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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
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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.

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