Method and system for setting up a notification

• US 20040088358A1
• Filed: 11/05/2002
• Published: 05/06/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 11/05/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Oria, Daniela, Koskinen, Esa, Boda, Peter Pal
• Application Number:
  US10/287,918
• Publication Number:
  US 20040088358A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• 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

Abstract

A method and system for setting up a notification for the user of a mobile communication device using simple, well-known mechanisms such as e-mail and natural language expressions. The method comprises the steps of: receiving a notification configuration, and generating one or more notification criteria con-elated to the notification configuration, such that the user is notified of communication meeting the notification criteria. The system includes a storage device for storing notification received from the user and the correlated notification criteria, and a processor in communication with the storage device that correlates the notification configuration to the notification criteria and provides notification to the user when a received communication meets the notification criteria. By using such a method and system the user only needs to forward a received communication to the notification system and the system will automatically set up a notification for communication sent by the sender of the original communication.

Claims

1. A method of setting up a notification for a user of a mobile communication device, the method comprising:

receiving a notification configuration from a user; and

generating one or more notification criteria correlated to the notification configuration;

whereby the user is notified of communication meeting the notification criteria.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said receiving a notification configuration from a user comprises receiving an e-mail having the notification configuration.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein said generating one or more notification criteria from a user comprises extracting an e-mail address of the user from the e-mail and correlating the e-mail address to notification criteria.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein said receiving a notification configuration from a user comprises receiving a forwarded e-mail having the notification configuration.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein said generating one or more notification criteria comprises extracting an e-mail address of a sender of an original e-mail from the forwarded e-mail as criteria for notification.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said receiving a notification configuration from a user comprises receiving the notification configuration using a web-interface.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said receiving a notification configuration from a user comprises receiving the notification configuration from the mobile communication device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said receiving a notification configuration from a user comprises receiving the notification configuration, at least partially, by natural language.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein said receiving a notification configuration from a user comprises receiving a notification configuration using a speech-enabled interface.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein said generating one or more notification criteria correlated to the notification configuration comprises converting natural language into machine-understandable criteria.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing the one or more notification criteria for confirmation.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein said providing the one or more notification criteria for confirmation comprises using e-mail to provide the one or more notification criteria.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein said providing the one or more notification criteria for confirmation comprises using a web interface to provide the one or more notification criteria.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein said providing the one or more notification criteria for confirmation comprises using a speech-enabled interface to provide the notification criteria.

15. The method of claim 11, further comprising receiving editing of the one or more notification criteria provided for confirmation.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein said receiving editing of the one or more notification criteria provided for confirmation comprises receiving an e-mail having the editing.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein said receiving editing of one or more notification criteria provided for confirmation comprises using a web interface to receive the editing.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein said receiving editing of the one or more notification criteria provided for confirmation comprises receiving the editing from the mobile communication device.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein said receiving editing of the one or more notification criteria provided for confirmation comprises receiving the editing, at least partially, by natural language.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein said receiving editing of the one or more notification criteria provided for confirmation comprises using a speech-enabled interface to receive the editing.

21. A notification system comprising a processor, that upon executing computer executable instructions, performs the steps comprising:

receiving a notification configuration from a user;

correlating the notification configuration provided by the user to at least one notification criteria; and

notifying the user of communication meeting the at least one notification criteria.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein said receiving a notification configuration from a user comprises receiving an e-mail having the notification configuration.

23. The system of claim 21, wherein said receiving a notification configuration from a user comprises receiving the notification configuration using a web interface.

24. The system of claim 21, wherein said receiving a notification configuration from a user comprises receiving the notification configuration from a mobile communication device.

25. The system of claim 24, wherein said receiving a notification configuration from a user comprises receiving the notification configuration, at least partially, by natural language.

26. The system of claim 25, wherein said receiving a notification configuration from a user comprises receiving the notification configuration using a speech-enabled interface.

27. The system of claim 25, wherein said correlating the notification configuration to notification criteria comprises converting natural language into machine-understandable criteria.

28. The system of claim 21, wherein said processor further performs the step comprising providing the notification criteria for confirmation.

29. The system of claim 28, wherein said providing the notification criteria for confirmation comprises using e-mail to provide the notification criteria.

30. The system of claim 28, wherein said providing the notification criteria for confirmation comprises using a web interface to provide the notification criteria.

31. The system of claim 28, wherein said providing the notification criteria for confirmation comprises using a speech-enabled interface to provide the notification configuration.

32. The system of claim 28, wherein said processor further performs the step comprising receiving further notification configuration in response to provided notification criteria.

33. The system of claim 32, wherein said receiving further notification configuration in response to provided notification criteria comprises receiving e-mail having the further notification configuration.

34. The system of claim 32, wherein said receiving further notification configuration in response to provided notification criteria comprises receiving further notification configuration using a web interface.

35. The system of claim 32, wherein said receiving further notification configuration in response to provided notification criteria comprises receiving further notification configuration from a mobile communication device.

36. The system of claim 32, wherein said receiving further notification configuration in response to provided notification criteria comprises receiving further notification configuration, at least partially, by natural language.

37. The system of claim 36, wherein said receiving further notification configuration in response to provided notification criteria comprises receiving further notification configuration using a speech-enabled interface.

38. The system of claim 21, wherein said processor further performs the step comprising providing notification to a mobile communication device when the at least one notification criteria is met.

39. A server for providing notification to a user of a mobile communication device, the server comprising:

a storage device for storing at least one notification configuration received from a user and notification criteria; and

a processor in communication with the storage device that correlates the notification configuration to the notification criteria and provides notification to the user when received communication meets the notification criteria.

40. The server of claim 39, wherein said notification configuration received from a user comprises a notification configuration received by e-mail.

41. The server of claim 39, wherein said notification configuration received from a user comprises a notification configuration received from a web interface.

42. The server of claim 39, wherein said notification configuration received from a user comprises a notification configuration received from a mobile communication device.

43. The server of claim 39, further comprising a natural language conversion module for converting natural language expressions to notification criteria.

44. The server of claim 43, further comprising a speech-enabled interface for converting voice commands into text which is then converted by the natural language conversion module to notification criteria.

45. A mobile communication device comprising a processor, that upon executing computer executable instructions, performs the steps comprising:

providing a notification configuration from a user to a notification service using natural language; and

notifying the user when notification is received from the notification service.

46. A method of setting up a notification using a mobile communication device, the method comprising:

viewing a message on the mobile communication device;

forwarding the message to a notification service and using natural language to specify criteria for notification of future messages;

receiving the forwarded message at the notification service;

extracting a sender of the original message from the forwarded message and associating the extracted sender with the criteria for notification of future messages from the sender;

sending a confirmation of the criteria to the mobile communication device; and

upon receipt of a message from the sender that meets the criteria for notification, sending a notification to the mobile communication device.