Method and apparatus for modifying notification settings on a mobile electronic device

• US 8,620,295 B2
• Filed: 03/05/2009
• Issued: 12/31/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Vander Veen, Raymond Paul, Yach, David P., Hardy, Michael T.
• Primary Examiner(s): Htun, San
• Assistant Examiner(s): TAYLOR, NATHAN SCOTT
• Application Number:
  US12/398,263
• Publication Number:
  US 20100227600A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,762 Days
• Field of Search: 455/403, 455/418, 455/566, 455/456.6, 455/412.2, 455/414.1, 719/318
• US Class Current: 455/418
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/83 Notification aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/04 the ringing-current being generated at the substations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/02 Calling substations, e.g. by ringing selective calling H04Q
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42017 Customized ring-back tones

Abstract

A method and apparatus for modifying notification settings on a mobile electronic device is provided, the mobile electronic device comprising a processing unit, a display, a memory, an input device, and at least one notification device. It is determined that the at least one notification device has been activated using a given notification setting. A menu list is responsively changed to include a notification setting change option, the menu list associated with the input device and stored in the memory, such that when the input device is activated, the display is controlled by the processing unit to provide a representation of the menu list such that the notification setting option can be selected and the given notification setting changed.

Claims

1. A method for modifying notification settings on a mobile electronic device comprising a processing unit, a display, a memory, an input device, and at least one notification device, said method comprising,

determining that said at least one notification device has been activated using a given notification setting when at least one associated notification triggering event occurs;

and, in response to activation of said at least one notification device when said at least one associated notification triggering event occurs,

changing a menu list to include a notification setting change option comprising a shortcut to a submenu of a menu system for controlling device notifications, said submenu for controlling said given notification setting, said menu list associated with said input device and stored in said memory, such that when said input device is activated, said display is controlled by said processing unit to provide a representation of said menu list such that said notification setting option can be selected and said given notification setting changed.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining that said input device has been activated;

controlling said display device to display a representation of said menu list;

determining that said notification setting change option has been selected; and

changing said given notification setting.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said notification setting change option is removed from said menu list in said memory after a given time period.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said at least one associated notification triggering event comprises at least one of an alarm, a reminder, a calendar notification event, and receipt of data from a communication network.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein said data from said communication network includes at least one of an e-mail, a text message, a short message service (SMS) message, and a voice call.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said at least one notification device includes at least one of a speaker enabled to play audio when said at least one associated notification triggering event occurs and a vibration motor enabled to cause said mobile electronic device to vibrate when said at least one associated notification triggering event occurs.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said given notification setting includes at least one of a volume setting, an association between said at least one associated notification triggering event and an audio file, and a vibration setting.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein said audio file includes a ringtone.

9. A mobile electronic device for modifying notification settings, comprising:

a processing unit, a display, a memory, an input device, and at least one notification device, in communication via a computer bus, and enabled to;

determine that said at least one notification device has been activated using a given notification setting when at least one associated notification triggering event occurs; and

, in response to activation of said at least one notification device when said at least one associated notification triggering event occurs,

change a menu list to include a notification setting change option comprising a shortcut to a submenu of a menu system for controlling device notifications, said submenu for controlling said given notification setting, said menu list associated with said input device and stored in said memory, such that when said input device is activated, said display is controlled by said processing unit to provide a representation of said menu list such that said notification setting option can be selected and said given notification setting changed.

10. The mobile electronic device of claim 9, further enabled to:

determine that said input device has been activated;

control said display device to display a representation of said menu list;

determine that said notification setting change option has been selected; and

change said given notification setting.

11. The mobile electronic device of claim 9, wherein said notification setting change option is removed from said menu list in said memory after a given time period.

12. The mobile electronic device of claim 9, wherein said at least one associated notification triggering event comprises at least one of an alarm, a reminder, a calendar notification event, and receipt of data from a communication network.

13. The mobile electronic device of claim 12, wherein said data from said communication network includes at least one of an e-mail, a text message, a short message service (SMS) message, and a voice call.

14. The mobile electronic device of claim 9, wherein said at least one notification device includes at least one of a speaker enabled to play audio when said at least one associated notification triggering event occurs and a vibration motor enabled to cause said mobile electronic device to vibrate when said at least one associated notification triggering event occurs.

15. The mobile electronic device of claim 9, wherein said given notification setting includes at least one of a volume setting, an association between said at least one associated notification event and an audio file, and a vibration setting.

16. The mobile electronic device of claim 15, wherein said audio file includes a ringtone.