Wireless communication device and method for switching alert modes of the wireless communication device
US8825030B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 10, 2012 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 10, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M19/04
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A wireless communication device receives a message periodically broadcast by a wireless broadcast device placed within a location, and determines a type of the location and a broadcast period of the message. The wireless communication device sets a check period for periodically checking whether the wireless communication device receives the message, and checks if a present alert mode of the wireless communication device is suitable for the type of the location in a present check period. When the present alert mode of the wireless communication device is not suitable, the wireless communication device automatically switches the present tone mode to a new tone. When the wireless communication device does not receive the message within a next check period, the wireless communication device is determined as having left the location and automatically switched back to the present alert mode from the new alert mode.
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