Patent · US Expired

Method and apparatus of muting an alert

US7027840B2 · kind B2 · utility

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13Claims
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Filing dateSep 17, 2003
Grant dateApr 11, 2006
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Expiry dateDec 8, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M2250/12
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A wireless communication device (100, 800) is provided with a movement sensor (802), and circuitry for controlling the operation of the wireless communication device. In operation in response to detecting predetermined movement of the wireless communication device, an alert (212) that was previously activated to alert a user to an incoming wireless communication is muted.

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