Product notification and recommendation technology utilizing detected activity

• US 10,366,438 B2
• Filed: 03/26/2014
• Issued: 07/30/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cellco Partnership, Inc. (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Cellco Partnership, Inc. (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Navani, Anil, Duggineni, Prasad V., Navarro, Christian, Chackankulam, Mithun, Mehta, Snehal N.
• Primary Examiner(s): Palavecino, Kathleen
• Assistant Examiner(s): Cai, Lance Y
• Application Number:
  US14/226,608
• Publication Number:
  US 20150278906A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,952 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0631 Item recommendations

Abstract

An exemplary system and method provides a product notification and recommendation technology for monitoring a computing device to detect particular use-cases of device activity and providing a notification through a user interface that indicates at least one product corresponding to the detected particular use-cases. In this way, the product notification and recommendation technology adds a new dimension of usage-based personalization to targeted advertising that results in timely product and service recommendations.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

monitoring a device to detect a plurality of device activities, each device activity being defined by a particular set of conditions related to the device and to an environment local to the device, including at least one of use and movement of the device; and

providing a notification through a user interface that indicates at least one product or service from a plurality of recommendations in response to at least one of the plurality of device activities being detected, the at least one product or service corresponding to the detected device activity;

wherein use of the device includes at least one of operating a call, messaging, web browsing by a user of the device, and gaming, and movement of the device includes at least one of a free fall of the device, a drop of the device, a call answering motion, and a driving speed movement when a speed of the device is greater than a threshold speed value;

wherein monitoring the device to detect the plurality of device activities is done by;

initiating a phone listener, the phone listener being configured to acquire call or messaging information of the device, wherein the call or messaging information includes destination information of a second device configured to receive a call or message;

initiating a peripheral listener, the peripheral listener being configured to detect whether a peripheral is connected to the device while the phone listener acquiring call or messaging information; and

initiating a location listener, the location listener being configured to acquire a set of location values from a location determination technology of the device while the peripheral listener detecting whether the peripheral is connected to the device; and

wherein the particular set of conditions includes;

detecting a device use from the call or messaging information;

detecting an absence of the peripheral being connected to the device; and

detecting a speed of the device based on the set of location values.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprises:

receiving an input through the user interface that indicates a selection of the provided at least one product or service; and

providing an information page of the at least one product or service in response to receiving the input.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprises:

determining a notification opt-in status with regard to the device; and

monitoring the device to detect the plurality of device activities when the notification opt-in status is in a positive state.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

monitoring the device to detect the plurality of device activities by initiating an accelerometer listener, the accelerometer listener being configured to acquire an accelerometer value from an accelerometer of the device.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the particular set of conditions includes:

detecting that the accelerometer value is less than a threshold value based on a weight of the device.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

monitoring the device to detect the plurality of device activities by initiating a media listener, the media listener being configured to detect whether media is being acquired by the device.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

monitoring the device to detect the plurality of device activities by initiating a memory listener, the memory listener being configured to acquire memory information of the device, wherein the memory information includes capacity information of a memory of the device.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the particular set of conditions includes:

detecting that the media is being acquired by the device; and

detecting that the memory information is less than a threshold value.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

monitoring the device to detect the plurality of device activities by initiating a battery listener, the battery listener being configured to acquire battery information of the device.

10. A system, comprising:

a first device storing a first application, the first application being executable by a processor of the first device to provide operations comprising;

determining a notification opt-in status with regard to the device; and

monitoring the first device to detect a plurality of device activities when the notification opt-in status is in a positive state, each device activity being defined by a particular set of conditions related to the first device and to an environment local to the first device, including at least one of use and movement of the first device; and

providing a notification through a user interface of the first application that indicates at least one product or service from a plurality of recommendations in response to at least one of the plurality of device activities being detected, the at least one product or service corresponding to the detected device activity;

wherein use of the device includes at least one of operating a call, messaging, web browsing by a user of the device, and gaming, and movement of the device includes at least one of a free fall of the device, a drop of the device, a call answering motion, and a driving speed movement when a speed of the device is greater than a threshold speed value; and

wherein monitoring the first device to detect the plurality of device activities is done by initiating;

a phone listener configured to acquire call or messaging information of the device;

a peripheral listener configured to detect whether a peripheral is connected to the device; and

a location listener configured to acquire a set of location values from a location determination technology of the device; and

wherein the particular set of conditions includes;

detecting a device use from the call or messaging information;

detecting an absence of the peripheral being connected to the device; and

detecting a speed of the device based on the set of location values.

11. The system of claim 10, the operations further comprising:

receiving an input through the user interface that indicates a selection of the provided at least one product or service; and

providing an information page of the at least one product or service in response to receiving the input.

12. The system of claim 10, the operations further comprising:

monitoring the device to detect the plurality of device activities by initiating an accelerometer listener, the accelerometer listener being configured to acquire an accelerometer value from an accelerometer of the device,

wherein the particular set of conditions includes detecting that the accelerometer value is less than a threshold value based on a weight of the device.

13. The system of claim 10, the operations further comprising:

monitoring the device to detect the plurality of device activities by initiating

a media listener configured to detect whether media is being acquired by the device, and

a memory listener configured to acquire memory information of the device,

wherein the particular set of conditions includes detecting

that the media is being acquired by the device and

that the memory information is less than a threshold value.

14. The system of claim 10, comprising:

a second device storing a second application, the second application being executable by a second processor of the second device to provide operations comprising;

proving product information regarding the plurality of recommendations after the first device has determined that the notification opt-in status is in the positive state.