Notification alerts based on increased access to a digital resource

• US 10,171,549 B2
• Filed: 02/23/2016
• Issued: 01/01/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: DeLuca, Lisa Seacat, Price, Dana L., Quirk, Aaron J., Smith-Eigenbrode, Shelbee D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Dalencourt, Yves
• Application Number:
  US15/050,653
• Publication Number:
  US 20170244618A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,043 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services

Abstract

A method for event notification. In one embodiment, the method includes a computer processor identifying a profile of a first user, wherein the profile of the first user includes one or more profile elements. The method further includes identifying a plurality of users having a corresponding profile that includes at least one profile element in common with the identified profile of the first user. The method further includes identifying a computer network accessible resource. The method further includes determining an increase in activity of the identified computer network accessible resource by the identified plurality of users. The method further includes communicating a notification to the first user, wherein the communicated notification provides an indication of the determined increase in activity of the identified computer network accessible resource by the identified plurality of users.

Claims

1. A method for event notification, the method comprising:

identifying, by one or more processors, a profile of a first user, wherein the profile of the first user includes one or more profile elements;

identifying, by one or more processors, a plurality of users having a corresponding profile that includes at least one profile element in common with the identified profile of the first user;

identifying, by one or more processors, a computer network accessible resource;

determining, by one or more processors, an increase in activity of the identified computer network accessible resource by the identified plurality of users;

identifying, by one or more processors, that the user profile of the first user includes another profile element, wherein the other profile element is associated with a location of the first user during a first period of time;

determining, by one or more processors, based on polling one or more devices of the first user via a network, a current physical location of the first user;

identifying, by one or more processors, a second period of time and a physical location related to a temporal occurrence of an event associated with the identified computer network accessible resource;

determining, by one or more processors, based on the other element of the profile of the first user and the determined current physical location of the first user, that the first user is within a physical and a temporal proximity of the temporal occurrence of the event associated with the identified computer network accessible resource; and

responsive to determining that the first user is within the physical and the temporal proximity of the event associated with the identified computer network accessible resource, communicating, by one or more processors, via the network, a notification to the first user utilizing a device of the first user that is active, wherein the communicated notification provides an indication of the determined increase in activity of the identified computer network accessible resource by the identified plurality of users.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the identified computer network accessible resource is a website, and wherein the website is associated with a profile element of the profile of the first user.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein determining an increase of activity of the identified computer network accessible resource by the identified plurality of users further comprises:

analyzing, by one or more processors, network traffic data between the identified computer network accessible resource and the identified plurality of users; and

determining, by one or more processors, that the analyzed network traffic data exceeds a threshold value within a dictated period of time.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the communicated notification further includes a link to access the identified computer network accessible resource and information that provides context for the identified computer network accessible resource.

5. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

determining, by one or more processors, based on the analysis of the network traffic data corresponding the identified computer network accessible resource that the first user has not accessed the identified resource; and

responsive to identifying that the first user has not accessed the identified computer network accessible resource, communicating, by one or more processors, the notification to the first user.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein a profile of a user includes a plurality of profile elements, and wherein one or more profile elements are utilized to determine at least one classification for the user.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying a computer network accessible resource further includes identifying metadata associated with a computer network accessible resource that includes information related to the event associated with the computer network accessible resource, wherein the information is selected from a group consisting of:

a geographic location, an calendar entry, and a registration deadline.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein polling the one or more devices of the first user further determines the device of the first user that is active.

9. A computer program product for event notification, the computer program product comprising:

one or more computer readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions readable/executable by one or more computer processors;

program instructions to identify a profile of a first user, wherein the profile of the first user includes one or more profile elements;

program instructions to identify a plurality of users having a corresponding profile that includes at least one profile element in common with the identified profile of the first user;

program instructions to identify a computer network accessible resource;

program instructions to determine an increase in activity of the identified computer network accessible resource by the identified plurality of users;

program instructions to identify that the user profile of the first user includes another profile element, wherein the other profile element is associated with a location of the first user during a first period of time;

program instructions to determine, based on polling one or more devices of the first user via a network, a current physical location of the first user;

program instruction to identify a second period of time and a physical location related to a temporal occurrence of an event associated with the identified computer network accessible resource;

program instructions to determine, based on the other element of the profile of the first user and the determined current physical location of the first user, that the first user is within a physical and a temporal proximity of the temporal occurrence of the event associated with the identified computer network accessible resource; and

program instruction to respond to determining that the first user is within the physical and the temporal proximity of the event associated with the identified computer network accessible resource by communicating, via the network, a notification to the first user utilizing a device of the first user that is active, wherein the communicated notification provides an indication of the determined increase in activity of the identified computer network accessible resource by the identified plurality of users.

10. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the identified computer network accessible resource is a website, and wherein the website is associated with a profile element of the profile of the first user.

11. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein determining an increase of activity of the identified computer network accessible resource by the identified plurality of users further comprises:

program instructions to analyze network traffic data between the identified computer network accessible resource and the identified plurality of users; and

program instructions to determine that the analyzed network traffic data exceeds a threshold value within a dictated period of time.

12. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the communicated notification further includes a link to access the identified computer network accessible resource and information that provides context for the identified computer network accessible resource.

13. The computer program product of claim 11, further comprising:

program instructions to determine, based on the analysis of the network traffic data corresponding the identified computer network accessible resource that the first user has not accessed the identified resource; and

program instructions to respond to identifying that the first user has not accessed the identified computer network accessible resource by communicating the notification to the first user.

14. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein a profile of a user includes a plurality of profile elements, and wherein one or more profile elements are utilized to determine at least one classification for the user.

15. A computer system for event notification, the computer system comprising:

one or more computer processors;

one or more computer readable storage media;

program instructions stored on the computer readable storage media for reading/execution by at least one of the one or more computer processors, the program instructions further comprising;

program instructions to identify a profile of a first user, wherein the profile of the first user includes one or more profile elements;

program instructions to identify a plurality of users having a corresponding profile that includes at least one profile element in common with the identified profile of the first user;

program instructions to identify a computer network accessible resource;

program instructions to determine an increase in activity of the identified computer network accessible resource by the identified plurality of users;

program instructions to identify that the user profile of the first user includes another profile element, wherein the other profile element is associated with a location of the first user during a first period of time;

program instructions to determine, based on polling one or more devices of the first user via a network, a current physical location of the first user;

program instruction to identify a second period of time and a physical location related to a temporal occurrence of an event associated with the identified computer network accessible resource;

program instructions to determine, based on the other element of the profile of the first user and the determined current physical location of the first user, that the first user is within a physical and a temporal proximity of the temporal occurrence of the event associated with the identified computer network accessible resource; and

program instruction to respond to determining that the first user is within the physical and the temporal proximity of the event associated with the identified computer network accessible resource by communicating, via the network, a notification to the first user utilizing a device of the first user that is active, wherein the communicated notification provides an indication of the determined increase in activity of the identified computer network accessible resource by the identified plurality of users.

16. The computer system of claim 15, wherein the identified computer network accessible resource is a website, and wherein the website is associated with a profile element of the profile of the first user.

17. The computer system of claim 15, wherein determining an increase of activity of the identified computer network accessible resource by the identified plurality of users further comprises:

program instructions to analyze network traffic data between the identified computer network accessible resource and the identified plurality of users; and

program instructions to determine that the analyzed network traffic data exceeds a threshold value within a dictated period of time.

18. The computer system of claim 15, wherein the communicated notification further includes a link to access the identified computer network accessible resource and information that provides context for the identified computer network accessible resource.

19. The computer system of claim 17, further comprising:

program instructions to determine, based on the analysis of the network traffic data corresponding the identified computer network accessible resource that the first user has not accessed the identified resource; and

program instructions to respond to identifying that the first user has not accessed the identified computer network accessible resource by communicating the notification to the first user.