Patent ID: 8839273
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: G06F,H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method for automatically notifying a user of notification events with predetermined notification types depending on the user's environment and stored notification profiles, the method comprising: operating, by a processor, in a first notification mode associated with a first set of notification types, wherein the first set of notification types comprise a silent notification; detecting, by the processor, a calendar-related event; determining, by the processor, whether a second notification mode is associated with the calendar-related event, wherein the second notification mode is associated with a second set of notification types, and where wherein the second set of notification types comprise a tactile or audible notification; upon determining that the calendar-related event is associated with the second notification mode, notifying the user of the calendar-related event using the second notification mode, wherein notifying comprises sending a first event reminder using the second notification mode; and upon determining that the calendar-related event is not associated with the second notification mode, notifying the user of the calendar-related event using the first notification mode, wherein notifying comprises sending a second event reminder using the first notification mode.