Patent ID: 6125264
Filing Date: 2000-09-26
Classification: G08B,H04M

Abstract:
A signal receiver for receiving a signal transmitted by a caller when calling a user of said signal receiver, said signal receiver comprising:receiving means for receiving said signal, wherein said signal includes control data indicating an identity of said caller;recognizing means for recognizing said identity of said caller based on said control data included in said signal;a read-only-memory (ROM) for storing a plurality of sound elements;a random-access-memory (RAM) for storing a plurality of calling indications pre-programmed by said user at said signal receiver to correspond to a respective plurality of pre-selected callers including said caller, wherein said plurality of calling indications are pre-programmed by said user at said signal receiver based on said plurality of sound elements;informing means for informing said user of said identity of said caller by generating a calling indication selected from said plurality of calling indications stored in said RAM and pre-programmed by said user to correspond to said caller;a microphone and an external audio input terminal, wherein said calling indications stored in said RAM are input by said user using one of said microphone and said external audio input terminal; andpre-programming means for changing at said signal receiver said plurality of calling indications in accordance with a calling indication setting procedure stored in said RAM, wherein said pre-programming means includes a keyboard integrally formed in said signal receiver for manipulating said pre-programming means by said user.