Notifications

• US 10,517,065 B2
• Filed: 10/04/2017
• Issued: 12/24/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Winston, Daniel, Watt, Lyndsay Claire
• Primary Examiner(s): Hoang, Hieu T
• Application Number:
  US15/724,802
• Publication Number:
  US 20180184397A1
• Time in Patent Office: 811 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0487 using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/046 Interoperability with other network applications or services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/00 User notification, e.g. alerting and paging, for incoming communication, change of service or the like

Abstract

A notification of a received communication relating to a communication chain is presented. An input is received in response to that notification. Until a predetermined event occurs, the presentation of at least one type of notification of further received communications relating to that communication chain is suspended in dependence on said input.

Claims

1. A computing device comprising:

a hardware processor; and

a memory comprising instructions, the instructions, when executed by the hardware processor cause the computing device to perform operations comprising;

receiving a communication over a network, the communication being part of a communication chain;

responsive to receiving the communication, presenting a notification of the communication in a notification pop-up box of a graphical user interface (GUI);

receiving a GUI input applied onto the notification pop-up box, the GUI input indicative of a command dismissing the notification;

receiving a second communication that is part of the communication chain; and

based upon the GUI input applied to the notification pop-up box, delaying a presentation of a notification of the second communication until after the occurrence of a specified event.

2. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the event is a GUI input to re-enable notifications.

3. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the event is an expiration of a timer.

4. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the notification pop-up box obscures a portion of the GUI displaying one or more communications corresponding to a second communication chain.

5. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the notification pop-up box obscures a portion of the GUI displaying one or more communications corresponding to the communication chain.

6. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the GUI input applied onto the notification in the notification pop-up box comprises a gesture input detected on a location corresponding to the location of the notification pop-up box.

7. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the event is an expiry of a timer and wherein the GUI input comprises an input specifying a timer value.

8. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the communication is an instant message.

9. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the event is receiving a GUI input to navigate to a screen in which all messages are displayed.

10. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the event is receiving a GUI input to navigate away from a screen of a second communication chain.

11. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving a communication over a network, the communication being part of a communication chain;

responsive to receiving the communication, presenting a notification of the communication in a notification pop-up box of a graphical user interface (GUI);

receiving a GUI input applied onto the notification pop-up box, the GUI input indicative of a command dismissing the notification;

receiving a second communication that is part of the communication chain; and

based upon the GUI input applied to the notification pop-up box delaying a presentation of a notification of the second communication until after the occurrence of a specified event.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 11, wherein the event is a GUI input to re-enable notifications.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 11, wherein the event is an expiration of a timer.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 11, the notification pop-up box obscures a portion of the GUI displaying one or more communications corresponding to a second communication chain.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 11, wherein the notification pop-up box obscures a portion of the GUI displaying one or more communications corresponding to the communication chain.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 11, wherein the GUI input applied onto the notification pop-up box comprises a gesture input detected on a location corresponding to the location of the notification pop-up box.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 11, wherein the event is an expiry of a timer and wherein the GUI input comprises an input specifying a timer value.

18. The computer-implemented method of claim 11, wherein the communication is an instant message.

19. The method of claim 11, wherein the event is receiving a GUI input to navigate to a screen in which all messages are displayed.

20. The method of claim 11, wherein the event is receiving a GUI input to navigate away from a screen of a second communication chain.

21. A computing device comprising:

means for receiving a communication over a network, the communication being part of a communication chain;

means for, responsive to receiving the communication, presenting a notification of the communication in a notification pop-up box of a graphical user interface (GUI);

means for receiving a GUI input applied onto the notification pop-up box, the GUI input indicative of a command dismissing the notification;

means for receiving a second communication that is part of the communication chain; and

means for delaying a presentation of a notification of the second communication until after the occurrence of a specified event based upon the GUI input applied to the notification.

22. The computing device of claim 21, wherein the event is a GUI input to re-enable notifications.

23. The computing device of claim 21, wherein the event is an expiration of a timer.

24. The computing device of claim 21, wherein the event is receiving a GUI input to navigate to a screen in which all messages are displayed.

25. The computing device of claim 21, wherein the event is receiving a GUI input to navigate away from a screen of a second communication chain.