Patent ID: 8050665
Filing Date: 2011-11-01
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a mobile communication device comprising: detecting a condition by the mobile communication device, wherein the mobile communication device includes a motion detector, and wherein the condition is at least one of: a missed call, a voice message received by the mobile communication device, a text message received by the mobile communication device, a low battery state, a change in service, an appointment, and an alarm; generating, by the mobile communication device, a first alert signal in response to detecting the condition; determining, by the mobile communication device and after the first alert signal, that the mobile communication device has not been moved; in response to determining that the mobile communication device has not been moved, automatically suppressing, by an application running on the mobile communication device, at least a second alert signal associated with the condition; determining, after the suppression step and by the motion detector, that the mobile communication device has been moved; and in response to the determining that the mobile communication device has been moved, generating, by the mobile communication device, at least one additional alert signal associated with the condition.