Device and method for generating user notifications associated with tasks that are pending completion
First Claim
1. A method of generating user notifications associated with tasks that are pending completion on a mobile device, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving user input to initiate performance of a task on the mobile device, wherein the user input received comprises an instruction that the task is to be completed automatically without a need for additional user input; and
when additional input is required to complete performance of the task after the instruction that the task is to be completed automatically without the need for additional user input is received, the following steps are performed;
prompting for the additional input,determining if the additional input is not received within a predefined time period, andgenerating at least one form of user notification as defined by a user profile, if the additional input is not received within the predefined time period.
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Abstract
A device and method for generating user notifications associated with tasks that are pending completion on a mobile device. When additional input is required from a user of the mobile device to complete performance of a task and is not being received from the user within a predefined time period, at least one form of user notification is generated. The particular form or forms of user notification are defined by a user profile associated with the user. User notifications may comprise visual, audible, and/or vibratory alerts, and different forms of these user notifications may be generated in a sequence. The volume of audible alerts or the period between periodic user notifications may vary over time.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of generating user notifications associated with tasks that are pending completion on a mobile device, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving user input to initiate performance of a task on the mobile device, wherein the user input received comprises an instruction that the task is to be completed automatically without a need for additional user input; and when additional input is required to complete performance of the task after the instruction that the task is to be completed automatically without the need for additional user input is received, the following steps are performed; prompting for the additional input, determining if the additional input is not received within a predefined time period, and generating at least one form of user notification as defined by a user profile, if the additional input is not received within the predefined time period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer-readable medium upon which a plurality of instructions are stored, the instructions, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform steps of a method of generating user notifications associated with tasks that are pending completion on a mobile device, the method comprising:
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receiving user input to initiate performance of a task on the mobile device, wherein the user input received comprises an instruction that the task is to be completed automatically without a need for additional user input; and when additional input is required to complete performance of the task after the instruction that the task is to be completed automatically without the need for additional user input is received, the following steps are performed; prompting for the additional input, determining if the additional input is not received within a predefined time period, and generating at least one form of user notification as defined by a user profile, if the additional input is not received within the predefined time period.
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17. A mobile device comprising a processor configured to:
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receive user input to initiate performance of a task on the mobile device, wherein the user input received comprises an instruction that the task is to be completed automatically without a need for additional user input; and when additional input is required to complete performance of the task after the instruction that the task is to be completed automatically without the need for additional user input is received; prompt for the additional input, determine if the additional input is not being received within a predefined time period, and generate at least one form of user notification as defined by a user profile, if the additional input is not received within the predefined time period.
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