# US 2016/0366271 A1 · Electronic device, notification control method, non-transitory storage medium, and notification control system

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- Number: US 2016/0366271 A1
- Document ID: US20160366271A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/120,740
- Filed: 2014-07-30
- Published: 2016-12-15
- Earliest claimed: 2014-02-27
- Assignees: KYOCERA Corporation
- Applicants: KYOCERA Corporation
- Inventors: Shigeki TANABE; Hideki MORITA; Isao MASUIKE
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20160366271A1

## CPC

- H04M 1/72454: according to context-related or environment-related conditions
- G08B 3/1008: {Personal calling arrangements or devices, i.e. paging systems (selective calling systems and call receivers H04W84/00, H04W68/00)}
- G08B 6/00: Tactile signalling systems, e.g. tactile personal calling systems
- H04W 84/12: WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]
- H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08)
- G08B: SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, e.g. PERSONAL CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
- H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72)

## Abstract

An electronic device includes a controller for distinguishing a moving state of a user, and a notificator for notifying the user of occurrence of a predetermined event by sound or vibration. The controller decides a notification time period for the notificator according to the moving state at the time of the occurrence of the event, and can thereby adjust the notification time period for the notificator according to the moving state of the user.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An electronic device comprising:
a controller configured to distinguish a moving state of a user out of a plurality of moving states; and
a notificator configured to notify the user of occurrence of a predetermined event by sound or vibration, wherein
the controller is configured to decide a notification time period for the notificator according to the moving state at the time of the occurrence of the event.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein
the controller is configured to decide the notification time period based on a notification time period corresponding to a predetermined moving state out of the plurality of the moving states according to the moving state at the time of the occurrence of the event.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein
the controller is configured to distinguish a stop state, a walking state, and a running state as the moving state, and decide the notification time period so that the notification time period in at least the running state, out of the walking state and the running state, becomes longer than the notification time period in the stop state at the time of the occurrence of the event.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein, when the moving state changes while the notificator is notifying the user of the occurrence of the event,
the controller is configured to adjust the notification time period for the notificator according to the moving state after the change.

### Claim 5

A notification control method in a controller comprising:
distinguishing a moving state out of a plurality of moving states;
deciding a notification time period according to the distinguished moving state; and
causing the occurrence of the event to be notified for the decided notification time period by sound or vibration.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The notification control method according to claim 5 further comprises, when the moving state changes while notifying the occurrence of the event,
readjusting the notification time period according to the moving state after the change.

### Claim 7

A non-transitory storage medium that stores a notification control program for causing a controller to execute:
distinguishing a moving state out of a plurality of moving states;
deciding a notification time period according to the distinguished moving state; and
causing occurrence of an event to be notified for the decided notification time period by sound or vibration.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 7, wherein, when the moving state changes while notifying the occurrence of the event,
the notification control program further comprises readjusting the notification time period according to the moving state after the change.

### Claim 9

(canceled)