Patent ID: 7769155
Filing Date: 2010-08-03
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A system for customizing a communications network, the system comprising: a first communications station associated with a called party; a second communications station associated with a calling party; a network storage device containing a first plurality of downloadable ringtones; and a ringback synchronization module for synchronizing information regarding at least one downloadable ringtone of said first plurality of downloadable ringtones stored on said network storage device with information regarding a second plurality of ringtones stored on a second storage device of or associated with said first communications station, wherein said ringback synchronization module stores said at least one downloadable ringtone to said first communications station, wherein said first communications station accesses said network storage device for the purpose of downloading at least one downloadable ringtone of said first plurality of ringtones to said second storage device associated with said first communications station; and, wherein at least a portion of a derivative of said at least one downloadable ringtone is delivered as a call signal from said first communication station to at least one unique caller originating a call from said second communications station, and wherein at least a portion of a derivative of said at least one downloadable ringtone is played as a ringtone on said first communications station to indicate an incoming call, wherein said at least one unique caller matching at least one parameter associated with said at least one downloadable ringtone, said ringtone being delivered as a call signal, wherein said derivative of said at least one downloadable ringtone is delivered as a call signal by said system if said first communications station is authorized to deliver said derivative of said ringtone, wherein first communications station transmits a code to said system to authorize said system to deliver said derivative of said ringtone as a call signal, and wherein said ringback synchronization module receives information regarding a second plurality of ringtones stored on said second storage device and receives information regarding said first plurality of ringtones stored on said network storage device, wherein said ringback synchronization module determines whether at least a subset of said first plurality of ringtones on said network storage device matches said second plurality of ringtones stored on said second storage device or whether at least one second downloadable ringtone on said second storage device is stored on said network storage device, and wherein said ringback synchronization module transmits a signal to said first communications station in response to determining that said at least one downloadable ringtone of said first plurality of ringtones is not stored in said second plurality of ringtones on said first communications station or transmits a signal to said first communications station in response to determining that said at least one second downloadable ringtone is not stored in said first plurality of ringtones, wherein said signal contains information for downloading said at least one downloadable ringtone of said first plurality of ringtones to said second storage device or transmitting information to receiving information for downloading said at least one second downloadable ringtone to said network storage device, wherein said ringback synchronization module stores said at least one downloadable ringtone to said first communications station in response to receiving said signal at said first communications station.