Device and method for generating user notifications associated with tasks that are pending completion
First Claim
1. A method of generating user notifications on a mobile device, the method comprising:
- receiving user input to initiate searching of text in one or more messages on the mobile device;
determining if a processor of the mobile device is awaiting user input of a password, the password for decrypting encrypted data of at least one of the one or more messages;
prompting for the user input of the password;
determining if the user input of the password is not received within a predefined time period; and
generating at least one form of user notification if the user input of the password 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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25 Claims
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1. A method of generating user notifications on a mobile device, the method comprising:
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receiving user input to initiate searching of text in one or more messages on the mobile device; determining if a processor of the mobile device is awaiting user input of a password, the password for decrypting encrypted data of at least one of the one or more messages; prompting for the user input of the password; determining if the user input of the password is not received within a predefined time period; and generating at least one form of user notification if the user input of the password is not received within the predefined time period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-readable storage medium upon which a plurality of instructions are stored, the instructions, which when executed by a processor of a mobile device, cause the processor to:
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receive user input to initiate searching of text in one or more messages on the mobile device; determine if the processor is awaiting user input of a password, the password for decrypting encrypted data of at least one of the one or more messages; prompt for the user input of the password; determine if the user input of the password is not received within a predefined time period; and generate at least one form of user notification if the user input of the password is not received within the predefined time period.
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14. A mobile device comprising a processor, wherein the processor is configured to:
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receive user input to initiate searching of text in one or more messages on the mobile device; determine if the processor of the mobile device is awaiting user input of a password, the password for decrypting encrypted data of at least one of the one or more messages; prompt for the user input of the password; determine if the user input of the password is not received within a predefined time period; and generate at least one form of user notification if the user input of the password is not received within the predefined time period. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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