Wireless Communications Device Having Enhanced Silent Notification Mode

摘要

A cell phone having a normal notification mode and an enhanced silent notification mode. The phone includes a memory, a speaker, a touch screen and a processor. The memory stores contact information for a plurality of contacts including general contacts and emergency contacts. The contact information includes an emergency notification setting for incoming calls and an emergency notification setting for incoming text messages that are selectable by a user via the touch screen on a contact by contact basis. In the normal notification mode, incoming calls and incoming text messages from both the general contacts and the emergency contacts cause the speaker to generate sounds. In the enhanced silent notification mode, incoming calls and incoming text messages from the general contacts do not cause the speaker to generate sounds, but at least one of incoming calls and incoming text messages from the emergency contacts causes the speaker to generate sounds.

主权项

1. A wireless communications device having an audible notification mode and a silent notification mode, the device comprising:
a memory adapted to maintain a profile for each of a plurality of contacts, each profile including a silent mode setting for incoming calls and a silent mode setting for incoming text messages; at least one speaker operable to emit ringtones and text tones; a touch screen operable to receive a user selection of the silent mode setting for incoming calls and a user selection of the silent mode setting for incoming text messages on a contact by contact basis; and at least one processor coupled to the memory, the speaker and the touch screen; wherein, in the audible notification mode, the speaker emits ringtones responsive to incoming calls from the contacts; wherein, in the audible notification mode, the speaker emits text tones responsive to incoming text messages from the contacts; wherein, in the silent notification mode, the speaker does not emits ringtones responsive to incoming calls from the contacts having profiles with the silent mode setting for incoming calls enabled; wherein, in the silent notification mode, the speaker emits ringtones responsive to incoming calls from the contacts having profiles with the silent mode setting for incoming calls disabled; wherein, in the silent notification mode, the speaker does not emits text tones responsive to incoming text messages from the contacts having profiles with the silent mode setting for incoming text messages enabled; and wherein, in the silent notification mode, the speaker emits text tones responsive to incoming text messages from the contacts having profiles with the silent mode setting for incoming text messages disabled.