Patent ID: 8140127
Filing Date: 2012-03-20
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. In a mobile communication device, a method for notifying a user about a communication, the method comprising: receiving, at the mobile communication device, a control signal from a wireless transmitter, the control signal comprising at least one characteristic specifically adapted to control selection by the mobile communication device of a manner in which the mobile communication device notifies a user of a communication; selecting, based at least in part on the at least one characteristic of the received control signal, at least one user notification characteristic wherein said selection is based on a notification profile maintained in the mobile communication device; after receiving the control signal, receiving, at the mobile communication device, a communication from a communication network; and in response to the received communication, generating a user notification to notify a user about the received communication, where the user notification is characterized, at least in part, by the selected at least one user notification characteristic.