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Location Mechanism for Mobile Device

  • US 20080309485A1
  • Filed: 06/12/2008
  • Published: 12/18/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/13/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of invoking an audible alert at a communications device, comprising:

  • receiving, at the communications device, an electronic communication including a code;

    parsing the code from within the received electronic communication;

    using the code parsed from within the electronic communication to determine whether to classify the received electronic communication as a coded electronic communication;

    classifying the received electronic communication as a coded electronic communication based on results of the determination; and

    in response to classification of the electronic communication as a coded electronic communication, invoking an audible alert at the communications device based on the received electronic communication, and overriding volume control settings at the communications device if the volume control settings of the communications device are configured for a silent setting.

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