Patent ID: 7373110
Filing Date: 2008-05-13
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A personal communication system, comprising: first and second portable communication devices, each device including: said wireless transceiver of said first portable communication device being operable to transmit a signal identifying said selected audio file selected by said user, said signal including a transmitted identification code associated with said selected audio file and not including said audio file; said wireless transceiver of said second portable communication device being operable to receive said signal; said second portable communication device being operable, upon receipt of said signal, to search for said selected audio file in said memory of said second portable communication device, via said transmitted identification code, and being operable to play said selected audio file on said audio speaker if said selected audio file is present in said memory of said second portable communication device; said memory includes one or more attributes for each stored audio file, said attributes comprising a sequence attribute, a message type attribute or a target gender attribute; said sequence, message type or target gender attribute has one or more of a plurality of predetermined values; said sequence, message type or target gender attribute is associated with a characteristic of an associated audio file; said audio file selection means is operable to receive one or more selections from said user of said predetermined values of said sequence, message type or target gender attributes; said signal includes one or more attributes of said selected audio file; said second portable communication device compares said attributes transmitted in said signal to attributes of audio files in said memory of said second device; and said second device plays an audio file having attributes matching said attributes in said signal; whereby a suitable audio file is played on the second portable communication device if said selected audio file is not located on said second portable communication device via said transmitted identification code.