REGULATING ALERTS GENERATED BY COMMUNICATION TERMINALS RESPONSIVE TO SENSED MOVEMENT

摘要

Various computer- implemented methods and associated mobile communication terminals are provided that regulate the generation of user alerts responsive to received messages so that the alerts may be generated/regenerated when the terminal is moved by a user. A mobile communication terminal (100) may include a movement sensing circuit (120), a RF transceiver circuit (150), and a computer circuit (110). The movement sensing circuit (120) may be configured to generate a movement signal indicating movement of the mobile communication terminal (100). The RF transceiver circuit (150) may be configured to communicate through a wireless air interface. The computer circuit (110) may be configured to respond to receipt (210) of a defined message through the RF transceiver circuit (150) while the movement signal indicates (220) that the terminal (100) has remained stationary for at least a threshold time by setting an alert logic indicator, and configured to respond to sensed (250) movement of the terminal (100) while the alert logic indicator is set by generating (260) a user alert from the terminal (100) to a user.