Patent ID: 7020497

Claim:
A terminal adapted to communicate via a communications system, wherein the terminal comprises: a memory capable of storing a plurality of ringing tones, wherein the plurality of ringing tones includes at least one set of at least two ringing tones, and wherein the at least one set of ringing tones is associated with at least one event; and a controller capable of choosing a ringing tone from the at least one set of ringing tones, wherein said controller chooses the ringing tone based upon a predefined selection criteria, wherein said controller is capable of generating signals directed to an output reproduction device that is capable of reproducing the chosen ringing tone in response to the terminal receiving an event associated with the at least one set of ringing tones including the chosen ringing tone, and wherein said controller is capable of choosing another ringing tone from the at least one set of ringing tones after the output reproduction device reproduces the ringing tone that was previously chosen by said controller.