Customized notifications based on device characteristics

• US 10,559,172 B1
• Filed: 08/06/2019
• Issued: 02/11/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 08/17/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Inventors: Lemberger, Elliott, Modestine, John, Park, Sang Min, Aliotta, Juan Gabriel, Carrettoni, Julio Andres, Cochrane, George Alexander Oliver
• Primary Examiner(s): Akki, Munear T
• Application Number:
  US16/533,341
• Time in Patent Office: 189 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/00 Burglar, theft or intruder alarms
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 3/10 using electric transmission; using electromagnetic transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/007 with remote control systems remote control in general G08C
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/10 with dictation recording and playback systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/04 the ringing-current being generated at the substations

Abstract

The application describes customized notifications based at least in part on device characteristics. For example, a client device may identify information for populating an audio tone list associated with an electronic device, wherein the information includes a type of electronic device, a name of the electronic device; and/or a setting of the electronic device. The client device may then display audio tones that are based at least in part on the information. While displaying the audio tones, the client device may receive input selecting at least one of the audio tones to be associated with the electronic device. The client device may then receive a message indicating that the electronic device detected an object. Based at least in part on the message, the client device may output sound represented by an audio tone of the at least one audio tone.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining at least one setting for an electronic device;

determining, based at least in part on the at least one setting, a plurality of audio tones;

transmitting, to a client device, first data representing the plurality of audio tones;

receiving, from the client device, second data for associating a first audio tone of the plurality of audio tones with a first criterion;

receiving, from the client device, third data for associating a second audio tone of the plurality of audio tones with a second criterion;

receiving, from the electronic device, fourth data representing the first criterion; and

after receiving the fourth data representing the first criterion, sending, to the client device, fifth data associated with outputting the first audio tone.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, from the electronic device, sixth data representing the second criterion; and

after receiving the sixth data representing the second criterion, sending, to the client device, seventh data associated with outputting the second audio tone.

3. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the first criterion is associated with the electronic device detecting a first type of object and the second criterion is associated with the electronic device detecting a second type of object, and wherein the method further comprises determining that the fourth data indicates that the electronic device detected the first type of object.

4. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the first criterion is associated with the electronic device detecting motion and the second criterion is associated with the electronic device receiving input, and wherein the method further comprises determining that the fourth data indicates that the electronic device detected the motion.

5. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the first criterion is associated with the electronic device receiving a tactile input and the second criterion is associated with the electronic device detecting motion, and wherein the method further comprises determining that the fourth data indicates that the electronic device received the input.

6. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the first criterion is associated with the electronic device detecting motion in a first motion zone and the second criterion is associated with the electronic device detecting motion in a second motion zone, and wherein the method further comprises determining that the fourth data indicates that the electronic device detected motion in the first motion zone.

7. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein sending the fifth data associated with outputting the first audio tone comprises at least one of:

sending, to the client device, data representing the first audio tone;

or

sending, to the client device, data representing a command to output the first audio tone.

8. One or more computing devices comprising:

one or more network interfaces;

one or more processors; and

one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising;

determining at least a setting associated with an electronic device;

determining at least a characteristic associated with the electronic device;

determining, based at least in part on at least one of the setting or the characteristic, a first audio tone;

determining, based at least in part on at least one of the setting or the characteristic, a second audio tone;

sending, using the one or more network interfaces and to a client device, first data representing the first audio tone;

sending, using the one or more network interfaces and to the client device, second data representing the second audio tone;

receiving, using the one or more network interfaces and from the electronic device, third data representing a criterion associated with the first audio tone; and

after receiving the third data representing the criterion, sending, using the one or more network interfaces and to the client device, fourth data associated with outputting the first audio tone.

9. The one or more computing devices as recited in claim 8, the one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing further instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform further operations comprising:

receiving, using the one or more network interfaces and from the client device, fifth data for associating the first audio tone with the criterion of the electronic device; and

associating the first audio tone with the criterion.

10. The one or more computing devices as recited in claim 9, wherein the criterion is associated with at least one of:

a type of object detected by the electronic device;

motion detected by the electronic device;

a tactile input received by the electronic device;

or

a motion zone located in a field of view of the electronic device.

11. The one or more computing devices as recited in claim 8, the one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing further instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform further operations comprising:

associating the first audio tone with the criterion of the electronic device.

12. The one or more computing devices as recited in claim 8, wherein the characteristic includes at least one of:

a location of the electronic device;

a type of the electronic device;

or

a name of the electronic device.

13. The one or more computing devices as recited in claim 8, wherein the setting is associated with at least one of:

a type of object that the electronic device is configured to detect;

a motion zone that the electronic device is configured to monitor;

motion that the electronic device is configured to detect;

a tactile input that the electronic device is configured to receive;

or

a time of day that the electronic device is configured to monitor for at least one of the motion or the input.

14. One or more computing devices comprising:

one or more network interfaces;

one or more processors; and

one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising;

transmitting, using the one or more network interfaces, first data representing a plurality of audio tones;

receiving, using the one or more network interfaces, second data for associating an audio tone of the plurality of audio tones with a criterion of an electronic device;

associating the audio tone with the criterion;

receiving, using the one or more network interfaces, third data generated by the electronic device;

determining that the third data is associated with the criterion; and

after determining that the third data is associated with the criterion, sending, using the one or more network interfaces and to a client device, fourth data associated with outputting the audio tone.

15. The one or more computing devices as recited in claim 14, the one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing further instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform further operations comprising:

determining at least one setting associated with the electronic device; and

determining, based at least in part on the at least one setting, the plurality of audio tones.

16. The one or more computing devices as recited in claim 14, the one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing further instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform further operations comprising:

determining at least one characteristic associated with the electronic device; and

determining, based at least in part on the at least one characteristic, the plurality of audio tones.

17. The one or more computing devices as recited in claim 14, wherein the criterion is associated with the electronic device detecting a type of object, and wherein determining that the third data is associated with the criterion comprises determining that the third data indicates that the electronic device detected the type of object.

18. The one or more computing devices as recited in claim 14, wherein the criterion is associated with the electronic device detecting motion, and wherein determining that the third data is associated with the criterion comprises determining that the third data indicates that the electronic device detected the motion.

19. The one or more computing devices as recited in claim 14, wherein the criterion is associated with the electronic device receiving a tactile input, and wherein determining that the third data is associated with the criterion comprises determining that the third data indicates that the electronic device received the tactile input.

20. The one or more computing devices as recited in claim 14, wherein sending the fourth data associated with outputting the audio tone comprises at least one of:

sending, using the one or more network interfaces and to the client device, data representing the audio tone;

or

sending, using the one or more network interfaces and to the client device, data representing a command to output the first audio tone.