Method and Apparatus for Responding to Communication Notifications

• US 20120165047A1
• Filed: 12/22/2010
• Published: 06/28/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Dolenc, Andre Moacyr
• Application Number:
  US12/976,924
• Publication Number:
  US 20120165047A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/466
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/02 using automatic reactions or user delegation, e.g. automatic replies or chatbot-generated messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/214 using selective forwarding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/56 Unified messaging, e.g. interactions between e-mail, instant messaging or converged IP messaging [CPM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/551 Call history recording a computer conference H04L12/1831
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/65 related to applications where calls are combined with other types of communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/0033 Notification or handling of incoming calls by a computer
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

An example approach is provided for determining one or more communication types and/or sources and providing one or more responses. At least one received communication is associated with at least one party. Further, at least one response is determined to the at least one communication. Furthermore, the at least one response is associated with one or more subsequent communications originating from the at least one party.

Claims

1. A method comprising facilitating a processing of and/or processing (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal, the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal based, at least in part, on the following:

at least one communication associated with at least one party;

at least one determination of at least one response to the at least one communication; and

at least one association of the at least one response with one or more subsequent communications originating from the at least one party.

2. A method of claim 1, wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

at least one request to activate one or more modes of operation,

wherein the determination of the at least one response, the association of the at least one response with the one or more subsequent communications, or a combination thereof is based, at least in part, on the mode of operation.

3. A method of claim 1, wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based at least in part on the following:

at least one other communication associated with the at least one party; and

at least one determination to cause, at least in part, at least one other response to the at least one other communication,

wherein the at least one other response is based, at least in part, on the at least one response.

4. A method of claim 3, wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

at least one determination to cause at least in part transmission of information regarding the mode of operation, status information associated with at least one device, context information associated with the at least one device, or a combination thereof to the at least one party and/or one or more other parties.

5. A method of claim 4, wherein the determining to transmit the information is based, at least in part, on the at least one response, the mode of operation, one or more criteria, or a combination thereof.

6. A method of claim 3, wherein the causing, at least in part, of the at least one other response is performed without providing a notification of the at least one other communication.

7. A method of claim 3, wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

at least one determination of context information associated with a device; and

at least one determination to cause, at least in part, generation of one or more notifications associated with the at least one communication based, at least in part, on the context information.

8. A method of claim 3, wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

at least one determination of type information associated with the at least one other communication,

wherein the at least one other response is further based, at least in part, on the type information.

9. A method of claim 1, wherein the at least one response includes, at least in part, blocking of the one or more subsequent communications.

10. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs,

the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,

receive at least one communication associated with at least one party;

determine at least one response to the communication; and

associate the at least one response with one or more subsequent communications originating from the at least one party.

11. An apparatus of claim 10, wherein the apparatus is further caused, at least in part, to:

receive a request to activate one or more modes of operation,

wherein the determination of the at least one response, the association of the at least one response with the one or more subsequent communications, or a combination thereof is based, at least in part, on the mode of operation.

12. An apparatus of claim 10, wherein the apparatus is further caused, at least in part, to:

receive at least one other communication associated with the at least one party; and

cause, at least in part, at least one other response to the at least one other communication,

wherein the at least one other response is based, at least in part, on the at least one response.

13. An apparatus of claim 12, wherein the apparatus is further caused, at least in part, to:

determine to cause at least in part transmission of information regarding the mode of operation, status information associated with at least one device, context information associated with the at least one device, or a combination thereof to the at least one party and/or one or more other parties.

14. An apparatus of claim 13, wherein the determination to transmit the information is based, at least in part, on the at least one response, the mode of operation, one or more criteria, or a combination thereof.

15. An apparatus of claim 12, wherein the causing, at least in part, of the at least one other response is performed without providing a notification of the at least one other communication.

16. An apparatus of claim 12, wherein the apparatus is further caused, at least in part, to:

determine context information associated with a device; and

cause, at least in part, generation of one or more notifications associated with the at least one communication based, at least in part, on the context information.

17. An apparatus of claim 12, wherein the apparatus is further caused, at least in part, to:

determine type information associated with the at least one other communication,

wherein the at least one other response is further based, at least in part, on the type information.

18. An apparatus of claim 10, wherein the at least one response includes, at least in part, blocking of the one or more subsequent communications.

19. A computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus to at least perform the following:

receive at least one communication associated with at least one party;

determine at least one response to the communication; and

associate the at least one response with one or more subsequent communications originating from the at least one party.

20. A computer-readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the apparatus is caused to further perform:

determine at least one update with respect to the at least one transaction, the one or more other transactions, or a combination thereof; and

determine to cause, at least in part, one or more actions for resulting in presentation of the at least one update at the one or more devices.

21-46. -46. (canceled)