Proximity-Based Notification Magnitude Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of information handling devices, such as smartphones, often face inadequate notification of incoming calls, especially when the device is not proximate to the user, leading to missed calls due to insufficient notification volumes or inconvenient profile settings.
Innovation Solution
The device detects user proximity using sensors like orientation, biometric, and device status data to adjust the notification magnitude, such as increasing the ringtone volume and extending audible notifications when the user is not nearby, ensuring the user is aware of incoming calls.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the notification volume is increased to ensure the user hears incoming calls when the device is far away, then the notification effectiveness is improved, but the device complexity increases due to the need for sensors and proximity detection mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically adjusts notification volume based on detected proximity conditions without requiring manual user intervention. The device monitors its own state through sensors and autonomously modifies notification parameters, enabling self-service operation that improves reliability while avoiding the complexity of manual configuration interfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback loops where sensor data about device proximity and user presence is continuously monitored and fed back to the notification control mechanism. This closed-loop feedback enables dynamic adjustment of notification volume based on real-time conditions, ensuring reliable notification delivery while automating the complexity management.
2Adaptability or versatility
If manual volume adjustment is provided to users, then the notification magnitude can be customized, but the ease of operation deteriorates because users must remember and configure settings manually
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs automatic notification magnitude adjustment based on detected user proximity and device state, eliminating the need for manual user configuration. This self-service approach maintains adaptability to different usage scenarios while significantly improving ease of operation by removing the burden of manual setting management from the user.
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-configures notification parameters based on detected conditions before the user needs to interact with the device. By anticipating usage scenarios through sensor detection and pre-adjusting notification settings, the system provides both customization and ease of operation without requiring user intervention at the moment of need.
Data Source
AI summary
An aspect provides a method, including: detecting a received communication at a device; detecting, using a device orientation sensor, orientation data relating to device orientation; the orientation data being associated in time with the received communication; determining, using the orientation data, a value for a magnitude of a notification of the received communication; and adjusting, using a processor of the device, the magnitude of the notification of the received communication according to the value. Other aspects are described and claimed.