Cognitive assistant for mobile devices in low power mode

• US 10,231,184 B1
• Filed: 09/17/2018
• Issued: 03/12/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 01/09/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyndryl Incorporated
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Anderson, Evelyn R., Brooks Powell, Natalie, Conley, Kristen, Keen, Martin G.
• Primary Examiner(s): Vo, Nguyen T
• Application Number:
  US16/132,699
• Time in Patent Office: 176 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3212 Monitoring battery levels, e.g. power saving mode being initiated when battery voltage goes below a certain level
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/32 by discarding or delaying data units, e.g. packets or frames
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/00 Network arrangements or protocols for supporting network services or applications user-to-user messaging H04L51/00; network arrangements, protocols or services for supporting real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4365 based on information specified by the calling party, e.g. priority or subject
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/0221 power availability or consumption
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0254 detecting a user operation or a tactile contact or a motion of the device
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0261 managing power supply demand, e.g. depending on battery level
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A cognitive assistant for mobile devices in low power mode. A first signal may be received from a mobile device via a communication network, the first signal indicating that the mobile device entered low power mode. Responsive to receiving the first signal, communications from a plurality of servers directed to the mobile device may be rerouted to another hardware processor, wherein the hardware processor receives the communications instead of the mobile device receiving the communications. The hardware processor may analyze the communications'"'"' content and assign weights to the communications. A selected set of communications that are assigned weights exceeding a threshold value is transmitted to the mobile device in low power mode.

Claims

1. A cognitive assistant method for mobile devices in low power mode, comprising:

receiving by a hardware processor a first signal from a mobile device via a communication network, the first signal indicating that the mobile device entered low power mode;

responsive to receiving the first signal, rerouting a communication directed to the mobile device, to the hardware processor, wherein the hardware processor receives the communication instead of the mobile device receiving the communication;

analyzing by the hardware processor the communication'"'"'s content;

assigning a weight to the communication by the hardware processor based on the analyzing;

responsive to determining that the weight exceeds a threshold, transmitting by the hardware processor, the communication to the mobile device in low power mode; and

responsive to determining that the weight does not exceed the threshold, delaying by the hardware processor, transmitting of the communication to the mobile device until the mobile device is no longer in low power mode.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a second signal from the mobile device via the communication network, the second signal indicating that the mobile device exited low power mode;

responsive to receiving the second signal, allowing a future communication to be directed to the mobile device; and

transmitting the communication, which was rerouted and not transmitted to the mobile device while the mobile device was in low power mode.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the rerouting communication comprises registering with a source of the communication to redirect communications directed to the mobile device to the hardware processor.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the rerouting communications comprises polling at least one source a communication directed to the mobile device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the analyzing comprises executing a natural language technique to determine a semantic meaning of the communication.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication having the weight exceeding the threshold comprises at least an update of an app installed on the mobile device, and the hardware processor instructs the mobile device to temporarily disable the app installed on the mobile device, and downloads the update responsive to the mobile device disabling the app.

7. A computer readable storage medium storing a program of instructions executable by a machine to perform a cognitive assistant method for mobile devices in low power mode, the method comprising:

receiving by a hardware processor a first signal from a mobile device via a communication network, the first signal indicating that the mobile device entered low power mode;

responsive to receiving the first signal, rerouting a communication directed to the mobile device, to the hardware processor, wherein the hardware processor receives the communication instead of the mobile device receiving the communication;

analyzing by the hardware processor the communication'"'"'s content;

assigning a weight to the communication by the hardware processor based on the analyzing;

responsive to determining that the weight exceeds a threshold, transmitting by the hardware processor, the communication to the mobile device in low power mode; and

responsive to determining that the weight does not exceed the threshold, delaying by the hardware processor, transmitting of the communication to the mobile device until the mobile device is no longer in low power mode.

8. The computer readable storage medium of claim 7, further comprising:

receiving a second signal from the mobile device via the communication network, the second signal indicating that the mobile device exited low power mode;

responsive to receiving the second signal, allowing a future communication to be directed to the mobile device; and

transmitting the communication, which was rerouted and not transmitted to the mobile device while the mobile device was in low power mode.

9. The computer readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein the rerouting communication comprises registering with a source of the communication to redirect communications directed to the mobile device to the hardware processor.

10. The computer readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein the rerouting communications comprises polling at least one source a communication directed to the mobile device.

11. The computer readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein the analyzing comprises executing a natural language technique to determine a semantic meaning of the communication.

12. The computer readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein the communication having the weight exceeding the threshold comprises at least an update of an app installed on the mobile device, and the hardware processor instructs the mobile device to temporarily disable the app installed on the mobile device, and downloads the update responsive to the mobile device disabling the app.

13. A cognitive assistant system for mobile devices in low power mode, comprising:

a hardware processor coupled with a communication interface and communicating with a mobile device and at least one source,

the hardware processor operable to;

receive a first signal from the mobile device, the first signal indicating that the mobile device entered low power mode;

responsive to receiving the first signal, reroute a communication directed to the mobile device, to the hardware processor, wherein the hardware processor receives the communication instead of the mobile device receiving the communication;

analyze the communication'"'"'s content;

assign a weight to the communication based on the analyzing;

responsive to determining that the weight exceeds a threshold, transmit the communication to the mobile device in low power mode; and

responsive to determining that the weight does not exceed the threshold, delay transmitting of the communication to the mobile device until the mobile device is no longer in low power mode.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the hardware processor is further operable to:

receive a second signal from the mobile device, the second signal indicating that the mobile device exited low power mode;

responsive to receiving the second signal, allow a future communication to be directed to the mobile device; and

transmit the communication, which was rerouted and not transmitted to the mobile device while the mobile device was in low power mode.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein the hardware processor rerouting the communication comprises registering with a source of the communication to redirect communications directed to the mobile device to the hardware processor.

16. The system of claim 13, wherein the hardware processor rerouting the communication comprises polling at least one source a communication directed to the mobile device.

17. The system of claim 13, wherein the hardware processor analyzing comprises executing a natural language technique to determine a semantic meaning of the communication.

18. The system of claim 13, wherein the communication having the weight exceeding the threshold comprises at least an update of an app installed on the mobile device, and the hardware processor instructs the mobile device to temporarily disable the app installed on the mobile device, and downloads the update responsive to the mobile device disabling the app.

19. The system of claim 13, wherein the communication having the weight exceeding the threshold comprises at least an email message analyzed to be urgent.

20. The system of claim 13, wherein the communication having the weight exceeding the threshold comprises at least an instant message requiring a response.