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Apparatus and method for processing ringtone

US7442868B2 · kind B2 · utility

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15Claims
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Filing dateFeb 24, 2005
Grant dateOct 28, 2008
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Expiry dateMar 17, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M19/041
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Provided are an apparatus and a method for processing a ringtone in a wireless terminal. Position data of sound source samples corresponding to ringtone contents are extracted in advance and then used to play the ringtone. Musical score data are parsed from ringtone contents, and position data of the sound source samples corresponding to the parsed musical score data are extracted and stored in a database. Instead of parsing the sound source samples each time, by storing the position data of the sound source samples corresponding to the musical score data in a database, system load can be reduced during a real time playback of a ringtone.

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