Patent ID: 7373181
Filing Date: 2008-05-13
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for sender controllable modalities, the apparatus comprising: a notification system having an internal alert modality setting; a receiver operably coupled to the notification system, wherein the receiver receives a communication command and a priority command that indicates a level of priority as related to the communication command and from a sender device; a verification module operably coupled to the receiver such that the verification module verifies the sender device and the priority command so that if the sender device is verified and the priority command is verified, a modality alert command is provided to the notification system to override the internal modality setting, wherein the modality alert command is disposed within a notification command; and a notification device operably coupled to the notification system such that in response to the notification command, the notification device provides an alert in accordance with the modality alert command.