Automatic wireless device message management responsive to end user preferences

• US 10,382,610 B2
• Filed: 08/23/2016
• Issued: 08/13/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/29/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Khoury, Sami
• Primary Examiner(s): Akonai, Olumide Ajibade
• Application Number:
  US15/245,006
• Publication Number:
  US 20160360026A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,085 Days
• Field of Search: 4554121, 4554122, 455466, 4554141, 455418, 709230, 709231, 709232, 709233, 709235
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/02 using automatic reactions or user delegation, e.g. automatic replies or chatbot-generated messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/214 using selective forwarding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72448 with means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/253 where a visual mode is used instead of a voice mode
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/53333 Message receiving aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/53358 Message preview
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/537 Arrangements for indicating the presence of a recorded message , whereby the presence information might include a preview or summary of the message
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0229 where the received signal is a wanted signal
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

Automatically retrieving messages by a wireless telephone based on user preferences. A method of the invention receives a notification, on a wireless device, indicating that a computing device has a message for a user. One or more rules associated with the user are evaluated based on the received notification. The method also automatically requests the message from the computing device as a function of the evaluated rules and received from the computing device. The method further stores the received message in a memory area of the wireless telephone for rendering to the user. Alternatively, one or more rules associated with the user are dynamically generated by monitoring the user interaction with the wireless telephone.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

providing a first user interface to specify rules for receiving messages by a mobile device;

receiving, via the first user interface, at least one rule for receiving messages;

receiving, at the mobile device, an initial portion of a message from a computing device according to the at least one rule, wherein the message comprises at least one additional portion to be requested by the mobile device at a later time;

storing the initial portion of the message at the mobile device;

after storing the initial portion, displaying a second user interface, wherein the second user interface is different from the first user interface;

receiving, via the second user interface, a request to download at least one additional portion of the message; and

in response to receiving the request, downloading the additional portion of the message.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a request to download at least one additional portion of the message; and

in response to receiving the request, downloading the additional portion of the message.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the message is an email.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

monitoring user interactions with the mobile device; and

automatically generating one or more additional rules based upon the monitoring of user interactions.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein evaluating the at least one rule further comprises evaluating the one or more additional rules.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more rules delays retrieval of the message based upon battery power.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more rules delays retrieval of the message based upon signal strength.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the message comprises one or more of the following:

a voice mail message, a text message, an email, a video clip, and an image.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the first user interface and the second user interface are different.

10. A storage device encoding computer executable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, perform a method comprising:

providing a first user interface to specify rules for receiving messages by a mobile device;

receiving, via the first user interface, at least one rule for receiving messages;

receiving, at the mobile device, an initial portion of a message from a computing device according to the at least one rule, wherein the message comprises an additional portion to be requested by the mobile device at a later time;

storing the initial portion of the message at the mobile device;

after storing the initial portion, displaying a second user interface, wherein the second user interface is different from the first user interface;

receiving, via the second user interface, a request to download at least one additional portion of the message; and

in response to receiving the request, downloading the additional portion of the message.

11. The storage device of claim 10, wherein the method further comprises receiving a notification that the message is available.

12. The storage device of claim 11, wherein evaluation of the at least one rule is performed upon receiving the notification.

13. The storage device of claim 10, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a request to download at least one additional portion of the message; and

in response to receiving the request, downloading the additional portion of the message.

14. The storage device of claim 13, wherein the message comprises one or more of the following:

a voice mail message, a text message, an email, a video clip, and an image.

15. The storage device of claim 10, wherein the first user interface and the second user interface are different.

16. A client device comprising:

at least one processor; and

memory encoding computer executable instruction that, when executed by the at least one processor, perform a method comprising;

providing a first user interface to specify rules for receiving messages by a mobile device;

receiving, via the first user interface, at least one rule for receiving messages;

receiving, at the mobile device, an initial portion of a message from a computing device according to the at least one rule, wherein the message comprises an additional portion to be requested by the mobile device at a later time;

storing the initial portion of the message at the mobile device;

after storing the initial portion, displaying a second user interface, wherein the second user interface is different from the first user interface;

receiving, via the second user interface, a request to download at least one additional portion of the message; and

in response to receiving the request, downloading the additional portion of the message.

17. The client device of claim 16, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a request to download at least one additional portion of the message; and

in response to receiving the request, downloading the additional portion of the message.

18. The client device of claim 17, wherein the message comprises one or more of the following:

a voice mail message, a text message, an email, a video clip, and an image.

19. The client device of claim 16, wherein at least one of the one or more rules delays retrieval of the message based upon battery power.

20. The client device of claim 16, wherein the first user interface and the second user interface are different.