Progressive alert indications in a communication device
First Claim
1. A method of providing progressive alert indications in a communication device upon receipt of an incoming call, the method comprising the steps of:
- storing at least one alert indication in the communication device;
detecting an incoming call to the communication device; and
generating a progression of alert indications wherein each alert indication in the progression is different from the previous alert indication.
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Abstract
A communication device and method for providing progressive alert indications includes a first step of storing at least one alert indication in the communication device. The alert indication can include ring tones, vibrations, and lights. A next step includes detecting an incoming call to the communication device. A next step includes generating a progression of alert indications wherein each alert indication in the progression is different from the previous alert indication. The progression can include escalating loudness, repetitions, vibrations, lighting, or provide different ring tones. A next step includes terminating the progressive alert indications upon reaching a predefined maximum number of alerts and repeating the last alert indication for all subsequent alert indications.
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1. A method of providing progressive alert indications in a communication device upon receipt of an incoming call, the method comprising the steps of:
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storing at least one alert indication in the communication device;
detecting an incoming call to the communication device; and
generating a progression of alert indications wherein each alert indication in the progression is different from the previous alert indication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of providing progressive alert indications in a communication device upon receipt of an incoming call, the method comprising the steps of:
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storing at least one alert indication in the communication device;
detecting an incoming call to the communication device;
generating a progression of alert indications wherein each alert indication in the progression is different from the previous alert indication; and
terminating the progressive alert indications upon reaching a predefined maximum number of alerts and repeating the last alert indication for all subsequent alert indications. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A communication device with progressive alert indications, the communication device comprising;
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at least one alert indication;
a memory for storing the at least one alert indication;
an audio interface for generating audio alert indications;
a user interface for selecting alert indications to be stored in the memory;
a receiver for receiving incoming calls; and
a controller coupled to the memory, audio interface, user interface, receiver, and user interface, the controller detects an incoming call through the receiver, generates a progression of alert indications through the audio interface wherein each alert indication in the progression is different from the previous alert indication, and terminates the progressive alert indications upon reaching a predefined maximum number of alerts and repeats the last alert indication for all subsequent alert indications. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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