IP Library Granted Patent US 9,104,261
Granted Patent B2
US 9,104,261 · App. 13/519,583 · Granted Aug 11, 2015

Method and apparatus for notification of input environment

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Patent No.
US 9,104,261
App. No.
13/519,583
Granted
Aug 11, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

An apparatus, comprising a processor, memory including computer program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: receiving an indication of an input environment, determining that the input environment negatively affects at least one input mode, determining that the input mode is active, and causing display of an input environment notification is disclosed.

Claims (34)

1. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one a processor;

at least one memory including computer program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following:

receiving an indication of an input environment;

determining that the input environment negatively affects at least one input mode;

determining that the input mode is active; and

causing display of an input environment notification message based at least in part on the input mode and the input environment, wherein the input environment notification message comprises at least a textual message.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the input environment relates to motion.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the motion relates to vibration.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the input environment relates to background noise.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the input environment relates to a lighting condition.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the input mode relates to an audio input mode.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the input mode relates to an optical input mode.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the input mode relates to a touch input mode.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the memory and the computer program code are further configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform receiving information indicating magnitude of the negative affect.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the input environment notification message indicates the magnitude of the negative affect.

11. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the input environment notification message comprises a non-textual input environment notification.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the non-textual input environment notification message comprises causing dimming of at least part of a display.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the non-textual input environment notification message comprises a meter.

14. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the non-textual input environment notification message comprises causing shading of at least part of a display.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the shading relates to background shading.

16. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the shading relates to foreground shading.

17. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the input environment notification message comprises a textual input environment notification.

18. A method, comprising:

receiving an indication of an input environment;

determining that the input environment negatively affects at least one input mode;

determining that the input mode is active; and

causing, by a processor, display of an input environment notification message based at least in part on the input mode and the input environment, wherein the input environment notification message comprises at least a textual message.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with instructions that, when executed by an apparatus, cause the apparatus to perform:

receiving an indication of an input environment;

determining that the input environment negatively affects at least one input mode;

determining that the input mode is active; and

causing display of an input environment notification message based at least in part on the input mode and the input environment, wherein the input environment notification message comprises at least a textual message.

20. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the input environment notification message comprises a corrective action.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 27, 2015
From: NOKIA CORPORATION
To: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
Reel/Frame 035501/0125 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 9, 2012
From: WANG, KONGQIAO; LIU, YINGFEI
To: NOKIA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 028515/0442 →