Dynamically Overriding Alert Suppressions Based on Prior Actions
First Claim
1. A non-transitory computer storage medium encoded with a computer program, the program comprising instructions that when executed by a data processing apparatus cause the data processing apparatus to:
- detect an incoming communication to a device;
determine the device has been configured to suppress alerts for the incoming communication;
determine the incoming communication is a response to a prior outgoing communication from the device;
override the configured alert suppression based, at least in part, on having determined the incoming communication is a response to a prior outgoing communication from the device; and
generate an alert for the incoming communication.
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Abstract
A suppression override engine on a user device may be configured to detect communication alert suppressions. An incoming communication from a third party may be detected. Upon detecting the communication, the suppression override engine can override the communication alert suppression if it determines that the incoming communication is responsive to a prior communication from the user device. By overriding the alert suppression the user is then alerted to the incoming communication.
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20 Claims
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1. A non-transitory computer storage medium encoded with a computer program, the program comprising instructions that when executed by a data processing apparatus cause the data processing apparatus to:
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detect an incoming communication to a device; determine the device has been configured to suppress alerts for the incoming communication; determine the incoming communication is a response to a prior outgoing communication from the device; override the configured alert suppression based, at least in part, on having determined the incoming communication is a response to a prior outgoing communication from the device; and generate an alert for the incoming communication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method, comprising:
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detecting an incoming communication from a source to a device, wherein the device has been configured to suppress alerts for the incoming call; determining a value indicative of a probability that the incoming communication is responsive to a prior communication to the source; determining the value is greater than a specified threshold; and overriding the alert suppression. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system, comprising:
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a display; and one or more processors configured to perform operations comprising; determining a value indicative of a probability that an incoming communication from a source is responsive to a prior communication to the source; and overriding an alert suppression activated on the device when the value is greater than a specified threshold. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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