Claims
- 1. A mobile communication device, comprising:
a communication receiver, wherein said communication receiver is in communicative contact with at least one communication station; an audio memory that stores therein a plurality of audio alert types, wherein each alert type is identified with a category; a call categorizer communicatively connected to said communication receiver that assigns an incoming call category to an incoming call received on the communication receiver; a call comparator that compares the incoming call category to the category, wherein said call comparator outputs, according to said audio memory, the alert type associated with the incoming call category; and an alert player that plays the alert type associated with the incoming call category.
- 2. The mobile communication device of claim 1, wherein said communication receiver comprises a mobile broadcast receiver.
- 3. The mobile communication device of claim 2, wherein said mobile broadcast receiver comprises one selected from the group consisting of a cellular telephone, a pager, and a personal digital assistant.
- 4. The mobile communication device of claim 1, wherein the incoming call comprises a short message service message.
- 5. The mobile communication device of claim 1, wherein the incoming call comprises at least one page.
- 6. The mobile communication device of claim 1, wherein the incoming call comprises caller ID information.
- 7. The mobile communication device of claim 1, wherein said audio memory comprises a RAM.
- 8. The mobile communication device of claim 1, wherein the alert type is at least one selected from the group consisting of a pulse, a short tone, a long tone, an MIDI sound, no sound, and a recorded sound.
- 9. The mobile communication device of claim 1, wherein the category is a criteria.
- 10. The mobile communication device of claim 9, wherein the criteria includes at least two categories.
- 11. The mobile communication device of claim 10, wherein each category is one selected from the group consisting of a broadcast of stock quotes, a broadcast of sports news, a broadcast of weather, and a broadcast of personal information.
- 12. The mobile communication device of claim 10, wherein the criteria is caller identification from whom the incoming message is received.
- 13. The mobile communication device of claim 12, wherein each category is one selected from the group consisting of a family member, a business associate, and a social acquaintance.
- 14. The mobile communication device of claim 10, wherein the criteria is urgency of the incoming message.
- 15. The mobile communication device of claim 14, wherein each category is one selected from the group consisting of an emergency message, an urgent message, an important message, a casual message, and an undesired message.
- 16. The mobile communication device of claim 10, wherein the incoming call category is according to the categories.
- 17. The mobile communication device of claim 1, wherein the incoming call category is resident in a call categorizer memory.
- 18. The mobile communication device of claim 1, wherein said audio alert player is selected from the group consisting of a buzzer, a speaker, and a horn.
- 19. The mobile communication device of claim 1, wherein said audio alert player operates in at least two modes.
- 20. A method of alerting a user to an incoming call on a communication receiver in communicative contact with at least one communication station, comprising:
providing an audio memory at the communication receiver; storing in the audio memory a plurality of audio alerts; identifying each audio alert with a category; receiving an incoming call at the communication receiver; assigning an incoming call category to the incoming call; comparing the incoming call category to the category; outputting from said comparing the alert associated with the incoming call category; and playing the alert associated with the incoming call category.
- 21. The method of claim 20, wherein said receiving the incoming call comprises receiving a short message service message.
- 22. The method of claim 20, wherein said receiving the incoming call comprises receiving at least one page.
- 23. The method of claim 20, wherein said receiving the incoming call comprises receiving caller ID information.
- 24. A method of alerting a user to an incoming call on a communication device, comprising:
identifying an audio alert type with a category; receiving an incoming call; assigning an incoming call category to the incoming call; comparing the incoming call category to the category; and playing an alert associated with the incoming call category.
- 25. An alerter for alerting a user to an incoming call on a communication device, comprising:
means for identifying an audio alert type with a category; means for receiving an incoming call on the communication device; means for assigning an incoming call category to the incoming call; means for comparing the incoming call category to the category; and means for playing an alert associated with the incoming call category.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority to pending Provisional application No. 60/323,177, filed on Sep. 18, 2001, incorporated herein by reference.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60323177 |
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