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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2019

Filed:

Dec. 14, 2016
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Hamish C. Hunt, Ashford, GB;

Nicholas K. Lincoln, Middle Wallop, GB;

Christopher J. Poole, Romsey, GB;

Mark A. Woolley, Winton Close, GB;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 31/00 (2006.01); G08B 3/10 (2006.01); H04R 1/10 (2006.01); H03G 3/32 (2006.01); G08B 13/16 (2006.01); G08B 25/10 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 3/10 (2013.01); G08B 13/1672 (2013.01); G08B 25/10 (2013.01); G08B 31/00 (2013.01); H03G 3/32 (2013.01); H04R 1/1041 (2013.01); G06F 3/165 (2013.01); G06F 3/167 (2013.01); H04R 1/1083 (2013.01); H04R 2420/07 (2013.01); H04R 2430/01 (2013.01); H04R 2460/01 (2013.01);
Abstract

Controlling transmission of an alert to a user of a device providing audio. An event which is identified as an alert is detected, and it is determined that the alert is a notifiable alert. A movement sensor associated with the user is monitored during a time period after detection of the notifiable alert. During the time period, it is determined whether movement of the sensor has deviated from a prior pattern of movement. A deviation indicates a user response to the alert. An action to alert the user is taken if the movement of the sensor during the time period has not deviated from the prior pattern of movement indicating that the user has not responded to the original alert. There is no such action if the movement of the sensor has deviated from the prior pattern of movement indicating a user response to the alert.


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