PRESENTATION OF A NOTIFICATION BASED ON A USER'S SUSCEPTIBILITY AND DESIRED INTRUSIVENESS

• US 20140096076A1
• Filed: 09/28/2012
• Published: 04/03/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Ashbrook, Daniel L., Nguyen, David H.
• Granted Patent: US 9,400,551 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/808
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/013 Eye tracking input arrangements G06F3/015 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance

Abstract

Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are herein provided for causing presentation of a notification on a display based on the user'"'"'s susceptibility to notice the notification and the desired intrusiveness of the presentation of the notification. A method may include determining that a notification should be presented to a user on a display. The method further includes determining a susceptibility level pertaining to the likelihood the user will notice the notification. The method further includes causing presentation of the notification on the display based at least in part on the susceptibility level and an intrusiveness level for presentation of the notification. The intrusiveness level pertains to how intrusive presentation of the notification should be to the user'"'"'s experience. Corresponding apparatuses and computer program products are also provided.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining, by a processor, that a notification should be presented to a user on a display;

determining a susceptibility level pertaining to the likelihood the user will notice the notification; and

causing presentation of the notification on the display based at least in part on the susceptibility level and an intrusiveness level for presentation of the notification, wherein the intrusiveness level pertains to how intrusive presentation of the notification should be to the user'"'"'s experience.

2. The method according to claim 1 further comprising identifying the intrusiveness level for presentation of the notification.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein determining the susceptibility level comprises determining that the user has a low susceptibility level such that there is a low likelihood that the user will notice the notification.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein determining that the user has a low susceptibility level comprises determining at least one of:

that the user'"'"'s eyes are moving;

that the user'"'"'s eyes are blinking;

or that the user'"'"'s eyes have a blind spot that corresponds to at least one position on the display.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein causing presentation of the notification comprises causing presentation of the notification on the display while the user has the low susceptibility level in an instance in which the intrusiveness level of the notification is below a pre-determined intrusiveness level threshold.

6. The method according to claim 4, wherein causing presentation of the notification comprises causing presentation of the notification at a time concurrent with the user having the low susceptibility level.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein determining the susceptibility level comprises determining that the user has a high susceptibility level such that there is a high likelihood that the user will notice the notification.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein causing presentation of the notification comprises causing presentation of the notification on the display while the user'"'"'s eyes are not moving in an instance in which the intrusiveness level of the notification is above a pre-determined intrusiveness level threshold.

9. The method according to claim 7, wherein causing presentation of the notification comprises causing presentation of the notification on the display while the user'"'"'s eyes are not blinking in an instance in which the intrusiveness level of the notification is above a pre-determined intrusiveness level threshold.

10. The method according to claim 7, wherein causing presentation of the notification comprises causing presentation of the notification on the display in a position on the display that does not correspond to the blind spot of the user'"'"'s eyes in an instance in which the intrusiveness level of the notification is above a pre-determined intrusiveness level threshold.

11. An apparatus comprising a processor and a memory including computer program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to:

determine that a notification should be presented to a user on a display;

determine a susceptibility level pertaining to the likelihood the user will notice the notification; and

cause presentation of the notification on the display based at least in part on the susceptibility level and an intrusiveness level for presentation of the notification, wherein the intrusiveness level pertains to how intrusive presentation of the notification should be to the user'"'"'s experience.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to identify the intrusiveness level for presentation of the notification.

13. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to determine the susceptibility level by determining that the user has a low susceptibility level such that there is a low likelihood that the user will notice the notification.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to determine that the user has a low susceptibility level by determining at least one of:

that the user'"'"'s eyes are moving;

that the user'"'"'s eyes are blinking;

or that the user'"'"'s eyes have a blind spot that corresponds to at least one position on the display.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to cause presentation of the notification by causing presentation of the notification on the display while the user has the low susceptibility level in an instance in which the intrusiveness level of the notification is below a pre-determined intrusiveness level threshold.

16. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to cause presentation of the notification by causing presentation of the notification at a time concurrent with the user having the low susceptibility level.

17. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to determine the susceptibility level by determining that the user has a high susceptibility level such that there is a high likelihood that the user will notice the notification.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to cause presentation of the notification by causing presentation of the notification on the display while the user'"'"'s eyes are not moving in an instance in which the intrusiveness level of the notification is above a pre-determined intrusiveness level threshold.

19. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to cause presentation of the notification by causing presentation of the notification on the display while the user'"'"'s eyes are not blinking in an instance in which the intrusiveness level of the notification is above a pre-determined intrusiveness level threshold.

20. Computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having program code portions stored thereon, the program code portions being a computer readable medium and configured when said program product is run on a computer or network device, to:

determine that a notification should be presented to a user on a display;

determine a susceptibility level pertaining to the likelihood the user will notice the notification; and

cause presentation of the notification on the display based at least in part on the susceptibility level and an intrusiveness level for presentation of the notification, wherein the intrusiveness level pertains to how intrusive presentation of the notification should be to the user'"'"'s experience.