Method and System for Audible Delivery of Notifications Partially Presented on an Always-On Display

• US 20170131778A1
• Filed: 11/10/2015
• Published: 05/11/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Iyer, Boby
• Granted Patent: US 9,804,681 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1688 the I/O peripheral being integrated loudspeakers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6245 Protecting personal data, e.g. for financial or medical purposes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1637 Sensing arrangement for detection of housing movement or orientation, e.g. for controlling scrolling or cursor movement on the display of an handheld computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/165 Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/725 Cordless telephones user interfaces specially adapted therefor H04M1/724

Abstract

An electronic device includes one or more processors, a touch-sensitive display and an audio output operative in a first mode to produce an audible output at a first output level, and operable in a discreet mode operative to produce the audible output at a second output level that is less than a first output level. The one or more processors can present a user actuation target or a portion of a notification at a location on the touch sensitive display. The processors can then detect an object proximately located with touch-sensitive display at the location and a lifting gesture lifting the electronic device from a first elevation to a second elevation. In response, the one or more processors can cause the audio output to deliver notification details as the audible output from an audio output device.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

presenting, with one or more processors of an electronic device, a portion of a notification on a touch-sensitive display;

detecting, with the one or more processors;

an object proximately located with the touch-sensitive display at a location corresponding to where the portion of the notification is presented; and

a lifting gesture lifting the electronic device from a first elevation to a second elevation, the second elevation greater than the first elevation; and

in response to the detecting;

causing, with the one or more processors, the electronic device to operate in a discreet mode operative to produce audible output at a second output level that is less than a first output level when the electronic device operates in a normal mode; and

delivering, with an audio output device, content of the notification as the audible output.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising redirecting the audible output to an earpiece loudspeaker of the electronic device.

3. The method of claim 1, the lifting gesture comprising movement of the electronic device from a first position distally located from a user to a second position proximately located with the user.

4. The method of claim 3, the second position proximately located with a user'"'"'s head.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

monitoring, with the one or more processors, one or more proximity sensors of the electronic device to detect another object proximately located with the electronic device during the delivering;

detecting, by the one or more processors from the one or more proximity sensors, removal of the another object from the electronic device; and

upon detecting removal of the object causing, with the one or more processors, the electronic device to return to the normal mode.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting a lowering gesture lowering the electronic device from the second elevation to the first elevation; and

causing, with the one or more processors, the electronic device to transition to the normal mode in response to the lowering gesture.

7. The method of claim 1, the detecting further comprising determining the object is proximately located with the touch-sensitive display at the location corresponding to where the portion of the notification is presented for at least a predetermined duration prior to the causing.

8. The method of claim 1, the notification comprising an electronic message received from a remote electronic device.

9. An apparatus, comprising:

one or more processors;

a touch-sensitive display operable with the one or more processors;

an audio output, operable with the one or more processors, and operative in a first mode to produce an audible output at a first output level;

the one or more processors to;

present a user actuation target at a location on the touch-sensitive display; and

detecting;

an object proximately located with the touch-sensitive display at the location; and

a lifting gesture lifting an electronic device from a first elevation to a second elevation that is greater than the first elevation; and

in response to the detecting;

cause the audio output to operate in a discreet mode operative to produce the audible output at a second output level that is less than the first output level; and

deliver content corresponding to the user actuation target as the audible output from an audio output device.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, the audio output device comprising an earpiece loudspeaker.

11. The apparatus of claim 9, the user actuation target comprising an application icon.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, the content comprising notification information generated by an application corresponding to the application icon.

13. The apparatus of claim 9, the user actuation target comprising a portion of a notification.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, the content comprising an entirety of the notification.

15. The apparatus of claim 9, the one or more processors further operable to:

determine the object is proximately located with the touch-sensitive display at the location for at least a predetermined duration; and

cause the audio output of the electronic device to operate in the discreet mode only after the predetermined duration.

16. The apparatus of claim 9, the one or more processors further operable to:

detect a lowering gesture lowering the electronic device from the second elevation to the first elevation; and

cause the audio output to return to a normal mode of operation.

17. A method, comprising:

presenting, with one or more processors of an electronic device, a user actuation target at a location along a touch-sensitive display;

detecting, with the one or more processors;

an object proximately located with the touch-sensitive display at the location; and

a lifting gesture lifting the electronic device from a first elevation to a second elevation, the second elevation greater than the first elevation; and

in response to the detecting;

causing, with the one or more processors, an audio output of the electronic device to operate in a discreet mode operative to produce audible output at a second output level that is less than a first output level when the electronic device operates in a normal mode;

receiving, with an audio input device, an audio input; and

in response to the receiving the audio input, transitioning the electronic device from a locked mode of operation to a user accessible mode of operation.

18. The method of claim 17, the user actuation target comprising a device unlock icon.

19. The method of claim 18, the audio input comprising a personal identification number.

20. The method of claim 17, the detecting further comprising determining the object is proximately located with the touch-sensitive display at the location for at least a predetermined duration, the transitioning occurring only after the predetermined duration.