio signal of an audio/video ringtone.