Predictive determination of actions

• US 10,031,643 B2
• Filed: 09/26/2014
• Issued: 07/24/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.), AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Chien, Ginger, Arasavelli, Yehoshuva
• Primary Examiner(s): Yi, Rinna
• Application Number:
  US14/497,431
• Publication Number:
  US 20160092039A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,397 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0237 using prediction or retrieval techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication

Abstract

Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for predictive determination of actions. According to one aspect of the concepts and technologies disclosed herein, a user device can receive input via a user input interface. The user input interface is application agnostic. The user device can analyze the input to determine an action option. The action option can include an action to be performed by the user device if selected. The user device also can present the action option for selection.

Claims

1. A computer storage medium that stores a plurality of applications and computer-readable instructions that, when executed by a processor of a user device comprising a display, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving application settings for each of the plurality of applications to register the plurality of applications, wherein the application settings comprise at least one respective data type that can be utilized by a respective one of the plurality of applications, wherein each respective one of the plurality of applications is associated with at least one respective action option, and wherein each of the plurality of applications is executable by the processor;

receiving an input via a user input interface displayed on the display of the user device, wherein the user input interface is application agnostic;

identifying data associated with the input;

receiving a plurality of weights from the plurality of applications, wherein each weight of the plurality of weights is associated with a likelihood that a corresponding application of the plurality of applications can utilize the data associated with the input;

prioritizing, based upon the likelihood that the corresponding application of the plurality of applications can utilize the data associated with the input, each of the plurality of applications for arranging the at least one respective action option associated with each of the plurality of applications based upon the prioritizing;

determining a weight of the plurality of weights that is associated with a highest likelihood that the corresponding application of the plurality of applications can utilize the data associated with the input; and

presenting, on the display, the at least one respective action option associated with the corresponding application associated with the weight that is associated with the highest likelihood that the corresponding application of the plurality of applications can utilize the data associated with the input for selection in response to the input, wherein the at least one respective action option associated with the corresponding application associated with the weight that is associated with the highest likelihood comprises an action to be performed by the corresponding application when the at least one respective action option is selected.

2. The computer storage medium of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise launching the user input interface in response to a user trigger.

3. The computer storage medium of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving a selection of the at least one respective action option; and

in response to receiving the selection of the at least one respective action option, performing the action.

4. The computer storage medium of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving a further input via the user input interface; and

analyzing the further input to determine a further action option, the further action option comprising a further action to be performed by the user device if selected.

5. computer storage medium of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving a further input via the user input interface; and

analyzing the further input to modify the at least one respective action option.

6. The computer storage medium of claim 4, wherein the input comprises numbers and the further input comprises text, wherein the at least one respective action option comprises a send short messaging service message option that, when selected, causes the user device to perform the action, the action comprising the user device generating a short messaging service message directed to a telephone number defined by the numbers and having a message body that contains the text and the user device opening a short messaging service application through which the message body can be modified prior to the short messaging service message being sent, and the further action option comprises a send short messaging service message option as-is that, when selected, causes the user device to perform the further action, the further action comprising the user device generating a short messaging service message directed to a telephone number defined by the numbers and having a message body that contains the text and the user device sending the short messaging service message.

7. The computer storage medium of claim 1, wherein the input comprises numbers, and wherein the at least one respective action option comprises a call action option, a send short messaging service message option, or a call action option and a send short messaging service message option.

8. A user device comprising:

a display;

a processor; and

a memory that stores a plurality of applications and instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising;

receiving application settings for each of the plurality of applications to register the plurality of applications, wherein the application settings comprise at least one respective data type that can be utilized by a respective one of the plurality of applications, wherein each respective one of the plurality of applications is associated with at least one respective action option, and wherein each of the plurality of applications is executable by the processor,

receiving an input via a user input interface displayed on the display of the user device, wherein the user input interface is application agnostic,

identifying data associated with the input,

receiving a plurality of weights from the plurality of applications, wherein each weight of the plurality of weights is associated with a likelihood that a corresponding application of the plurality of applications can utilize the data associated with the input,

prioritizing, based upon the likelihood that the corresponding application of the plurality of applications can utilize the data associated with the input, each of the plurality of applications for arranging the at least one respective action option associated with each of the plurality of applications based upon the prioritizing,

determining a weight of the plurality of weights that is associated with a highest likelihood that the corresponding application of the plurality of applications can utilize the data associated with the input, and

presenting, on the display, the at least one respective action option associated with the corresponding application associated with the weight that is associated with the highest likelihood that the corresponding application of the plurality of applications can utilize the data associated with the input for selection in response to the input, wherein the at least one respective action option associated with the corresponding application associated with the weight that is associated with the highest likelihood comprises an action to be performed by the corresponding application when the at least one respective action option is selected.

9. The user device of claim 8, wherein presenting the user input interface on the display comprises presenting the user input interface on the display in response to a user trigger.

10. The user device of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving a selection of the at least one respective action option; and

in response to receiving the selection of the at least one respective action option, performing the action.

11. The user device of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving a further input via the user input interface; and

analyzing the further input to determine a further action option, the further action option comprising a further action to be performed by the user device if selected.

12. The user device of claim 11, wherein the input comprises numbers and the further input comprises text, wherein the at least one respective action option comprises a send short messaging service message option that, when selected, causes the user device to perform the action, the action comprising the user device generating a short messaging service message directed to a telephone number defined by the numbers and having a message body that contains the text and the user device opening a short messaging service application through which the message body can be modified prior to the short messaging service message being sent, and the further action option comprises a send short messaging service message option as-is that, when selected, causes the user device to perform the further action, the further action comprising the user device generating a short messaging service message directed to a telephone number defined by the numbers and having a message body that contains the text and the user device sending the short messaging service message.

13. The user device of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving a further input via the user input interface; and

analyzing the further input to modify the at least one respective action option.

14. The user device of claim 8, wherein the input comprises numbers, and wherein the at least one respective action option comprises a call action option, a send short messaging service message option, or a call action option and a send short messaging service message option.

15. A method comprising:

receiving, by a processor of a user device comprising a display and a memory storing a plurality of applications executable by the processor, application settings for each of the plurality of applications to register the plurality of applications, wherein the application settings comprise at least one respective data type that can be utilized by a respective one of the plurality of applications, wherein each respective one of the plurality of applications is associated with at least one respective action option, and wherein each of the plurality of applications is executable by the processor;

receiving, by the processor, input via a user input interface displayed on the display of the user device, wherein the user input interface is application agnostic;

identifying, by the processor, data associated with the input;

receiving, by the processor, a plurality of weights from the plurality of applications, wherein each weight of the plurality of weights is associated with a likelihood that a corresponding application of the plurality of applications can utilize the data associated with the input;

prioritizing, by the processor, based upon the likelihood that the corresponding application of the plurality of applications can utilize the data associated with the input, each of the plurality of applications for arranging the at least one respective action option associated with each of the plurality of applications based upon the prioritizing;

determining, by the processor, a weight of the plurality of weights that is associated with a highest likelihood that the corresponding application of the plurality of applications can utilize the data associated with the input; and

presenting, by the processor, on the display, the at least one respective action option associated with the corresponding application associated with the weight that is associated with the highest likelihood that the corresponding application of the plurality of applications can utilize the data associated with the input for selection in response to the input, wherein the at least one respective action option associated with the corresponding application associated with the weight that is associated with the highest likelihood comprises an action to be performed by the corresponding application when the at least one respective action option is selected.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising launching the user input interface in response to a user trigger.

17. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

receiving a selection of the at least one respective action option; and

in response to receiving the selection of the at least one respective action option, performing the action.

18. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

receiving a further input via the user input interface; and

analyzing the further input to determine a further action option, the further action option comprising a further action to be performed by the user device if selected.

19. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

receiving a further input via the user input interface; and

analyzing the further input to modify the at least one respective action option.