Patent ID: 9106763
Filing Date: 2015-08-11
Classification: G06Q,H04M

Abstract:
1. An electronic telephony device configured to provide voice communication with other devices and quantify coverage of an advertising ringtone in a telephony system, the electronic telephony device comprising: a receive component configured to receive a request at the electronic telephony device; a generate component configured to play, responsive to the receive component receiving the request, the advertising ringtone on the electronic telephony device; and a monitor component configured to selectively collect, responsive to the electronic telephony device playing the advertising ringtone, when the advertising ringtone has a ringtone context to be measured, coverage information from a personal device within proximity of the electronic telephony device, wherein the monitor component comprises: an analyze component configured to analyze a user profile, and an incoming signal to determine its content to identify the advertising ringtone as one of to be measured and not to be measured; a proximity component using an inaudible signal configured to use a short-distance protocol to identify that the personal device is within proximity of the electronic telephony device; and a gather component configured to gather, responsive to the proximity component identifying that the personal device is within proximity of the electronic telephony device and the advertising ringtone has a ringtone context to be measured, the coverage information from the personal device wherein the coverage information includes information comprising measuring a number of personal devices within range of the electronic telephony device playing the advertising ringtone to form a metric to be provided to telephony service providers.