Operational safety mode

• US 10,270,718 B2
• Filed: 05/16/2018
• Issued: 04/23/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Schubert, Emily Clark, Blocksom, Todd, Boule, Andre MJ, Dellinger, Richard R., Federighi, Craig M., Shepherd, Matthew Elliot, Weinberg, Garrett L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Bhattacharya, Sam
• Application Number:
  US15/981,308
• Publication Number:
  US 20180337870A1
• Time in Patent Office: 342 Days
• Field of Search: 4554141, 455418, 455419
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/02 using automatic reactions or user delegation, e.g. automatic replies or chatbot-generated messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/212 using filtering or selective blocking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

The present disclosure generally relates to implementing an operational safety mode that manages the output of notifications at an electronic device when a user of the device is operating a vehicle.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by be one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for;

while in an operational safety mode;

receiving a first communication from a contact;

in accordance with a determination that the first communication satisfies notification output criteria, including a criterion that is satisfied when the communication includes a notification output request, outputting a first notification corresponding to the first communication;

in accordance with a determination that the first communication does not satisfy the notification output criteria, forgoing outputting the first notification;

after receiving the first communication, receiving a second communication from the contact that does not include the notification output request; and

in accordance with a determination that the first communication from the contact satisfied the notification output criteria, outputting a second notification corresponding to the second communication.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, the one or more programs further comprising instructions for:

in response to receiving the first communication from the contact, determining whether the first communication satisfies notification output criteria.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, the one or more programs further comprising instructions for:

while the device is in a second mode that is not the operational safety mode;

receiving a communication; and

in response to receiving the communication, without regard to whether the communication satisfies the set of notification output criteria, causing output corresponding to the communication.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, further wherein:

the notification output criteria include a criterion that is satisfied when the contact is a recent contact that was recently communicated within a past predetermined window of time.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, the one or more programs further comprising instructions for:

while in operational safety mode, in response to receiving an indication of an incoming communication from a source and prior to receiving the incoming communication at the device, sending a status to the source indicating that the device is in the operational safety mode.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, further wherein:

the notification output criteria include a criterion that is satisfied when the contact is an authorized contact for selecting the notification output request for the first communication from the contact.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, further wherein:

the notification output criteria include a criterion that is satisfied when the contact is an authorized contact for receiving an automatic reply from the device in response to a previous communication from the contact.

8. The electronic device of claim 6, further wherein:

the authorized contact is a recent contact that was recently communicated within a past predetermined window of time.

9. The electronic device of claim 6, further wherein:

the authorized contact is a user-designated authorized contact.

10. The electronic device of claim 6, further wherein:

the authorized contact is a contact that is authorized to receive current location information corresponding to the device.

11. The electronic device of claim 6, further wherein:

the authorized contact is a contact associated with a calendar event that coincides with a window of time in which the device is in the operational safety mode.

12. The electronic device of claim 6, the one or more programs further comprising instructions for:

in accordance with a determination that the contact is an authorized contact for receiving an automatic reply from the device;

while not satisfying the notification output criteria, sending an automatic reply to the external device associated with the contact.

13. The electronic device of claim 12, further wherein:

the automatic reply includes a current location detected at the device in response to receiving the first communication from the contact.

14. The electronic device of claim 12, further wherein:

the automatic reply includes text indicating the device is in the operational safety mode.

15. The electronic device of claim 12, the one or more programs further comprising instructions for:

while in the operational safety mode and subsequent to sending the automatic reply, receiving a third communication from the contact,

in accordance with a determination that the third communication includes a second notification output request, outputting a second notification corresponding to the third communication; and

in accordance with a determination that the third communication does not include the second notification output request;

forgoing outputting the second notification.

16. The electronic device of claim 12, the one or more programs further comprising instructions for:

while in the operational safety mode and subsequent to sending the automatic reply, receiving a fourth communication from the contact that does not include the notification output request; and

outputting a second notification corresponding to the fourth communication.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of an electronic device with a display, the one or more programs including instructions for:

while in an operational safety mode;

receiving a first communication from a contact;

in accordance with a determination that the first communication satisfies notification output criteria, including a criterion that is satisfied when the communication includes a notification output request, outputting a first notification corresponding to the first communication;

in accordance with a determination that the first communication does not satisfy the notification output criteria, forgoing outputting the first notification;

after receiving the first communication, receiving a second communication from the contact that does not include the notification output request; and

in accordance with a determination that the first communication from the contact satisfied the notification output criteria, outputting a second notification corresponding to the second communication.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

in response to receiving the first communication from the contact, determining whether the first communication satisfies notification output criteria.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

while the device is in a second mode that is not the operational safety mode;

receiving a communication; and

in response to receiving the communication, without regard to whether the communication satisfies the set of notification output criteria, causing output corresponding to the communication.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the notification output criteria include a criterion that is satisfied when the contact is a recent contact that was recently communicated within a past predetermined window of time.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

while in operational safety mode, in response to receiving an indication of an incoming communication from a source and prior to receiving the incoming communication at the device, sending a status to the source indicating that the device is in the operational safety mode.

23. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the notification output criteria include a criterion that is satisfied when the contact is an authorized contact for selecting the notification output request for the first communication from the contact.

24. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the notification output criteria include a criterion that is satisfied when the contact is an authorized contact for receiving an automatic reply from the device in response to a previous communication from the contact.

25. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 23, wherein the authorized contact is a recent contact that was recently communicated within a past predetermined window of time.

26. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 23, wherein the authorized contact is a user-designated authorized contact.

27. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 23, wherein the authorized contact is a contact that is authorized to receive current location information corresponding to the device.

28. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 23, wherein the authorized contact is a contact associated with a calendar event that coincides with a window of tune in which the device is in the operational safety mode.

29. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 23, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

in accordance with a determination that the contact is an authorized contact for receiving an automatic reply from the device;

while not satisfying the notification output criteria, sending an automatic reply to the external device associated with the contact.

30. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 29, wherein the automatic reply includes a current location detected at the device in response to receiving the first communication from the contact.

31. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 29, wherein the automatic reply includes text indicating the device is in the operational safety mode.

32. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 29, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

while in the operational safety mode and subsequent to sending the automatic reply, receiving a third communication from the contact;

in accordance with a determination that the third communication includes a second notification output request, outputting a second notification corresponding to the third communication; and

in accordance with a determination that the third communication does not include the second notification output request, forgoing outputting the second notification.

33. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 29, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

while in the operational safety mode and subsequent to sending the automatic reply, receiving a fourth communication from the contact that does not include the notification output request; and

outputting a second notification corresponding to the fourth communication.

18. A method, comprising:

at an electronic device;

while in an operational safety mode;

receiving a first communication from a contact;

in accordance with a determination that the first communication satisfies notification output criteria, including a criterion that is satisfied when the communication includes a notification output request, outputting a first notification corresponding to the first communication;

in accordance with a determination that the first communication does not satisfy the notification output criteria, forgoing outputting the first notification;

after receiving the first communication, receiving a second communication from the contact that does not include the notification output request; and

in accordance with a determination that the first communication from the contact satisfied the notification output criteria, outputting a second notification corresponding to the second communication.

34. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

in response to receiving the first communication from the contact, determining whether the first communication satisfies notification output criteria.

35. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

while the device is in a second mode that is not the operational safety mode;

receiving a communication; and

in response to receiving the communication, without regard to whether the communication satisfies the set of notification output criteria, causing output corresponding to the communication.

36. The method of claim 18, wherein the notification output criteria include a criterion that is satisfied when the contact is a recent contact that was recently communicated within a past predetermined window of time.

37. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

while in operational safety mode, in response to receiving an indication of an incoming communication from a source and prior to receiving the incoming communication at the device, sending a status to the source indicating that the device is in the operational safety mode.

38. The method of claim 18, wherein the notification output criteria include a criterion that is satisfied when the contact is an authorized contact for selecting the notification output request for the first communication from the contact.

39. The method of claim 18, wherein the notification output criteria include a criterion that is satisfied when the contact is an authorized contact for receiving an automatic reply from the device in response to a previous communication from the contact.

40. The method of claim 38, wherein the authorized contact is a recent contact that was recently communicated within a past predetermined window of time.

41. The method of claim 38, wherein the authorized contact is a user-designated authorized contact.

42. The method of claim 38, wherein the authorized contact is a contact that is authorized to receive current location information corresponding to the device.

43. The method of claim 38, wherein the authorized contact is a contact associated with a calendar event that coincides with a window of time in which the device is in the operational safety mode.

44. The method of claim 38, further comprising:

in accordance with a determination the contact is an authorized contact for receiving an automatic reply from the device;

while not satisfying the notification output criteria, sending an automatic reply to the external device associated with the first contact from the contact.

45. The method of claim 44, wherein the automatic reply includes a current location detected at the device in response to receiving the first communication from the contact.

46. The method of claim 44, wherein the automatic reply includes text indicating the device is in the operational safety mode.

47. The method of claim 44, further comprising:

while in the operational safety mode and subsequent to sending the automatic reply, receiving a third communication from the contact;

in accordance with a determination that the third communication includes a second notification output request, outputting a second notification corresponding to the third communication; and

in accordance with a determination that the third communication does not include the second notification output request, forgoing outputting the second notification.

48. The method of claim 44, further comprising:

while in the operational safety mode and subsequent to sending the automatic reply, receiving a fourth communication from the contact that does not include the notification output request; and

outputting a second notification corresponding to the fourth communication.