SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MESSAGE DELIVERY TO MOBILE DEVICES SUPPORTING MULTIPLE USERS

• US 20140122624A1
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Published: 05/01/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Nerieri, Francesco, Manolache, Doru C.
• Granted Patent: US 9,578,128 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/63 Routing a service request depending on the request content or context

Abstract

The disclosed technology covers messaging systems and methods, and computer program products embodying such systems and methods. A computer program product may include a computer-readable storage medium with instructions executable by one or more processors to perform a method. The method may include receiving, at a message server configured to receive a plurality of messages for a plurality of computing devices, a first message intended for a first user profile. The first user profile and one or more other user profiles may exist on a single computing device. The method may also include receiving a first status update from the first computing device indicating that the first user profile is stopped or non-active, and postponing delivery of the first message to the first computing device, based on the first user profile being stopped or non-active. These and other aspects of messaging systems, methods, and computer program products are disclosed herein.

Claims

1. A computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium with instructions, that when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform a method, the method comprising:

receiving, at a computing system configured to receive a plurality of messages for a plurality of computing devices, a first message of the plurality of messages being intended for a first user profile, wherein the first user profile and one or more other user profiles exist on a first computing device;

receiving a first status update from the first computing device indicating that the first user profile is non-active;

postponing delivery of the first message to the first computing device, based on the first user profile being non-active.

2. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the first status update indicates that the first user profile is running in the background.

3. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the first status update indicates that the first user profile is stopped.

4. The computer program product of claim 3, the method further comprising:

receiving a second status update from the computing device indicating that the first user profile is running; and

pushing the first message to the first computing device, as a result of the second status update.

5. The computer program product of claim 3, the method further comprising:

receiving a second message intended for a second user profile on the computing device, wherein the first status update indicates that the second user profile is running; and

pushing the second message to the first computing device, based on the second user profile being running, while postponing delivery of the first message.

6. The computer program product of claim 3, the method further comprising:

receiving a plurality of additional messages intended for the first user profile, after having received the first status update;

determining that the first user profile remains stopped; and

postponing delivery of the plurality of additional messages to the first computing device, based on the first user profile being stopped.

7. The computer program product of claim 6, the method further comprising:

receiving a second status update from the computing device indicating that the first user profile is running; and

pushing the first message and the plurality of additional messages to the first computing device, as a result of the second status update.

8. The computer program product of claim 1, the method further comprising receiving a plurality of additional status updates from the first computing device indicating the current states of the first user profile and the one or more other user profiles.

9. A messaging system comprising:

a computing system in communication with a plurality of mobile devices, including a first mobile device having two or more user profiles, the computing system being configured to receive a plurality of messages, to identify a first message as being directed to a first user profile, and to determine that the first user profile exists on the first computing device; and

a communication interface configured to receive a plurality of status updates from the plurality of mobile devices, including a first status update from the first computing device, wherein the first status update indicates whether the first user profile is in a stopped state or in a running state;

wherein the computing system postpones delivery of the first message if the first status update indicates that the first user profile is in the stopped state, and transmits the message to the first computing device if the first status update indicates that the user profile is in the running state.

10. The messaging system of claim 9, wherein if the first status update indicates that the first user profile is in the stopped state, the messaging system postpones delivery of the first message until a second status update from the first computing device indicates that the first user profile is in the running state.

11. The messaging system of claim 9, the messaging system being configured to collect a plurality of messages for the first user profile, and to postpone delivery of the plurality of messages until the second status update indicates that the first user profile is in the running state.

12. The messaging system of claim 9, wherein the first user profile is unable to process the first message when in the stopped state.

13. A method comprising:

associating a first user profile and a second user profile with a computing device, wherein the first user profile has a first set of applications and preferences and the second user profile has a second set of applications and preferences, and wherein a first instance of an application is in the first user profile and a second instance of the application is in the second user profile;

receiving a first message from an application server associated with the application, the first message identifying the first instance of the application;

determining that the first instance of the application is on the first user profile;

receiving from the computing device a current status of the first user profile and the second user profile; and

determining when to deliver the first message to the computing device based on the current status of the first user profile.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

receiving a second message from an application server associated with the application, the second message identifying the second instance of the application;

determining that the second instance of the application is on the second user profile; and

determining when to deliver the second message to the computing device based on the current status of the second user profile.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising postponing delivery of the first message to the computing device if the first user profile is stopped, while transmitting the second message to the computing device is the second user profile is running.

16. The method of claim 13, further comprising transmitting the first message to the computing device if the current status of the first user profile is running.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising including an indication with the transmission of the first message that the first message is intended for the first user profile.

18. The method of claim 13, further comprising postponing delivery of the first message to the computing device if the current status of the first user profile is running in the background.

19. The method of claim 13, further comprising postponing delivery of the first message to the computing device if the current status of the first user profile is stopped.

20. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

receiving from the computing device an update to the current status of the first user profile; and

re-determining when to deliver the first message to the computing device based on the current status of the first user profile.