Device delegation of push notification distribution

• US 10,389,830 B2
• Filed: 02/13/2015
• Issued: 08/20/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 02/13/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Amrhein, Dustin K., Bhogal, Kulvir S., Gaur, Nitin, Johnson, Christopher D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Rahman, Sm A
• Assistant Examiner(s): Pant, Ranjan
• Application Number:
  US14/622,214
• Publication Number:
  US 20160241657A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,649 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/563 Data redirection of data network streams

Abstract

In an approach to delegating distribution of push notification messages, a computer processor identifies, based, at least in part, on at least one characteristic, a plurality of computing devices to receive push notification information, and sends the push notification information to each of the plurality of computing devices.

Claims

1. A method for delegating distribution of push notification messages, the method comprising:

determining, by one or more processors, whether a push notification message includes an associated indication that the push notification message is intended for distribution within a defined location;

in response to determining that the push notification message does include an associated indication to that the push notification message is intended for distribution within the defined location, identifying, by one or more computer processors, based, at least in part, on a plurality of characteristics, a plurality of computing devices, that are operating within the defined location, to receive push notification information,

wherein the push notification information includes at least the push notification message, an indication of subject matter of the push notification, an instruction for distribution of the push notification message, and a list of one or more computing devices to which the push notification message is to be distributed, and

wherein the plurality of characteristics includes a central processing unit (CPU) speed of a computing device, a computing device type, a network connection speed corresponding to a computing device, and a battery power level of the device;

determining, by one or more computer processors, a first criteria for each of the plurality of computing devices, the first criteria including an indication of a number of other devices, of the list of one or more computing devices to which the push notification message is to be distributed, that are nearby a respective computing device;

determining, by one or more computer processors, a second criteria for each of the plurality of computing devices, the second criteria indicating whether a respective computing device is registered to receive and distribute the subject matter of the push notification;

identifying, by one or more computer processors, at least a first computing device of the plurality of computing devices that satisfies the first criteria and the second criteria;

prior to sending the push notification information to the identified first computing device, determining, by one or more processors, whether the identified first computing device accepts responsibility for push notification distribution; and

sending, by one or more computer processors, the push notification information to the identified first computing device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of computing devices is a mobile computing device.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining, by one or more computer processors, whether a confirmation is received from each of the plurality of computing devices, wherein the confirmation indicates each of the plurality of computing devices distributed the push notification information according to an instruction.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

responsive to determining that the identified first computing device does not accept responsibility for push notification distribution, identifying, by one or more processors, a second computing device of the plurality of computing devices, based, at least in part, on a determination that the number of other devices are nearby the second computing device; and

prior to sending the push notification information to the identified second computing device, determining, by one or more processors, whether the identified second computing device accepts responsibility for push notification distribution.

5. A computer program product for delegating distribution of push notification messages, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a computer processor to cause the computer processor to perform a method comprising:

determining, by one or more processors, whether a push notification message includes an associated indication that the push notification message is intended for distribution within a defined location;

in response to determining that the push notification message does include an associated indication to that the push notification message is intended for distribution within the defined location, identifying, by one or more computer processors, based, at least in part, on a plurality of characteristics, a plurality of computing devices, that are operating within the defined location, to receive push notification information,

wherein the push notification information includes at least the push notification message, an indication of subject matter of the push notification, an instruction for distribution of the push notification message, and a list of one or more computing devices to which the push notification message is to be distributed, and

wherein the plurality of characteristics includes a central processing unit (CPU) speed of a computing device, a computing device type, a network connection speed corresponding to a computing device, and a battery power level of the device;

determining, by one or more computer processors, a first criteria for each of the plurality of computing devices, the first criteria including an indication of a number of other devices, of the list of one or more computing devices to which the push notification message is to be distributed, that are nearby a respective computing device;

determining, by one or more computer processors, a second criteria for each of the plurality of computing devices, the second criteria indicating whether a respective computing device is registered to receive and distribute the subject matter of the push notification;

identifying, by one or more computer processors, at least a first computing device of the plurality of computing devices that satisfies the first criteria and the second criteria;

prior to sending the push notification information to the identified first computing device, determining, by one or more processors, whether the identified first computing device accepts responsibility for push notification distribution; and

sending, by one or more computer processors, the push notification information to the identified first computing device.

6. The computer program product of claim 5, wherein at least one of the plurality of computing devices is a mobile computing device.

7. The computer program product of claim 5, further comprising:

determining, by one or more computer processors, whether a confirmation is received from each of the plurality of computing devices, wherein the confirmation indicates each of the plurality of computing devices distributed the push notification information according to an instruction.

8. The computer program product of claim 5, further comprising:

responsive to determining that the identified first computing device does not accept responsibility for push notification distribution, identifying, by one or more processors, a second computing device of the plurality of computing devices, based, at least in part, on a determination that the number of other devices are nearby the second computing device; and

prior to sending the push notification information to the identified second computing device, determining, by one or more processors, whether the identified second computing device accepts responsibility for push notification distribution.

9. A computer system for delegating distribution of push notification messages, the computer system comprising:

one or more computer processors;

one or more computer readable storage devices;

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

program instruction to determine whether a push notification message includes an associated indication that the push notification message is intended for distribution within a defined location;

in response to determining that the push notification message does include an associated indication to that the push notification message is intended for distribution within the defined location, program instructions to identify, based, at least in part, on a plurality of characteristics, a plurality of computing devices, that are operating within the defined location, to receive push notification information,

wherein the push notification information includes at least the push notification message, an indication of subject matter of the push notification, an instruction for distribution of the push notification message, and a list of one or more computing devices to which the push notification message is to be distributed, and

wherein the plurality of characteristics includes a central processing unit (CPU) speed of a computing device, a computing device type, a network connection speed corresponding to a computing device, and a battery power level of the device;

program instructions to determine a first criteria for each of the plurality of computing devices, the first criteria including an indication of a number of other devices, of the list of one or more computing devices to which the push notification message is to be distributed, that are nearby a respective computing device;

program instructions to determine a second criteria for each of the plurality of computing devices, the second criteria indicating whether a respective computing device is registered to receive and distribute the subject matter of the push notification;

program instructions to identify at least a first computing device of the plurality of computing devices that satisfies the first criteria and the second criteria;

prior to sending the push notification information to the identified first computing device, program instructions to determine whether the identified first computing device accepts responsibility for push notification distribution; and

program instructions to send the push notification information to the identified first computing device.

10. The computer system of claim 9, wherein at least one of the plurality of computing devices is a mobile computing device.

11. The computer system of claim 9, further comprising:

program instructions to determine whether a confirmation is received from each of the plurality of computing devices, wherein the confirmation indicates each of the plurality of computing devices distributed the push notification information according to an instruction.

12. The computer system of claim 9, further comprising:

responsive to determining that the identified first computing device does not accept responsibility for push notification distribution, program instructions to identify a second computing device of the plurality of computing devices, based, at least in part, on a determination that the number of other devices are nearby the second computing device; and

prior to sending the push notification information to the identified second computing device, program instructions to determine whether the identified second computing device accepts responsibility for push notification distribution.