Motorola Corporation

Motorola Mobility LLC

Mark A Barros

Von Alan Mock

Rami Chaim Levy

Jorge Luis Perdomo

Daniel Alberto Baudino

Robert Cary Gray

Luis A Pichardo

Xiao-Feng Zhu

Jeffrey A Sierawski

Zhuo-Ming Dai

John H Bujold

A method () for providing an audio message (). The method can include detecting at least one external parameter (). Detecting the external parameter can include detecting a time, a location or a station identifier. Detecting the location can include receiving a signal from a network node () or a beacon (), or receiving location information from a positioning system (). In one arrangement, detecting the external parameter can include detecting a plurality of identifiers, such as a time, a location and/or a station identifier. The external parameter can be processed to identify at least one audio attribute () associated with a voice persona. An audio message then can be generated based, at least in part, on the audio attribute. Identifying the audio attribute can include identifying at least a second audio attribute associated with a background sound.

User interface that reflects social attributes in user notifications

A method () for allocating mobile station resources. The method can include receiving a message () over a wireless communications network () from an authorized user requesting reservation of communication resources on the mobile station (), and automatically reserving the mobile station communication resources in accordance with the request. Receiving the message over the wireless communications network can include receiving the message on a slave mobile station. The message can be received from a master mobile station (). In one arrangement the message can include a mobile station calendar entry. The calendar entry can be received in response to initiating a call on the mobile station. The call can be, for example, a selective dynamic group (SDG) call.

Reservation of mobile station communication resources

The invention concerns a method () of providing information about a communications device. The method includes the steps of establishing () a communications connection between a first mobile communications unit () and at least a second mobile communications unit (), transmitting () from the first mobile communications unit to the second mobile communications unit a condition of at least one operational parameter of the first mobile communications unit and informing () a user of the second mobile communications unit of the conditions of the operational parameters of the first mobile communications unit. The operational parameters of the first mobile communications unit can include a signal strength, a battery level, a location, an audio configuration, an alert configuration, a conference indicator and a phone type indicator.

Method and system for providing information about a communications device

A communication device () includes a transceiver () for receiving a call, a received calls memory () for storing call sources () and for storing an associated call count () for each call source (), a user preferences memory () for storing a set of call quantity categories and a corresponding set of alerts, and a processor (). The processor () is programmed to: identify a call source of a received call, retrieve a call count for the call source, categorize the call count into a call quantity category, provide a command signal to an alert circuit () identifying a unique alert associated with the call quantity category, and optionally increment the call count. The communication device () further includes the alert circuit () for alerting using the unique alert identified by the processor ().

Communication device with history based alerts and method therefor

A communication system () provides for improved dispatch communications, by providing a method for monitoring the signal quality at each of the Mobile Stations (MS) involved in a dispatch call. Once engaged in the dispatch call, the MSs () monitor the signal quality of their ACCH channel () and send a message back to the system () if their signal quality falls below a predetermined threshold. If the signal quality of any dispatch call participant falls below the given threshold (), the system alerts all the dispatch call participants () thereby avoiding any loss of communications, and tears down the previously set up dispatch call. If the signal quality becomes acceptable again () for those MS who had previously experienced poor signal quality, they send a message to the system, which automatically sets up a new dispatch call and alerts all the dispatch participants that the dispatch channel can be used again ().

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Wellington, FL, United States of America

Mark A Barros