COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ALERTING AN INCOMING COMMUNICATION IN A COMMUNICATION APPLICATION AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS THEREOF
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for alerting an incoming communication in a communication application, wherein a communication service:
- receives a request, from at least one caller, for a communication destined to a user in at least one communication application, said communication application being adapted for a determined operating system that is installed in a computing device of said user and being registered in said communication service; and
checks a state of said communication application with regard to the computing device,characterized in that it comprises, if said state meaning that the communication application being running in background of the computing device or being offline thereof, performing following steps;
a) triggering, by the communication application, an indication to the computing device operating system involving at least one of a visual indication, an audible indication or a vibration;
b) after a certain period of time, requesting by the communication application to delete by said computing device operating system said triggered indication; and
c) repeating steps a) and b) until the requested communication is established or the communication request from said caller finishes.
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Abstract
The method comprising a communication service (30): receiving a communication request in an application (20) that is adapted for an operating system (10) installed in a computing device (D) and is registered in the communication service (30); and checking a state of the application (20) with regard to the computing device (D), wherein if said state meaning that the application (20) being running in background or being offline, performing: a) triggering, by the application (20), an indication to the operating system (10) involving at least a visual indication, an audible indication or a vibration; b) upon the application (20) having waited a certain period of time, requesting said application (20) to delete by operating system (10) said triggered indication; and c) repeating steps a) and b) until the requested communication is established or the communication request finishes.
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15 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for alerting an incoming communication in a communication application, wherein a communication service:
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receives a request, from at least one caller, for a communication destined to a user in at least one communication application, said communication application being adapted for a determined operating system that is installed in a computing device of said user and being registered in said communication service; and checks a state of said communication application with regard to the computing device, characterized in that it comprises, if said state meaning that the communication application being running in background of the computing device or being offline thereof, performing following steps; a) triggering, by the communication application, an indication to the computing device operating system involving at least one of a visual indication, an audible indication or a vibration; b) after a certain period of time, requesting by the communication application to delete by said computing device operating system said triggered indication; and c) repeating steps a) and b) until the requested communication is established or the communication request from said caller finishes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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