Methods, systems, and products for suppression of alerts

• US 9,525,774 B2
• Filed: 08/15/2015
• Issued: 12/20/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2003
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Silver, Edward M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ramakrishnaiah, Melur
• Application Number:
  US14/827,277
• Publication Number:
  US 20150365524A1
• Time in Patent Office: 493 Days
• Field of Search: 455/415, 379/106.09, 379/90.01, 379/93.05, 379/93.06, 379/93.07, 379/93.35, 379/215.01, 379/142.08, 379/88.19, 379/196, 379/199
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/00 Telephonic communication systems specially adapted for combination with other electrical systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/002 with telemetering systems telemetering in general G08C
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/048 Arrangements providing optical indication of the incoming call, e.g. flasher circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/14 Delay circuits; Timers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/558 Databases
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/02 Calling substations, e.g. by ringing selective calling H04Q
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42042 Notifying the called party of information on the calling party details within substation equipment H04M1/57, signalling details H04Q3/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42068 where the identifier is used to access a profile
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4211 where the identifier is used to access a profile
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4288 Notifying a called subscriber of an incoming call during an ongoing call, e.g. Call Waiting
• 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

Abstract

Audible alerts are suppressed for subsequent calls from a calling address. An initial audible alert is processed for an initial call from the calling address. Subsequent audible alerts from the same calling address are suppressed, such that subsequent calls from the calling address may fail to alert. Visual alerts may still be processed.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a mobile device, a first communication associated with a sender'"'"'s address;

determining, by the mobile device, a suppression of audible alerts based on the sender'"'"'s address;

generating, by the mobile device, a first audible alert of the audible alerts, the first audible alert for notification of the first communication;

receiving, by the mobile device, a subsequent communication after the first communication, the subsequent communication also associated with the sender'"'"'s address; and

suppressing, by the mobile device, generation of the audible alerts associated with the subsequent communication.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising processing a visual alert of the first communication on a display device.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising processing a visual alert of the subsequent communication on a display device.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising retrieving a timing parameter for suppressing subsequent ones of the audible alerts after the first audible alert.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising querying an electronic database for the sender'"'"'s address, the electronic database storing associations that relate timing parameters to addresses.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising retrieving a timing parameter from the electronic database, the timing parameter having an association with the sender'"'"'s address.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising enabling the audible alerts after a time of silence since generating the first audible alert.

8. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory device, the memory device storing instructions, the instructions when executed causing the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising;

receiving a first communication associated with a sender'"'"'s address;

determining a suppression of audible alerts based on the sender'"'"'s address;

generating a first audible alert of the audible alerts, the first audible alert for notification of the first communication;

receiving a subsequent communication after the first communication, the subsequent communication also associated with the sender'"'"'s address; and

suppressing generation of all the audible alerts associated with the subsequent communication.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise processing a visual alert of the first communication.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise processing a visual alert of the subsequent communication.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving a timing parameter for suppressing subsequent ones of the audible alerts after the first audible alert.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise querying an electronic database for the sender'"'"'s address, the electronic database storing associations that relate timing parameters to addresses.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving a timing parameter from the electronic database, the timing parameter having an association with the sender'"'"'s address.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise enabling the audible alerts after a time of silence since generating the first audible alert.

15. A memory device storing instructions that when executed cause a processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

receiving a first communication associated with a sender'"'"'s address;

determining a suppression of audible alerts based on the sender'"'"'s address;

generating a first audible alert of the audible alerts, the first audible alert for notification of the first communication;

receiving a subsequent communication after the first communication, the subsequent communication also associated with the sender'"'"'s address; and

suppressing generation of the audible alerts associated with the subsequent communication.

16. The memory of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise processing a visual alert of the first communication.

17. The memory of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise processing a visual alert of the subsequent communication.

18. The memory of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving a timing parameter for suppressing subsequent ones of the audible alerts after the first audible alert.

19. The memory of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise querying an electronic database for the sender'"'"'s address, the electronic database storing associations that relate timing parameters to different addresses.

20. The memory of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise enabling the audible alerts after a time of silence since generating the first audible alert.