Situationally-aware alerts
First Claim
1. An electronic device that provides situationally-aware alerts, comprising:
- a haptic output device;
a sensor operable to produce a signal indicating information relating to movement of the electronic device; and
a processing unit connected to the sensor and the haptic output device that;
determines to provide a haptic output via the haptic output device;
determines a movement pattern using the signal;
determines that a pattern of the haptic output matches the movement pattern; and
provides the haptic output after a delay to make the pattern of the haptic output mismatch the movement pattern.
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Abstract
An electronic device that provides situationally-aware alerts determines to provide an alert output (such as haptic, audio, visual, and so on) via an output device, determines a movement pattern based on one or more signals from one or more sensors indicating information relating at least to movement of the electronic device, and adjusts the alert output to account for the movement pattern. In some implementations, the electronic device may adjust the alert output by delaying the alert output. In other implementations, the electronic device may adjust the alert output by altering the alert output to be discernible despite the movement pattern based on a cadence of the movement pattern. In still other implementations, the electronic device may determine to provide the alert output in response to receiving an incoming communication and may adjust the alert output differently based on a priority associated with the incoming communication.
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20 Claims
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1. An electronic device that provides situationally-aware alerts, comprising:
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a haptic output device; a sensor operable to produce a signal indicating information relating to movement of the electronic device; and a processing unit connected to the sensor and the haptic output device that; determines to provide a haptic output via the haptic output device; determines a movement pattern using the signal; determines that a pattern of the haptic output matches the movement pattern; and provides the haptic output after a delay to make the pattern of the haptic output mismatch the movement pattern. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An electronic device that provides situationally-aware alerts, comprising:
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a haptic output device; a sensor operable to produce a signal indicating information relating to movement of the electronic device; and a processing unit connected to the sensor and the haptic output device that; determines to provide a haptic output via the haptic output device; determines a movement pattern using the signal; determines that a pattern of the haptic output matches the movement pattern; and provides the haptic output after a delay determined using the movement pattern to make the pattern of the haptic output mismatch the movement pattern. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. An electronic device that provides situationally-aware alerts, comprising:
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a haptic output device; a sensor operable to produce a signal indicating information relating to movement of the electronic device; and a processing unit connected to the sensor and the haptic output device that; determines to provide a haptic output via the haptic output device; determines the movement using the signal; determines that a pattern of the haptic output matches a pattern of the movement; and provides the haptic output after a delay to make the pattern of the haptic output mismatch the pattern of the movement. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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