Motorola Mobility LLC

Google Inc.

Motorola Corporation

Google Technology Holdings LLC

Mark R Lemke

Jerome O Vogedes

Rachid M Alameh

Dean E Thorson

Ramy S Ayoub

Martin Rabindra Pais

Hugh Kennedy Smith

Charles Philipp Binzel

Greg R Black

William S Hede

Robert S Witte

Francis W Forest

Robert Patzer

Jerome Vogedes

Robert A Patzer

When a first user is leaving a voicemail while a second user is attempting to call the first user back, the first user is given the option to ignore the second caller, delete the voicemail and connect with the second user, or hold while the second user reviews the voicemail. The voicemail may or may not be complete. This may avoid the need for the first user to repeat the information contained in the voicemail. In one embodiment, the voicemail message is played on the second user's device as a ring-back tone.

Method and apparatus for facilitating a communication session

Methods and devices are provided for identifying a caller after receiving a missed call from a calling device that is not associated with the caller. An exemplary method involves obtaining an audio message from the caller, recognizing the caller as being a first contact of the called individual by matching an audio sample associated with the first contact to at least a portion of the audio message, and graphically indicating an association between the first contact and the missed call after recognizing the first contact as the caller.

Caller identification for missed calls

A method and apparatus for managing audio conflicts and priorities is disclosed. A mobile device () initiates a navigation application () and an audio application (), each configured to utilize audio input and/or output components. The mobile device identifies () a priority of a communication associated with the audio application and manages () the audio input and output components based on the priority and other factors. In particular, the mobile device or components thereof can delay () an indication of the communication until a sufficient break in a route traversal is reached, can mute () the audio input component while the navigation application utilizes the audio output component, and/or can perform other functions related to the audio conflicts and priorities of the applications.

Systems and methods for interleaving navigational directions with additional audio in a mobile device

A method and apparatus for a customized CLI comprise receiving, by a network element, a first SET-UP message from a transmitting device during a call set up. The network element then retrieves an identification of the transmitting device from the first SET-UP message and obtains a first Caller Line Identification (CLI) of the transmitting device corresponding to the retrieved identification. Further, the network element determines whether the first SET-UP message includes a first indicator and retrieves a data message from the first SET-UP message when the first SET-UP message includes a first indicator. The network element then adds the data message, the first CLI, and a second indicator to a second SET-UP message and transmits the second SET-UP message to a receiving device during the same call set up, for displaying a customized CLI on the receiving device, thereby alerting a user of the receiving device of an incoming call.

Method and apparatus for displaying a customized caller line identification

Disclosed are devices and methods of an electronic device configured to adaptably process arbitrary conditions to provide a user options for initiating or activating a non-display electronic function of the device. A user is free to determine how to position or orient the device. To determine in real-time, arbitrary conditions of the device, the disclosed devices and methods of an electronic device include determining that the electronic device is at rest and then acquiring a reference in response to determining that the electronic device is at rest. In this way, the device may assume any position or orientation to acquire a reference. Subsequently, subtle movement of the electronic device relative to the acquired reference may be detected to initiate a non-display electronic function of the electronic device. The user therefore may make choices inconspicuously and privately as to which non-display electronic function to initiate.

Devices and methods for initiating functions based on movement characteristics relative to a reference

An apparatus () that charges a portable electronic device is disclosed. The apparatus can include a portable electronic device housing () including a first aperture () and at least one second aperture (). The apparatus can include a battery () coupled to the portable electronic device housing and a generator () coupled to the battery, where the generator can be configured to charge the battery. The apparatus can include a rotatable turbine () enclosed within the portable electronic device housing and coupled to the generator, where the rotatable turbine can be configured to drive the generator. The apparatus can include a conduit () coupled to the rotatable turbine and coupled to the first aperture, where the conduit can be configured to provide fluid flow to drive the rotatable turbine.

Apparatus for charging a portable electronic device using a rotatable turbine

A push-to-talk (PTT) radio resource controller () establishes a 'reverse' channel using a forward channel resource request module (), a reverse channel resource request module (), an allocation rules module () that is coupled to the forward channel resource request module () and the reverse channel resource request module (), and a channel resource availability module () that is coupled to the allocation rules module (). A method () for establishing a reverse channel in a PTT system initiates a forward PTT circuit () between an originating device and at least a first called device, initiates a first reverse PTT circuit () between the first called device and the originating device before releasing () the forward PTT circuit, and then releases () the first reverse PTT circuit.

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Mundelein, IL, United States of America

Mark R Lemke