Speech-Based Notification On A Handheld Device

• US 20080039021A1
• Filed: 07/27/2006
• Published: 02/14/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Inventors: Fux, Vadim, Fedotenko, Denis
• Application Number:
  US11/460,382
• Publication Number:
  US 20080039021A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/67.7
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/04 the ringing-current being generated at the substations

Abstract

A method for generating a speech-based notification on a handheld electronic device comprises detecting a triggering event, determining that a non-speech based notification of the triggering event may not be discernible, and providing a speech-based notification of the triggering event. An improved handheld electronic device implementing the method is also provided.

Claims

1. A method for generating a notification on a handheld electronic device, the method comprising:

detecting a triggering event;

determining that a non-speech based notification of the triggering event may not be discernible; and

providing a speech-based notification of the triggering event.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said detecting a triggering event further comprises detecting at least one of an incoming communication and an activated calendar entry.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising converting said incoming communication into an audible speech-based output, and outputting the audible speech-based output as said speech-based notification.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising converting, as said incoming communication, a text-based data set.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein said determining that a non-speech based notification of the triggering event may not be discernible further comprises detecting that said handheld electronic device is engaged with at least one of a holster, a cradle, a charging device, and a hands-free device.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein said determining that a non-speech based notification of the triggering event may not be discernible further comprises at least one of detecting that said handheld electronic device has not been moved for a predetermined time and detecting that an input apparatus of said handheld electronic device has not been actuated for a predetermined time.

7. A handheld electronic device comprising:

a processor unit comprising a processor, an input apparatus, an output apparatus, and a memory having a routine stored therein, the processor unit being structured to;

detect a triggering event;

determine that a non-speech based notification of the triggering event may not be discernible; and

provide a speech-based notification of the triggering event.

8. The handheld electronic device of claim 7 wherein said processor unit is further structured to detect as said triggering event at least one of an incoming communication and an activated calendar entry.

9. The handheld electronic device of claim 8, wherein said processor unit is further structured to convert said incoming communication into an audible speech-based output, and to output said audible speech-based output as said speech-based notification.

10. The handheld electronic device of claim 7 wherein said processor unit is further structured to detect that said handheld electronic device is engaged with at least one of a holster, a cradle, a charging device, and an automobile hands-free device.

11. The handheld electronic device of claim 7 wherein said processor unit is further structured to detect that at least one of:

said handheld electronic device has not been moved for a predetermined time; and

said input apparatus has not been actuated for a predetermined time.