System and method for alerting a user on an external device of notifications or alerts originating from a network-connected device
First Claim
1. A system for receiving accessory-device notifications on an accessory device sent from a mobile end-user device, the system comprising:
- an accessory-device wireless interface configured to receive at least one accessory-device notification from a number of different types of accessory-device notifications,wherein the at least one accessory-device notification is a filtered notification filtered by a filtering application installed on the mobile end-user device prior to being sent from the mobile end-user device, the filtering application configured with logic for filtering in accordance with filtering parameters,wherein the filtered notification is included in a first data transmission directly from the mobile end-user device via a short-range wireless protocol, the first data transmission having been generated by the mobile end-user device, and addressed to the accessory device by the mobile end-user device,wherein at least some contents of the filtered notification are the same as at least some contents of a mobile end-user-device notification in a second data transmission received by the mobile end-user device from a network, andwhere a final destination address of the second data transmission is the address of the mobile end-user device;
an accessory-device memory coupled to the wireless interface and configured to store the filtered notification as a stored notification;
wherein the mobile end-user device is configured to queue one or more additional filtered notifications other than the filtered notification sent from the mobile end-user device and stored as the stored notification,wherein the mobile end-user device is configured to send the one or more additional filtered notifications at a subsequent time to the filtered notification sent from the mobile end-user device and stored as the stored notification, andwherein the subsequent time is determined by the filtering application on the mobile end-user device;
an accessory-device output device configured to display contents of the filtered notification to the user of the accessory device;
an accessory-device processor coupled to the wireless interface, the memory, and the output device and configured to review the stored notification and notify the user of the accessory device by using the output device that the stored notification has been received; and
an accessory-device input mechanism configured to enable the user tonavigate through one or more user interfaces having different types of stored notifications andselect the stored notification from the different types of stored notifications.
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Abstract
Users are experiencing an increasing number of alerts and notifications on their mobile devices. When it is inconvenient or not possible to view the network-connected device, an accessory can be used to save time and avoid missing notifications. A system comprising a network-connected device and an accessory are provided to address these problems. The accessory is capable of notifying the user of alerts from the network-connected device, allowing the user to quickly be advised of alerts without needing to first interact with the network-connected device. The system includes a method to selectively filter alerts so as to avoid unnecessarily interrupting the user in cases where the network device is inaccessible. The system is also capable of pushing new interface designs and themes from the network device to the accessory to alter the appearance and configuration of its display.
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33 Claims
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1. A system for receiving accessory-device notifications on an accessory device sent from a mobile end-user device, the system comprising:
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an accessory-device wireless interface configured to receive at least one accessory-device notification from a number of different types of accessory-device notifications, wherein the at least one accessory-device notification is a filtered notification filtered by a filtering application installed on the mobile end-user device prior to being sent from the mobile end-user device, the filtering application configured with logic for filtering in accordance with filtering parameters, wherein the filtered notification is included in a first data transmission directly from the mobile end-user device via a short-range wireless protocol, the first data transmission having been generated by the mobile end-user device, and addressed to the accessory device by the mobile end-user device, wherein at least some contents of the filtered notification are the same as at least some contents of a mobile end-user-device notification in a second data transmission received by the mobile end-user device from a network, and where a final destination address of the second data transmission is the address of the mobile end-user device; an accessory-device memory coupled to the wireless interface and configured to store the filtered notification as a stored notification; wherein the mobile end-user device is configured to queue one or more additional filtered notifications other than the filtered notification sent from the mobile end-user device and stored as the stored notification, wherein the mobile end-user device is configured to send the one or more additional filtered notifications at a subsequent time to the filtered notification sent from the mobile end-user device and stored as the stored notification, and wherein the subsequent time is determined by the filtering application on the mobile end-user device; an accessory-device output device configured to display contents of the filtered notification to the user of the accessory device; an accessory-device processor coupled to the wireless interface, the memory, and the output device and configured to review the stored notification and notify the user of the accessory device by using the output device that the stored notification has been received; and an accessory-device input mechanism configured to enable the user to navigate through one or more user interfaces having different types of stored notifications and select the stored notification from the different types of stored notifications. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for notifying a user of an accessory device of mobile end-user device notifications sent to a mobile end-user device, comprising the steps of:
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receiving by the accessory device a first data transmission containing an accessory-device notification from a number of different types of accessory-device notifications, the accessory-device notification sent from the mobile end-user device via a short-range wireless communication protocol, the first data transmission having been generated by the mobile end-user device and addressed to the accessory device by the mobile end-user device, wherein the accessory-device notification is a filtered notification filtered by a filtering application installed on the mobile end-user device prior to being sent from the mobile end-user device, the filtering application configured with logic for filtering in accordance with filtering parameters, wherein at least some contents of the filtered notification are the same as at least some contents of a mobile end-user-device notification in at least a second data transmission received by the mobile end-user device from a network, and where a final destination address of the second data transmission is an address of the mobile end-user device; and storing the filtered notification as a stored notification in memory of the accessory device; queuing one or more additional filtered notifications other than the filtered notification sent from the mobile end-user device and stored as the stored notification; sending the one or more additional filtered notifications at a subsequent time to the filtered notification sent from the mobile end-user device and stored as the stored notification, wherein the subsequent time is determined by the filtering application on the mobile end-user device; reviewing the stored notification with a processor coupled to the memory and notifying the user of the accessory device that the stored notification has been received; and enabling the user to navigate through one or more user interfaces having different types of stored notifications using an input mechanism and select the stored notification from the different types of stored notifications. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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