METHODS, DEVICE AND SYSTEMS FOR DELIVERY OF NAVIGATIONAL NOTIFICATIONS

• US 20110169632A1
• Filed: 01/08/2010
• Published: 07/14/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/08/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Walker, David Ryan, Pasquero, Jerome
• Granted Patent: US 9,273,978 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/539.13
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3629 Guidance using speech or audio output, e.g. text-to-speech text to speech systems per se G10L13/00
• CPC Class Codes: H03G 3/32 the control being dependent upon ambient noise level or sound level

Abstract

The disclosure is directed to a method, computer program product, mobile device for delivering a navigational notification generated for a mobile device. The delivering of the navigational notification comprises obtaining one or more notification parameters and one or more audio parameters; and controlling the delivery of the navigational notification at least partly based on the notification parameters and the audio parameters. The notification parameters are indicative of one or more aspects of the navigational notification such as time-sensitivity, priority or the like. Various configurations of computer program products, mobile devices and systems for controlling the delivery of the navigational notification are also described.

Claims

1. A method of delivering a navigational notification generated for a mobile device configured to allow a determination of its location, said method comprising:

obtaining one or more notification parameters;

obtaining one or more audio parameters indicative of an ambient sound; and

controlling delivery of said navigational notification, said controlling at least partly based on said notification parameters and said audio parameters.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said controlling comprises controlling one or more of:

(i) a time of delivery;

(ii) a mode of delivery; and

(iii) a volume for said delivery.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said ambient sound is a sensed ambient sound or a predicted ambient sound.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising controlling, at least partially, said ambient sound prior to or during delivery of said navigational notification.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein one of said notification parameters is a time-sensitivity parameter indicative of a time-sensitivity of said navigational notification.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein one of said notification parameters is a priority parameter indicative of a priority of said navigational notification.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein said navigational notification is delivered substantially immediately if an audio parameter is less than an audio threshold.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the navigational notification is delivered substantially immediately if said notification parameter satisfies a notification threshold criterion.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein said ambient sound is at least partially controlled prior to or during the delivery of said navigational notification if an audio parameter is greater than an audio threshold.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein delivery of said navigational notification is deferred if a notification threshold criterion is unsatisfied by said notification parameter and the audio parameter is greater than an audio threshold.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising storing said navigational notification and updating at least one of said audio or notification parameters while said navigational notification is stored.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein said navigational notification is delivered and discarded when said audio parameter is less than an audio threshold.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein said navigational notification is delivered and discarded when said updated notification parameter satisfies said notification threshold criterion.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein said navigational notification is delivered and discarded or discarded when lapsed time since generation of said navigational notification is greater than an expiry time.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein navigational notifications that are stored are monitored for delivery in an order determined based on one or more of:

(i) order of entry into storage;

(ii) said priority parameter; and

(iii) said time-sensitivity parameter.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein said obtaining is continuous, periodic or triggered.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein said obtaining comprises receiving said notification parameters or audio parameters from a communicatively linked server or processing module.

18. A mobile device configured to allow a determination of its location for generation of a navigational notification, said mobile device comprising:

a delivery control module configured to obtain one or more audio parameters and one or more notification parameters, said delivery control module further configured to generate one or more control signals for delivery of the navigational notification, said one or more control signals based at least in part on the audio parameters and the notification parameters.

19. The mobile device of claim 18, further comprising:

(i) a sensor module configured to sense ambient sound;

(ii) one or more audio parameter modules configured to determine said audio parameters, wherein at least one of said audio parameters is indicative of said sensed ambient sound;

(iii) one or more notification parameter modules configured to determine said one or more notification parameters; and

(iv) one or more output modules communicatively linked to the delivery control module, the output modules configured to receive the one or more control signals and deliver said navigational notification based at least in part on said one or more control signals.

20. The mobile device of claim 18, further comprising a memory module configured to store navigational notifications.

21. The mobile device of claim 18, wherein said mobile device is communicatively linked to one or more external devices via a wireless or a hardwired connection.

22. The mobile device of claim 18, wherein said delivery control module is further configured to select one of said one or more output modules for delivery of the navigational notification, based at least in part on said notification parameters.

23. A computer program product for delivering a navigational notification generated for a mobile device, said mobile device configured to allow a determination of its location, said computer program product comprising code which, when loaded into a memory and executed on an operatively associated processor, is adapted to perform the following:

obtaining one or more notification parameters;

obtaining one or more audio parameters indicative of an ambient sound; and

controlling delivery of said navigational notification, said controlling at least partly based on said notification and audio parameters.

24. The computer program product of claim 23, wherein said controlling comprises controlling one or more of:

(i) a time of delivery;

(ii) a mode of delivery; and

(iii) a volume for said delivery.

25. The computer program product of claim 23, further adapted to perform:

controlling, at least partially, said ambient sound.