System and method for mobile device application pre-emption
View Patent ↗A mobile device is provided. The mobile device comprises a wireless transceiver, a first application, a second application, and an interface. The wireless transceiver provides a wireless communication link to a communication network. The second application provides communication based on the wireless communication link. The interface presents, when the first application is active on the mobile device, an indication of a communication directed to the second application being received via the wireless communication link for less than 2 seconds before the second application pre-empts the first application.
1. A method, comprising:
a mobile device that comprises a first application, the mobile device receiving a communication from a mobile communication network directed to a second application on the mobile device;
the mobile device presenting a transient pre-emption indicator associated with the communication directed to the second application, wherein the transient pre-emption indicator comprises at least one of dimming a display of the mobile device and dimming a keyboard of the mobile device, wherein the transient pre-emption indicator is associated with a delay of a first predefined time duration before the second application automatically preempts the first application;
when the first application is active on the mobile device and in response to receiving a pre-emption rejection user input after the communication and before the first predefined time duration passes, the mobile device transmitting a message to the mobile communication network rejecting the communication, wherein the first predefined time duration is less than 700 milliseconds;
when the second application is active on the mobile device, the mobile device presenting an input dialog associated with the second application after the first predefined time duration; and
the mobile device blocking input to the input dialog for a second predefined time duration after the input dialog is presented.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second predefined time duration is less than 1 second.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the second predefined time duration is less than 200 milliseconds.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transient pre-emption indicator comprises at least one of dimming a display of the mobile device and dimming a keyboard of the mobile device for less than 200 milliseconds and wherein the first predefined time period is 600 milliseconds.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the mobile device blocking some but not all input of the mobile device for a period of time after the communication is received and before activation of the second application.