The second granted patent is for another foldable smartphone design, except this time the fold isn't evenly proportioned and adds a clear component that allows the user to view a large lip area that exposes either app icons or live alerts of
incoming email or text messages.
Not exact matches
Everything you want while on the go: access Google Maps Navigation, control your music, search your contacts, listen to
incoming text and
email messages (as well as reply using voice dictation),
or take things a step further by locating the nearest gas station
or coffee shop.
Researchers at Queen's University's Human Media Lab have developed a new smartphone — called MorePhone — which can morph its shape to give users a silent yet visual cue of an
incoming phone call,
text message or email.
The Blaze vibrates with
incoming calls,
text messages and calendar alerts, but there is no support for third - party applications like
email, WhatsApp
or Facebook.
For
incoming text messages and
emails, you can navigate through a set of «smart replies» with the bezel to quickly respond rather than dictating through voice
or taking out your phone.
It notifies users of
incoming messages, such as calls,
texts,
emails and alerts, delivers a preview of those
messages and creates the opportunity for users to accept
or discreetly ignore those
messages.
In addition to sharing songs to Twitter
or Facebook directly from the headphones, you can also use one of four customizable buttons to favorite a song, answer
incoming calls,
or share music via
email or text message.
The virtual assistants could then be fooled into starting several actions, such as opening certain web pages that might deploy additional malware,
texting or calling premium phone numbers that would generate
income for hackers, calling a third party so that the user can be spied upon,
or send spam and phishing
messages via
email, Facebook
or Twitter.