Selective alert processing

• US 8,781,448 B2
• Filed: 10/01/2013
• Issued: 07/15/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Inventors: Hernandez, Ivette, Elliott, Doron M
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, David Q
• Application Number:
  US14/042,963
• Publication Number:
  US 20140031016A1
• Time in Patent Office: 287 Days
• Field of Search: 455/418, 455/466, 455/456.1, 455/67.11, 340/439, 340/425.5
• US Class Current: 455/414.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6091 including a wireless interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/436 Arrangements for screening incoming calls , i.e. evaluating the characteristics of a call before deciding whether to answer it based on the calling party profile H04M3/42059; based on location H04M3/42348; based on presence H04M3/42365; diversion H04M3/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold

Abstract

A computer-implemented method includes receiving, at a vehicle computing system, a notification that an incoming communication is being sent to a wireless device in communication with the vehicle computing system. The method also includes determining that a do not disturb function is active in the vehicle computing system and blocking a notification to a driver regarding the incoming communication. Finally, this method includes sending a command from the vehicle computing system to the wireless device to silence any notification that the wireless device provides in conjunction with the incoming communication.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a processor configured to;

engage a do-not-disturb (DND) state;

block an incoming call while the DND state is active;

determine that a number of calls exceeding a predetermined threshold have come in during a predetermined time period; and

disengage the DND state based on the calls exceeding the threshold during the time period.