Patent ID: 9066310
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: G06F,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for communicating a current gauge value associated with a function of an electronic device that falls within a defined continuum defined by first and second end points, the method comprising: determining a usage mode of the electronic device; and providing a plurality of non-visual notifications that indicate where on the continuum the current gauge value resides relative to first and second end points of the continuum, the plurality of non-visual notifications comprising: wherein the first and second end points of the continuum comprise a minimum value of the continuum and a maximum value of the continuum, respectively, and wherein the current gauge value resides between the first and second end points on the continuum, and wherein the plurality of non-visual notifications comprises: a plurality of auditory notifications when the usage mode of the electronic device is a speaker phone mode; and a plurality of auditory and/or tactile notifications when the usage mode of the electronic device is not a speaker phone mode, the method further comprising: postponing provision of the plurality of non-visual notifications until motion of the electronic device is detected by an accelerometer of the electronic device when the usage mode is determined to be a hands-free mode.