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Display of a visual event notification

  • US 9,947,080 B2
  • Filed: 09/16/2014
  • Issued: 04/17/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus, comprising:

  • at least one processor; and

    at least one memory comprising computer program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following;

    entering of a passive viewing state of the apparatus;

    determination of occurrence of a software event;

    generation of a visual event notification that is indicative of the software event based, at least in part, on the passive viewing state;

    causation of display, on a display, of the visual event notification in conformance with an impaired-viewing display mode based, at least in part, on passive viewing state, wherein the impaired-viewing display mode provides visual-impairment compensation for the visual event notification by way of at least one format restriction such that the visual event notification is more perceivable than visual information without visual impairment compensation;

    receipt of environmental sensor information;

    determination that the environmental sensor information indicates that the apparatus is actively viewed by a user;

    entering of an active viewing state of the apparatus based, at least in part, on the determination that the environmental sensor information indicates that the apparatus is actively viewed by the user; and

    causation of display, on the display, of different visual information in conformance with an unimpaired-viewing display mode based, at least in part, on the active viewing state.

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