Context-Based Alerts for an Electronic Device

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a system and method for providing an output for an electronic device. In certain embodiments, an alert is output in accordance with a current alert mode, which are selected based on one or more environmental conditions. The environmental conditions may be detected using one or more environmental sensors. The alert can optionally include one or more of: an audio component, a haptic component and a visual component. One or more of alert components correspond to an aspect of the environmental condition detected by the one or more environmental sensors.

1 - 9 . (canceled) 
     
     
         10 . A method, comprising:
 at an electronic device:
 detecting an alert condition; and 
 in response to detecting the alert condition:
 in accordance with a determination that ambient light detected by the electronic device is at a first ambient light level, generating a first alert that corresponds to the alert condition, wherein the first alert comprises a first haptic alert component; and 
 in accordance with a determination that the ambient light detected by the electronic device is at a second ambient light level that is different from the first ambient light level, generating a second alert that corresponds to the alert condition without generating the first haptic alert component. 
 
   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the second alert comprises a second haptic alert component that has a lower amplitude than the first haptic alert component. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein:
 the first alert further comprises a first audio alert component; and   the second alert comprises a second audio alert component that has a lower amplitude than the first audio alert component.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein:
 the second alert comprises a second haptic alert component that has a lower amplitude than the first haptic alert component;   the first haptic alert component overlaps in time with the first audio alert component; and   the second haptic alert component does not overlap in time with the second audio alert component.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the second audio alert component has a shorter duration than the first audio alert component. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein:
 the first alert further comprises a first audio alert component; and   the second alert comprises a second audio alert component that has a different frequency than the first audio alert component.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein:
 the first alert further comprises a first audio alert component;   the second alert comprises a second audio alert component;   the first haptic alert component overlaps in time with the first audio alert component; and   the second haptic alert component does not overlap in time with the second audio alert component.   
     
     
         17 . An electronic device, comprising:
 a haptic output generator;   a battery;   an ambient light sensor;   one or more processors;   memory; and   one or more programs stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, and including instructions for:
 detecting an alert condition; and 
 in response to detecting the alert condition:
 in accordance with a determination that ambient light detected by the ambient light sensor is at a first ambient light level, generating a first alert that corresponds to the alert condition, wherein the first alert comprises a first haptic alert component produced by the haptic output generator; and 
 in accordance with a determination that the ambient light detected by the ambient light sensor is at a second ambient light level that is different from the first ambient light level, generating a second alert that corresponds to the alert condition without generating the first haptic alert component. 
 
   
     
     
         18 . The electronic device of  claim 17 , wherein the second alert comprises a second haptic alert component produced by the haptic output generator that has a lower amplitude than the first haptic alert component. 
     
     
         19 . The electronic device of  claim 17 , wherein the second alert comprises a second haptic alert component produced by the haptic output generator that has a shorter duration than the first haptic alert component. 
     
     
         20 . The electronic device of  claim 17 , wherein:
 the electronic device further comprises an audio output generator;   the first alert further comprises a first audio alert component produced by the audio output generator; and   the second alert comprises a second audio alert component produced by the audio output generator.   
     
     
         21 . The electronic device of  claim 20 , wherein the second audio alert component has a lower amplitude than the first audio alert component. 
     
     
         22 . The electronic device of  claim 20 , wherein the second audio alert component has a different frequency than the first audio alert component. 
     
     
         23 . The electronic device of  claim 20 , wherein:
 the second alert comprises a second haptic alert component produced by the haptic output generator;   the first haptic alert component overlaps in time with the first audio alert component; and   the second haptic alert component does not overlap in time with the second audio alert component.   
     
     
         24 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by an electronic device, cause the electronic device to:
 detect an alert condition; and   in response to detecting the alert condition:
 in accordance with a determination that ambient light detected by the electronic device is at a first ambient light level, generate a first alert that corresponds to the alert condition, wherein the first alert comprises a first haptic alert component; and 
 in accordance with a determination that the ambient light detected by the electronic device is at a second ambient light level that is different from the first ambient light level, generate a second alert that corresponds to the alert condition without generating the first haptic alert component. 
   
     
     
         25 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 24 , wherein the second alert comprises a second haptic alert component that has a lower amplitude than the first haptic alert component. 
     
     
         26 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 24 , wherein the second alert comprises a second haptic alert component that has a different frequency than the first haptic alert component. 
     
     
         27 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 24 , wherein the second alert comprises a second haptic alert component that has a shorter duration than the first haptic alert component. 
     
     
         28 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 24 , wherein:
 the first alert further comprises a first audio alert component; and   the second alert further comprises a second audio alert component that has a lower amplitude than the first audio alert component.   
     
     
         29 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 28 , wherein:
 the second alert comprises a second haptic alert component;   the first haptic alert component overlaps in time with the first audio alert component; and   the second haptic alert component does not overlap in time with the second audio alert component.