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Automatically selecting alert modes based on location

  • US 9,143,898 B1
  • Filed: 04/22/2013
  • Issued: 09/22/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium embodying a program executable in at least one computing device, wherein, when executed, the program causes the at least one computing device to at least:

  • obtain a current location of a mobile device;

    identify a map feature corresponding to the current location;

    determine a generic feature classification for the map feature;

    select an alert mode of a plurality of alert modes based at least in part on the generic feature classification and at least one rule, each of the plurality of alert modes specifying a respective notification sound volume for the mobile device;

    receive a user specification of the at least one rule, the user specification mapping the generic feature classification to at least one of the plurality of alert modes, the at least one of the plurality of alert modes including the selected alert mode;

    automatically configure the mobile device to use the selected alert mode for at least one type of notification; and

    automatically configure the mobile device to use a previously configured alert mode of the plurality of alert modes in response to determining that the current location of the mobile device no longer corresponds to the map feature.

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