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- This application relates to mobile telephones and other mobile portable communications devices, and to controlling the alert signal for such devices.
- Portable cellular telephones and handheld messaging devices generally include one or more transducers to provide audible, tactile or visible alert signals indicating various forms of incoming messages.
- Incoming messages may include, for example, live telephone calls, voice messages, electronic mail, and text messages. Users generally carry such portable phones and messaging devices on their person for much or all of the day, and consequently distracting alert signals may be emitted by the portable device at inappropriate times.
- Portable messaging systems often provide a means for disabling any desired alert signal, but these means require the user to manually disable the alert signal via a switch or user input command. Likewise, re-enabling the alert signal generally requires manual input. Users may find it inconvenient or difficult to consistently deactivate and reactivate the alert signal using a manual control means.
- the present technology provides for automatic control of an audible alert signal for a portable messaging device, based on priority information determined from the incoming message.
- the control may include controlling a quality of the alert signal based on the priority information, or disabling the alert signal entirely if the priority information falls below a threshold.
- This technology also provides for automatic disabling and re-enabling of an alert signal for a portable messaging device, in response to sensory input collected by a sensor in communication with the messaging device.
- the sensor may be physically near the messaging device, connected to the messaging device via a suitable interface, incorporated into the same housing as the messaging device, or any combination of the foregoing.
- a GPS sensor or other locating system may be integrated into a portable messaging device configured to respond to sensor input to determine, in conjunction with governmental, system operator, sender, or end user defined parameters, when the messaging device emits an alert signal as notification of incoming or received messages.
- message delivery may be delayed until such time that the device is not in motion (or has been not in motion for a set time period).
- alert signal notification of inbound messages, phone calls, emails, SMS texts, or even pre-set alarms are delivered to the user in a manner that does not impair safety.
- this setting may be changed by the user when the user is able to deal with such messages safely despite being in motion, such as when the user is a passenger in a vehicle, not the driver.
- the device may utilize location or motion information transmitted from the vehicle, may utilize data as to the cellular tower and distance from the tower (and increasing or decreasing signal strength indicating movement toward or away from a tower), or the fact that it is “paired” with a vehicle sound system (as via BluetoothTM) to indicate motion or potential motion.
- a threshold may be defined requiring motion greater than a certain speed, with operating logic to ensure that motion under, for example, 5 miles per hour, is not sufficient to trigger disabling of the alert signal. Likewise, when motion drops below a predetermined threshold the alert signal may be re-enabled. So as an example, a user driving at 5 miles per hour has a portable messaging device (PMD) that works normally, but when he exceeds 5 miles per hour the PMD may sense this and switch to a mode where all alerts other than phone calls (or even including phone calls) are silenced until the vehicle reaches a speed under 5 miles per hour again.
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- FIG. 1 shows an example of a portable messaging device with alert signal control means.
- FIG. 2 shows an example of a system using an automobile and wireless transmitter for alert signal control.
- FIG. 3 shows a method 300 for controlling alert signaling in a portable messaging device.
- FIG. 1 shows an exemplary portable messaging device 100 including familiar interface components such as a display screen 102 , keypad 104 , microphone 106 , audio transducer 108 and housing 110 sized for handheld use.
- a circuit 112 (shown schematically) may be enclosed in the housing 110 .
- Circuit 112 may comprise various components in electronic communication with one another, including a cellular transmitter/receiver 114 connected to a central processor 116 .
- CPU 116 may be connected to receive input from the keypad, microphone, or other input device, and operates system and application software stored in system memory 118 .
- CPU 116 either directly or via an interface circuit (not shown) may drive an audio output transducer 120 for outputting an alert signal and/or audio message content.
- Other output signaling devices may also be used, such as a mechanical vibrator for outputting a tactile alert signal or a signal light, such as one or more L.E.D.'s, for providing a visual alert.
- the display 102 may also be used to provide a visual alert signal.
- the CPU, memory, and cellular transmitter/receiver may be considered core components for performing primary communication functions of device 100 .
- Circuit 112 may further comprise ancillary components for performing sensing functions, or for communicating with an external sensor.
- ancillary components for performing sensing functions, or for communicating with an external sensor.
- a wireless frequency-hopping spread spectrum (e.g., BluetoothTM) module 122 for communicating with external Bluetooth-enabled devices
- GPS Global Positioning System
- GPS Global Positioning System
- Other useful sensors may include a light sensor, enabling automatic control of the alert signal responsive to external impinging light levels or temporal patterns, or a microphone for enabling similar control in response to external sound levels and patterns.
- Circuit 112 may also include a system clock or timer for measuring a current time, or elapsed time.
- Alert signal control as described herein should be distinguished from command-based control.
- the BluetoothTM unit 122 , the GPS receiver 124 , and other input sensors (if used) are not used merely for command control of the auto-disable feature. Instead, sensors are used for determining a present environmental status of the mobile device, and then decision logic is applied using the CPU in response to sensor input, to determine how alert signals for incoming messages should be controlled. Therefore, the portable device 100 responds differently to incoming messages depending on an external measured environmental state that is determined without command input.
- the use of environmental-based alert signal control need not exclude command-based control, of which complementary use may often be desirable.
- circuit 112 may be configured to permit configuration of an auto-alert disable system in response to user command input.
- One environmental variable of interest in alert signal control may include velocity. It may be desirable to mute (disable) the alert signal when the phone is moving at greater than a specified speed.
- a current velocity may be easily determined by reference to a GPS receiver and a system clock or timer. Other methods of determining location may also be suitable, such as by triangulation from any other known transmitters that make up a cellular network.
- GPS locating is both accurate and relatively inexpensive, and may provide a suitable means for determining the mobile device's present location.
- device 100 may obtain its location and/or speed from any external source. This may be conveniently accomplished via a BluetoothTM transmitter/receiver as currently implemented in many cellular phones. Circuit 112 may periodically scan for an authorized external BluetoothTM signal to obtain environmental data.
- a BluetoothTM transmitter/receiver 202 may be integrated into the electrical system of an automobile 200 , as shown in FIG. 2 .
- the device 100 may have access to GPS location data via a GPS receiver installed or located in the automobile.
- Device 100 may also receive current velocity information from the speedometer of car 200 via the BluetoothTM interface 202 .
- Use of BluetoothTM is merely exemplary, and alternative communication standards may also be used, including but not limited to wired or wireless standards such as USB, wireless USB, ZigbeeTM and UWB.
- Device 100 may also determine its relative location inside car 200 via the BluetoothTM component 202 or other transmitter. For example, relative signal strength or triangulation may be used within the car interior, if so equipped.
- the car 200 or device 100 may be configured to ask the user where in the car the phone is located, in response to detecting that it has entered into the vehicle. For example, when a user carrying device 100 enters car 200 , the presence of the phone may be detected and an onboard computer may output a verbal question such as “Is John a driver or passenger?” to which the user may reply “passenger” or “driver” as the case may be. The onboard computer may inform device 100 of the response to the query.
- the mobile device 100 may control the alert signal in accordance with the received response, for example, by disabling the alert signal on a speed-sensitive basis only if the response or other sensor data indicates that the mobile device is being used by the driver.
- the driver will therefore not be distracted by alert signals from device 100 while driving the car above a defined threshold speed, which may be any number of zero or greater.
- Device 100 may also consider message parameters when determining whether to disable alert signaling. For example, certain message senders may have a capability to mark some messages or incoming calls as “urgent.” Device 100 may be configured to selectively disable alert signals for incoming messages that are not marked as “urgent” by an authorized sender, while providing alert signals for urgent messages regardless of sensor input, or only in a narrower range of environmental conditions. For example, device 100 may provide alert signals for “urgent” marked messages while moving up to speeds of 60 miles per hour and for all other messages while moving up to five miles per hour.
- a portable communication device equipped with a GPS locating system may provide various location-based services, including navigational guidance and location-specific advertising.
- Use of the GPS system for velocity determination in such a GPS-equipped device may be merely incidental, and therefore may add negligible cost to the device.
- FIG. 3 shows a method 300 for controlling alert signaling in a portable messaging device, such as may be performed using software or firmware operating in a device as described herein.
- Method 300 represents a performance loop that may be initialized shortly after powering up the device.
- a computer-readable medium may be used to store program instructions, that when executed by a processor of the portable messaging device, cause the device to perform as described herein below.
- the device may scan for input 302 to one or more ports capable of receiving sensor (e.g., GPS) input. Scanning may be done periodically, and/or in response to an interrupt originating from a sensor device.
- the device may periodically request sensor input from a connected sensor, which may respond to the device's requests with sensor data.
- the device may also wirelessly broadcast a query signal seeking a response from any sensors that may be available in the immediate area.
- the device may receive and process sensor data 304 .
- the sensor data may be time stamped and held in a memory of the device for later use. In the case of velocity determination, two or more of the most recent positional sensor data (indicating a current position of the sensor) may be held in system memory. In the alternative, or in addition, the device may calculate a current velocity and store in memory.
- Sensor data may be processed as necessary to provide useful input for alert signal controlling. For example, a feature may be provided wherein the volume or intensity of the alert signal is modulated in response to ambient noise. The noisier the ambient environment, the louder the alert signal provided, and conversely the alert signal volume may be diminished in quieter environments.
- the processor may use microphone input to calculate an average noise level over a recent time slice, for example, for the most recent second or more recent ten seconds.
- the calculated noise level may then be stored in system memory for use in alert signal control. Similar use of sensor data may be used to silence or lower the volume of the alert signal when the environmental light levels are low.
- the portable messaging device may normally be in a wait state 306 , waiting to receive an incoming message. During waiting, the device may periodically cycle through scanning, receiving and storing sensor data as described above. The wait state may be interrupted when an incoming message is received 308 .
- the feature of automatic signal disabling or automatic volume control as described herein may be subject to manual control, so that a user of the device may shut off this feature when it is not desired.
- the device may determine whether or not the automatic alert signal control feature has been temporarily turned off at 310 . If automatic control has been disabled, the device may output an alert signal 312 according to default or user-specified parameters, and dispose of the incoming message (whether phone call, text message, electronic mail, or other) in a normal fashion 314 .
- the device may determine a most recent or a present environmental state 316 of the device by retrieving most recent stored sensor input from system memory.
- sensor input may be solicited and received in response to receipt of the incoming message 308 .
- environmental state may include, for example, the position and velocity of the device, acceleration of the device, ambient noise level, ambient light level, or any other sensor-based measure that may be useful for controlling an alert signal.
- the device may determine a message status 318 with respect to alert signal control.
- Message metadata or other characteristics may indicate a special status used to modulate the alert signal, for example “message type,” (e.g., “voice call”, “e-mail” etc.) “urgent,” “normal,” or “low-priority.” Status indicators such as these may be used to determine how to control that alert signal in conjunction with the environmental indicators.
- the portable messaging device may evaluate the parameters against defined rules to determine whether or not conditions have been satisfied 320 for providing an immediate alert signal.
- the alert signal may be disabled if the device is moving at greater than a threshold velocity, if the ambient light levels are too low, etc. Even an ambient temperature may be used as input to a control scheme, as it may indicate whether or not the device is being worn close to a user's body. If conditions for providing an alert signal are not satisfied, the device does not output an alert signal 322 at that time. The device may delay output of the alert signal and may hold the incoming message in a memory 324 , and wait 306 until environmental conditions change to satisfy conditions for providing an alert.
- Live messages such as incoming voice calls may be rolled over to voice mail while other messages may be placed in a message inbox.
- additional sensor input may be scanned for 302 or received 304 .
- Program execution may then loop periodically back to environmental testing 316 and 320 , so that the alert signal can be re-enabled once environmental conditions (e.g., device velocity decreased to safe level) are satisfied 320 .
- the device may determine how to modulate the alert signal 326 in response to environmental or message parameters. Different signals may be provided based on message priority type or urgency level. The volume or intensity of the alert signal may be controlled based on sensor input as previously described, for example, by changing the alert signal volume or changing the alert tone. In the alternative, the alert signal is not modulated and step 326 is omitted. The device may then output the alert signal 312 , and dispose of the message 314 in a conventional fashion.
- the method 300 merely exemplifies a control scheme for controlling an alert signal in response to environmental sensor input.
- the present technology is not limited by this example.
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Abstract
An electronic communication system provides text or voice messages to remote receiving devices, such as cell phones or PDA's. The receiving devices include a function for determining a message priority, prior to providing any audible alert signal indicating that the message is received. If an incoming message has a priority that is lower than a necessary threshold, the function prevents the audible alert signal from being generated at the time the message is received.
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- This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/148,673, filed Jan. 6, 2014 (U.S. Pat. No. 9,313,626 to be issued Apr. 12, 2016), which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 13/898,442, filed May 20, 2013, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,624,718, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 13/540,592, filed Jul. 2, 2012, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,446,270, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 12/470,857, filed May 22, 2009, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,212,661, which claims priority to U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 61/055,290, filed May 22, 2008, which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entireties.
- 1. Field
- This application relates to mobile telephones and other mobile portable communications devices, and to controlling the alert signal for such devices.
- 2. Description of Related Art
- Portable cellular telephones and handheld messaging devices generally include one or more transducers to provide audible, tactile or visible alert signals indicating various forms of incoming messages. Incoming messages may include, for example, live telephone calls, voice messages, electronic mail, and text messages. Users generally carry such portable phones and messaging devices on their person for much or all of the day, and consequently distracting alert signals may be emitted by the portable device at inappropriate times. Portable messaging systems often provide a means for disabling any desired alert signal, but these means require the user to manually disable the alert signal via a switch or user input command. Likewise, re-enabling the alert signal generally requires manual input. Users may find it inconvenient or difficult to consistently deactivate and reactivate the alert signal using a manual control means.
- The present technology provides for automatic control of an audible alert signal for a portable messaging device, based on priority information determined from the incoming message. The control may include controlling a quality of the alert signal based on the priority information, or disabling the alert signal entirely if the priority information falls below a threshold.
- This technology also provides for automatic disabling and re-enabling of an alert signal for a portable messaging device, in response to sensory input collected by a sensor in communication with the messaging device. The sensor may be physically near the messaging device, connected to the messaging device via a suitable interface, incorporated into the same housing as the messaging device, or any combination of the foregoing. For example, a GPS sensor or other locating system may be integrated into a portable messaging device configured to respond to sensor input to determine, in conjunction with governmental, system operator, sender, or end user defined parameters, when the messaging device emits an alert signal as notification of incoming or received messages.
- For example, when a cellular phone or other portable device receives sensor input indicating that it is in motion at a speed greater than a preset limit, or has recently been in such motion within a set time period, message delivery (or, alternatively, notice that a message has been delivered) may be delayed until such time that the device is not in motion (or has been not in motion for a set time period). In this manner, alert signal notification of inbound messages, phone calls, emails, SMS texts, or even pre-set alarms (such as an internally entered appointment reminder on the device) are delivered to the user in a manner that does not impair safety. Optionally, this setting may be changed by the user when the user is able to deal with such messages safely despite being in motion, such as when the user is a passenger in a vehicle, not the driver. In addition, the device may utilize location or motion information transmitted from the vehicle, may utilize data as to the cellular tower and distance from the tower (and increasing or decreasing signal strength indicating movement toward or away from a tower), or the fact that it is “paired” with a vehicle sound system (as via Bluetooth™) to indicate motion or potential motion.
- A threshold may be defined requiring motion greater than a certain speed, with operating logic to ensure that motion under, for example, 5 miles per hour, is not sufficient to trigger disabling of the alert signal. Likewise, when motion drops below a predetermined threshold the alert signal may be re-enabled. So as an example, a user driving at 5 miles per hour has a portable messaging device (PMD) that works normally, but when he exceeds 5 miles per hour the PMD may sense this and switch to a mode where all alerts other than phone calls (or even including phone calls) are silenced until the vehicle reaches a speed under 5 miles per hour again.
- The present invention, in accordance with one or more various embodiments, is described in detail with reference to the following figures. The drawings depict embodiments of the invention, by way of example.
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FIG. 1 shows an example of a portable messaging device with alert signal control means. -
FIG. 2 shows an example of a system using an automobile and wireless transmitter for alert signal control. -
FIG. 3 shows amethod 300 for controlling alert signaling in a portable messaging device. -
FIG. 1 shows an exemplaryportable messaging device 100 including familiar interface components such as adisplay screen 102,keypad 104, microphone 106,audio transducer 108 andhousing 110 sized for handheld use. A circuit 112 (shown schematically) may be enclosed in thehousing 110. -
Circuit 112 may comprise various components in electronic communication with one another, including a cellular transmitter/receiver 114 connected to acentral processor 116.CPU 116 may be connected to receive input from the keypad, microphone, or other input device, and operates system and application software stored insystem memory 118.CPU 116, either directly or via an interface circuit (not shown) may drive anaudio output transducer 120 for outputting an alert signal and/or audio message content. Other output signaling devices may also be used, such as a mechanical vibrator for outputting a tactile alert signal or a signal light, such as one or more L.E.D.'s, for providing a visual alert. Thedisplay 102 may also be used to provide a visual alert signal. The CPU, memory, and cellular transmitter/receiver may be considered core components for performing primary communication functions ofdevice 100. -
Circuit 112 may further comprise ancillary components for performing sensing functions, or for communicating with an external sensor. By way of example, two such components are shown, a wireless frequency-hopping spread spectrum (e.g., Bluetooth™)module 122 for communicating with external Bluetooth-enabled devices, and a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver for determining geographical location. Either or both of these components may be used. In this disclosure, embodiments using GPS or Bluetooth™ modules are discussed in more detail, but the technology is not limited thereby. Other useful sensors may include a light sensor, enabling automatic control of the alert signal responsive to external impinging light levels or temporal patterns, or a microphone for enabling similar control in response to external sound levels and patterns.Circuit 112 may also include a system clock or timer for measuring a current time, or elapsed time. - Alert signal control as described herein should be distinguished from command-based control. The Bluetooth
™ unit 122, theGPS receiver 124, and other input sensors (if used) are not used merely for command control of the auto-disable feature. Instead, sensors are used for determining a present environmental status of the mobile device, and then decision logic is applied using the CPU in response to sensor input, to determine how alert signals for incoming messages should be controlled. Therefore, theportable device 100 responds differently to incoming messages depending on an external measured environmental state that is determined without command input. Of course, the use of environmental-based alert signal control need not exclude command-based control, of which complementary use may often be desirable. For example,circuit 112 may be configured to permit configuration of an auto-alert disable system in response to user command input. - One environmental variable of interest in alert signal control may include velocity. It may be desirable to mute (disable) the alert signal when the phone is moving at greater than a specified speed. A current velocity may be easily determined by reference to a GPS receiver and a system clock or timer. Other methods of determining location may also be suitable, such as by triangulation from any other known transmitters that make up a cellular network. However with present technology GPS locating is both accurate and relatively inexpensive, and may provide a suitable means for determining the mobile device's present location.
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internal GPS receiver 124,device 100 may obtain its location and/or speed from any external source. This may be conveniently accomplished via a Bluetooth™ transmitter/receiver as currently implemented in many cellular phones.Circuit 112 may periodically scan for an authorized external Bluetooth™ signal to obtain environmental data. For example, a Bluetooth™ transmitter/receiver 202 may be integrated into the electrical system of anautomobile 200, as shown inFIG. 2 . As such, thedevice 100 may have access to GPS location data via a GPS receiver installed or located in the automobile.Device 100 may also receive current velocity information from the speedometer ofcar 200 via theBluetooth™ interface 202. Use of Bluetooth™ is merely exemplary, and alternative communication standards may also be used, including but not limited to wired or wireless standards such as USB, wireless USB, Zigbee™ and UWB. -
Device 100 may also determine its relative location insidecar 200 via theBluetooth™ component 202 or other transmitter. For example, relative signal strength or triangulation may be used within the car interior, if so equipped. In the alternative, thecar 200 ordevice 100 may be configured to ask the user where in the car the phone is located, in response to detecting that it has entered into the vehicle. For example, when auser carrying device 100 enterscar 200, the presence of the phone may be detected and an onboard computer may output a verbal question such as “Is John a driver or passenger?” to which the user may reply “passenger” or “driver” as the case may be. The onboard computer may informdevice 100 of the response to the query. Themobile device 100 may control the alert signal in accordance with the received response, for example, by disabling the alert signal on a speed-sensitive basis only if the response or other sensor data indicates that the mobile device is being used by the driver. The driver will therefore not be distracted by alert signals fromdevice 100 while driving the car above a defined threshold speed, which may be any number of zero or greater. -
Device 100 may also consider message parameters when determining whether to disable alert signaling. For example, certain message senders may have a capability to mark some messages or incoming calls as “urgent.”Device 100 may be configured to selectively disable alert signals for incoming messages that are not marked as “urgent” by an authorized sender, while providing alert signals for urgent messages regardless of sensor input, or only in a narrower range of environmental conditions. For example,device 100 may provide alert signals for “urgent” marked messages while moving up to speeds of 60 miles per hour and for all other messages while moving up to five miles per hour. - Use of a self-contained locating and velocity-measuring system in
device 100 may be advantageous for other reasons. For example, a portable communication device equipped with a GPS locating system may provide various location-based services, including navigational guidance and location-specific advertising. Use of the GPS system for velocity determination in such a GPS-equipped device may be merely incidental, and therefore may add negligible cost to the device. -
FIG. 3 shows amethod 300 for controlling alert signaling in a portable messaging device, such as may be performed using software or firmware operating in a device as described herein.Method 300 represents a performance loop that may be initialized shortly after powering up the device. A computer-readable medium may be used to store program instructions, that when executed by a processor of the portable messaging device, cause the device to perform as described herein below. After the loop is initialized, the device may scan forinput 302 to one or more ports capable of receiving sensor (e.g., GPS) input. Scanning may be done periodically, and/or in response to an interrupt originating from a sensor device. In the alternative, or in addition, the device may periodically request sensor input from a connected sensor, which may respond to the device's requests with sensor data. The device may also wirelessly broadcast a query signal seeking a response from any sensors that may be available in the immediate area. - After scanning for incoming sensor data, the device may receive and
process sensor data 304. The sensor data may be time stamped and held in a memory of the device for later use. In the case of velocity determination, two or more of the most recent positional sensor data (indicating a current position of the sensor) may be held in system memory. In the alternative, or in addition, the device may calculate a current velocity and store in memory. Sensor data may be processed as necessary to provide useful input for alert signal controlling. For example, a feature may be provided wherein the volume or intensity of the alert signal is modulated in response to ambient noise. The noisier the ambient environment, the louder the alert signal provided, and conversely the alert signal volume may be diminished in quieter environments. To accomplish this control, the processor may use microphone input to calculate an average noise level over a recent time slice, for example, for the most recent second or more recent ten seconds. The calculated noise level may then be stored in system memory for use in alert signal control. Similar use of sensor data may be used to silence or lower the volume of the alert signal when the environmental light levels are low. - The portable messaging device may normally be in a
wait state 306, waiting to receive an incoming message. During waiting, the device may periodically cycle through scanning, receiving and storing sensor data as described above. The wait state may be interrupted when an incoming message is received 308. The feature of automatic signal disabling or automatic volume control as described herein may be subject to manual control, so that a user of the device may shut off this feature when it is not desired. Thus, before executing an alert signal control routine, the device may determine whether or not the automatic alert signal control feature has been temporarily turned off at 310. If automatic control has been disabled, the device may output analert signal 312 according to default or user-specified parameters, and dispose of the incoming message (whether phone call, text message, electronic mail, or other) in anormal fashion 314. - If automatic control has been enabled 310, the device may determine a most recent or a present
environmental state 316 of the device by retrieving most recent stored sensor input from system memory. In the alternative, sensor input may be solicited and received in response to receipt of theincoming message 308. Examples of environmental state may include, for example, the position and velocity of the device, acceleration of the device, ambient noise level, ambient light level, or any other sensor-based measure that may be useful for controlling an alert signal. Optionally, the device may determine amessage status 318 with respect to alert signal control. Message metadata or other characteristics may indicate a special status used to modulate the alert signal, for example “message type,” (e.g., “voice call”, “e-mail” etc.) “urgent,” “normal,” or “low-priority.” Status indicators such as these may be used to determine how to control that alert signal in conjunction with the environmental indicators. - After collecting environmental and (optionally) message parameters, the portable messaging device may evaluate the parameters against defined rules to determine whether or not conditions have been satisfied 320 for providing an immediate alert signal. Various exemplary rules have been described above. For example, the alert signal may be disabled if the device is moving at greater than a threshold velocity, if the ambient light levels are too low, etc. Even an ambient temperature may be used as input to a control scheme, as it may indicate whether or not the device is being worn close to a user's body. If conditions for providing an alert signal are not satisfied, the device does not output an
alert signal 322 at that time. The device may delay output of the alert signal and may hold the incoming message in amemory 324, and wait 306 until environmental conditions change to satisfy conditions for providing an alert. Live messages such as incoming voice calls may be rolled over to voice mail while other messages may be placed in a message inbox. During a wait period, additional sensor input may be scanned for 302 or received 304. Program execution may then loop periodically back toenvironmental testing - If conditions for providing an alert signal are satisfied 320, the device may determine how to modulate the
alert signal 326 in response to environmental or message parameters. Different signals may be provided based on message priority type or urgency level. The volume or intensity of the alert signal may be controlled based on sensor input as previously described, for example, by changing the alert signal volume or changing the alert tone. In the alternative, the alert signal is not modulated and step 326 is omitted. The device may then output thealert signal 312, and dispose of themessage 314 in a conventional fashion. - The
method 300 merely exemplifies a control scheme for controlling an alert signal in response to environmental sensor input. The present technology is not limited by this example.
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1. A portable messaging device, comprising:
a wireless receiver;
a processor coupled to the wireless receiver;
an audio transducer coupled to the processor, for providing audible alert signaling in response to incoming messages;
a light sensor coupled to the processor;
a memory coupled to the processor, the memory holding program instructions that when operated by the processor, cause the portable messaging device to measure ambient light and control an audible feature of the audible alert signaling based at least in part on the level of ambient light.
2. A portable messaging device, comprising:
a wireless receiver;
a processor coupled to the wireless receiver;
an audio transducer coupled to the processor, for providing audible alert signaling in response to incoming messages;
an audio sensor coupled to the processor;
a memory coupled to the processor, the memory holding program instructions that when operated by the processor, cause the portable messaging device to measure ambient sound levels and control an audible feature of the audible alert signaling based at least in part on the level of ambient sound.
3. A portable messaging device, comprising:
a wireless receiver;
a processor coupled to the wireless receiver;
an audio transducer coupled to the processor, for providing audible alert signaling in response to incoming messages;
a near field signal receiver coupled to the processor;
a memory coupled to the processor, the memory holding program instructions that when operated by the processor, cause the portable messaging device to receive data about a vehicle the receiver is located in.
4. The device of claim 3 , wherein a signal received from the near field signal receiver is a Bluetooth signal.
5. The device of claim 4 , wherein the data is speed.
6. The device of claim 4 , wherein the data is GPS data.
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