Patent ID: 9002326
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of providing event notifications on a mobile device having a camera flash associated with a camera application for capturing images, comprising: upon detecting a particular event, determining that a notification is to be provided for the particular event; determining whether or not the camera application is currently being used; when the camera application is currently being used, activating at least one notification modality other than the camera flash to provide the notification; and when the camera application is not currently being used: determining a physical orientation of the mobile device indicative of a visibility of the camera flash; when the physical orientation indicates that the camera flash is visible, activating the camera flash to provide the notification for the particular event; and when the physical orientation indicates that the camera flash is not visible, activating the at least one notification modality other than the camera flash for the particular event.