Patent ID: 11910278
Assignee: T-MOBILE USA, INC.
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A method for operating an electronic device, the method comprising:
receiving, at the electronic device and via a wireless network, one or more incoming messages, wherein the electronic device is located within a vehicle separate from the electronic device;
accessing, using an identifier associated with the electronic device, a set of rules associated with the electronic device, wherein the rules indicate criteria for converting incoming messages to audio messages, and wherein the criteria are based on one or more of the following: an application via which an incoming message was received, a sender of the incoming message, a type of send of the incoming message, a type of the incoming message, a duration of activation of a driving mode of operation of the electronic device, or an estimated navigational arrival time;
evaluating, based on the rules, whether to convert at least one of the one or more incoming messages into an audio message;
upon determining to convert the at least one of the one or more incoming messages into the audio message, identifying whether to perform the conversion at the electronic device separate from the vehicle or at a location remote from the electronic device based on: a property of the one or more incoming messages within a first threshold value and a battery life of the electronic device is within a second threshold value; and
causing the audio message to be output via a speaker communicatively-coupled to the electronic device or to the vehicle associated with the electronic device.