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Apparatus for notification of incoming communication

  • US 10,572,113 B2
  • Filed: 12/22/2017
  • Issued: 02/25/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A mobile device operable by a user to receive an incoming communication, the mobile device comprising:

  • a processor; and

    a memory unit communicatively connected to the processor and including computer code that when executed controls the mobile device to;

    receive an indication of an incoming communication at the mobile device, wherein the indication includes an identifier indicating that the incoming communication is a selected type of a plurality of types of communications, the plurality of types of communications including a phone call and a text message;

    process the indication to determine that the incoming communication is a selected type of the plurality of types of communications;

    access setting information in response to the receipt of the indication of the incoming communications;

    determine that alert information regarding the incoming communication should be transmitted to a rendering device based on the setting information and the determination that the incoming communication is the selected type of the plurality of types of communications; and

    transmit the alert information regarding the incoming communication from the mobile device to the rendering device, the alert information including an instruction, based on the setting information, for the rendering device to exhibit a notification that notifies the user of the incoming communication and indicates that the incoming communication is of the selected type.

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