REPRESENTATION, DECISION MODELS, AND USER INTERFACE FOR ENCODING MANAGING PREFERENCES, AND PERFORMING AUTOMATED DECISION MAKING ABOUT THE TIMING AND MODALITIES OF INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS
First Claim
1. A user interface to facilitate communications between parties, comprising:
- a display providing one or more display objects associated with configuring a data store, the data store adapted to receive N parameters, N being an integer, the N parameters relating to at least one of a communications preference, context and policy, the N parameters employed to guide decisions that facilitate optimal communications between the parties; and
one or more inputs associated with the display objects to facilitate configuration of the user interface according to the at least one of the communications preference, context and policy associated with the parties.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a system and methodology providing a user interface that can be employed by contactors and contactees in conjunction with a communications architecture for identifying and establishing an optimal communication based on preferences, capabilities, contexts and goals of the parties to engage in the communication. The user interface can include a graphical display having a plurality of display objects and associated input fields operable by one or more parties to a communication in order to facilitate convenient access, control, personalization and communications via the communications architecture. For example, configuration capabilities are provided in the user interface to enable operational adjustments to one or more operating parameters, communications groupings, policies and/or context preferences relating to a preferred modality of communication and to potential parties of communication between the contactors and contactees. User interface controls are also provided for defining deterministic policies and for encoding preferences for cost-benefit analyses.
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1. A user interface to facilitate communications between parties, comprising:
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a display providing one or more display objects associated with configuring a data store, the data store adapted to receive N parameters, N being an integer, the N parameters relating to at least one of a communications preference, context and policy, the N parameters employed to guide decisions that facilitate optimal communications between the parties; and one or more inputs associated with the display objects to facilitate configuration of the user interface according to the at least one of the communications preference, context and policy associated with the parties. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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