Method of Associating Groups of Classified Source Addresses with Vibration Patterns
First Claim
1. A method for conveying a tactile alert on a portable device, the method comprising:
- assigning a group identification (ID) for a communication received from a classified source address;
associating the group ID with a unique vibration pattern; and
vibrating the portable device according to the unique vibration pattern.
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Abstract
In a meeting or group event, people having a portable device, such as a cell phone or pager, may wish to be discretely notified when an important message is received, an urgent call comes in from a selected person or a selected group of people, or to be alerted to an upcoming important event without any audible alert to disturb the meeting or group event. To convey such a notification, a tactile alert is provided by vibrating the portable device according to a unique vibration pattern associated with the received communication. When a communication is received, a group identification (ID) is assigned based on the communication being a member of a classified group of source addresses. The portable device associates the group ID with a unique vibration pattern. To provide the alert, the portable device is vibrated according to the unique vibration pattern.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for conveying a tactile alert on a portable device, the method comprising:
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assigning a group identification (ID) for a communication received from a classified source address; associating the group ID with a unique vibration pattern; and vibrating the portable device according to the unique vibration pattern. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus for conveying a tactile alert on a portable device, the apparatus comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive an incoming communication; a processor complex having a processor and program memory configured to execute alert processing tasks; an alert processing component configured to have one or more alert processing tasks for classifying the incoming communication and to determine a unique vibration pattern for the classified incoming communication; and a vibration unit configured to vibrate the portable device according to the unique vibration pattern to convey the tactile alert. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A computer readable medium including program code stored thereon, comprising:
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program code for assigning a group identification (ID) for a communication received from a classified source address or time alert; program code for associating the group ID with a unique vibration pattern; and program code for vibrating the portable device according to the unique vibration pattern to convey the tactile alert. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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