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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2012
Barry Hayes, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Peter Dolan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Barry Hayes, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Peter Dolan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
In general, this disclosure describes techniques for providing a user with an alert device that provides alert options indicatives of events associated with applications or actions of a computing device. The provided alert options may be such that they do not create additional distractions, and eliminate the need for the user to have to constantly check for upcoming appointments or events. Specifically, a user can utilize a device to receive alerts from an associated computing device. The alerts may be associated with applications and actions running on the computing device.