Intelligent presentation of multiple proximate audible alerts
First Claim
1. On a computing device operative to play an audible alert in response to receiving an incoming message, a method comprising, in response to receiving the incoming message directed to a plurality of client devices which are not the computing device, at approximately the same time, acts of:
- performing a mitigation action that alters a presentation characteristic of the audible alert for the incoming message, whereinthe mitigation action ensures that the computing device and at least a subset of the client devices within a predefined audio range of the computing device do not audibly present alerts for the incoming message in an unsynchronized manner, wherein at least one of the acts are performed by the computing device.
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Abstract
A computing device can receive an incoming message. The incoming message can be one directed to a set of different client machines at approximately the same time. The computing device can perform a mitigation action that alters a presentation characteristic of the audible alert for the incoming message. The mitigation action ensures that the computing device and at least a subset of the other client devices within a predefined audio range of the computing device do not audibly present alerts for the incoming message in an unsynchronized manner.
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11 Claims
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1. On a computing device operative to play an audible alert in response to receiving an incoming message, a method comprising, in response to receiving the incoming message directed to a plurality of client devices which are not the computing device, at approximately the same time, acts of:
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performing a mitigation action that alters a presentation characteristic of the audible alert for the incoming message, wherein the mitigation action ensures that the computing device and at least a subset of the client devices within a predefined audio range of the computing device do not audibly present alerts for the incoming message in an unsynchronized manner, wherein at least one of the acts are performed by the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product comprising:
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one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage devices; program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage devices, to receive an incoming message, the incoming message being one directed to a plurality of different client devices at approximately the same time, the computing device running a program instructions to as a default, present by default audible alerts upon receiving the incoming message; and program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage devices, to perform a mitigation action that alters a presentation characteristic of the audible alert for the incoming message, wherein the mitigation action ensures that the computing device and at least a subset of the different client devices within a predefined audio range of the computing device do not audibly present alerts for the incoming message in an unsynchronized manner.
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