Events notification and functions selection mechanisms in a wireless device
View Patent ↗A panel has been provided to a wireless device that turns off all RF capability of the wireless device (including, but not limited to notifications, wireless web clipping, instant messaging, email sending/receiving, phone calls, etc.). The panel is brought up on a screen of the wireless device by pressing a programmed hard button for more than 1 second. Once the RF capability has been turned off, if the user attempts to access a program or other device that requires the RF capabilities, a notification is displayed that identifies the RF capabilities as being disabled and prompts the user whether to continue. If the user continues, the RF device is automatically enabled, otherwise the RF device remains disabled.
1. A mobile computing device, comprising:
a radio unit configured to communicate with a network;
a processing unit for executing computer program instructions, the processing unit coupled to the radio unit;
a memory device coupled to the processing unit, the memory device having executable computer program instructions tangibly embodied thereon, the executable computer program instructions comprising instructions for:
receiving an event through the radio unit;
determining a notification mechanism associated with the event;
determining whether the notification mechanism is scheduled to be off;
issuing no notification for the event responsive to the notification mechanism being scheduled off; and
issuing a notification of the event responsive to the notification mechanism being scheduled on and an occurrence of a scheduled notification time for the notification mechanism.
2. The mobile computing device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a display screen;
wherein the instructions for issuing the notification of the event comprise instructions for generating a graphical user interface on the display screen having information about the event.
3. The mobile computing device of claim 1 , wherein a communication associated with the event comprises one of an email, a voice mail service, and a telephone call.
4. The mobile computing device of claim 1 , wherein the notification of the event comprises at least one of a notification alarm, a buzzer, and a notification message.
5. A method for notifying a user of an event, comprising:
receiving the event through a radio unit of a mobile computing device;
determining a notification mechanism associated with the event;
determining whether the notification mechanism is scheduled to be off;
issuing no notification for the event responsive to the notification mechanism being scheduled off; and
issuing a notification of the event responsive to the notification mechanism being scheduled on and an occurrence of a scheduled notification time for the notification mechanism.
6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:
generating a graphical user interface on a display screen of the mobile computing device, the graphical user interface having information about the event.
7. The method of claim 5 , wherein a communication associated with the event comprises at least one of an email, a voice mail service, and a telephone call.
8. The method of claim 5 , wherein the notification of the event comprises at least one of a notification alarm, a buzzer, and a notification message.
9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having executable computer program instructions tangibly embodied thereon, the executable computer program instructions comprising instructions for:
receiving an event through a radio unit of a mobile computing device;
determining a notification mechanism associated with the event;
determining whether the notification mechanism is scheduled to be off;
issuing no notification for the event responsive to the notification mechanism being scheduled off; and
issuing a notification of the event responsive to the notification mechanism being scheduled on and an occurrence of a scheduled notification time for the notification mechanism.
10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the instructions further comprise instructions for generating a graphical user interface on a display screen, the graphical user interface having information about the event.
11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein a communication associated with the event comprises at least one of an email, a voice mail service, and a telephone call.
12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the notification of the event comprises at least one of a notification alarm, a buzzer, and a notification message.