US 12,507,034 B2Granted

Systems and methods for users to receive and/or reply to information affiliated with communication attempts while remaining substantially disconnected from mobile electronic device(s) and/or networks

OwnerJoseph Schumaninventor

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Abstract

The invention generally relates to systems and methods that enable processor readable instruction(s) (e.g., an un-wired algorithm, an un-wired application, an un-wired services, etc.), stored in processor readable media(s), to be accessed and/or processed on mobile electronic devices (e.g., “mobile phones”) and/or networks such that, for example, when activated by user(s) and/or authorized parties, the mobile electronic device's alert (e.g., audiovisual alert, vibrator, etc.) can be deactivated. Further, when the un-wired application is activated customizable replies can automatically and/or substantially automatically be communicated in response to missed communication attempts (e.g., voice calls, video calls, texts, e-mail, etc.).

Claims18

Dependent claims

A portable communications device, comprising:

an operating system comprising non-transitory readable storage medium storing a computer program configured to:
provide a user with an option to block certain alerts and communication attempts made by an attempting portable device to the portable communications device;
send an automatic message to the attempting portable device whereby the automatic message is only sent when the option to block certain alerts and communication attempts is selected by the user;
maintain a log of incoming communications during a period of time over which the option to block is enabled;
provide the log to the user either at a time after the option to block is disabled or during the time period that the option to block is enabled;
and
provide a choice to the user to continue to receive certain alerts and communications generated by the portable communications device in response to incoming communications during the period of time that the option to block is enabled, whereby when the choice to continue to receive alerts is selected, alerts affiliated with communication attempts are automatically generated by the portable communications device in response to communication attempts made by the attempting portable device, and the messages are automatically transmitted to attempting portable devices that generate the alerts and communications until the option to block is disabled.

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A portable communications device, comprising:

an operating system comprising non-transitory readable storage medium storing a computer program configured to:
a. provide a user with an option to create a first group of contacts and a second group of contacts;
b. provide, a user with an option to block any one or more of:
i) audio alerts from attempting portable devices;
ii) visual alerts from attempting portable devices;
iii) telephonic communication attempts made by attempting portable devices to the portable communications device;
iv) audio alerts from applications associated with the portable communications device;
v) visual alerts from applications associated with the portable communications device;
provide an option for the user to block any of i, ii, or iii from attempting portable devices associated with either the first group of contacts or the second groups of contacts;
whereby the option to block is initiated by any one of:
vi. a manual input received on the portable communications device;
vii. automatic initiation based on predetermined schedule;
and
provide an option for the user to send an automatic message in response to contact attempts to the attempting portable devices associated with the first group of contacts or to send an automatic message to the attempting portable devices associated with the second group of contacts during the time that the option to block is enabled;
maintain a log of incoming communications during a period of time over which the option to block is enabled;
provide the log to the user either at a time after the option to block is disabled or during the time period that the option to block is enabled;
and
provide an option to the user to continue to receive certain alerts generated by the attempting portable communications devices or the applications associated with the portable communications device in response to incoming communications during the period of time that the option to block is enabled, whereby when the choice to continue to receive alerts is selected, alerts affiliated with communication attempts are automatically generated by the portable communications device in response to communication attempts made by the attempting portable device, and the messages are automatically transmitted to attempting portable devices that generate the alerts and communications until the option to block is disabled.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 18/124,539Filed 21 Mar 2023 · continuation
Priority: 4 Oct 2011
Published: US 2023/0262411 A117 Aug 2023
Granted: 23 Dec 2025
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification7 codes

H04W 4/00
Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks
H04M 1/72451
With means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions: according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications
H04M 1/6505
Recording arrangements for recording a message from the calling party: storing speech in digital form
H04M 1/663
With means for preventing unauthorised or fraudulent calling: preventing unauthorised calls to a telephone set

Family

Application61/542,891Us provisional application · filed 4 Oct 2011
Application13/645,051Parent of this continuation · filed 4 Oct 2012
Application17/121,743Parent of this continuation · filed 14 Dec 2020
US 10,869,157 B2Parent of this continuation · filed 15 Dec 2020
US 11,611,844 B2Parent of this continuation · filed 21 Mar 2023
US 2023/0262411 A1Pre-grant publication · published 17 Aug 2023
US 2013/0084923 A1Published application
US 2021/0099827 A1Published application
US 12,507,034 B2This patent

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