Systems and methods for intelligent routing of notifications of incoming voice communication requests

An electronic device comprising:

• a microphone;
• a speaker;
• a communications interface;
• a non-transitory computer-readable medium;
• and
• a processor in communication with the microphone, the speaker, the communications interface, and the non-transitory computer-readable medium, and configured to execute processor-executable program code stored in the non-transitory computer-readable medium configured to cause the processor to:
• receive, via the communication interface, an indication of an incoming voice communication request;
• in response to the indication and before requesting a connected device to output a notification:
• identify one or more devices connected to the electronic device, each of the one or more devices comprising a sensor,
• request each identified device to obtain one or more sensor signals using its respective sensor, and
• receive, from one or more of the identified devices, sensor information based on the respective one or more sensor signals;
• select a device of the one or more identified devices based on the sensor information;
• and
• provide a signal to the device to output the notification indicating the incoming voice communication request.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising processor-executable program code configured to cause a processor of an electronic device to:

• receive, via a communication interface, an indication of an incoming voice communication request;
• in response to the indication and before requesting a connected device to output a notification:
• identify one or more devices connected to the electronic device, each of the one or more devices comprising a sensor,
• request each identified device to obtain one or more sensor signals using its respective sensor, and
• receive, from one or more of the identified devices, sensor information based on the respective one or more sensor signals;
• select a device of the one or more identified devices based on the sensor information;
• and
• provide a signal to the device to output the notification indicating the incoming voice communication request.

An apparatus comprising:

• means for receiving, by an electronic device, an indication of an incoming voice communication request;
• means for, in response to the indication and before requesting a connected device to output a notification, identifying one or more devices connected to the electronic device, each of the one or more devices comprising a sensor,
• means for, in response to the indication and before requesting a connected device to output the notification, requesting each identified device to obtain one or more sensor signals using its respective sensor, and
• means for, in response to the indication and before requesting a connected device to output the notification, receiving, from one or more of the identified devices, sensor information based on the respective one or more sensor signals;
• means for selecting a device of the one or more identified devices based on the sensor information;
• and
• means for providing a signal to the device to output the notification indicating the incoming voice communication request.