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Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2020

Filed:

Mar. 28, 2019
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Bob Bradley, San Jose, CA (US);

James B. Cary, Mountain View, CA (US);

Marc J. Krochmal, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Matthew E. Shepherd, Mountain View, CA (US);

Neil G. Crane, San Francisco, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 68/00 (2009.01); H04M 1/60 (2006.01); H04W 4/38 (2018.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04L 12/58 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04W 68/10 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 68/005 (2013.01); H04L 51/24 (2013.01); H04L 51/38 (2013.01); H04L 67/22 (2013.01); H04L 67/306 (2013.01); H04M 1/6066 (2013.01); H04W 4/38 (2018.02); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04W 68/10 (2013.01); H04M 2250/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

A device may broadcast an indication of an activity level of the device. The device may also receive a notification of an incoming message and receive at least one broadcast from at least one additional device also receiving the notification of the incoming message including an indication of at least one activity level of the at least one additional device. The device may compare its own activity level with the received at least one activity level. In response to determining that the activity level of the device is equal to or greater than a highest received at least one activity level, the device may display the notification of the incoming message.


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