Method and apparatus for providing dynamic user alert
First Claim
1. A method of providing a dynamic alert indication to a user of a signal receiving device, the method comprising the steps of:
- obtaining context information at the signal receiving device;
storing at least a portion of the context information at the signal receiving device;
forwarding at least a portion of the context information to a context service system located remote from the signal receiving device; and
automatically modifying, based on at least a portion of the context information, an alert indication mode associated with the signal receiving device, wherein the alert indication mode causes an alert indication to be provided to the user of the signal receiving device upon receipt of a signal by the signal receiving device, the alert indication being appropriate to an environment in which the user is presently located;
wherein automated modification of the alert indication mode is effectuated remotely by the context service system or locally by the signal receiving device.
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Abstract
Techniques for providing a dynamic alert indication to a user of a signal receiving device. One technique includes the steps of processing a signal transmitted from a signal transmitting device to determine at least one mode to be associated with an alert indication, wherein the processing step includes the step of accessing a look-up table containing information associated with a user of the signal receiving device to determine the at least one mode to be associated with the alert indication; and alerting the user of the signal receiving device via the alert indication that the signal has been received by the signal receiving device.
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32 Claims
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1. A method of providing a dynamic alert indication to a user of a signal receiving device, the method comprising the steps of:
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obtaining context information at the signal receiving device; storing at least a portion of the context information at the signal receiving device; forwarding at least a portion of the context information to a context service system located remote from the signal receiving device; and automatically modifying, based on at least a portion of the context information, an alert indication mode associated with the signal receiving device, wherein the alert indication mode causes an alert indication to be provided to the user of the signal receiving device upon receipt of a signal by the signal receiving device, the alert indication being appropriate to an environment in which the user is presently located; wherein automated modification of the alert indication mode is effectuated remotely by the context service system or locally by the signal receiving device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A signal receiving device, comprising:
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a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and operative to;
(i) obtain context information;
(ii) store at least a portion of the context information;
(iii) forward at least a portion of the context information to a context service system located remote from the signal receiving device;wherein, based on at least a portion of the context information, an alert indication mode associated with the signal receiving device is automatically modified, wherein the alert indication mode causes an alert indication to be provided to the user of the signal receiving device upon receipt of a signal by the signal receiving device, the alert indication being appropriate to an environment in which the user is presently located; further wherein automated modification of the alert indication mode is effectuated remotely by the context service system or locally by the signal receiving device.
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18. A context service server, comprising:
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a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and operative to;
(i) obtain context information associated with a signal receiving device;
(ii) store at least a portion of the context information;
(iii) forward at least a portion of the context information to one or more signal transmitting devices;wherein, based on at least a portion of the context information, an alert indication mode associated with the signal receiving device is automatically modified, wherein the alert indication mode causes an alert indication to be provided to a user of the signal receiving device upon receipt of a signal by the signal receiving device from one of the signal transmitting devices, the alert indication being appropriate to an environment in which the user is presently located; further wherein automated modification of the alert indication mode is effectuated remotely by the context service server or locally by the signal receiving device.
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19. A method of providing a dynamic alert indication to a user of a signal receiving device, the method comprising the steps of:
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obtaining context information from a context service located remote from the signal receiving device; storing at least a portion of the context information at the signal receiving device; forwarding at least a portion of the context information to one or more signal transmitting devices; and automatically modifying, based on at least a portion of the context information, an alert indication mode associated with the signal receiving device, wherein the alert indication mode causes an alert indication to be provided to the user of the signal receiving device upon receipt of a signal by the signal receiving device, the alert indication being appropriate to an environment in which the user is presently located;
wherein automated modification of the alert indication mode is effectuated remotely by the context service system or locally by the signal receiving device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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