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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2007
Michael Culbert, Monte Sereno, CA (US);
Scott Forstall, Mountain View, CA (US);
Henri Lamiraux, San Carlos, CA (US);
Michael Lee, San Jose, CA (US);
David Tupman, San Francisco, CA (US);
Michael Culbert, Monte Sereno, CA (US);
Scott Forstall, Mountain View, CA (US);
Henri Lamiraux, San Carlos, CA (US);
Michael Lee, San Jose, CA (US);
David Tupman, San Francisco, CA (US);
Apple, Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A communications system by which a user may provide inputs using an accessory device is provided. The accessory device may provide instructions to the communications device over any suitable wired or wireless communications path. The accessory device may include any suitable input mechanism for providing an input, including for example one or more switches, sliders, knobs, keys, motion sensing components, environmental sensing components, or any other input mechanism that the user may actuate. A communications system by which a communications device may transmit urgent communications requests is provided. The user may select an urgent option when transmitting a communications request to cause the recipient communications device to enable an urgent mode in which the recipient communications device may change the notification scheme to ensure that the recipient receives the urgent communications request.