System and method for interrupt control on a handheld device
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1. A method of providing an interrupt message between a plurality of mobile devices, comprising:
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selecting a message recipient to receive a first message;
determining if the first message is an interrupt message;
if the first message is determined to be an interrupt message, automatically selecting one of a plurality of transport mediums over which to send the interrupt message; and
if the first message is determined to be an interrupt message, including a first mobile device identifier associated with one of the plurality of transport mediums, wherein the first mobile device identifier is independent of the automatically selected transport medium.
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Abstract
An interrupt message is sent over one of a plurality of transport mediums from a first mobile device to a second mobile device. The interrupt message may include a first mobile device identifier associated with a transport medium that is independent of the plurality of transport mediums. Upon receipt of the interrupt message at the second mobile device an interruption of any current mobile device operation may occur to notify a user of the interrupt message.
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1. A method of providing an interrupt message between a plurality of mobile devices, comprising:
at a first mobile device;
selecting a message recipient to receive a first message;
determining if the first message is an interrupt message;
if the first message is determined to be an interrupt message, automatically selecting one of a plurality of transport mediums over which to send the interrupt message; and
if the first message is determined to be an interrupt message, including a first mobile device identifier associated with one of the plurality of transport mediums, wherein the first mobile device identifier is independent of the automatically selected transport medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of providing an interrupt message between a plurality of mobile devices, comprising:
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at a first mobile device;
receiving a message sent by a second mobile device over one of a plurality of transport mediums;
determining if the message is an interrupt message; and
if the message is determined to be an interrupt message, interrupting any current first mobile device operation to notify a user of the first mobile device of the interrupt message;
wherein the interrupt message includes a second mobile device identifier associated with one of the plurality of transport mediums, the second mobile device identifier independent of the transport medium over which the interrupt message was received. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. Mobile device program instructions for providing an interrupt message between a plurality of mobile devices, the program instructions stored in a processor-readable medium and comprising instructions that upon execution cause a first mobile device to:
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select a message recipient to receive a first message;
determine if the first message is an interrupt message;
if the first message is determined to be an interrupt message, automatically select one of a plurality of transport mediums over which to send the interrupt message; and
if the first message is determined to be an interrupt message, include a first mobile device identifier associated with one of the plurality of transport mediums, wherein the first mobile device identifier is independent of the automatically selected transport medium. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. Mobile device program instructions for providing an interrupt message between a plurality of mobile devices, the program instructions stored in a processor-readable medium and comprising instructions that upon execution cause a first mobile device to:
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receive a message sent by a second mobile device over one of a plurality of transport mediums;
determine if the message is an interrupt message; and
if the message is determined to be an interrupt message, interrupt any current first mobile device operation to notify a user of the interrupt message. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A mobile communication device operable to communicate over a plurality of transport mediums, comprising
a processing subsystem, a memory subsystem, a display subsystem, a communication subsystem, and an input/output subsystem, the processing subsystem coupled to the memory subsystem, display subsystem, input/output subsystem and communication subsystem, and operable to store and retrieve data in the memory subsystem, to execute instructions stored in the memory subsystem, receive input data from the input/output subsystem, and to cause the communication subsystem to transmit and receive data over the plurality of transport mediums; - and
mobile communication device program code comprising program instructions executable by the processing subsystem and stored in the memory subsystem and upon execution cause the mobile communication device to;
designate a message to be transmitted to a message recipient an interrupt message;
automatically select one of a plurality of transport mediums over which to transmit the interrupt message; and
including a mobile communication device identifier associated with one of the plurality of transport mediums, wherein the first mobile communication device identifier is independent of the automatically selected transport medium. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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