June 1, 2006

Ringback Tone Patent Awarded

Cellular News reports that "nearly two years after the actual introduction of ringback tones by wireless carriers, the U.S. Patent Office has granted fficial patent status to patent filer Karl Seelig, CEO of Perceptive Impression, for ring back signal replacement. (The technology is way over my head, but seems to involve fixed line phones as well.)

"This final step-up from patent allowability affords Perceptive Impression full legal rights to a market projected to run close to US$3 billion in revenue over the next several years."

US Patent 7,006,608 B2

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