Method and apparatus of muting an alert
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1. A wireless communication device comprising:
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a movement sensor capable of generating an electrical signal in response to the wireless communication device being moved;
an electrical circuit coupled to the alert, and the movement sensor, wherein the electrical circuit is adopted to receive wireless communicating signals, activate the alert in response receiving wireless communication signals, and mute the alert in response to the electrical signal generated by the movement sensor.
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Abstract
A wireless communication device (100, 800) is provided with a movement sensor (802), and circuitry for controlling the operation of the wireless communication device. In operation in response to detecting predetermined movement of the wireless communication device, an alert (212) that was previously activated to alert a user to an incoming wireless communication is muted.
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12 Claims
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1. A wireless communication device comprising:
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an alert;
a movement sensor capable of generating an electrical signal in response to the wireless communication device being moved;
an electrical circuit coupled to the alert, and the movement sensor, wherein the electrical circuit is adopted to receive wireless communicating signals, activate the alert in response receiving wireless communication signals, and mute the alert in response to the electrical signal generated by the movement sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of operating a wireless communication device comprising:
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receiving a wireless communication signal;
activating an alert in response to receiving the wireless communication signal;
detecting movement of the wireless communication device; and
in response to detecting movement of the wireless communication device, muting the alert. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A wireless communication device, comprising:
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a housing;
a user perceptible alert carried in the housing;
a detector carried in the housing, the detector for detecting a force; and
circuitry coupled to the detector and the alert, the circuitry operable to distinguish a predetermined force being detected by the detector, and selectively disabling the alert for a predetermined period responsive to the predetermined force being detected.
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