Somatosensory type notification alerts
US8941500B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 10, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W68/00
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A computing device is described that can receive contextual information related to a user associated with the computing device. The contextual information may relate to at least one of a physiological condition of the user at a current time or a type of activity associated with the user at the current time. The computing device can select, based at least in part on the contextual information, a type of alert to output as an indication of notification data. The type of alert may include at least one of an electric stimulus type alert, a shape-memory alloy type alert, and a vibration type alert. Responsive to selecting the type of alert, the computing device can output an alert based on the notification data, the alert being of the selected type of alert.
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