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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2005
Dharmesh N. Bhakta, Austin, TX (US);
Walter Chun-won Lee, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Kumar Ravi, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Eric Siegfried Rybczynski, Round Rock, TX (US);
Dharmesh N. Bhakta, Austin, TX (US);
Walter Chun-Won Lee, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Kumar Ravi, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Eric Siegfried Rybczynski, Round Rock, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Methodsand systemsare provided for notifying a mobile telephone user of an incoming call in a loud ambient environment. A call notification system registers mobile devices located within the boundary of the area it serves, and couples to the mobile devices using a short range communication technology such as Bluetooth. Upon detecting an incoming call, the mobile device alerts the notification system after a predetermined number of rings. After a predetermined number of rings the notification system, in turn, presents an incoming call notification using visual cues or audio cues to catch the user's attention.