A ringtone system is provided to a called party that wishes to have a particular
ringtone annunciated for each of several types of calls from calling parties. In
the ringtone system, for a call from a calling party, the calling party is prompted
to identify the type of the call. The type of the call is received from the calling
party, and if no type is received, the call is typed in a particular manner. A
list of types of calls with respect to and as specified by the called party is
maintained, where each type of call on the list has a corresponding ringtone specified
therefor. The typed call is processed by determining from the list of types of
calls for the called party the corresponding ringtone specified for the typed call,
and by putting the call through to the called party with the determined ringtone.
