Suppress and resume notifications based on motion
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving a notification at a device, wherein the notification is received at a current time;
retrieving a quiet time window and one or more alert preferences;
sensing that an activity has occurred at the device within a time period after the quiet time window, wherein the activity is a communication received at the device;
in response to detecting that the device has been moved since the end of the quiet time window, generating an alert at the device, wherein the alert corresponds to the activity; and
in response to detecting that the device has not been moved since the end of the quiet time window, inhibiting the alert at the device.
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Abstract
An approach is provided to receive notifications at a device. The approach senses whether an activity, such as movement of the device, has occurred within a time period prior to the current time with the activity being a result of a user action, such as movement or usage, on the device. In response to sensing that an activity has occurred within the time period, an alert is generated at the device to alert the user of the notification. On the other hand, in response to sensing that activity did not occur during the time period, the alert is not generated at the device.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a notification at a device, wherein the notification is received at a current time; retrieving a quiet time window and one or more alert preferences; sensing that an activity has occurred at the device within a time period after the quiet time window, wherein the activity is a communication received at the device; in response to detecting that the device has been moved since the end of the quiet time window, generating an alert at the device, wherein the alert corresponds to the activity; and in response to detecting that the device has not been moved since the end of the quiet time window, inhibiting the alert at the device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A device comprising:
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one or more processors; a memory coupled to at least one of the processors; an movement sensor accessible by at least one of the processors; and a set of instructions stored in the memory and executed by at least one of the processors to; receive a notification at a device, wherein the notification is received at a current time; retrieve one or more quiet time windows and one or more alert preferences; sense that an activity has occurred at the device within a time period after the quiet time window, wherein the activity is a communication received at the device; in response to detecting that the device has been moved since the end of the quiet time window, generating an alert at the device, wherein the alert corresponds to the activity; and in response to detecting that the device has not been moved since the end of the quiet time window, inhibiting the alert at the device. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product comprising:
a tangible computer readable storage medium comprising a set of computer instructions, the computer instructions effective to; receive a notification at a device, wherein the notification is received at a current time; retrieve one or more quiet time windows and one or more alert preferences; sense that an activity has occurred at the device within a time period after the quiet time window, wherein the activity is a communication received at the device; in response to detecting that the device has been moved since the end of the quiet time window, generating an alert at the device, wherein the alert corresponds to the activity; and in response to detecting that the device has not been moved since the end of the quiet time window, inhibiting the alert at the device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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