Patent ID: 7336777
Filing Date: 2008-02-26
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A method of managing ring-back sounds in a subscriber-based rung-back sound service, comprising: the first step of storing common ring-back sounds and reporting details of use of the common ring-back sounds to a ring-back sound management server, in each of Intellectual Peripherals (IPS); the second step of storing individual ring-back sounds and reporting details of use of the individual ring-back sounds to the ring-back sound management server, in each of large capacity storage devices connecting and interworking with one or more IPs; and the third step of statistically compiling the reported details of use of the common and individual ring-back sounds and determining whether to maintain storage of the common and individual ring-back sounds based up the statistically complied details, in the ring-back sound management server.