Notification about an event

• US 20050250551A1
• Filed: 05/10/2004
• Published: 11/10/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/10/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Helle, Seppo Ilmari
• Application Number:
  US10/842,640
• Publication Number:
  US 20050250551A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/567
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/04 the ringing-current being generated at the substations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/048 Arrangements providing optical indication of the incoming call, e.g. flasher circuits

Abstract

A method of notifying a user of a mobile electronic device about an unchecked event monitors whether a user checks the event and whether at least one further predetermined condition is met. Whenever the at least one further predetermined condition is met while a user has not yet checked the event, a notification about the event is provided. A mobile electronic device is shown can use the method and it can be carried out by a software program product for such a mobile electronic device.

Claims

1. A method of notifying a user of a mobile electronic device about an unchecked event, said method comprising:

monitoring whether a user checks said event;

monitoring whether at least one further predetermined condition is met; and

providing a notification about said event whenever said at least one further predetermined condition is met while a user has not yet checked said event.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said at least one further predetermined condition comprises that a predetermined period of time has passed after a respectively preceding notification about said event.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein said at least one condition comprises the entry of a predetermined state of said mobile electronic device.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein said predetermined state is at least one of a motion of said mobile electronic device, a usage of a keypad of said mobile electronic device, and a change of a noise level surrounding said mobile electronic device.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein said notification comprises at least one of an optical notification, a visual notification, an audible notification and a vibration of said device.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein said notification differs from a first notification indicating an actual occurrence of said event.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein said at least one further predetermined condition comprises a plurality of conditions, and wherein a specific type of notification to be used is associated to each of said conditions.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein said at least one further predetermined condition comprises that a predetermined period of time has passed after a respectively preceding notification about said event, said method further comprising detecting a motion of said mobile electronic device, wherein a detected presence or absence, respectively, of a motion determines at least one of a type of said notification and a length of said period of time.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein said mobile electronic device is a foldable device comprising a primary display which is hidden when said device is folded and a secondary display which is not hidden when said device is folded, and wherein said notification is provided via said secondary display.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein a provision of said notification can be switched off by a user of said mobile electronic device.

11. A mobile electronic device comprising:

a user interface; and

a processing component adapted to monitor whether a user checks an unchecked event, to monitor whether at least one further predetermined condition is met, and to cause a provision of a notification about said event via said user interface, whenever said at least one further predetermined condition is met while a user has not yet checked said event.

12. The mobile electronic device according to claim 11, wherein said processing component is adapted to monitor the time passing after a respective notification about an unchecked event, wherein said at least one further predetermined condition comprises that a predetermined period of time has passed after a respectively preceding notification about said event.

13. The mobile electronic device according to claim 11, further comprising at least one sensor monitoring a state of said mobile electronic device, wherein said at least one condition comprises the entry of a predetermined state of said mobile electronic device.

14. The mobile electronic device according to claim 13, wherein said at least one sensor comprises at least one of a motion detector detecting a motion of said mobile electronic device, a keypad detecting a user input, and a microphone detecting a change of a noise level surrounding said mobile electronic device.

15. The mobile electronic device according to claim 11, wherein said user interface comprises at least one of a visual output for outputting said notification as an optical notification, an audio output for outputting said notification as an audible notification and a vibration generator for providing said notification in form of a vibration of said mobile electronic device.

16. The mobile electronic device according to claim 11, wherein said processing component is adapted to cause the provision of a notification which differs from a first notification indicating the actual occurrence of said event.

17. The mobile electronic device according to claim 11, wherein said at least one further predetermined condition comprises a plurality of conditions, and wherein said processing component is adapted to cause a specific type of a notification to be provided in case a specific one of said further predetermined conditions is met.

18. The mobile electronic device according to claim 11, wherein said at least one further predetermined condition comprises that a predetermined period of time has passed after a respectively preceding notification about said event, said processing component being adapted to monitor the time passing after a respective notification about an event, wherein said mobile electronic device further comprises a motion detector detecting a motion of said mobile electronic device and informing said processing component about a detected presence or absence of a motion, and wherein said processing component is adapted to determine based on a detected presence or absence, respectively, of a motion at least one of a type of said notification and a length of said period of time.

19. The mobile electronic device according to claim 11, wherein said mobile electronic device is a foldable device comprising a primary display which is hidden when said device is folded and a secondary display which is not hidden when said device is folded, and wherein said processing component is adapted to cause a provision of said notification via said secondary display.

20. The mobile electronic device according to claim 11, further comprising input means enabling a user to enable and disable a provision of said notification about an event.

21. A software program product in which a software code for notifying a user of a mobile electronic device about an unchecked event is stored, said software code realizing the following steps when running in a processing component of said mobile electronic device:

monitoring whether a user checks said event;

monitoring whether at least one further predetermined condition is met; and

causing a provision of a notification about said event whenever said at least one further predetermined condition is met while a user has not yet checked said event.