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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2017
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Andrew C. Myers, Columbus, OH (US);
Vincent Tkac, Delaware, OH (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Approaches presented herein enable optimizing a ringtone on a mobile communication device so that it may be audible to a user among ambient music. Specifically, an incoming communication (e.g., phone call) or other event (e.g., incoming notification, alarm, etc.) that is associated with a ringtone is detected. Any ambient music is detected and identified. A waveform associated with the ringtone and a waveform associated with the ambient music are analyzed. Based on the analysis, the ringtone is initiated. For example, a peak of the ringtone waveform may be aligned with a trough of the ambient music waveform to determine a point to initiate the ringtone among the ambient music.