Re: Idea: Caller set ringtone
I think the best way to handle this is to set up a vcard server online. Anyone can register their vcard which is associated with their phone number. Now when you get a call from someone, when you add the number to your address book you'd have the option of automatically retrieving the info online. Security options can be set so that your vcard is only visible to people you call, or specific people, etc. Ring tones, picture, etc. could be extended fields on the vcard (the field would actually contain a URL pointing the the picture / ringtone, etc.) Well, maybe it's not a good idea to host the ringtones, since that could get the hosting provider in trouble with the riaa, etc. But picture hosting shouldn't be an issue. ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Idea: Caller set ringtone
Caller should be able to transfer and set his ring tone. If the phone displays a picture when the phone is ringing, then caller should be able to transfer and set this as well. The transfer of the ring tone should preferably be done, when calling. But if that is not feasible then it should be done the next time the phone is connected to a cheap communication channel (internet). To avoid abuse the callee should be able to deny people from doing it. Default would be deny. /Ole ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Abuse - was Idea: Caller set ringtone
Ole Tange wrote: Caller should be able to transfer and set his ring tone. If the phone displays a picture when the phone is ringing, then caller should be able to transfer and set this as well. To avoid abuse the callee should be able to deny people from doing it. Default would be deny. This raises the interesting problem of how to deal with nasty people with openmoko phones. May a 'web of niceness' be an idea? Something like: With each neo, you get a public/private key, signed by FIC or someone. Someone sets their picture to be goatse (a not work safe image), you say 'this person is annoying'. If they are annoying enough, other users may refuse to trust them for various purposes. ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Idea: Caller set ringtone
On Tue, Feb 13, 2007 at 04:13:43PM +, Ole Tange wrote: Caller should be able to transfer and set his ring tone. If the phone displays a picture when the phone is ringing, then caller should be able to transfer and set this as well. No phone I've seen yet allows the caller to set anything on the callee's phone, and I can imagine several reasons why I wouldn't really want this on a MoKo phone, though I can imagine several reasons why I would as well. The transfer of the ring tone should preferably be done, when calling. But if that is not feasible then it should be done the next time the phone is connected to a cheap communication channel (internet). This will depend on a few things, namely if the phone supports GSM and GPRS connections at the same time, if the provider supports those, and if the caller and callee have data plans. To avoid abuse the callee should be able to deny people from doing it. Default would be deny. Actually, a better idea I can see is having some kind of a P2P (Phone to phone) application running on the MoKo that allows people to beam items between phones easily. That way when I'm near a friend who has a MoKo, (s)he could send me their personalized ring tone and even picture and then I could associate those with their contact record so they'd come up when that person calls. In fact, beaming (preferably with a minimum of effort on the users' part) entire contact records would be really nice as well. That way when someone asks for my number, I can just send them my business card and they'll have all the information I want to share. Or I could get a family member's contact information from another family member through the same mechanism. -KW ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
