Centralized display for mobile devices

Abstract

A method for alerting a user of an incoming communication includes steps of: detecting a presence of the user; receiving, from at least one of a plurality of mobile devices of the user, information associated with the incoming communication; and alerting the user of the incoming communication.

1 . A method for alerting a user of an incoming communication, the method comprising:
 detecting a presence of the user;   receiving, from at least one of a plurality of mobile devices of the user, information associated with the incoming communication; and   alerting the user of the incoming communication.   
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the step of detecting further comprises:
 receiving a wireless signal from one of the plurality of mobile devices.   
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the step of detecting further comprises:
 receiving a wireless radio-frequency signal from one of the plurality of mobile devices.   
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the step of detecting further comprises:
 receiving a wireless infrared signal from one of the plurality of mobile devices.   
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the step of receiving comprises:
 receiving, from at least one of the plurality of mobile devices of the user, a wireless signal containing information associated with the incoming communication.   
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the step of receiving further comprises:
 receiving, from at least one of the plurality of mobile devices of the user, a wireless signal indicating an origin of the incoming communication.   
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the step of alerting further comprises:
 displaying at least one of a video, audio or tactile signal, so as to alert the user of the incoming communication.   
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the step of alerting further comprises:
 displaying a graphical image representing a first of the plurality of mobile devices so as to alert the user that the incoming communication has been received by the first of the plurality of mobile devices.   
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the step of alerting further comprises:
 detecting information associated with an environment of the user;   alerting the user of the incoming communication; and   displaying reduced information associated with the incoming communication in accordance with information associated with an environment of the user.