Patent ID: 9112997
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving from a destination communication device a request to assign an audible signal to a user communication device; providing a digital representation of the audible signal to a memory of a service provider database in a memory location associated with the destination communication device; receiving request information from an interface of the user communication device, wherein the request information specifies that a call be placed from the user communication device to the destination communication device and requests retrieval of the digital representation from the service provider database; forwarding a call signal that includes the digital representation of the audible signal towards the destination communication device through an external interface; in response to receiving the call signal at the destination communication device, storing the digital representation in a memory of the destination communication device and generating the audible signal based on the digital representation included in the call signal; and deleting the digital representation from the memory of the destination communication device when the call is answered or terminated.