INSTANT MESSAGING STATUS REPORTING BASED ON SMART WATCH ACTIVITY

• US 20170135635A1
• Filed: 11/13/2015
• Published: 05/18/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Ganci, JR., John M., Keen, Martin G., Rakshit, Sarbajit K., Bostick, James E.
• Granted Patent: US 10,231,668 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0219 Inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes, tilt switches
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0205 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1112 Global tracking of patients, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1116 Determining posture transitions
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/043 using or handling presence information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/046 Interoperability with other network applications or services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

Systems and methods for determining an instant messaging (IM) status of a user wearing a smart watch are disclosed. A computing device includes: a processor; a memory; and sensors including at least one biometric sensor, at least one location sensor, and at least one orientation sensor. The memory stores a status application that is executed by the processor and is configured to: obtain real time data from at least one of the sensors; determine an instant messaging (IM) status based on the real time data; and transmit the IM status to a server for providing to other IM users.

Claims

1. A computing device, comprising:

a processor;

a memory; and

sensors including at least one biometric sensor, at least one location sensor, and at least one orientation sensor,

wherein the memory stores a status application that is executed by the processor and is configured to;

obtain real time data from at least one of the sensors;

determine a text-based instant messaging (IM) status based on the real time data;

transmit the text-based IM status to a computer server for providing to other IM users; and

obtain user input defining at least one status rule of a reporting matrix, wherein the status rule is for converting the determined text-based IM status to a different text-based IM status to be displayed to at least one of the other IM users.

2. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the computing device comprises a smart watch.

3. The computing device of claim 1, wherein:

the at least one biometric sensor comprises at least one of;

a heart rate monitor, a blood pressure monitor, and a stress level monitor;

the at least one location sensor comprises a compass sensor and a global positioning system (GPS) sensor; and

the at least one orientation sensor comprises an accelerometer and a gyroscope.

4. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the status application is configured to collect and store historical data from the sensors.

5. The computing device of claim 4, wherein the determining the text-based IM status comprises comparing the real time data to at least one of:

the historical data and a pre-defined threshold.

6. The computing device of claim 4, wherein the determining the text-based IM status comprises comparing the real time data to at least one baseline derived from the historical data.

7. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the real time data used in the determining the text-based IM status comprises data from at least two of the sensors.

8. The computing device of claim 7, wherein the data from the at least two of the sensors comprises one of:

heart rate detected by the at least one biometric sensor and movement detected by the at least one orientation sensor; and

moving speed detected by the at least one location sensor and movement detected by the at least one orientation sensor.

10. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the status application is further configured to transmit the user input to the reporting matrix on a remote server.

24. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the determined text-based IM status comprises a detailed status, the different text-based IM status comprises a general text-based IM status, and the status rule is for converting the detailed text-based IM status to the general text-based IM status.

9. (canceled)

11. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving, by a computing device, a first text-based instant messaging (IM) status of a first user, wherein the text-based first IM status is based on data obtained from at least one sensor of a smart watch;

converting, by the computing device, the first text-based IM status to a second text-based IM status based on a status rule defined by the first user;

transmitting, by the computing device, the second text-based IM status to a computing device of a second user; and

transmitting the first text-based IM status to a computing device of a third user;

wherein the receiving, the converting, and the transmitting are performed by a computer server that is connected to the smart watch and the computing device of a second user by a computer network.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the transmitting the first text-based IM status and the transmitting the second text-based IM status are performed simultaneously such that a different respective text-based IM status of the first user is provided for display to each of the second user and the third user.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the first text-based IM status is a detailed status and the second text-based IM status is a general status.

16. The method of claim 11, further comprising receiving input from the first user defining the status rule.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein a service provider at least one of creates, maintains, deploys and supports the computing device.

18. The method of claim 11, wherein steps of claim 11 are provided by a service provider on a subscription, advertising, and/or fee basis.

12-13. -13. (canceled)

19. A computer program product for determining a text-based instant messaging (IM) status of a user wearing a smart watch, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a computing device to cause the computing device to:

obtain real time data from sensors of smart watch, wherein the sensors include at least one biometric sensor, at least one location sensor, and at least one orientation sensor;

determine a text-based IM status of the user based on the real time data;

transmit the text-based IM status to a computer server for providing to other IM users;

receive input defining at least one status rule for converting the determined text-based IM status to a different text-based IM status to be displayed to at least one of the other IM users; and

transmit the input to the computer server.

21. The computer program product of claim 19, wherein the real time data includes heart rate data obtained from the at least one biometric sensor and movement data obtained from the at least one orientation sensor.

22. The computer program product of claim 19, wherein the text-based IM status is a detailed text-based IM status and the different text-based IM status is a general status based on the text-based IM status.

23. The computer program product of claim 22, further comprising program instructions executable by a computing device to cause the computing device to receive input defining a list of which of a plurality of detailed IM status trigger a Do Not Disturb mode, whereby the different text-based IM status is a Do Not Disturb status generated based on the Do Not Disturb mode.

20. (canceled)