NOISE-SENSITIVE ALERT PRESENTATION

摘要

Many devices are configured to present alerts notifying a user of device events, but the user may not notice the alert due to a noisy environment. A user may mitigate missed alerts by increasing the alert volume or choosing a vibration mode, but such techniques depend upon the knowledge, attention, and memory of the user to adjust the device before the alert. Instead, a device may compare the noise level of the environment with a noise level threshold. If the noise level is below the threshold, the device presents the alert; but if the noise level is above the threshold, the device defers the presentation of the alert until the noise level diminishes below the threshold, and then presents the alert. The device may also send an automated response to the message, notifying a sender that the user may return the message upon leaving the noisy environment.

主权项

1. A method of presenting an alert to a user in an environment on a device having a processor, the method comprising:
executing on the processor instructions that cause the device to:
detect a noise level of the environment;compare the noise level of the environment to a noise level threshold;if the noise level is below the noise level threshold, present the alert to the user; andif the noise level is above the noise level threshold, refrain from presenting the alert to the user until the noise level is below the noise level threshold.