Augmenting messages based on sender location

• US 10,547,734 B2
• Filed: 05/17/2018
• Issued: 01/28/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 05/17/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Maplebear Inc.
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Togwe, Thembani, Greenberger, Zachary, Greenberger, Jeremy A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Addy, Anthony S
• Assistant Examiner(s): Seyedvosoghi, Farid
• Application Number:
  US15/982,307
• Publication Number:
  US 20190356769A1
• Time in Patent Office: 621 Days
• Field of Search: 455466, 705 144, 705 1449, 705 1457, 705 1458
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24575 using context
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/435 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/08 Annexed information, e.g. attachments
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/222 using geographical location information, e.g. messages transmitted or received in proximity of a certain spot or area
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/23 Reliability checks, e.g. acknowledgments or fault reporting
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/42 Mailbox-related aspects, e.g. synchronisation of mailboxes
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

A system and method for augmenting a graphical user interface by filtering options within a text message displayed within the graphical user interface includes determining that a content of the text message includes a plurality of options, receiving a location information of the sending device, the location information of the sending device being used to determine a venue corresponding to a physical location of the sending device, determining that the venue corresponding to the physical location of the sending device is relevant to the plurality of options, retrieving a contextual information from the venue about the plurality of choices, and augmenting the graphical user interface of the sending device by appending the contextual information to the plurality of options of the text message, such that the graphical user interface of the sending device simultaneously displays both the contextual information and the plurality of options.

Claims

1. A method for augmenting a graphical user interface by filtering options within a text message displayed within the graphical user interface, the method comprising:

determining, by a processor of a computing system, that a content of the text message prepared to be sent from a sending device and received by a receiving device is an inquiry to a recipient that includes a plurality of options intended for the recipient to choose from, the plurality of options being presented in the graphical user interface of the sending device;

receiving, by the processor, a location information of the sending device, the location information of the sending device being used to determine a venue corresponding to a physical location of the sending device;

determining, by the processor, that the venue corresponding to the physical location of the sending device is relevant to the plurality of options of the text message created by the user of the sending device;

retrieving, by the processor, a contextual information from the venue about the plurality of choices;

obtaining, by the processor, a location information of the receiving device, the location information of the receiving information to determine a venue corresponding to a physical location of the receiving device;

determining, by the processor, that the venue corresponding to the physical location of the receiving device is relevant to the plurality of options;

retrieving, by the processor, a contextual information about the plurality of choices based on the venue corresponding to the physical location of the receiving device;

comparing, by the processor, the contextual information associated with the venue of the sending device and the contextual information associated with the venue of the receiving device; and

augmenting, by the processor, the graphical user interface of the sending device by appending the contextual information to the plurality of options of the text message, such that the graphical user interface of the sending device simultaneously displays both the contextual information and the plurality of options;

wherein, when the text message is received by the receiving device from the sending device, a graphical user interface of the receiving device displays both the contextual information and the plurality of options.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the location information of the sending device is received from at least one of:

a GPS unit of the sending device, one or more beacon devices positioned with the venue, and a location-based application server connected to the sending device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the venue is relevant to the plurality of options when the venue provides an option to purchase the plurality of options.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the contextual information is selected from the group consisting of:

a price, a brand, an in-store availability, a peak business hour, a current wait time, a real-time metric, a capacity, a price by weight, and a related product.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

further augmenting, by the processor, the graphical user interface of the receiving device as the physical location of the sending devices changes to a new venue, wherein the further augmenting includes appending an updated contextual information based on the new venue.

6. A computing system, comprising:

a processor;

a memory device coupled to the processor; and

a computer readable storage device coupled to the processor, wherein the storage device contains program code executable by the processor via the memory device to implement a method for augmenting a graphical user interface by filtering options within a text message displayed within the graphical user interface, the method comprising;

determining, by a processor of a computing system, that a content of the text message prepared to be sent from a sending device and received by a receiving device is an inquiry to a recipient that includes a plurality of options intended for the recipient to choose from, the plurality of options being presented in the graphical user interface of the sending device;

receiving, by the processor, a location information of the sending device, the location information of the sending device being used to determine a venue corresponding to a physical location of the sending device;

determining, by the processor, that the venue corresponding to the physical location of the sending device is relevant to the plurality of options of the text message created by the user of the sending device;

retrieving, by the processor, a contextual information from the venue about the plurality of choices; and

obtaining, by the processor, a location information of the receiving device, the location information of the receiving information to determine a venue corresponding to a physical location of the receiving device;

determining, by the processor, that the venue corresponding to the physical location of the receiving device is relevant to the plurality of options;

retrieving, by the processor, a contextual information about the plurality of choices based on the venue corresponding to the physical location of the receiving device;

comparing, by the processor, the contextual information associated with the venue of the sending device and the contextual information associated with the venue of the receiving device; and

augmenting, by the processor, the graphical user interface of the sending device by appending the contextual information to the plurality of options of the text message, such that the graphical user interface of the sending device simultaneously displays both the contextual information and the plurality of options;

wherein, when the text message is received by the receiving device from the sending device, a graphical user interface of the receiving device displays both the contextual information and the plurality of options.

7. The computer system of claim 6, wherein the location information of the sending device is received from at least one of:

a GPS unit of the sending device, one or more beacon devices positioned with the venue, and a location-based application server connected to the sending device.

8. The computer system of claim 6, wherein the venue is relevant to the plurality of options when the venue provides an option to purchase the plurality of options.

9. The computer system of claim 6, wherein the contextual information is selected from the group consisting of:

a price, a brand, an in-store availability, a peak business hour, a current wait time, a real-time metric, a capacity, a price by weight, and a related product.

10. The computer system of claim 6, further comprising:

further augmenting, by the processor, the graphical user interface of the receiving device as the physical location of the sending devices changes to a new venue, wherein the further augmenting includes appending an updated contextual information based on the new venue.

11. A computer program product, comprising a computer readable hardware storage device storing a computer readable program code, the computer readable program code comprising an algorithm that when executed by a computer processor of a computing system implements a method for augmenting a graphical user interface by filtering options within a text message displayed within the graphical user interface, the method comprising:

determining, by a processor of a computing system, that a content of the text message prepared to be sent from a sending device and received by a receiving device is an inquiry to a recipient that includes a plurality of options intended for the recipient to choose from, the plurality of options being presented in the graphical user interface of the sending device;

receiving, by the processor, a location information of the sending device, the location information of the sending device being used to determine a venue corresponding to a physical location of the sending device;

determining, by the processor, that the venue corresponding to the physical location of the sending device is relevant to the plurality of options of the text message created by the user of the sending device;

retrieving, by the processor, a contextual information from the venue about the plurality of choices; and

obtaining, by the processor, a location information of the receiving device, the location information of the receiving information to determine a venue corresponding to a physical location of the receiving device;

determining, by the processor, that the venue corresponding to the physical location of the receiving device is relevant to the plurality of options;

retrieving, by the processor, a contextual information about the plurality of choices based on the venue corresponding to the physical location of the receiving device;

comparing, by the processor, the contextual information associated with the venue of the sending device and the contextual information associated with the venue of the receiving device; and

augmenting, by the processor, the graphical user interface of the sending device by appending the contextual information to the plurality of options of the text message, such that the graphical user interface of the sending device simultaneously displays both the contextual information and the plurality of options;

wherein, when the text message is received by the receiving device from the sending device, a graphical user interface of the receiving device displays both the contextual information and the plurality of options.

12. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the location information of the sending device is received from at least one of:

a GPS unit of the sending device, one or more beacon devices positioned with the venue, and a location-based application server connected to the sending device.

13. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the venue is relevant to the plurality of options when the venue provides an option to purchase the plurality of options.

14. The computer program product of claim 11, further comprising:

further augmenting, by the processor, the graphical user interface of the receiving device as the physical location of the sending devices changes to a new venue, wherein the further augmenting includes appending an updated contextual information based on the new venue.