SILENCE REMINDER

• US 20140282174A1
• Filed: 03/14/2013
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cellco Partnership, Inc. (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Cellco Partnership, Inc. (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Dempski, David R.
• Granted Patent: US 9,075,507 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/771
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/165 Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications

Abstract

A computing device may store a notification selection application executable by a processor of the computing device to provide operations including providing a user interface of a computing device including a notification selection control configured to receive user selection of a notification mode from a normal mode in which device notifications are enabled, a silent mode in which device notifications are disabled, and a timer mode in which device notifications are temporarily disabled until expiration of a countdown timer; receiving a gesture to select the timer mode from the notification selection control; starting the countdown timer based on receiving the gesture to select the timer mode; and automatically transitioning the computing device from the timer mode to the normal mode upon expiration of the countdown timer.

Claims

1. A computing device storing a notification selection application, the notification selection application being executable by a processor of the computing device to provide operations comprising:

providing a user interface including a notification selection control configured to receive user selection of a notification mode from a set of notification modes including (i) a normal mode in which device notifications are enabled, (ii) a silent mode in which device notifications are disabled, and (iii) a timer mode in which device notifications are temporarily disabled until expiration of a countdown timer;

receiving a gesture to select the timer mode from the notification selection control;

starting the countdown timer based on receiving the gesture to select the timer mode; and

automatically transitioning the computing device from the timer mode to the normal mode upon expiration of the countdown timer.

2. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the gesture to select the timer mode from the notification selection control is performed according to a swipe gesture in a direction orthogonal to a swipe gesture performed to select at least one of the silent mode and the normal mode.

3. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the notification selection application further provides operations comprising displaying a countdown indication in the user interface informing of remaining time on the countdown timer.

4. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the notification selection application further provides operations comprising initiating the countdown timer with a default amount of time upon receiving the gesture to select the timer mode.

5. The computing device of claim 4, wherein the notification selection application further provides operations comprising increasing the amount of time assigned to the countdown timer based on an amount of time the gesture to select the timer mode is held down.

6. The computing device of claim 4, wherein the notification selection application further provides operations comprising:

receiving a second gesture in a direction opposite to a direction of the gesture to select the timer mode; and

reducing the amount of time to select the timer mode from the notification selection control based on the second gesture.

7. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the notification selection application further provides operations comprising:

receiving a second gesture to select one of the normal mode and the silent mode; and

transitioning the computing device from the timer mode to the one of the normal mode and the silent mode, without waiting for expiration of the countdown timer.

8. A method, comprising:

providing a user interface of a computing device including a notification selection control receiving user selection of a notification mode from a set of notification modes including (i) a normal mode in which device notifications are enabled, (ii) a silent mode in which device notifications are disabled, and (iii) a timer mode in which device notifications are temporarily disabled until expiration of a countdown timer;

receiving, by a touch screen of the computing device, a gesture to select the timer mode from the notification selection control;

starting the countdown timer based on receiving the gesture to select the timer mode; and

automatically transitioning the computing device from the timer mode to the normal mode upon expiration of the countdown timer.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the gesture to select the timer mode from the notification selection control is performed according to a swipe gesture in a direction orthogonal to a swipe gesture performed to select at least one of the silent mode and the normal mode.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising display a countdown indication in the user interface to inform the user of remaining time on the countdown timer.

11. The method of claim 8, further comprising initiating the countdown timer with a default amount of time upon receiving the gesture to select the timer mode.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising increasing the amount of time assigned to the countdown timer based on an amount of time the gesture to select the timer mode is held down.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

receiving a second gesture in a direction opposite to a direction of the gesture to select the timer mode; and

reducing the amount of time to select the timer mode from the notification selection control based on the second gesture.

14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

receiving a second gesture to select one of the normal mode and the silent mode; and

transitioning the computing device from the timer mode to the one of the normal mode and the silent mode, without waiting for expiration of the countdown timer.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a notification selection application software program, the notification selection application being executable to provide operations comprising:

providing a user interface of a computing device including a notification selection control configured to receive user selection of a notification mode from a set of notification modes including (i) a normal mode in which device notifications are enabled, (ii) a silent mode in which device notifications are disabled, and (iii) a timer mode in which device notifications are temporarily disabled until expiration of a countdown timer;

receiving a gesture to select the timer mode from the notification selection control;

starting the countdown timer based on receiving the gesture to select the timer mode; and

automatically transitioning the computing device from the timer mode to the normal mode upon expiration of the countdown timer.

16. The computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the gesture to select the timer mode from the notification selection control is performed according to a swipe gesture in a direction orthogonal to a swipe gesture performed to select at least one of the silent mode and the normal mode.

17. The computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the notification selection application further provides operations comprising displaying a countdown indication in the user interface informing of remaining time on the countdown timer.

18. The computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the notification selection application further provides operations comprising initiating the countdown timer with a default amount of time upon receiving the gesture to select the timer mode.

19. The computer readable medium of claim 18, wherein the notification selection application further provides operations comprising increasing the amount of time assigned to the countdown timer based on an amount of time the gesture to select the timer mode is held down.

20. The computer readable medium of claim 18, wherein the notification selection application further provides operations comprising:

receiving a second gesture in a direction opposite to a direction of the gesture to select the timer mode; and

reducing the amount of time to select the timer mode from the notification selection control based on the second gesture.

21. The computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the notification selection application further provides operations comprising:

receiving a second gesture to select one of the normal mode and the silent mode; and

transitioning the computing device from the timer mode to the one of the normal mode and the silent mode, without waiting for expiration of the countdown timer.