USER INTERFACE THAT REFLECTS SOCIAL ATTRIBUTES IN USER NOTIFICATIONS

• US 20080080700A1
• Filed: 09/29/2006
• Published: 04/03/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Baudino, Daniel A., Mock, Von A., Barros, Mark A.
• Granted Patent: US 8,369,489 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/386
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 21/00 Speech or voice signal processing techniques to produce another audible or non-audible signal, e.g. visual or tactile, in order to modify its quality or its intelligibility G10L19/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72442 for playing music files
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10

Abstract

A method (300) for providing an audio message (105). The method can include detecting at least one external parameter (125, 130, 135). Detecting the external parameter can include detecting a time, a location or a station identifier. Detecting the location can include receiving a signal from a network node (110) or a beacon (115), or receiving location information from a positioning system (240). In one arrangement, detecting the external parameter can include detecting a plurality of identifiers, such as a time, a location and/or a station identifier. The external parameter can be processed to identify at least one audio attribute (265) associated with a voice persona. An audio message then can be generated based, at least in part, on the audio attribute. Identifying the audio attribute can include identifying at least a second audio attribute associated with a background sound.

Claims

1. A method for providing an audio message, comprising:

detecting at least one biometric parameter of a user;

processing the biometric parameter to identify at least one audio attribute selected to affect a present condition of the user; and

presenting an audio message generated based, at least in part, on the audio attribute.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the audio attribute comprises identifying at least a second audio attribute associated with a background sound.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving an audio message indicator from a calendaring program.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting a time

identifying the audio attribute based at least in part on the time.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting a location; and

identifying the audio attribute based at least in part on the location.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein detecting the location comprises receiving a signal from a network node or a beacon.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein detecting the location comprises receiving location information from a positioning system.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting a station identifier; and

identifying the audio attribute based at least in part on the station identifier.

9. (canceled)

10. (canceled)

11. A device for providing an audio message, comprising:

a biometric sensor that detects at least one biometric parameter of a user;

a processor that processes the biometric parameter to identify at least one audio attribute selected to affect a present condition of the user; and

an output audio transducer that presents an audio message generated based, at least in part, on the audio attribute.

12. The device of claim 11, wherein the processor identifies at least a second audio attribute associated with a background sound.

13. The device of claim 11, wherein the processor receives an audio message indicator from a calendaring program.

14. The device of claim 11, further comprising a positioning system that detects at least a second parameter, the second parameter being an external parameter.

15. The device of claim 14, further comprising a communications adapter that detects at least the second parameter from a network node, a beacon or a mobile station.

16. (canceled)

17. A machine readable storage, having stored thereon a computer program having a plurality of code sections comprising:

code for detecting at least one biometric parameter of a user;

code for processing the biometric parameter to identify at least one audio attribute selected to affect a present condition of the user; and

code for presenting an audio message generated based, at least in part, on the audio attribute.

18. The machine readable storage of claim 17, wherein the code for identifying the audio attribute comprises code for identifying at least a second audio attribute associated with a background sound.

19. The machine readable storage of claim 17, further comprising code for detecting a time, a location or a station identifier.

20. The machine readable storage of claim 17, further comprising code for detecting at least a second parameter, second parameter selected from the group consisting of a time, a location and a station identifier.