METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ALERT MANAGEMENT
First Claim
1. An alert management apparatus comprising:
- means for providing first description data associated with a plurality of presentation items, the first description data comprising content data for the plurality of presentation items;
means for providing second description data associated with a content item alert, the second description data comprising content data for a content item of the content item alert;
means for selecting a selected presentation item of the plurality of presentation items for the alert in response to the first description data and the second description data; and
means for presenting the selected presentation item to a user when the alert is activated.
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Abstract
An alert management apparatus (100) comprises a presentation item data store (107) providing first description data associated with a plurality of presentation items, such as audio clips. The alert management apparatus (100) further comprises an alert data store (103) storing second description data associated with an alert, such as an alert for a content item. An association processor (109) is coupled to the presentation item data store (107) and the alert data store (103) and is arranged to select a presentation item of the plurality of presentation items for the alert in response to the first description data and the second description data. For example, a presentation item matching the genre, artist and or title of a content item of the alert may be selected. A presentation processor (111) then presents the selected presentation item to a user when the alert is activated. The invention may allow an automatic customisation of alert notifications.
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18 Claims
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1. An alert management apparatus comprising:
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means for providing first description data associated with a plurality of presentation items, the first description data comprising content data for the plurality of presentation items; means for providing second description data associated with a content item alert, the second description data comprising content data for a content item of the content item alert; means for selecting a selected presentation item of the plurality of presentation items for the alert in response to the first description data and the second description data; and means for presenting the selected presentation item to a user when the alert is activated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of alert management comprising:
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providing first description data associated with a plurality of presentation items, the first description data comprising content data for the plurality of presentation items; providing second description data associated with a content item alert, the second description data comprising content data for a content item of the content item alert; selecting a selected presentation item of the plurality of presentation items for the alert in response to the first description data and the second description data; and presenting the selected presentation item to a user when the alert is activated.
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