User interface for selecting audio identifiers for digital communications
Audibly informing a recipient of an arrival of a digital communication from a sender includes receiving a digital communication from a sender directed to a recipient and determining whether the digital communication is associated with an audio identifier that identifies the sender of the digital communication and that is designated by the sender of the digital communication. Perception by the recipient of the audio identifier is conditioned on whether the digital communication is determined to be associated with the audio identifier. The audio identifier is perceived prior to or concurrent with perception of the digital communication by the recipient.
1. A method comprising:
receiving a first communication directed to a first user from a second user;
identifying an audio identifier associated with the first communication;
providing, in conjunction with the first communication, a user interface to the first user, the user interface comprising profile information of the second user;
providing, by way of the user interface, one or more options comprising an option to associate a different audio identifier with communications from the second user;
receiving, from the first user, a selection of the option to associate a different audio identifier with communications from the second user;
receiving a second communication from the second user directed to the first user;
and
rendering, in conjunction with the second communication and based on the selection of the option to associate the different audio identifier with communications from the second user, the different audio identifier so as to be made perceivable as a ring tone for the second communication.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising enabling, by way of the user interface, the first user to sample one or more example audio identifiers.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein enabling the first user to sample the one or more example audio identifiers comprises enabling perception of at least a portion of the one or more example audio identifiers.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the audio identifier is a default audio identifier.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein providing, by way of the user interface, the one or more options comprises presenting an option to associate a group audio identifier that identifies a group of users, the group of users comprising the second user.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein providing, by way of the user interface, the one or more options comprises presenting an option to associate the different audio identifier with a type of communication received from the second user.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the type of communication comprises a phone call, a text message or an instant message.
8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising associating phone calls from the second user with a first audio identifier and associating text messages from the second user with a second audio identifier.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein providing, by way of the user interface, the one or more options comprises presenting a selectable check box to the first user.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein receiving, from the first user, a selection of the option to associate a different audio identifier with communications from the first user comprises detecting the selection of the selectable check box.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein providing, by way of the user interface, one or more options further comprises providing an option to associate each of a plurality of types of communications received from the second user with different audio identifiers.
12. The method of claim 1 , wherein providing, by way of the user interface, one or more options further comprises providing an option to specify that the different audio identifier be perceived only once at the beginning of a communication session.
13. A mobile device comprising:
at least one processor, and
a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
receive a first communication directed to a first user from a second user;
identify an audio identifier associated with the first communication;
provide, in conjunction with the first communication, a user interface to the first user, the user interface comprising profile information of the second user;
provide, by way of the user interface, one or more options comprising an option to associate a different audio identifier with communications from the second user;
receive, from the first user, a selection of the option to associate a different audio identifier with communications from the second user;
receive a second communication from the second user;
and
render, in conjunction with the second communication and based on the selection of the option to associate the different audio identifier with communications from the second user, the different audio identifier so as to be made perceivable as a ring tone for the second communication.
14. The mobile device of claim 13 , wherein the profile information of the second user comprises a name of the second user, an instant message handle of the second user, an email address of the second user, or a direct number of the second user.
15. The mobile device of claim 13 , wherein the profile information is locally stored on the mobile device.
16. The mobile device of claim 13 , wherein the profile information is remotely stored and accessed across a data network.
17. The mobile device of claim 13 , wherein providing, by way of the user interface, one or more options comprises presenting an option button to a pre-defined user list audio identifier that identifies a group of users.
18. The method of claim 14 , wherein providing, by way of the user interface, one or more options comprises presenting a selectable check box to the first user.
19. The method of claim 11 , wherein providing an option to associate each of the plurality of types of communications comprises presenting a selectable check box to the first user.