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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2017
Mbit Wireless, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Falguni Bhatt, Irvine, CA (US);
Arumugam Govindswamy, Irvine, CA (US);
MBIT WIRELESS, INC., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
Modern mobile communication devices have a number of features that enable the users to stay connected with people in their contacts list. These mobile devices also keep the users informed about various events such as calls, text messages, emails, social media postings, etc. by providing various forms of notifications. The notifications may or may not be discreet. While the notifications of various events are useful, they may cause breach of privacy, may cause uncomfortable social situations, or may cause unsafe distraction under some conditions. These undesirable notifications in some scenarios may be controlled based on the awareness of the specific scenario in which the device user may be. A method and apparatus are disclosed that enable a user to control the notifications from a mobile communication device when used inside an automobile.