SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HANDLING INCOMING CALLS ON A MEDIA DEVICE

• US 20150045092A1
• Filed: 10/27/2014
• Published: 02/12/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Original Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Inventors: Wang, Huaiyuan, Williams, Rodney Owen
• Application Number:
  US14/524,963
• Publication Number:
  US 20150045092A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/556.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6066 including a wireless connection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72442 for playing music files
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/42 Graphical user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface

Abstract

A handheld computing device includes a plurality of controls for controlling operation of the handheld computing device, a processor, and an application executable in the processor. The application comprises logic that receives an indication of a notification sent from a communication device and logic that provides a user interface on a display of the handheld computing device responsive to receiving the indication, wherein the user interface comprises a plurality of items each corresponding to a respective action for handling the notification, wherein each of the plurality of items is assigned to a respective control of the handheld computing device for invoking the respective action. The application further comprises logic that receives a selection of one of the items.

Claims

1. A handheld computing device, comprising:

a plurality of controls for controlling operation of the handheld computing device;

a processor; and

an application executable in the processor, the application comprising;

logic that receives an indication of a notification sent from a communication device;

logic that provides a user interface on a display of the handheld computing device responsive to receiving the indication, wherein the user interface comprises a plurality of items each corresponding to a respective action for handling the notification, wherein each of the plurality of items is assigned to a respective control of the handheld computing device for invoking the respective action; and

logic that receives a selection of one of the items.

2. The handheld computing device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of controls comprise playback controls for controlling playback of media content on the handheld computing device.

3. The handheld computing device of claim 1, further comprising logic for sending a response to the communication device based on the selection.

4. The handheld computing device of claim 1, further comprising logic for suspending playback of media content responsive to receiving the selection of the one item.

5. The handheld computing device of claim 1, wherein the notification is sent from the communication device responsive to the communication device receiving an incoming call.

6. The handheld computing device of claim 5, wherein the selection of the one item invokes one of accepting an incoming call received by the communication device or rejecting the incoming call received by the communication device.

7. The handheld computing device of claim 1, wherein the assignment of each of the plurality of items to a respective control of the handheld computing device for invoking the respective action is shown on the user interface on the display.

8. The handheld computing device of claim 1, wherein the logic receives the selection of one of the items by sensing manipulation of a corresponding assigned control of the handheld computing device.

19. The handheld computing device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of controls comprise playback controls for controlling playback of media content on the handheld computing device.

20. The handheld computing device of claim 1, further comprising logic for sending a response to the communication device for controlling the communication device based on the selection.

9. A method implemented in a handheld computing device for handling a notification from a communication device, comprising:

receiving, by the handheld computing device, an indication of a notification sent from a communication device;

responsive to receiving the indication, providing, by the handheld computing device, a user interface on a display of the handheld computing device, wherein the user interface comprises a plurality of items each corresponding to a respective action for handling the notification, wherein each of the plurality of items is assigned to a respective control of the handheld computing device for invoking the respective action; and

receiving, by the handheld computing device, a selection of one of the items.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising generating, by the handheld computing device, one or more of a visual alert and an audio alert responsive to receiving the indication.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the plurality of controls comprise playback controls for controlling playback of media content on the handheld computing device.

12. The method of claim 9, further comprising suspending playback of media content responsive to receiving the selection of the one item.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising resuming, by the handheld computing device, playback of the media content responsive to the incoming call being terminated.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the notification is sent from the communication device responsive to the communication device receiving an incoming call.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the selection of the one item invokes one of accepting an incoming call received by the communication device or rejecting the incoming call received by the communication device.

16. The method of claim 9, wherein the assignment of each of the plurality of items to a respective control of the handheld computing device for invoking the respective action is shown on the user interface on the display.

17. The method of claim 9, wherein receiving the selection of one of the items comprises sensing manipulation of a corresponding assigned control of the handheld computing device.

18. A handheld computing device, comprising:

a plurality of controls for controlling operation of the handheld computing device;

a processor; and

an application executable in the processor, the application comprising;

logic that receives an indication of a notification sent from a communication device;

logic that provides a user interface on a display of the handheld computing device responsive to receiving the indication, wherein the user interface comprises a plurality of items each corresponding to a respective action for controlling operation of the communication device, wherein each of the plurality of items is assigned to a respective control of the handheld computing device for invoking the respective action on the communication device; and

logic that receives a selection of one of the items.