Notification adjustment for computing devices

• US 8,886,211 B2
• Filed: 05/27/2008
• Issued: 11/11/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Paulson, Janell
• Primary Examiner(s): Bhattacharya, Sam
• Application Number:
  US12/127,612
• Publication Number:
  US 20090298511A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,359 Days
• Field of Search: 455/414.1, 455/414.2, 455/432.2, 455/432.3, 455/433, 455/456.1, 455/550.1
• US Class Current: 455/456.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/04 the ringing-current being generated at the substations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver

Abstract

A system and a method are disclosed for adjusting a notification mechanism within a computing device. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a global positioning system signal corresponding to latitude and longitude positional values, calculating a current location of the computing device in response to the received global positioning system signal, determining whether the calculated current location is associated with a configuration identifying adjustment, and adjusting a notification setting on the device accordingly. In another embodiment, the system includes identifying a particular time, determining whether a notification setting to the device is needed, and if so, adjusting the notification setting for the device accordingly.

Claims

1. A computing device comprising:

a number of output devices;

a memory to store one or more calendar entries and one or more configuration files; and

a processor coupled to the number of output devices and the memory, the processor to;

identify an event specified by a calendar entry, the calendar entry including time information about the event;

determine that a configuration file corresponding to the event exists in the memory, the configuration file including information to adjust at least one notification setting of the computing device; and

based on the configuration file, adjust the at least one notification setting of the computing device from a prior notification state to a new notification state.

2. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the configuration file includes information about an application that provides one or more audible, visual, or physical notifications via the number of output devices.

3. The computing device of claim 2, wherein the application corresponds to a phone application or a messaging application, wherein the audible notification corresponds to a ring tone, and wherein the processor adjusts the at least one notification setting by increasing, decreasing, or muting a volume of the ring tone.

4. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the processor further:

determines when the event ends based on the time information; and

adjusts the at least one notification setting back to the prior notification state when the event ends.

5. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the processor identifies the configuration file that corresponds to the event by using a name of the event from the calendar entry.

6. A method for automatically adjusting a notification setting of a computing device, the method comprising:

identifying an event specified by a calendar entry, the calendar entry including time information about the event;

determining that a configuration file corresponding to the event exists in a memory of the computing device, the configuration file including information to adjust at least one notification setting of the computing device; and

based on the configuration file, adjusting the at least one notification setting of the computing device from a prior notification state to a new notification state.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the configuration file includes information about an application that provides one or more audible, visual, or physical notifications.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the application corresponds to a phone application or a messaging application, wherein the audible notification corresponds to a ring tone, and wherein adjusting the notification setting includes increasing, decreasing, or muting a volume of the ring tone.

9. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

determining when the event ends based on the time information; and

adjusting the at least one notification setting back to the prior notification state when the event ends.

10. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a computing device, cause the one or more processors to:

identify an event specified by a calendar entry, the calendar entry including time information about the event;

determine that a configuration file corresponding to the event exists in a memory of the computing device, the configuration file including information to adjust at least one notification setting of the computing device; and

based on the configuration file, adjust the at least one notification setting of the computing device from a prior notification state to a new notification state.

11. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein the configuration file includes information about an application that provides one or more audible, visual, or physical notifications.

12. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the application corresponds to a phone application or a messaging application, wherein the audible notification corresponds to a ring tone, and wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to adjust the at least one notification setting by increasing, decreasing, or muting a volume of the ring tone.

13. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to:

determine when the event ends based on the time information; and

adjust the at least one notification setting back to the prior notification state when the event ends.

14. A computing device comprising:

a memory to store (i) one or more applications including a calendar application, (ii) one or more configuration files, and (iii) one or more calendar entries for the calendar application, each calendar entry including information about a corresponding event and time information about the corresponding event;

processor coupled to the memory, the processor to;

identify at least one event specified by a selected calendar entry based on the time information about the at least one event;

determine that a configuration file corresponding to the at least one event exists in the memory, the configuration file including information to adjust at least one notification setting of the computing device; and

based on the configuration file, adjust the at least one notification setting of the computing device from a prior notification state to a new notification state.

15. The computing device of claim 14, wherein the configuration file includes information about an application that provides one or more audible, visual, or physical notifications.

16. The computing device of claim 15, wherein the application corresponds to a phone application or a messaging application, wherein the audible notification corresponds to a ring tone, and wherein the processor adjusts the at least one notification setting by increasing, decreasing, or muting a volume of the ring tone.

17. The computing device of claim 14, wherein the processor identifies the configuration file that corresponds to the at least one event by using a name of the at least one event from the calendar entry.

18. The computing device of claim 15, wherein the physical notification corresponds to a vibration of the computing device, and wherein the processor adjusts the at least one notification setting by turning on or turning off a vibration feature of the computing device.