Methods, systems, and products for customized alerts
View Patent ↗Methods, systems, and products present a custom alert to a recipient of an incoming data communication. A data message is received that specifies the custom alert associated with the data communication. The customer alert is then visually and/or audibly presented to provide notice of the data communication.
1. A method, comprising:
receiving a data message at a communications device that specifies an alert associated with a text message;
retrieving the alert from memory of the communications device; and
presenting the alert prior to receiving the text message to provide advance notice of the text message.
2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising receiving a selection of the alert.
3. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising retrieving a rule associated with the alert.
4. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising downloading the alert to the memory of the communications device.
5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein presenting the alert comprises at least one of visually presenting the alert and audibly presenting the alert.
6. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising retrieving the alert based on at least one of a time and a day.
7. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising associating the alert to a communications address.
8. A system, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory;
wherein the memory includes code stored that when executed causes the processor at least to:
receive a data message that specifies an alert associated with a text message;
retrieve the alert from the memory; and
present the alert prior to receiving the text message to provide advance notice of the text message.
9. The system according to claim 8 , wherein the memory further includes code that causes the processor to receive a selection of the alert.
10. The system according to claim 8 , wherein the memory further includes code that causes the processor to retrieve a rule associated with the alert.
11. The system according to claim 8 , wherein the memory further includes code that causes the processor to download the alert to the memory.
12. The system according to claim 8 , wherein the memory further includes code that causes the processor to at least one of visually present the alert and audibly present the alert.
13. The system according to claim 8 , wherein the memory further includes code that causes the processor to retrieve the alert based on at least one of a time and a day.
14. The system according to claim 8 , wherein the memory further includes code that causes the processor to associate the alert to a communications address.
15. A computer readable medium containing a set of instructions comprising:
a receiving code segment for receiving a data message at a communications device that specifies an alert associated with a text message;
a retrieving code segment for retrieving the alert from memory of the communications device; and
a presenting code segment for presenting the alert prior to receiving the text message to provide advance notice of the text message.
16. The computer readable medium according to claim 15 , further comprising a selection code segment for receiving a selection of the alert.
17. The computer readable medium according to claim 15 , further comprising a rule code segment for retrieving a rule associated with the alert.
18. The computer readable medium according to claim 15 , further comprising a downloading code segment for downloading the alert to the memory of the communications device.
19. The computer readable medium according to claim 15 , further comprising a visual or audible code segment for at least one of visually presenting the alert and audibly presenting the alert.
20. The computer readable medium according to claim 15 , further comprising a time of day code segment for retrieving the alert based on at least one of a time and a day.