Cell phone having enhanced silent notification mode
First Claim
1. A cell phone designed to operate in a normal notification mode and an enhanced silent notification mode, in the normal notification mode, sounds associated with incoming calls from both general contacts and emergency contacts are generated and, in the enhanced silent notification mode, sounds associated with incoming calls from the general contacts are suppressed, but sounds associated with incoming calls from the emergency contacts are generated, the phone comprising:
- a memory operable to store contact information for a plurality of contacts including the general contacts and the emergency contacts, the contact information including an emergency notification setting for incoming calls;
at least one speaker operable to generate sounds;
a touch screen operable to receive a user selection of the emergency notification setting for incoming calls on a contact by contact basis; and
at least one processor coupled to the memory, the speaker and the touch screen;
wherein, the general contacts are the contacts that do not have the emergency notification setting for incoming calls selected by the user;
wherein, the emergency contacts are the contacts having the emergency notification setting for incoming calls selected by the user;
wherein, in the normal notification mode, incoming calls from both the general contacts and the emergency contacts cause the speaker to generate sounds; and
wherein, in the enhanced silent notification mode, incoming calls from the general contacts do not cause the speaker to generate sounds, but incoming calls from the emergency contacts causes the speaker to generate sounds.
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Abstract
A wireless communications device includes a memory adapted to maintain profiles relating to user contacts, an output device operable to emit audible notifications responsive to incoming communications, at least one input device operable to receive a user selection of a silent notification mode of the device and a user selection of a silent mode disabled setting associated with the profiles and a processor coupled to the memory, the output device and the at least one input device. When the device is in the silent notification mode, audible notifications are not emitted from the output device responsive to incoming communications from the user contacts having profiles without the silent mode disabled and audible notifications are emitted from the output device responsive to incoming communications from the user contacts having profiles with the silent mode disabled.
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20 Claims
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1. A cell phone designed to operate in a normal notification mode and an enhanced silent notification mode, in the normal notification mode, sounds associated with incoming calls from both general contacts and emergency contacts are generated and, in the enhanced silent notification mode, sounds associated with incoming calls from the general contacts are suppressed, but sounds associated with incoming calls from the emergency contacts are generated, the phone comprising:
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a memory operable to store contact information for a plurality of contacts including the general contacts and the emergency contacts, the contact information including an emergency notification setting for incoming calls; at least one speaker operable to generate sounds; a touch screen operable to receive a user selection of the emergency notification setting for incoming calls on a contact by contact basis; and at least one processor coupled to the memory, the speaker and the touch screen; wherein, the general contacts are the contacts that do not have the emergency notification setting for incoming calls selected by the user; wherein, the emergency contacts are the contacts having the emergency notification setting for incoming calls selected by the user; wherein, in the normal notification mode, incoming calls from both the general contacts and the emergency contacts cause the speaker to generate sounds; and wherein, in the enhanced silent notification mode, incoming calls from the general contacts do not cause the speaker to generate sounds, but incoming calls from the emergency contacts causes the speaker to generate sounds. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A cell phone designed to operate in a normal notification mode and an enhanced silent notification mode, in the normal notification mode, sounds associated with incoming text messages from both general contacts and emergency contacts are generated and, in the enhanced silent notification mode, sounds associated with incoming text messages from the general contacts are suppressed, but sounds associated with incoming text messages from the emergency contacts are generated, the phone comprising:
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a memory operable to store contact information for a plurality of contacts including the general contacts and the emergency contacts, the contact information including an emergency notification setting for incoming text messages; at least one speaker operable to generate sounds; a touch screen operable to receive a user selection of the emergency notification setting for incoming text messages on a contact by contact basis; and at least one processor coupled to the memory, the speaker and the touch screen; wherein, the general contacts are the contacts that do not have the emergency notification setting for incoming text messages selected by the user; wherein, the emergency contacts are the contacts having the emergency notification setting for incoming text messages selected by the user; wherein, in the normal notification mode, incoming text messages from both the general contacts and the emergency contacts cause the speaker to generate sounds; and wherein, in the enhanced silent notification mode, incoming text messages from the general contacts do not cause the speaker to generate sounds, but incoming text messages from the emergency contacts causes the speaker to generate sounds. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A cell phone designed to operate in a normal notification mode and an enhanced silent notification mode, in the normal notification mode, sounds associated with incoming communications from both general contacts and emergency contacts are generated and, in the enhanced silent notification mode, sounds associated with incoming communications from the general contacts are suppressed, but sounds associated with incoming communications from the emergency contacts are generated, the phone comprising:
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a memory operable to store contact information for a plurality of contacts including the general contacts and the emergency contacts, the contact information including an emergency notification setting for incoming communications; at least one speaker operable to generate sounds; a touch screen operable to receive a user selection of the emergency notification setting for incoming communications on a contact by contact basis; and at least one processor coupled to the memory, the speaker and the touch screen; wherein, the general contacts are the contacts that do not have the emergency notification setting for incoming communications selected by the user; wherein, the emergency contacts are the contacts having the emergency notification setting for incoming communications selected by the user; wherein, in the normal notification mode, incoming communications from both the general contacts and the emergency contacts cause the speaker to generate sounds; and wherein, in the enhanced silent notification mode, incoming communications from the general contacts do not cause the speaker to generate sounds, but incoming communications from the emergency contacts causes the speaker to generate sounds. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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