OPTIONS PRESENTED ON A DEVICE OTHER THAN ACCEPT AND DECLINE FOR AN INCOMING CALL

• US 20130324093A1
• Filed: 06/05/2012
• Published: 12/05/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Santamaria, Justin, van Os, Marcel, Pitschel, Donald W., Cranfill, Elizabeth C., Brown, Jeremy
• Granted Patent: US 9,124,712 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72484 wherein functions are triggered by incoming communication events
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/68 with means for recording information, e.g. telephone number during a conversation recording of telephone conversations H04M1/656
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42 Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers specially adapted for wireless communication networks H04W4/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/042 Public Land Mobile systems, e.g. cellular systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]

Abstract

A data processing system that, in one embodiment, uses smart reminders to allow a user to decline an incoming phone or messaging call and to cause the system to set a smart reminder about the call. In one embodiment, the system can use the system'"'"'s current state or context (e.g. the system is in a car or is playing a movie) to determine the type of reminder options to present to the user and to determine when to trigger the reminder based on the reminder option that is selected by the user.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving an incoming call on a wireless handheld device;

offering a user of the device an option to decline the call and to be subsequently reminded of the call with a reminder, the reminder based on observance of one or more of;

the device'"'"'s operational configured state,

the front most application,

specific user activity, and

the device'"'"'s location,

as it exists concurrently with the call;

in response to the user'"'"'s detected acceptance of the option, observing one or more of;

a change in the state of the device'"'"'s operational configured state,

a change in the front most application,

specific user activity, and

a change in the device'"'"'s location; and

,

triggering the reminder when the change is detected.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the change in the state of the operational configured state is a change to the networked state of the device.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the change to the networked state of the device is the device being coupled to a PAN.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein the change to the networked state of the device is the device being un-coupled to a PAN.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the change of the front most application is a change of the front most application of the device between active and inactive.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the change is the closure of the front most application of the device.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the application is a movie playing application.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the change is a change to the device'"'"'s location, wherein, GPS information is used by the device to understand the device'"'"'s location.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the method further comprises integrating an understanding of the device'"'"'s GPS position with map information to determine where the device is.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein the reminder is based on a future potential destination of the user.

11. The method of claim 9 wherein the reminder is based on the device entering or leaving a feature on the map.

12. The method of claim 1 wherein the change is the specific user activity of pausing or stopping a movie currently playing in a media player.

13. An apparatus, comprising:

a touchscreen display; and

a smart reminder logic communicatively coupled to the display, wherein the smart reminder logic detects information about one or more of;

the device'"'"'s currently configured operational state,

the front most application,

the device'"'"'s location, and

specific user activity,

and offers a reminder option based on the information.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein the smart reminder logic includes reminder determination logic that offers the reminder option for display on the touchscreen display.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 wherein the reminder determination logic detects an incoming call.

16. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein the smart reminder logic includes reminder trigger logic that receives an indication that a user of the device has selected the reminder option.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 wherein the reminder trigger logic presents a triggered reminder for display on the touchscreen display.

18. A machine readable medium having stored thereon program code that when processed by an electronic digital processing system of a handheld device causes a method to be performed by said handheld device, said method comprising:

presenting a triggered reminder for display on a touchscreen display, the triggering of the triggered reminder based on information of one or more of;

a change to the device'"'"'s currently configured operational state,

a change to the front most application,

a change to the device'"'"'s location, and

specific looked for user activity.

19. The machine readable medium of claim 18 wherein the information includes a change in the state of the device'"'"'s operational configured state and further includes a change to the networked state of the device.

20. The machine readable medium of claim 19 wherein the change to the networked state of the device is the device being coupled to a PAN.

21. The machine readable medium of claim 20 wherein the change to the networked state of the device is the device being un-coupled to a PAN.

22. The machine readable medium of claim 18 wherein the information includes a change of the device'"'"'s front most application and further includes a change of an application of the device between active and inactive.

23. The machine readable medium of claim 18 wherein the information includes a change in the device'"'"'s location and further includes the device'"'"'s GPS position with map information.

24. The machine readable medium of claim 23 wherein the information is based on the device entering or leaving a feature on the map.

25. The machine readable medium of claim 18 wherein the specific looked for information includes the specific user activity of pausing or stopping a movie application currently playing in a media player.

26. A method, comprising:

receiving an incoming call on a wireless handheld device;

offering a user of the device an option to accept the call and simultaneously launch an application of the device;

in response to the user'"'"'s detected acceptance of the option, accepting the call; and

launching the application.

27. The method of claim 26 wherein the application is one of a notes application, an email application and a web browser.

28. The method of claim 27 wherein, if the application is a notes application, the notes application initially presents information about the caller of the call.

29. The method of claim 27 wherein, if the application is an email application, the email application presents an email message to be sent having the email address of the caller of the call as the addressee of the email.

30. A method, comprising:

receiving an incoming call on a handheld device; and

,

presenting different options to a user of the device for handling the call based on different directions that the user swipes a display of the device.