MESSAGE NOTIFICATION METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20150173040A1
• Filed: 08/13/2014
• Published: 06/18/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/17/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Xiaomi Inc. (Xiaomi Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Xiaomi Inc. (Xiaomi Corp.)
• Inventors: Gao, Yuan, Han, Gaocai, Zhang, Lei, Gao, Fei, Zhao, Hai, Li, Peng
• Granted Patent: US 9,622,213 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/02 Arrangements for increasing efficiency of notification or paging channel

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.

Claims

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.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein detecting whether the screen of the electronic device is in the unobservable state comprises:

detecting whether the screen of the electronic device is downward based on data collected by a built-in gravity sensor of the electronic device;

detecting whether the screen of the electronic device is obscured based on data collected by a front optical sensor of the electronic device;

or

detecting whether the screen of the electronic device is obscured based on data collected by a front distance sensor.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein controlling the message notification assembly to generate the visual prompt comprises:

detecting a type of the message, the type of the message comprising any one of a call, a SMS, a MMS, an E-mail, information and a prompt; and

controlling the message notification assembly to generate the visual prompt corresponding to the type of the message, the visual prompt varying with the type of the message.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein controlling the message notification assembly to generate the visual prompt according to the type of the message comprises:

if more than one messages are received, controlling the message notification assembly to sequentially generate more than one visual prompts corresponding to the types of the received messages based on predefined priorities of the received messages;

or

if more than one messages are received, controlling the message notification assembly to sequentially generate visual prompts corresponding to the types of the received messages based on a receiving order of the received messages.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the message notification assembly comprises a LED, a logo or a flashlight, and controlling the message notification assembly to generate the visual prompt comprises controlling the message notification assembly to flash or to light continuously.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein controlling the message notification assembly to generate the visual prompt further comprises:

detecting whether the electronic device is in a silent mode; and

controlling the message notification assembly to generate a visual prompt if the electronic device is in the silent mode and the screen of the electronic device is in the unobservable state.

7. An electronic device, comprising:

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.

8. The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein detecting whether the screen of the electronic device is in the unobservable state comprises:

detecting whether the screen of the electronic device is downward based on data collected by a built-in gravity sensor of the electronic device;

detecting whether the screen of the electronic device is obscured based on data collected by a front optical sensor of the electronic device;

or

detecting whether the screen of the electronic device is obscured based on data collected by a front distance sensor.

9. The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein controlling the message notification assembly to generate the visual prompt comprises:

detecting a type of the message, the type of the message comprising any one of a call, a SMS, a MMS, an E-mail, information and a prompt; and

controlling the message notification assembly to generate the visual prompt corresponding to the type of the message, the visual prompt varying with the type of the message.

10. The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein controlling the message notification assembly to generate the visual prompt according to the type of the message comprises:

if more than one messages are received, controlling the message notification assembly to sequentially generate more than one visual prompts corresponding to the types of the received messages based on predefined priorities of the received messages;

or

if more than one messages are received, controlling the message notification assembly to sequentially generate visual prompts corresponding to the types of the received messages based on a receiving order of the received messages.

11. The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the message notification assembly comprises a LED, a logo or a flashlight, and controlling the message notification assembly to generate the visual prompt comprises controlling the message notification assembly to flash or to light continuously.

12. The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein controlling the message notification assembly to generate the visual prompt further comprises:

detecting whether the electronic device is in a silent mode; and

controlling the message notification assembly to generate a visual prompt if the electronic device is in the silent mode and the screen of the electronic device is in the unobservable state.

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:

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.

14. The storage medium according to claim 13, wherein detecting whether the screen of the electronic device is in the unobservable state comprises:

detecting whether the screen of the electronic device is downward based on data collected by a built-in gravity sensor of the electronic device;

detecting whether the screen of the electronic device is obscured based on data collected by a front optical sensor of the electronic device;

or

detecting whether the screen of the electronic device is obscured based on data collected by a front distance sensor.

15. The storage medium according to claim 13, wherein controlling the message notification assembly to generate the visual prompt comprises:

detecting a type of the message, the type of the message comprising any one of a call, a SMS, a MMS, an E-mail, information and a prompt; and

controlling the message notification assembly to generate the visual prompt corresponding to the type of the message, the visual prompt varying with the type of the message.

16. The storage medium according to claim 15, wherein controlling the message notification assembly to generate the visual prompt according to the type of the message comprises:

if more than one messages are received, controlling the message notification assembly to sequentially generate more than one visual prompts corresponding to the types of the received messages based on predefined priorities of the received messages;

or

if more than one messages are received, controlling the message notification assembly to sequentially generate visual prompts corresponding to the types of the received messages based on a receiving order of the received messages.

17. The storage medium according to claim 13, wherein the message notification assembly comprises a LED, a logo or a flashlight, and controlling the message notification assembly to generate the visual prompt comprises controlling the message notification assembly to flash or to light continuously.

18. The storage medium according to claim 13, wherein controlling the message notification assembly to generate the visual prompt further comprises:

detecting whether the electronic device is in a silent mode; and

controlling the message notification assembly to generate a visual prompt if the electronic device is in the silent mode and the screen of the electronic device is in the unobservable state.