Mobile communication device with adaptive audible user notification
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1. A method for providing adaptive audible user notifications in a mobile communication device, comprising:
- determining an ambient noise level; and
adjusting the loudness of an audible user notification based on the ambient noise level.
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Abstract
A mobile communication device, such as a mobile telephone, that provides adaptive audible notifications to user. The mobile communication device is adapted to obtain information concerning the environment in which the device is located, such as ambient noise level or whether the device is in an enclosure, and to select an appropriate user notification loudness level based on the obtained information.
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39 Claims
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1. A method for providing adaptive audible user notifications in a mobile communication device, comprising:
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determining an ambient noise level; and
adjusting the loudness of an audible user notification based on the ambient noise level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A mobile communication device, comprising:
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a microphone;
a processor coupled to the microphone, the processor configured to receive ambient noise level information from the microphone and to adjust the loudness of an audible user notification based on the ambient noise level information. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for providing adaptive audible user notifications in a mobile communication device, comprising:
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determining if the mobile communication device is within an enclosure; and
adjusting the loudness of an audible user notification based on the determination. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A mobile communication device, comprising:
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a microphone;
a speaker; and
a processor coupled to the microphone and speaker, the processor configured to transmit a test tone via the speaker and to receive a sound return corresponding to the test tone via the microphone;
wherein the processor is further configured to analyze the sound return to determine if the mobile communication device is within an enclosure and to adjust the loudness of an audible user notification based on the determination. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39)
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37. A method for providing adaptive non-audible user notifications in a mobile communication device, comprising:
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determining an ambient noise level; and
determining whether to provide a non-audible user notification based on the ambient noise level.
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