CONTEXTUAL MESSAGING AND NOTIFICATION SYSTEM
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1. A contextual messaging system for generating notification alerts of contextually relevant information to be displayed to a user, the contextual messaging system comprising:
- an activity interface for receiving an indication of user activity from a plurality of external sources;
a contextual content source for providing contextual information obtained from a plurality of external sources;
a user profile for storing information specific to a user; and
a contextual content engine for determining a topic associated with a user activity in accordance with the indication received over the activity interface, for selecting contextual information from the contextual content source in accordance with the determined topic and information stored in the user profile, and for transmitting the selected contextual information as a notification alert to a display interface, the display interface for providing the received notification alert to a display client.
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Abstract
A system for providing contextual information to the user through a messaging panel or alternate display provides system and social contextual information related to activities undertaken by the user.
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1. A contextual messaging system for generating notification alerts of contextually relevant information to be displayed to a user, the contextual messaging system comprising:
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an activity interface for receiving an indication of user activity from a plurality of external sources; a contextual content source for providing contextual information obtained from a plurality of external sources; a user profile for storing information specific to a user; and a contextual content engine for determining a topic associated with a user activity in accordance with the indication received over the activity interface, for selecting contextual information from the contextual content source in accordance with the determined topic and information stored in the user profile, and for transmitting the selected contextual information as a notification alert to a display interface, the display interface for providing the received notification alert to a display client. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of providing contextual messaging information related to a user activity, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining, at a contextual content engine, a user activity context in accordance with information received from a plurality of external sources; selecting contextually relevant information from a data store in accordance with the determined context; and transmitting the selected contextually relevant information for display as a notification alert. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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