Method and a device for signaling a call or a message to its addressee
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1. A method of signaling an incoming call or electronic message from a given sender to the user of a receiver terminal to whom said call or message is addressed, in which method said receiver terminal performs the following steps:
- identifying the sender;
allowing for at least one changeable or predetermined parameter relating to said sender; and
dynamically selecting at least one signaling mode and/or at least one signaling device available in said receiver terminal as a function of the state of said at least one parameter relating to the sender, and at least one of another parameter programmed by said user and a state of a parameter related to an environment or a status of the receiving terminal.
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Abstract
In a method of signaling an incoming call or electronic message from a given sender to the user of a receiver terminal to whom the call or message is addressed, the receiver terminal identifies the sender, allows for at least one changeable or predetermined parameter relating to the sender, and dynamically selects at least one signaling mode and/or at least one signaling device available in the receiver terminal as a function of the state of the parameter or parameters linked to the sender.
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1. A method of signaling an incoming call or electronic message from a given sender to the user of a receiver terminal to whom said call or message is addressed, in which method said receiver terminal performs the following steps:
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identifying the sender; allowing for at least one changeable or predetermined parameter relating to said sender; and dynamically selecting at least one signaling mode and/or at least one signaling device available in said receiver terminal as a function of the state of said at least one parameter relating to the sender, and at least one of another parameter programmed by said user and a state of a parameter related to an environment or a status of the receiving terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of signaling an incoming call or electronic message from a given sender to the user of a receiver terminal to whom said call or message is addressed, in which method said receiver terminal performs the following steps:
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identifying the sender; allowing for at least one changeable or predetermined parameter relating to said sender; and dynamically selecting at least one signaling mode and/or at least one signaling device available in said receiver terminal as a function of the state of said at least one parameter relating to the sender, wherein, each time a new incoming call or message is received, at least one signaling mode and/or at least one signaling device or a combination of signaling modes and/or devices are determined, in conjunction with respective degrees of intensity of their use, by selecting said modes and/or devices on the basis of one or more graduated scales.
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- 11. A telecommunication terminal adapted to be connected to a communication network and including a device for signaling an incoming call or an incoming electronic message from a caller using a given sender terminal to the user of said telecommunication terminal, to whom said call or message is addressed, said terminal includes means for identifying the number or the address of said sender and a module for dynamically selecting at least one signaling mode and device available in said telecommunication terminal as a function of the state of at least one changeable or predetermined parameter relating to said sender and allowed for by said module, in conjunction with at least one of the state of at least one parameter programmed by said user and the state of at least one parameter relating to the environment or to the status of said telecommunication terminal.
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14. A telecommunication terminal adapted to be connected to a communication network and including a device for signaling an incoming call or an incoming electronic message from a caller using a given sender terminal to the user of said telecommunication terminal, to whom said call or message is addressed, said terminal includes either means for identifying the number or the address of said sender or a module for dynamically selecting at least one signaling mode and/or device available in said telecommunication terminal as a function of the state of at least one changeable or predetermined parameter relating to said sender and allowed for by said module, in conjunction with the state of at least one parameter programmed by said user and/or the state of at least one parameter relating to the environment or to the status of said telecommunication terminal, said telecommunication terminal further including a file for assigning degrees of priority or importance specific to given senders, a file for indicating and configuring said signaling device or devices as a function of values and/or states of parameters allowed for by said dynamic selector module, a file or a programmable variable indicating the current situation or status of said user, and a file containing parameters relating to the environment or to the status of said mobile terminal, said files and/or said variable being consulted, together with said history file, and their contents being used by said dynamic selector module to control said signaling means to generate a warning signal or message appropriate for said user.
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15. A method of signaling an incoming call or electronic message from a given sender to the user of a receiver terminal to whom said call or message is addressed, in which method said receiver terminal performs the following steps:
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identifying the sender; allowing for at least one changeable or predetermined parameter relating to said sender; and dynamically selecting at least one signaling mode and/or at least one signaling device available in said receiver terminal as a function of the state of said at least one parameter relating to the sender, wherein, each time a new incoming call or message is received, at least one signaling mode and/or at least one signaling device or a combination of signaling modes and/or devices are determined, in conjunction with respective degrees of intensity of their use, by selecting said modes and/or devices on the basis of one or more graduated scales, and wherein said one or more graduated scales are scales of effectiveness of warning, each of said scales being associated with at least one of a current situation and status of said user, wherein said status is programmed by said user, and said one or more graduated scales are a function of one of a value and a level of warning calculated from one of a changeable parameter and a non-changeable parameter associated with said sender.
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