Methods, systems, and products for suppression of alerts

• US 9,936,069 B2
• Filed: 11/18/2016
• Issued: 04/03/2018
• 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:
  US15/355,098
• Publication Number:
  US 20170070611A1
• Time in Patent Office: 501 Days
• Field of Search: 455415, 37910609, 379 9001, 379 9305, 379 9306, 379 9307, 379 9335, 37921501, 37914208, 379 8819, 379196, 379199
• 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 communication associated with a sender'"'"'s address;

generating, by the mobile device, an alert to notify of the communication;

receiving, by the mobile device, an input to suppress additional alerts associated with the communication;

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

suppressing, by the mobile device, a generation of any alert associated with the subsequent communication in response to the input.

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

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

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising retrieving a timing parameter associated with a suppression of the additional alerts.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising querying an electronic database for the sender'"'"'s address, the electronic database electronically associating timing parameters and addresses including the sender'"'"'s address.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising identifying a timing parameter of the timing parameters in the electronic database that is electronically associated with the sender'"'"'s address.

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

8. A system, comprising:

a hardware 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 communication associated with a sender'"'"'s address;

generating an alert that notifies of the communication;

receiving an input to suppress additional alerts associated with the communication;

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

suppressing generation of all alerts associated with the subsequent communication in response to the input.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise processing a visual alert of the 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 associated with a suppression of the additional alerts.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise querying an electronic database for the sender'"'"'s address, the electronic database electronically associating timing parameters and addresses.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the operations further comprise identifying a timing parameter of the timing parameters in the electronic database that is electronically associated with the sender'"'"'s address.

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

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

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

generating an alert that notifies of the communication;

receiving an input to suppress additional alerts associated with the communication;

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

suppressing generation of any audible alerts associated with the subsequent communication in response to the input.

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

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

18. The memory device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving a timing parameter associated with a suppression of the subsequent alerts.

19. The memory device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise querying an electronic database for the sender'"'"'s address, the electronic database electronically associating timing parameters and addresses.

20. The memory device of claim 19, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving a timing parameter of the timing parameters from the electronic database, the timing parameter electronically associated with the sender'"'"'s address.