`WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION
`International Bureau
`INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT)
`WO 98/25397
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`(11) International Publication Number:
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`(51) International Patent Classification 6 :
`H04M 19/04
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`(43) International Publication Date:
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`11 June 1998 (11.06.98)
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`(21) International Application Number:
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`PCT/IB97/01432
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`(22) International Filing Date:
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`13 November 1997 (13.11.97)
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`(81) Designated States: CN, JP, KR, European patent (AT, BE, CH,
`DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LU, MC, NL, PT,
`SE).
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`(30) Priority Data:
`6 December 1996 (06.12.96)
`96402656.1
`(34) Countries for which the regional or
`international application was filed:
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`EP
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`FR et a!.
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`Published
`With international search report.
`Before the expiration of the time limit for amending the
`claims and to be republished in the event of the receipt of
`amendments.
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`(71) Applicant: PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.Y. [NLINL]; Groe(cid:173)
`newoudseweg 1, NL-5621 BA Eindhoven (NL).
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`(71) Applicant (for SE only): PHILIPS NORDEN AB [SE/SE];
`Kottbygatan 7, Kista, S-164 85 Stockholm (SE).
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`(72) Inventors: RIZET, Nadege; Prof. Holstlaan 6, NL-5656 AA
`Eindhoven (NL). DAANEN, Antonius, Martinus, Jacobus;
`Prof. Holstlaan 6, NL-5656 AA Eindhoven (NL).
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`(74) Agent: MAK, Theodorus, N.; Intemationaal Octrooibureau
`B.V., P.O. Box 220, NL-5600 AE Eindhoven (NL).
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`(54) Title: TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR PROVIDING RINGING INFORMATION
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`(57) Abstract
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`A telecommunication device is disclosed comprising a ringing information memory means, and a ringing information memory
`updating means for updating the ringing information content which has the form of, for example, melodies. The ringing information
`memory updating means comprises a communication link between the telecommunication device and a remote database containing a variety
`of alternative forms of user selectable and downloadable ringing information. This reduces the amount of memory capacity necessary in
`the telecommunication device, which can be a telephone, although it does not restrict the freedom of choice of a user to select his preferred
`songs, melodies and the like.
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`Verizon Wireless
`Exhibit 1014-0001
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`FOR THE PURPOSES OF INFORMATION ONLY
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`CN
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`DE
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`Albania
`Annenia
`Austria
`Australia
`Azerbaijan
`Bosnia and Herzegovina
`Barbados
`Belgium
`Burkina Paso
`Bulgaria
`Benin
`Brazil
`Belarus
`Canada
`Central African Republic
`Congo
`Switzerland
`Cl\te d'Ivoire
`Cameroon
`China
`Cuba
`Czech Republic
`Gennany
`Denmark
`Estonia
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`The fonner Yugoslav
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`Mongolia
`Mauritania
`Malawi
`Mexico
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`Netherlands
`Norway
`New Zealand
`Poland
`Portugal
`Romania
`Russian Federation
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`Verizon Wireless
`Exhibit 1014-0002
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`"Telecommunication device and a method for providing ringing information"
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`The present invention relates to a telecommunication device comprising a
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`ringing information memory and a ringing information memory updating means coupled to
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`the ringing information memory.
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`The present invention further relates to a method for providing ringing
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`information.
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`Such a telecommunication device and method are known from DE-U-
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`9402141. The known telecommunication device concerns a telephone, facsimile and modem
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`10 or the like, and comprises a memory containing ringing information such as voice, music
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`etcetera, which ringing information is stored in the ringing memory for being read out and
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`played when the device rings. This memory in the telecommunication device contains several
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`different kinds of ringing information, which is selectable there from. In addition the known
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`telecommunication device comprises locally provided ringing information updating means
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`such as a microphone, a serial input interface, and memory registration means. Thus a
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`proper type of ringing information can be input in the ringing information memory so as to
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`update the ringinging information. However this obstructs the possibility of changing to those
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`melodies, which are not available to an individual user of the telecommunication device, and
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`which could be popular at a certain moment in time. In addition only a limited number of
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`20 melodies can be prepared and stored in the ringing memory, because of the limited qualifica(cid:173)
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`tions and means available to every individual user of the telecommunication device.
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`Furthermore certain preferred melodies will not be registerable or can not be registered with
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`a required degree of professionalism or quality or are simply not available or within the
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`reach of a nominal user of the telecommunication device.
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`It is an object to provide a mult selection, high quality ringing information
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`extend/change feature to a telecommunication device such as a telephone, without however
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`increasing price and volume of the memory in the telecommunication device.
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`Verizon Wireless
`Exhibit 1014-0003
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`To this end the telecommunication device according to the invention is
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`characterised in that the ringing information updating means comprises a public database
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`containing a variety of alternative forms of ringing information. It is an advantage of the
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`telecommunication device according to the present invention that the size of the ringing
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`information memory therein can be reduced to a size necessary to contain, at wish just, one
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`ringing information item, such as a melody, song, music, speech or phrase. This reduces the
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`memory size, volume, and price as well as, the necessary hardware to read out said memory.
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`In addition this memory reduction does however not reduce, but extend the number and the
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`variety of user selectable ringing information items, because the content of the ringing
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`10 memory means in the form of ringing information is updatable from the publicly available
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`database, at wish on a regular basis. So the personal touch and the diversity of adjustments
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`on this point to the wishes of each individual owning a telecommunication device can be
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`honoured in a recognisable, individualised way, without expanding hardware or hardware
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`requirements beyond the technical means normally available to an average user. This high
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`quality, multi diverse extension can be implemented very simple on for example a personal,
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`mobile, cellular, or cordless telephone, facsimile or automatic telephone answering machine
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`etcetera. The public database can be managed by a manufacturer of the telecommunication
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`device, or any other professionally suitable instance.
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`In an embodiment the telecommunication device according to the
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`invention is characterised in that the ringing information memory updating means is
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`connected to the data base via a long distance communication link. Such a database can
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`comprise one or more remotely situated databases, which are connectable directly to the
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`telecommunication device and to the ringing information memory, but preferably there is a
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`database which can be consulted, generally upon payment of an appropriate remuneration, by
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`munication device, in order to select and at wish download his favourite ringing item.
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`In a further embodiment the telecommunication device according to the
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`invention is characterised in that there is provided in selection means, in particular user
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`friendly menu driven, preferably easily software implemented, selection means coupled to the
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`database for selecting user defined forms of ringing information.
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`In a further elaboration the telecommunication device according to the
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`invention is characterised in that it comprises video display means. The advantage thereof is
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`that the user can select his preferred ringing information items, such as melodies, songs
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`etcetera by name. This reduces the trespassing on communication time over the communica-
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`Verizon Wireless
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`tion link.
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`At present the invention will be elucidated further together with the
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`additional advantages with reference to the accompanying drawing. In the drawing:
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`Fig. 1 shows a possible implementation of in particular the telecommuni(cid:173)
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`cation device according to the present invention; and
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`Fig. 2 shows in a flowchart a possible sequence of events, which can take
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`place between the telecommunication device of figure 1 and a network containing a database.
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`features.
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`Throughout the figures the same reference numerals are used for the same
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`In an exemplary way figure 1 shows a network 1, such as for instance a
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`telephone network or ISDN network, which connects through a communication link 2, a
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`number of telecommunication devices, such as telephones 3 as depicted, telefacsimiles,
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`etcetera. In a usual fashion the telephones are capable of communicating with one another.
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`Each telephone 3 is provided with a ringing information memory 4, wherein information or
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`data is stored about the sound a telephone makes when it rings. Each telephone 3 is also
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`to the memory 4, in order to be able to update the content of the memory 4. The memory
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`updating means 5 is connected via the communication link 2 to a database 6, which is present
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`somewhere in the network 1. The database is filled with alternative forms of ringing
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`information such as melodies, songs, sound, soundtracks, speech etcetera. The communica-
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`tion link 2 is connected to means 7 for downloading at least one or the alternative forms of
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`ringing information to the ringing information memory 4. There is provided in selection
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`means 8 connected to the memory updating means 5 and via the communication link 2 to the
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`database 6 in order to be capable of selectively providing ringing information items from the
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`database 6 to the memory 4 in a way to be described with reference to the flowchart of
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`figure 2.
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`Figure 2 shows a flowchart for elucidating one possible way of imple(cid:173)
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`menting the updating of the ringing information present in the ringing information memory 4.
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`Of course there are several other ways of implementing the ringing information updating
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`feature described here, which will be apparent to the man skilled in the relevant art. Block 9
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`Verizon Wireless
`Exhibit 1014-0005
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`represents the establishing of a telephone call through a number to make a connection via the
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`telecommunication link 2 to the database 6, usually through a modem (not shown). A
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`suitably programmed and connected microprocessor 10 in telecommunication device 3
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`provides a guided menu (block 11), wherein choices can be made by pushing appropriate
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`keys on a keyboard 12, to choose (block 13) for example for ringing information in the form
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`of music, tones, speech etcetera to be downloaded by the downloading means 7. In block 14
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`the chosen ringing information can at wish be prelistened by audio producing means 15 to
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`hear the melody, speech etcetera, before being downloaded. The selection means 8 provide
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`for a stop, next and selection in blocks 16 of a preferred and in block 17 confirmed choice of
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`ringing information. In block 18 the means 7 download the confirmed choice and block 19
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`ends the cession. In an alternative embodiment the telecommunication device 3 contains a
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`video display means 20 for selecting ringing information items in the database 6 on the basis
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`of the name displayed on the video display means 20 or a reference to a particular ringing
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`item, generally by displaying characters on the means 20. The telecommunication device 3
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`could contain an connector 21 connected to the ringing information updating means 5 for
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`directly inputting updated ringing information to the updating means 5. The inputted
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`information can then be user recorded in order to be further personalised.
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`In view of the foregoing it will be evident to a person skilled in the art
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`that various modifications may be made within the spirit and the scope of the present
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`invention as hereinafter defined by the appended claims and that the present invention is thus
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`not limited to the examples provided.
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`Verizon Wireless
`Exhibit 1014-0006
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`CLAIMS:
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`1.
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`Telecommunication device comprising a ringing information memory and
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`a ringing information memory updating means coupled to the ringing information memory,
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`characterised in that the ringing information updating means comprises a public database
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`containing a variety of alternative forms of ringing information.
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`2.
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`Telecommunication device according to claim 1, characterised in that the
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`ringing information memory updating means is connected to the database via a long distance
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`communication link.
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`communication link is connected to means for downloading at least one or the alternative
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`Telecommunication device according to claim 2, characterised in that the
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`forms of ringing information to the ringing information memory.
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`Telecommunication device according to claim 3, characterised in that the
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`ringing information memory updating means is connected to selection means coupled to the
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`database for selecting user defined forms of ringing information.
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`Telecommunication device according to claim 4, characterised in that the
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`selection means is a menu driven selection means.
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`Telecommunication device according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5,
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`characterised in that the ringing information comprises audio and/or video information.
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`Telecommunication device according to claim 6, characterised in that the
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`audio information comprises at least one melody, and/or the video information at least
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`comprises characters.
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`Telecommunication device according to claim 6 or 7, characterised in that
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`the telecommunication device comprises audio producing means and/or video display means
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`respectively.
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`Telecommunication device according to one of the foregoing claims,
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`characterised in that the telecommunication device is embodied as a telephone, such as for
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`example a conventional telephone, a cordless telephone, a mobile telephone, a cellular
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`telephone.
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`A method for providing ringing information to a telecommunication
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`device having a ringing information memory and a ringing information memory updating
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`Verizon Wireless
`Exhibit 1014-0007
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`means connected to the ringing information memory, characterised in that the ringing
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`information is downloaded from a public database comprising a variety of alternative forms
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`of ringing information and that the ringing information memory updating means update the
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`ringing information memory with the downloaded ringing information.
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`Verizon Wireless
`Exhibit 1014-0008
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`Verizon Wireless
`Exhibit 1014-0009
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