Patent ID: 9641669
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: H04M,H04W

Claim:
1. A method for operating a mobile device, the method comprising: entering, by the mobile device, a do not disturb state, wherein the mobile device, while in the do not disturb state, suppresses audible or tactile notifications of incoming communications; and after entering the do not disturb state: detecting, by the mobile device, a motion of the mobile device; determining, by the mobile device, based at least in part on the detected motion, whether to exit the do not disturb state or wait; in response to determining, based at least in part on the detected motion, to exit the do not disturb state, exiting, by the mobile device, the do not disturb state such that receiving a communication from another device causes an audible or tactile notification to be presented; and in response to determining to wait; remaining, by the mobile device, in the do not disturb state such that receiving a communication from another device does not cause an audible or tactile notification to be presented.