Notification Management

• US 20150373666A1
• Filed: 06/20/2014
• Published: 12/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Schuller, Donald Geoffrey, Malahy, Evan, Newton-Dunn, Henry Owen
• Granted Patent: US 9,615,350 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 9/00 Reinforcements or ply arrangement of pneumatic tyres inserts having reinforcing means B60C5/08; bead structure, e.g. turnup or overlap construction, B60C15/00
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 9/00 Arrangement or adaptation of signal devices not provided for in one of main groups B60Q1/00 - B60Q7/00 , e.g. haptic signalling
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/143 Alarm means
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/00 Input parameters relating to occupants
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 40/08 related to drivers or passengers
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/08 Interaction between the driver and the control system
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/14 Means for informing the driver, warning the driver or prompting a driver intervention
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0816 Indicating performance data, e.g. occurrence of a malfunction
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6075 adapted for handsfree use in a vehicle H04M1/6058 takes precedence; arrangements for holding telephones in a vehicle B60R11/0241
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/00 User notification, e.g. alerting and paging, for incoming communication, change of service or the like

Abstract

Systems device and techniques are disclosed for determining whether a mobile device is in vehicle mode. A notification may be received while the mobile device is in vehicle mode and the notification may be determined to be important or unimportant. If the notification is determined to be important, then the notification may be provided to the user via, an output mode (e.g., display or speaker). If the notification is determined to be unimportant, then the notification may not be provided to the user via the display until the mobile device is no longer in vehicle mode.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining that a mobile device is in a vehicle mode;

receiving a first device notification at the mobile device;

determining that the first device notification is an it notification;

providing the first device notification via an output mode based on determining that the first device notification is an important notification and that the mobile device is in the vehicle mode;

receiving a second device notification at the mobile device;

determining that the second device notification is an unimportant notification; and

not providing the second device notification via the output mode based on determining that the second device notification is an unimportant notification and that the mobile device is in the vehicle mode.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining that the mobile device is in a vehicle mode comprises determining a speed associated with the mobile device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein determining that the mobile device is in a vehicle mode comprises determining a connection between the mobile device and a vehicle.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein determining that the mobile device is in a vehicle mode comprises determining a current characteristic of the vehicle associated with the mobile device.

5. The method of claim 1, Wherein determining that the first device notification is an important notification comprises detecting an importance value associated with the first device notification.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein determining that the first device notification is an important notification comprises determining a notification type associated with the first device notification.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein determining that the second device notification is an unimportant notification comprises detecting an importance value associated with the second device notification.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein determining that the second device notification is an unimportant notification comprises determining a notification type associated with the second device notification.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the output mode is one or more selected from the group consisting of a vehicle display and a vehicle speaker.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising not providing the first device notification on the mobile device display.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising enabling operation of the mobile device display while the mobile device is in a vehicle mode, wherein the mobile device display does not receive the first or the second device notification.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the output mode is a mobile device display.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing the notification for one selected from the group consisting of:

a predetermined amount of time and a notification based amount of time.

13. The method of claim further comprising:

determining that the mobile device is no longer in a vehicle mode; and

providing the second device notification via the output mode based on determining that the mobile device is no longer in a vehicle mode.

15. A system comprising:

a processor, the processor configured to;

determine that a mobile device is in a vehicle mode;

receive a first device notification at the mobile device;

determine that the first device notification is an important notification;

provide the first device notification via an output mode based on determining that the first device notification is an important notification and that the mobile device is in the vehicle mode;

receive a second device notification at the mobile device;

determine that the second device notification is an unimportant notification; and

not provide the second device notification via the output mode based on determining that the second device notification is an unimportant notification and that the mobile device is in the vehicle mode.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein determining that the first device notification is an important notification comprises detecting an importance value associated with the first device notification.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein determining that the first device notification is an important notification comprises determining a notification type associated with the first device notification.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the output mode is one or more selected from the group consisting of a vehicle display and a vehicle speaker.

19. The system of claim 18, further configured to not providing the first device notification on the mobile device display.

20. The system of claim 15, further configured to:

determine that the mobile device is no longer in a vehicle mode; and

provide the second device notification via the output mode based on determining that the mobile device is no longer in a vehicle mode.