System and method for karaoke style ringback tones and karaoke style ringtones

US 20090185669A1

(io) Pub. No.: US 2009/0185669 Al (43) Pub. Date: Jul. 23, 2009

(54) SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR KARAOKE

STYLE RINGBACK TONES AND KARAOKE
STYLE RINGTONES

(76) Inventors: Stephen J. Zitnik, Fort Myers, FL
(US); William H. Buch, Cape
Coral, FL (US); Roy B. Rigas, Fort
Myers, FL (US)

Correspondence Address:
COOK ALEX LTD

SUITE 2850, 200 WEST ADAMS STREET
CHICAGO, IL 60606 (US)

(21) Appl.No.: 11/450,134

(22) Filed: Jun. 9, 2006

Related U.S. Application Data

(60) Provisional application No. 60/689,159, filed on Jun. 9, 2005, provisional application No. 60/720,666, filed on Sep. 26, 2005.

Publication Classification

(51) Int. CI.

H04M3/42 (2006.01)

(52) U.S. CI 379/217.01; 455/567

(57) ABSTRACT

A system and method are described for permitting a telephone user to customize the identification of a call setup process. The telephone user is permitted to create a karaoke style recording by causing an underlying musical track to be mixed with the voice of the user. The karaoke style recording is stored for later use as a ringback tone and/or ringtone, as desired, to identify the call setup process.