Delaying audio notifications
US8731912B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 14, 2013 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2250/74
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for audible alert tones are disclosed. The methods, systems, and apparatus include actions of determining whether audio input data received after ceasing output of a first instance of an audible alert tone includes voice activity and determining whether to delay a successive instance of the audible alert tone based on determining whether the audio input data includes voice activity.
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