AUTOMATIC NOTIFICATION

• US 20120173994A1
• Filed: 08/13/2010
• Published: 07/05/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/13/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Mobile Communications AB (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Ho, Michelle, Chu, Jungle
• Granted Patent: US 9,760,650 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/752
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents

Abstract

A method may include displaying a document including a first item, receiving a first user input selecting the first item and receiving a second user input providing a target value associated with the first item. The method may also include accessing a site associated with the document, monitoring a value associated with the first item and determining whether the value associated with the first item meets the target value. The method may further include generating a notification when the value associated with the first item meets the target value.

Claims

1. A device, comprising:

a display configured to;

display a web page including a first item; and

logic configured to;

receive a first user input selecting the first item,

receive a second user input providing a target value associated with the first item,

access a website associated with the web page,

monitor the first item,

determine whether a value associated with the first item meets the target value, and

generate a notification to the user or signal the device to provide a notification to the user when the value associated with the first item meets the target value.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the logic is further configured to:

identify a location on the web page associated with the first item, and when monitoring the first item, the logic is configured to;

determine, based on the identified location, a value associated with the first item displayed on the web page.

3. The device of claim 2, wherein when determining a value, the logic is configured to:

identify the value using optical character recognition.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein when generating a notification or signaling the device to provide a notification, the logic is configured to provide a visual indication on the display that the first item meets the target value.

5. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

a speaker, and

wherein when generating a notification or signaling the user device to provide a notification, the logic is configured to at least one of;

generate a text message,

generate a short message service message,

generate an electronic mail message,

signal the speaker to output an audible alert, or

output a web page to the display.

6. The device of claim 5, wherein when generating a notification or signaling the user device to provide a notification, the logic is configured to:

output a web page to the display, wherein the first item is highlighted via at least one of a different color, larger font or different font than other items on the web page.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein when receiving a first user input, the logic is configured to:

recognize a particular motion or shape associated with the first user input.

8. The device of claim 7, wherein the particular motion or shape comprises a box, a circle or another shape surrounding the first item.

9. The device of claim 1, wherein the logic is further configured to:

allow the user to at least one of select an item on the web page or select an area on the web page.

10. The device of claim 9, where the logic is further configured to:

provide a graphical user interface (GUI) to allow the user to input at least one target value associated with the selected item or selected area.

11. The device of claim 10, wherein the at least one target value comprises a plurality of target values, and wherein the logic is further configured to:

generate a first notification in response to the value associated with the first item meeting a first one of the plurality of target values, and

generate a second notification in response to the value associated with the first item meeting a second one of the plurality of target values.

12. The device of claim 1, wherein the logic is further configured to:

receive input from the user identifying a type of notification to be provided when the value associated with the first item meets the target value.

13. The device of claim 1, wherein the device comprises a mobile terminal.

14. A method comprising:

displaying a document including a first item;

receiving a first user input selecting the first item;

receiving a second user input providing a target value associated with the first item;

accessing a site associated with the document;

monitoring a value associated with the first item;

determining whether the value associated with the first item meets the target value; and

generating a notification when the value associated with the first item meets the target value.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

identifying a location on the document associated with the first item, and wherein monitoring a value associated with the first item comprises;

determining, based on the identified location, the value associated with the first item displayed on the document.

16. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

receiving input from the user identifying a type of notification to be provided when the value associated with the first item meets the target value.

17. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

providing a graphical user interface (GUI) to allow the user to input the target value.

18. A computer-readable memory device having stored thereon sequences of instructions which, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:

output, to a display, a document;

receive input selecting a first item displayed in the document;

receive a target value associated with the first item;

access the document;

monitor a current value associated with the first item;

determine whether the current value associated with the first item meets the target value; and

generate a notification when the current value associated with the first item meets the target value.

19. The computer-readable memory device of claim 18, wherein the instructions for receiving input and receiving a target value cause the at least one processor to:

receive the input and receive the target value via the display.

20. The computer-readable memory device of claim 18, wherein the instructions for generating a notification cause the at least one processor to:

generate at least one of a visual notification via the display or signal an output device to output an audible alarm.