Patent ID: 7962129

Claim:
A system for customizing ringtones, the system comprising: a server configured to generate a customized ringtone based on a sample recording, wherein the server is configured to select customization options available for customizing the sample recording as a function of a phone identifier indicative of ringtone capabilities of a type of phone and to provide customization signals related to the available customization options; and a phone associated with the phone identifier, the phone being configured to receive the customization signals from the server and to display a user interface as a function of the customization signals received from the server such that the user interface displays the customization options available for customizing the recording sample for a user to select; wherein the phone is configured to communicate at least one user selected customization option to the server for use by the server in customizing the sample recording and generating the customized ringtone based on the customized sample recording.