# US 12,602,269 B2 · Multiple notification user interface > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,602,269 B2 - Document ID: US12602269B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/374,634 - Filed: 2023-09-28 - Published: 2024-01-25 - Granted: 2026-04-14 - Earliest claimed: 2018-09-11 - Assignees: Apple Inc. - Applicants: Apple Inc. - Inventors: Hugo Verweij; Mitchell Lerner; David Chance Graham - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12602269B2 ## CPC - G06F 9/542: {Event management; Broadcasting; Multicasting; Notifications} - G06F 3/165: {Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path} - G06F 3/167: {Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback} - G06F 9/4837: {time dependent} - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract The present disclosure generally relates to audio output for time-based notifications. Enhanced alerts for time-based notifications based on various notification conditions provides users with clarity about which notifications are being output, thereby providing an improved user interface. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic device, comprising: one or more processors; and memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for: receiving a first information representing a first time-based notification condition; setting a first time-based notification based on the first time-based notification condition; detecting occurrence of the first time-based notification condition, wherein detecting the occurrence of the first time-based notification condition includes detecting that a determined length of time has expired or detecting that a current time correspond s to a determined time of day; and in response to detecting the occurrence of the first time-based notification condition including detecting that the determined length of time has expired or detecting that the current time corresponds to the determined time of day: in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is not currently causing output of a notification based on at least one time-based notification condition other than the first time-based notification condition when the occurrence of the first time-based notification condition is detected; causing output of a first visual indication; while causing output of the first visual indication, detecting occurrence of a second time-based notification condition; and in response to detecting the occurrence of the second time-based notification condition: ceasing output of the first visual indication; and causing output of a second visual indication different from the first visual indication; and in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is currently causing output of the notification based on at least one time-based notification condition other than the first time-based notification condition when the occurrence of the first time-based notification condition is detected, causing output of the second visual indication different from the first visual indication. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein: the first visual indication includes a first color; and the second visual indication includes a second color different from the first color and does not include the first color. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein: the first visual indication includes a first visual pattern; and the second visual indication includes a second visual pattern different from the first visual pattern. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the first visual pattern and the second visual pattern are animated. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein causing output of the first visual indication includes: in accordance with a determination that a first number of time-based notifications are occurring, causing output of the first visual indication with a first appearance; and in accordance with a determination that a second number of time-based notifications are occurring, causing output of the first visual indication with a second appearance different from the first appearance. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a touch-sensitive surface and a display separate from the touch-sensitive surface, wherein the first visual indication and the second visual indication are output via the display. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, the one or more programs further including instructions for: in response to detecting the occurrence of the first time-based notification condition including detecting that the determined length of time has expired or detecting that the current time corresponds to the determined time of day: in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is not currently causing output of the notification based on at least one time-based notification condition other than the first time-based notification condition when the occurrence of the first time-based notification condition was detected, causing output of a first audio notification; and in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is currently causing output of the notification based on at least one time-based notification condition other than the first time-based notification condition when the occurrence of the first time-based notification condition was detected, causing output of a second audio notification different from the first audio notification. ### Claim 8 A method comprising: at an electronic device: receiving a first information representing a first time-based notification condition; setting a first time-based notification based on the first time-based notification condition; detecting occurrence of the first time-based notification condition, wherein detecting the occurrence of the first time-based notification condition includes detecting that a determined length of time has expired or detecting that a current time correspond s to a determined time of day; and in response to detecting the occurrence of the first time-based notification condition including detecting that a determined length of time has expired or detecting that a current time corresponds to a determined time of day: in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is not currently causing output of a notification based on at least one time-based notification condition other than the first time-based notification condition when the occurrence of the first time-based notification condition is detected: causing output of a first visual indication; while causing output of the first visual indication, detecting occurrence of a second time-based notification condition; and in response to detecting the occurrence of the second time-based notification condition: ceasing output of the first visual indication; and causing output of a second visual indication different from the first visual indication; and in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is currently causing output of the notification based on at least one time-based notification condition other than the first time-based notification condition when the occurrence of the first time-based notification condition is detected, causing output of the second visual indication different from the first visual indication. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein: the first visual indication includes a first color; and the second visual indication includes a second color different from the first color and does not include the first color. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein: the first visual indication includes a first visual pattern; and the second visual indication includes a second visual pattern different from the first visual pattern. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the first visual pattern and the second visual pattern are animated. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein causing output of the first visual indication includes: in accordance with a determination that a first number of time-based notifications are occurring, causing output of the first visual indication with a first appearance; and in accordance with a determination that a second number of time-based notifications are occurring, causing output of the first visual indication with a second appearance different from the first appearance. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein the electronic device includes a touch-sensitive surface and a display separate from the touch-sensitive surface, and wherein the first visual indication and the second visual indication are output via the display. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, further comprising: in response to detecting the occurrence of the first time-based notification condition including detecting that the determined length of time has expired or detecting that the current time corresponds to the determined time of day: in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is not currently causing output of the notification based on at least one time-based notification condition other than the first time-based notification condition when the occurrence of the first time-based notification condition was detected, causing output of a first audio notification; and in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is currently causing output of the notification based on at least one time-based notification condition other than the first time-based notification condition when the occurrence of the first time-based notification condition was detected, causing output of a second audio notification different from the first audio notification. ### Claim 15 A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of an electronic device, the one or more programs including instructions for: receiving a first information representing a first time-based notification condition; setting a first time-based notification based on the first time-based notification condition; detecting occurrence of the first time-based notification condition, wherein detecting the occurrence of the first time-based notification condition includes detecting that a determined length of time has expired or detecting that a current time corresponds to a determined time of day; and in response to detecting the occurrence of the first time-based notification condition including detecting that a determined length of time has expired or detecting that a current time corresponds to a determined time of day: in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is not currently causing output of a notification based on at least one time-based notification condition other than the first time-based notification condition when the occurrence of the first time-based notification condition is detected; causing output of a first visual indication; while causing output of the first visual indication, detecting occurrence of a second time-based notification condition; and in response to detecting the occurrence of the second time-based notification condition: ceasing output of the first visual indication; and causing output of a second visual indication different from the first visual indication; and in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is currently causing output of the notification based on at least one time-based notification condition other than the first time-based notification condition when the occurrence of the first time-based notification condition is detected, causing output of the second visual indication different from the first visual indication. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein: the first visual indication includes a first color; and the second visual indication includes a second color different from the first color and does not include the first color. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein: the first visual indication includes a first visual pattern; and the second visual indication includes a second visual pattern different from the first visual pattern. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the first visual pattern and the second visual pattern are animated. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein causing output of the first visual indication includes: in accordance with a determination that a first number of time-based notifications are occurring, causing output of the first visual indication with a first appearance; and in accordance with a determination that a second number of time-based notifications are occurring, causing output of the first visual indication with a second appearance different from the first appearance. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the electronic device includes a touch-sensitive surface and a display separate from the touch-sensitive surface, and wherein the first visual indication and the second visual indication are output via the display. ### Claim 21 (depends on 15) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, the one or more programs further including instructions for: in response to detecting the occurrence of the first time-based notification condition including detecting that the determined length of time has expired or detecting that the current time corresponds to the determined time of day: in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is not currently causing output of the notification based on at least one time-based notification condition other than the first time-based notification condition when the occurrence of the first time-based notification condition was detected, causing output of a first audio notification; and in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is currently causing output of the notification based on at least one time-based notification condition other than the first time-based notification condition when the occurrence of the first time-based notification condition was detected, causing output of a second audio notification different from the first audio notification.