US 11,963,082 B2 · Scheduling for focus without distraction

Abstract

A communication device comprising: one or more processors and one or more memories supporting communication, the device comprising a plurality of modes, including at least a normal mode and at least one focused mode, wherein the normal mode is distinct from the focused mode, and wherein, when the device is in the focused mode one or more features of the device are at least partially disabled, and wherein the one or more features of the device that are at least partially disabled in the focused mode include one or more features relating to communication supported by the device, wherein the device is configured to: support a user interface (UI) for setting one or more focused time periods, and wherein the device is further configured to switch to the at least one focused mode during the focused time periods.

Claims29

Dependent claims

A device, said device having a plurality of modes, including at least one focus mode, and

the device comprising:
at least one processor and one or more memories, and at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions executable by the at least one processor to:
(A) set a focus mode for said device, wherein, when said device is in said focus mode, one or more features of said device are modified or at least partially disabled, wherein aspects of said focus mode are implemented, at least in part, by an operating system of said device;
and
(B) cause information about a current mode of the device to be shared with at least one other device associated with a user, wherein, based on information that is shared about said current mode of the device, when said device is set in said focus mode, in (A), said focus mode is set for said at least one other device, wherein, when said at least one other device is in said focus mode, one or more features of said at least one other device are modified or at least partially disabled.

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A system in which a user has a plurality of devices, wherein said devices include a plurality of modes, including at least one focus mode, and wherein said devices include a first device and a second device, and wherein

in response to causing said first device to operate in a focus mode, the system causes said second device to operate in said focus mode,
wherein terminating a focus mode on a device associated with said user causes said focus mode to terminate on at least one other device associated with said user,
wherein, when said first device is in said focus mode, a first one or more features of said first device are modified or at least partially disabled, and
wherein, when said second device is in said focus mode, a second one or more features of said second device are modified or at least partially disabled,
wherein one or more aspects of said focused mode are integrated with and/or implemented, at least in part, by an operating system of said first device, and one or more aspects of said focused mode are integrated with and/or implemented, at least in part, by an operating system of said second device,
wherein the devices are maintained in said focus mode for a settable duration or until said focus mode is terminated by a user,
wherein said devices are selected from a cellular phone, a desktop computer, a tablet computer, a laptop computer, and a watch,
wherein information about a mode of said first device is shared with at least one other device associated with said user via a user account, wherein the plurality of modes includes a normal mode distinct from said focus mode, and wherein one or more features that are modified or at least partially disabled in said focus mode are not normally modified or disabled in said normal mode, and
wherein the first one or more features of said first device are modified or at least partially disabled, and
wherein said first one or more features of said first device that are modified or at least partially disabled include one or more of:
(a1) notifications of one or more incoming calls on said first device;
and/or
(b1) notifications of one or more incoming messages on said first device;
and/or
(c1) one or more outgoing calls on said first device;
and/or
(d1) one or more applications on said first device, wherein the one or more applications on the first device comprise one or more of:
one or more social networking applications;
and/or one or more texting applications;
and/or one or more browser applications;
and/or one or more messaging applications;
and/or one or more conferencing applications;
and/or one or more photography applications, and
wherein said second one or more features of said first device that are modified or at least partially disabled include one or more of:
(a2) notifications of one or more incoming calls on said second device;
and/or
(b2) notifications of one or more incoming messages on said second device;
and/or
(c2) one or more outgoing calls on said second device;
and/or
(d2) one or more applications on said second device, wherein the one or more applications on the second device comprise one or more of:
one or more social networking applications;
and/or one or more texting applications;
and/or one or more browser applications;
and/or one or more messaging applications;
and/or one or more conferencing applications;
and/or one or more photography applications.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

18/117,467Filed 5 Mar 2023 · continuation

Priority

31 May 2015

Published

US 2023/0284003 A17 Sep 2023

Granted

16 Apr 2024

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification15 codes

H04W 4/90
Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor: services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations,…
H04M 1/72436
With interactive means for internal management of messages: for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
H04M 1/72445
With means for local support of applications that increase the functionality: for supporting Internet browser applications
H04M 1/72451
With means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions: according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications

Family

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US 2017/0244829 A1Published application

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Abstract

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