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System and a method for selecting a ring back tone to be provided to a caller

US10178226B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 11, 2017
Grant dateJan 8, 2019
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Expiry dateSep 11, 2037

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M1/724
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present subject matter relates to a method and a system for selecting a ring back tone to be provided to a caller. The method comprising selecting, by a subscriber, an editable audio file with a predetermined duration; encrypting the selected editable audio file on a storage device; communicating, by a communication interface, a start time of the selected editable audio file to the server, the server transcodes and smoothens the selected portion of the editable audio file; transferring, by the server, the transcoded audio file to the mobile operator network as a ring back tone.

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