Methods and apparatuses for programming user-defined information into electronic devices

Abstract

A device for programming user-defined information into an electronic device is provided. The programmer allows a user to program customized information, such as user-selected audio, video, or Internet access information into his or her programmable device. Such electronic devices include wireless telephones, pagers, and personal digital assistants. The programmer allows a user to, among other things, customize the device to suit his or her particular taste.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A wireless telephone that may be customized by programming a digital audio file into the wireless telephone for use as an indicia of an incoming communication, the telephone comprising: a communications link capable of connecting substantially directly to a remote database that includes a plurality of lists of digital audio files; a display screen and a mobile browsing application that allows a user of the wireless telephone to browse at least one of the plurality of lists of digital audio files and view selectable digital audio files present in the browsed list; a speaker and processing circuitry configured to allow the user to optionally review a selected digital audio file with the mobile browsing application before downloading the selected digital audio file into the wireless telephone; and a programmable memory circuit for allowing the user to optionally store the selected digital audio file for use as an indicia of an incoming communication.