IP Library Granted Patent US 8,644,887
Granted Patent B1
US 8,644,887 · App. 13/615,997 · Granted Feb 4, 2014

Device call notification extension

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Patent No.
US 8,644,887
App. No.
13/615,997
Granted
Feb 4, 2014
Kind
B1
Abstract

An aspect provides a method, comprising: detecting an incoming voice call at an information handling device; detecting one or more external notification extension conditions at the information handling device; and in response to detecting one or more external notification extension conditions at the information handling device, extending a notification of the incoming voice call at the information handling device. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Claims (34)

1. A method, comprising:

detecting an incoming voice call at an information handling device;

detecting one or more external notification extension conditions at the information handling device utilizing user provided input to the information handling device during the incoming call; and

in response to detecting one or more external notification extension conditions at the information handling device, extending a notification of the incoming voice call at the information handling device;

wherein the external notification extension conditions comprise detecting that the information handling device is in a predetermined physical location;

wherein the predetermined physical location of the information handling device is detected via one or more of a global positioning satellite system in communication with the information handling device and detection of a network device in communication with said information handling device ascertained via detecting that one or more network connection devices previously associated with the predetermined physical location is in communication with the information handling device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the external notification extension conditions comprise detecting a predetermined input to the information handling device.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined physical location is one of a group of predetermined physical locations defined by a user.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined physical location is one of a group of predetermined physical locations learned via consultation of a stored history of user/device interactions.

5. The method of claim 2 , wherein the predetermined input is received though a microphone of the information handling device.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the predetermined input is a voice input.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the voice input is matched against a predetermined voice input prior to activating the notification extension at the information handling device.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information handling device is one of a cellular phone and a tablet computing device.

9. An information handling device, comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory in operative connection with the one or more processors that stores instructions executable by the one or more processors to perform acts comprising:

detecting an incoming voice call at an information handling device;

detecting one or more external notification extension conditions at the information handling device utilizing user provided input to the information handling device during the incoming call; and

in response to detecting one or more external notification extension conditions at the information handling device, extending a notification of the incoming voice call at the information handling device;

wherein the external notification extension conditions comprise detecting that the information handling device is in a predetermined physical location;

wherein the predetermined physical location of the information handling device is detected via one or more of a global positioning satellite system in communication with the information handling device and detection of a network device in communication with said information handling device ascertained via detecting that one or more network connection devices previously associated with the predetermined physical location is in communication with the information handling device.

10. The information handling device of claim 9 , wherein the external notification extension conditions comprise detecting a predetermined input to the information handling device.

11. The information handling device of claim 9 , wherein the predetermined physical location is one of a group of predetermined physical locations defined by a user.

12. The information handling device of claim 9 , wherein the predetermined physical location is one of a group of predetermined physical locations learned via consultation of a stored history of user/device interactions.

13. The information handling device of claim 10 , wherein the predetermined input is received through a microphone of the information handling device.

14. The information handling device of claim 13 , wherein the predetermined input is a voice input.

15. The information handling device of claim 14 , wherein the voice input is matched against a predetermined voice input prior to activating the notification extension at the information handling device.

16. A program product, comprising:

a storage medium having program code embodied therewith, the program code comprising:

computer program code configured to detect an incoming voice call at an information handling device;

computer program code configured to detect one or more external notification extension conditions at the information handling device utilizing user provided input to the information handling device during the incoming call; and

computer program code configured to, in response to detecting one or more external notification extension conditions at the information handling device, extend a notification of the incoming voice call at the information handling device;

wherein the external notification extension conditions comprise detecting that the information handling device is in a predetermined physical location;

wherein the predetermined physical location of the information handling device is detected via one or more of a global positioning satellite system in communication with the information handling device and detection of a network device in communication with said information handling device ascertained via detecting that one or more network connection devices previously associated with the predetermined physical location is in communication with the information handling device.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2025
From: LENOVO PC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
To: LENOVO SWITZERLAND INTERNATIONAL GMBH
Reel/Frame 069870/0670 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 3, 2019
From: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
To: LENOVO PC INTERNATIONAL
Reel/Frame 049667/0543 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Dec 4, 2015
From: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD.
To: LENOVO PC INTERNATIONAL
Reel/Frame 037211/0465 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 24, 2012
From: WESKLER, ARNOLD S.; WALTERMANN, ROD D.; VALBLON, RUSSELL SPEIGHT; PETERSON, NATHAN J.; MESE, JOHN CARL
To: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 029013/0402 →