Method and Apparatus for Do Not Disturb Message Delivery

• US 20130096768A1
• Filed: 10/13/2011
• Published: 04/18/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/13/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Inventors: Lovett, Karin, Marcath, Jason C., Pham, Thanh Duc, Dalrymple, Beth Ann, Cardoso, Jesus, Hayes, David, Hsieh, Hsiao-An, Acevski, Darko
• Application Number:
  US13/272,357
• Publication Number:
  US 20130096768A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/29.1
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/02 electric constitutive elements
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2556/45 External transmission of data to or from the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/082 Selecting or switching between different modes of propelling
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/085 Changing the parameters of the control units, e.g. changing limit values, working points by control input
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/48 for in-vehicle communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

A computer-implemented method includes detecting a reportable change in vehicle state. The method also includes qualifying the reportable change for delivery based on evaluation of one or more situational variables associated with the reportable change. Further, the method includes delivering a notification relating to the reportable change to a wireless to be delivered to a device user despite an active do not disturb state of the wireless device, conditional on the qualification of the reportable change as deliverable.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

detecting a reportable change in vehicle state;

qualifying, via a vehicle-associated computing system, the reportable change for delivery based on evaluation of one or more situational variables associated with the reportable change; and

conditional on the qualification of the reportable change as deliverable, delivering a notification regarding the reportable change to a wireless device, to be delivered to a device user despite an active wireless device do not disturb state.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the reportable change is determined at least in part by a preset condition corresponding to the change.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the reportable change is determined at least in part by a driver input setting corresponding to the change.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the delivering a notification includes sending a text message.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the delivering a notification includes sending an email.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the delivering a notification includes playing a pre-recorded message to a dialed phone number.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the situational variables include a time of day.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the situational variables include a day of week.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the situational variables include a level of charge.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the situational variables include an effect on the drivability of a vehicle.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising, conditional on the qualification of the reportable change as non-deliverable, logging the reportable change for later delivery.

12. A computer readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause a processor of a computing system to execute the method comprising:

detecting a reportable change in vehicle state;

evaluating one or more situational variables associated with the reportable change to determine a criticality level of the reportable change;

comparing the criticality level of the reportable change to a filter associated with an active do not disturb state to qualify the reportable change for delivery; and

conditional on the qualification of the reportable change as deliverable, delivering a notification relating to the reportable change despite the active do not disturb state.

13. The computer readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the reportable change is determined at least in part by a preset condition corresponding to the change.

14. The computer readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the reportable change is determined at least in part by a driver input setting corresponding to the change.

15. The computer readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the delivering a notification includes sending a text message.

16. The computer readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the delivering a notification includes sending an email.

17. The computer readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the delivering a notification includes playing a pre-recorded message to a dialed phone number.

18. A computer implemented method comprising:

monitoring, via a vehicle-associated computing system, a log of alerts having been logged due to non-delivery to a user resulting at least in part from a do not disturb state of a wireless device;

selecting at least one logged alert having one or more situational variables associated therewith for evaluation;

evaluating the one or more situational variables to determine if a change in a deliverable nature of the logged alert has occurred; and

contingent on a change in the deliverable nature of the logged alert to a deliverable status, delivering a notification to a wireless device relating to the logged alert, for delivery to a device user despite an active do not disturb state of the wireless device.

19. The method of claim 18, further including removing the logged alert from the log of alerts following delivering the notification.