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System and method for controlling notification characteristics of a mobile communication device

  • US 8,140,127 B2
  • Filed: 05/18/2005
  • Issued: 03/20/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/18/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. In a mobile communication device, a method for notifying a user about a communication, the method comprising:

  • receiving, at the mobile communication device, a control signal from a wireless transmitter, the control signal comprising at least one characteristic specifically adapted to control selection by the mobile communication device of a manner in which the mobile communication device notifies a user of a communication;

    selecting, based at least in part on the at least one characteristic of the received control signal, at least one user notification characteristic wherein said selection is based on a notification profile maintained in the mobile communication device;

    after receiving the control signal, receiving, at the mobile communication device, a communication from a communication network; and

    in response to the received communication, generating a user notification to notify a user about the received communication, where the user notification is characterized, at least in part, by the selected at least one user notification characteristic.

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