Adaptive call notification
AssigneeFuturewei Technologies, Inc.
InventorsFangqi Hu, Tongzeng Yang
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Abstract
A method for adaptive call notification in a user equipment (UE) includes detecting an incoming call indication such as a ring signal. The ambient sound level for the UE is measured in response to the incoming call indication. A UE vibration device is activated in response to the detected incoming call indication and the ambient sound level being greater than a user-selectable threshold.
Claims20
A method for adaptive call notification in user equipment (UE), the method comprising:
- detecting a plurality of incoming call indications indicating an incoming call to the UE;
- determining that the incoming call is not answered;
- determining that a UE vibration device is not activated;
- responsive to the UE vibration device not being activated, a count of the incoming call indications being greater than a predetermined number and the incoming call not being answered:
- measuring an ambient sound level for the UE;
- and
- activating a UE vibration device in response to the measured ambient sound level being greater than a threshold.
A user equipment (UE) comprising:
- a vibration device to vibrate a UE case;
- an aural device to detect ambient sound levels for the UE;
- and
- a controller coupled to the vibration device and the aural device and configured to:
- detect a plurality of incoming call indications for an incoming call,
- determine that the incoming call is not answered,
- determine that the vibration device is not activated, and
- responsive to the vibration device not being activated, a count of the incoming call indications being greater than a predetermined number, and the incoming call not being answered, measure an ambient sound level for the UE, and activate the vibration device responsive to the measured ambient sound level being greater than a threshold.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores instructions for execution by processing circuitry of a user equipment (UE) to perform operations that:
- count incoming call indications indicating an incoming call to the UE;
- determine that the incoming call is not answered;
- determine that a vibration device of the UE is not activated;
- and
- responsive to the UE vibration device not being activated, the count of the incoming call indications being greater than a predetermined number, and the incoming call not being answered:
- measure an ambient sound level for the UE;
- and
- activate the UE vibration device in response to the measured ambient sound level being greater than a user selectable sound threshold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.