System and method for providing low battery notifications on mobile devices
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1. A method of operating a mobile device during a conservation of an instant messaging service, the method comprising:
- after detecting a low battery state of a battery on the mobile device, sending a low battery update to a presence server for the instant messaging service, to enable the low battery update to be provided to one or more contacts associated with the mobile device and to enable a first low battery presence icon to be displayed by respective devices for the one or more contacts;
wherein the first low battery presence icon comprises a contact presence icon associated with the mobile device augmented with a low battery icon associated with the low battery state of the mobile device; and
updating an instant messaging user interface at the mobile device with a second low battery presence icon to indicate that the low battery update has been sent to the presence server to update the low battery state of the mobile device to the one or more contacts, wherein the second low battery presence icon comprises the contact presence icon associated with the mobile device augmented with the low battery icon associated with the low battery state of the mobile device, wherein updating the instant messaging user interface at the mobile device comprises at least one of altering an existing presence icon of the mobile device to include the second low battery presence icon and replacing the existing presence icon with the second low battery presence icon.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for providing notifications related to the battery level of a mobile device. Upon detecting a low battery state, a low battery update may be sent to a presence server to enable the low battery update to be provided to one or more contacts associated with the mobile device. The one or more contacts may then update their UI to reflect a change in presence status and may provided alerts upon detecting that the mobile device has been recharged.
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1. A method of operating a mobile device during a conservation of an instant messaging service, the method comprising:
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after detecting a low battery state of a battery on the mobile device, sending a low battery update to a presence server for the instant messaging service, to enable the low battery update to be provided to one or more contacts associated with the mobile device and to enable a first low battery presence icon to be displayed by respective devices for the one or more contacts;
wherein the first low battery presence icon comprises a contact presence icon associated with the mobile device augmented with a low battery icon associated with the low battery state of the mobile device; andupdating an instant messaging user interface at the mobile device with a second low battery presence icon to indicate that the low battery update has been sent to the presence server to update the low battery state of the mobile device to the one or more contacts, wherein the second low battery presence icon comprises the contact presence icon associated with the mobile device augmented with the low battery icon associated with the low battery state of the mobile device, wherein updating the instant messaging user interface at the mobile device comprises at least one of altering an existing presence icon of the mobile device to include the second low battery presence icon and replacing the existing presence icon with the second low battery presence icon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions for operating a mobile device during a conservation of an instant messaging service, the computer executable instructions comprising instructions for:
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after detecting a low battery state of a battery on the mobile device, sending a low battery update to a presence server for the instant messaging service, to enable the low battery update to be provided to one or more contacts associated with the mobile device and to enable a first low battery presence icon to be displayed by respective devices for the one or more contacts;
wherein the first low battery presence icon comprises a contact presence icon associated with the mobile device augmented with a low battery icon associated with the low battery state of the mobile device; andupdating an instant messaging user interface at the mobile device with a second low battery presence icon to indicate that the low battery update has been sent to the presence server to update the low battery state of the mobile device to the one or more contacts, wherein the second low battery presence icon comprises the contact presence icon associated with the mobile device augmented with the low battery icon associated with the low battery state of the mobile device, wherein updating the instant messaging user interface at the mobile device comprises at least one of altering an existing presence icon of the mobile device to include the second low battery presence icon and replacing the existing presence icon with the second low battery presence icon. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A mobile device comprising a processor, a display, and memory, the memory comprising computer executable instructions for operating the mobile device during a conservation of an instant messaging service, the computer executable instructions comprising instructions for:
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after detecting a low battery state of a battery on the mobile device, sending a low battery update to a presence server for the instant messaging service, to enable the low battery update to be provided to one or more contacts associated with the mobile device and to enable a first low battery presence icon to be displayed by respective devices for the one or more contacts;
wherein the first low battery presence icon comprises a contact presence icon associated with the mobile device augmented with a low battery icon associated with the low battery state of the mobile device; andupdating an instant messaging user interface at the mobile device with a second low battery presence icon to indicate that the low battery update has been sent to the presence server to update the low battery state of the mobile device to the one or more contacts, wherein the second low battery presence icon comprises the contact presence icon associated with the mobile device augmented with the low battery icon associated with the low battery state of the mobile device, wherein updating the instant messaging user interface at the mobile device comprises at least one of altering an existing presence icon of the mobile device to include the second low battery presence icon and replacing the existing presence icon with the second low battery presence icon.
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