DEVICE NOTIFICATIONS

• US 20160231871A1
• Filed: 09/26/2013
• Published: 08/11/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Longsand Limited (Open Text Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Longsand Limited (Open Text Corporation)
• Inventors: DAVIS, Matthew
• Granted Patent: US 10,185,460 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1636 Sensing arrangement for detection of a tap gesture on the housing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback

Abstract

Techniques associated with device notifications are described in various implementations. In one example implementation, a method may include receiving, at a mobile computing device, sensor data captured by a non-touchscreen sensor associated with the mobile computing device. The method may also include analyzing the sensor data, using the mobile computing device, to detect a user activation input that corresponds to a request to identify pending notifications on the mobile computing device. The method may also include identifying pending notifications on the mobile computing device that are responsive to the request. The method may also include generating a non-visual notification response that indicates to a user of the mobile computing device, in a non-visual manner, a result of the identification.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, at a mobile computing device, sensor data captured by a non-touchscreen sensor associated with the mobile computing device;

analyzing the sensor data, using the mobile computing device, to detect a user activation input that corresponds to a request to identify pending notifications on the mobile computing device;

identifying pending notifications on the mobile computing device that are responsive to the request; and

generating a non-visual notification response that indicates to a user of the mobile computing device, in a non-visual manner, a result of the identification.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the user activation input comprises a pattern of physical inputs to the mobile computing device, and wherein the request is based on the pattern of physical inputs.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the pattern of physical inputs indicates a type of notification available on the mobile computing device, and wherein the request is to identify pending notifications that are of the type.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the pattern of physical inputs indicates an application stored on the mobile computing device, and wherein the request is to identify pending notifications associated with the application.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the user activation input comprises a pattern of physical inputs to the mobile computing device and respective input locations on the mobile computing device associated with the physical inputs, and wherein the request is based on the pattern of physical inputs and their respective input locations.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the non-visual notification response comprises an indication of whether pending notifications that are responsive to the request are present on the mobile computing device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the non-visual notification response comprises an indication of how many pending notifications that are responsive to the request are present on the mobile computing device.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the non-visual notification response further comprises respective types of the pending notifications being indicated.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the non-touchscreen sensor associated with the mobile computing device comprises a motion sensor that captures motion indicative of physical inputs to the mobile computing device.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the non-touchscreen sensor associated with the mobile computing device comprises a microphone that captures sounds indicative of physical inputs to the mobile computing device.

11. A computing device comprising:

a processor;

a non-touchscreen sensor to capture sensor data;

a notification engine that executes on the processor to detect, from the captured sensor data, a physical input pattern corresponding to a request to identify pending notifications on the computing device, and in response to detecting the physical input pattern, identify pending notifications on the computing device that are responsive to the request, and generate a non-visual notification response that indicates a result of the identification; and

a response interface to provide to a user of the computing device, in a non-visual manner, the non-visual notification response.

12. The computing device of claim 11, wherein the physical input pattern comprises a pattern of taps to a body portion of the computing device, and wherein the request is based on the pattern of taps.

13. The computing device of claim 11, wherein the non-visual notification response comprises an indication of whether pending notifications that are responsive to the request are present on the computing device.

14. The computing device of claim 11, wherein the non-visual notification response comprises an indication of how many pending notifications that are responsive to the request are present on the computing device.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

receive sensor data captured by a non-touchscreen sensor associated with a computing device;

analyze the sensor data to detect a physical input pattern corresponding to a request to identify pending notifications on the computing device;

identify pending notifications on the computing device that are responsive to the request; and

generate a non-visual notification response that indicates to a user of the computing device, in a non-visual manner, a result of the identification.