Notification management

• US 20070123221A1
• Filed: 02/16/2006
• Published: 05/31/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/28/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Lundquist, Johan, Mazenier, Frens
• Application Number:
  US11/354,933
• Publication Number:
  US 20070123221A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/412.200
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/04 the ringing-current being generated at the substations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver

Abstract

A method and electronic apparatus is provided for managing at least one notification in an electronic apparatus. The method comprises generating the notification; and attaching to the notification at least one position attribute, which provides a geographical restriction for issuing the notification. The notification is issued when a geographical position if the electronic apparatus complies with the position attribute.

Claims

1. A method for managing at least one notification in an electronic apparatus, comprising:

generating the notification; and

attaching to the notification at least one position attribute, which provides a geographical restriction for issuing the notification.

2. The method according to claim 1, comprising

determining a geographical position;

acquiring the position attribute;

determining whether the geographical position complies with the position attribute; and

issuing the notification associated with the position attribute if the geographical position complies with the position attribute.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein said attaching comprises attaching a position attribute, which comprises at least one geographical position, to the notification.

4. The method according to claim 2, wherein said attaching comprises attaching a position attribute, which comprises an identifier for identifying an electronic device and a geographical constraint associated with the electronic device.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein said attaching comprises attaching a geographical constraint, which defines at least one of a distance, which defines a maximum distance between the electronic apparatus and the electronic device for allowing issuance of the notification, and a geographical position, at which the electronic device is to be located when the notification is issued.

6. The method according to claim 4, comprising submitting a request for periodical updates of the geographical position of the electronic device.

7. The method according to claim 4, wherein said acquiring comprises receiving the geographical position of the electronic device;

and

said determining comprises determining whether the geographical position of the electronic device complies with the geographical constraint.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein said generating comprises generating a notification for at least one of an alarm, a calendar entry, a task entry, or an alert.

17. A computer program product comprising computer program code means for executing the method according to claim 1, when said computer program code means are run by an electronic device having computer capabilities.

18. A computer readable medium having stored thereon a computer program product comprising computer program code means for executing the method according to claim 1, when said computer program code means are run by an electronic device having computer capabilities.

9. An electronic apparatus operable to manage at least one notification, comprising:

a notification generation unit operable to generate the notification; and

a processing unit operable to attach to the notification at least one position attribute, which provides a geographical restriction for issuing the notification.

10. The electronic apparatus according to claim 9, comprising:

a position determination unit operative to determine a geographical position; and

a matching unit operative to acquire the position attribute;

wherein

the matching unit is operative to determine whether the determined geographical position complies with the position attribute; and

the processing unit is operative to issue the notification associated with the position attribute if the determined geographical position complies with the position attribute.

11. The electronic apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the processing unit is operative to attach a position attribute, which comprises at least one geographical position, to the notification.

12. The electronic apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the processing unit is operative to attach a position attribute, which comprises an identifier for identifying an electronic device and a geographical constraint associated with the electronic device.

13. The electronic apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the processing unit is operative to attach a geographical constraint, which defines at least one of a distance, which defines a maximum distance between the electronic apparatus and the electronic device for allowing issuance of the notification, and a geographical position, at which the electronic device is to be located when the notification is issued.

14. The electronic apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the processing unit is operative to submit a request for periodical updates of the geographical position of the electronic device.

15. The electronic apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the matching unit is operable to receive the geographical position of the electronic device, and determine whether the geographical position of the electronic device complies with the geographical constraint.

16. The electronic apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said the notification generation unit is operable to generate a notification for at least one of an alarm, a calendar entry, a task entry, a note entry or an alert.