Device and method for generating user notifications associated with tasks that are pending completion
First Claim
1. A method of generating user notifications associated with tasks that are pending completion on a mobile device, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving input from a user to initiate performance of a task on the mobile device; and
when additional input is required to complete performance of the task, prompting the user for the additional input, determining if the additional input is not being received from the user within a predefined time period, and generating at least one form of user notification as defined by a user profile associated with the user, if the additional input is not being received from the user within the predefined time period.
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Abstract
A device and method for generating user notifications associated with tasks that are pending completion on a mobile device. When additional input is required from a user of the mobile device to complete performance of a task and is not being received from the user within a predefined time period, at least one form of user notification is generated. The particular form or forms of user notification are defined by a user profile associated with the user. User notifications may comprise visual, audible, and/or vibratory alerts, and different forms of these user notifications may be generated in a sequence. The volume of audible alerts or the period between periodic user notifications may vary over time.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of generating user notifications associated with tasks that are pending completion on a mobile device, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving input from a user to initiate performance of a task on the mobile device; and
when additional input is required to complete performance of the task, prompting the user for the additional input, determining if the additional input is not being received from the user within a predefined time period, and generating at least one form of user notification as defined by a user profile associated with the user, if the additional input is not being received from the user within the predefined time period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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