MESSAGE NOTIFICATION METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE
First Claim
1. A message notification method, comprising:
- receiving a message by an electronic device;
detecting whether a screen of the electronic device is in an unobservable state when the message is received, the unobservable state indicating that the screen of the electronic device is downward or covered; and
controlling a message notification assembly configured at a non-screen side of the electronic device to generate a visual prompt if the screen of the electronic device is in the unobservable state.
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Abstract
The present disclosure discloses a message notification method and an electronic device. The method includes: receiving a message by an electronic device; detecting whether a screen of the electronic device is in an unobservable state when the message is received, the unobservable state indicating that the screen of the electronic device is downward or covered; and controlling a message notification assembly configured at a non-screen side of the electronic device to generate a visual prompt if the screen of the electronic device is in the unobservable state. According to the present disclosure, the user can be notified to read or answer the received messages even if the electronic device is in the silent mode and the screen is in the unobservable state.
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18 Claims
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1. A message notification method, comprising:
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receiving a message by an electronic device; detecting whether a screen of the electronic device is in an unobservable state when the message is received, the unobservable state indicating that the screen of the electronic device is downward or covered; and controlling a message notification assembly configured at a non-screen side of the electronic device to generate a visual prompt if the screen of the electronic device is in the unobservable state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An electronic device, comprising:
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a screen; one or more processors; a memory for storing instructions executable by the one or more processors; and wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute instructions for; receiving a message; detecting whether the screen of the electronic device is in an unobservable state when the message is received, the unobservable state indicating that the screen of the electronic device is downward or covered; and controlling a message notification assembly configured at a non-screen side of the electronic device to generate a visual prompt if the screen of the electronic device is in the unobservable state. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of an electronic device, cause the electronic device to perform:
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receiving a message by an electronic device; detecting whether a screen of the electronic device is in an unobservable state when the message is received, the unobservable state indicating that the screen of the electronic device is downward or covered; and controlling a message notification assembly configured at a non-screen side of the electronic device to generate a visual prompt if the screen of the electronic device is in the unobservable state. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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