Patent ID: 6160489
Filing Date: 2000-12-12
Classification: G08B,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
A wireless communication device comprising:a receiver, for receiving a desired communication signal;a tactile alert generator, for generating a tactile alert pattern when enabled;an audible alert generator, for generating an audible alert pattern; anda controller, coupled to the receiver, the tactile alert generator, and the audible alert generator, for enabling the tactile alert generator to generate a particular tactile alert pattern as one of a plurality of distinctive tactile alert patterns when a particular desired communication signal is received, wherein different particular tactile alert patterns are generated when different corresponding particular desired communication signals are received, and for enabling the audible alert generator to generate the audible alert pattern as one of a plurality of distinctive audible alert patterns when the desired communication signal is received,wherein the one of the plurality of distinctive audible alert patterns and the one of the plurality of distinctive tactile alert patterns have substantially the same distinctive alert pattern.