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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2009
Applicant:
Bradley Dennis Benninger, Waterloo, CA;
Inventor:
Bradley Dennis Benninger, Waterloo, CA;
Assignee:
Research In Motion Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/725 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method are provided that utilize a set of heuristics to more intelligently determine when to utilize an audible tone associated with a notification profile or other mechanism used to alert a user of events such as an incoming instant message. The heuristics employed consider the layering of the message screens for the corresponding conversations, in combination with one or more device usage indicators such as the status of the backlight, the idle timer, and the orientation of the mobile deviceA itself as indicated by the orientation sensor.