PREVENTING ACTIVITY DELAYS USING SMART DEVICE ANALYSIS

• US 20180349855A1
• Filed: 05/31/2017
• Published: 12/06/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyndryl Incorporated (Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Walker, Keith R., Bostick, James E., Chen, Danny Y., Rakshit, Sarbajit
• Granted Patent: US 10,460,292 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06311 Scheduling, planning or task assignment for a person or group
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1095 Meeting or appointment
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1097 Task assignment

Abstract

A future activity of a user is identified based on a calendar of the user. A current activity of the user is determined. An interest level of the user for the current activity is determined. A duration of the current activity is estimated. A determination is made that a scheduling conflict exists between the future activity of the user and the current activity of the user. The determination is based on the schedule of the user, the interest level of the user, and the duration of the current activity. A first notification is sent to the user.

Claims

1. A method, the method comprising:

identifying, by one or more computer processors, a future activity of a user based on a schedule of the user;

determining, by one or more computer processors, a current activity of the user;

determining, by one or more computer processors, an interest level of the user for the current activity;

determining, by one or more computer processors, an expected interest level of the user for the future activity based on the historical database of activities;

estimating, by one or more computer processors, a duration of the current activity;

determining, by one or more computer processors, that a scheduling conflict exists between the future activity of the user and the current activity of the user based on the schedule of the user, the interest level of the user for the current activity, the expected interest level of the user for the future activity, and the duration of the current activity; and

responsive to determining that the scheduling conflict exists, sending, by one or more computer processors, a first notification to the user.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining, by one or more computer processors, an alternative for the current activity, wherein the alternative resolves the scheduling conflict;

responsive to determining that the user has not changed the current activity based on the first notification, sending, by one or more computer processors a second notification to the user, wherein the second notification is sent after a pre-defined time period after the first notification; and

wherein the first notification is a recommendation to the user based on the determined alternative.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

storing, by one or more computer processors, information concerning the scheduling conflict, wherein the information concerning the scheduling conflict is selected from the group consisting of;

the current activity, the future activity, the interest level of the user for the current activity, the duration of the current activity, the first notification sent to the user, an alternative for the current activity, and a recommendation based on the alternative.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the current activity of the user comprises:

receiving, by one or more computer processors, an input from one or more components of a computing device; and

determining, by one or more computer processors, the current activity of the user based on the input.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the one or more components of the computing device comprise a camera, a motion sensor, an environmental sensor, a position sensor, and a biometric sensor.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the interest level of the user for the current activity, comprises:

accessing, by one or more computer processors, a historical database of activities of the user;

receiving, by one or more computer processors, a current biometric of the user; and

determining, by one or more computer processors, the interest level of the user for the current activity based on the historical database of activities and the current biometric.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first notification is selected from the group consisting of:

an e-mail, a text message, a haptic notification, a visual notification, and an audible notification.

8. A computer program product for preventing activity delays using analysis from a smart computing device, the computer program product comprising:

one or more computer readable storage media; and

program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions comprising;

program instructions to identify a future activity of a user based on a schedule of the user;

program instructions to determine a current activity of the user;

program instructions to determine an interest level of the user for the current activity;

program instructions to determine an expected interest level of the user for the future activity based on the historical database of activities;

program instructions to estimate a duration of the current activity;

program instructions to determine that a scheduling conflict exists between the future activity of the user and the current activity of the user based on the schedule of the user, the interest level of the user for the current activity, the expected interest level of the user for the future activity, and the duration of the current activity; and

responsive to determining that the scheduling conflict exists, program instructions to send a first notification to the user.

9. The computer program product of claim 8, further comprising program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, to:

determine an alternative for the current activity, wherein the alternative resolves the scheduling conflict;

responsive to determining that the user has not changed the current activity based on the first notification, send a second notification to the user, wherein the second notification is sent after a pre-defined time period after the first notification; and

wherein the first notification is a recommendation to the user based on the determined alternative.

10. The computer program product of claim 8, further comprising program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, to:

store information concerning the scheduling conflict, wherein the information concerning the scheduling conflict is selected from the group consisting of;

the current activity, the future activity, the interest level of the user for the current activity, the duration of the current activity, the first notification sent to the user, an alternative for the current activity, and a recommendation based on the alternative.

11. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein program instructions to determine the current activity of the user comprise:

program instructions to receive an input from one or more components of a computing device; and

program instructions to determine the current activity of the user based on the input.

12. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the one or more components of the computing device comprise a camera, a motion sensor, an environmental sensor, a position sensor, and a biometric sensor.

13. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein program instructions to determine the interest level of the user for the current activity comprise:

program instructions to access a historical database of activities of the user;

program instructions to receive a current biometric of the user; and

program instructions to determine the interest level of the user for the current activity based on the historical database of activities and the current biometric.

14. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the first notification is selected from the group consisting of:

an e-mail, a text message, a haptic notification, a visual notification, and an audible notification.

15. A computer system for preventing activity delays using analysis from a smart computing device, the computer system comprising:

one or more computer processors;

one or more computer readable storage media; and

program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more computer processors, the program instructions comprising;

program instructions to identify a future activity of a user based on a schedule of the user;

program instructions to determine a current activity of the user;

program instructions to determine an interest level of the user for the current activity;

program instructions to determine an expected interest level of the user for the future activity based on the historical database of activities;

program instructions to estimate a duration of the current activity;

program instructions to determine that a scheduling conflict exists between the future activity of the user and the current activity of the user based on the schedule of the user, the interest level of the user for the current activity, the expected interest level of the user for the future activity, and the duration of the current activity; and

responsive to determining that the scheduling conflict exists, program instructions to send a first notification to the user.

16. The computer system of claim 15, further comprising program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more computer processors, to:

determine an alternative for the current activity, wherein the alternative resolves the scheduling conflict;

responsive to determining that the user has not changed the current activity based on the first notification, send a second notification to the user, wherein the second notification is sent after a pre-defined time period after the first notification; and

wherein the first notification is a recommendation to the user based on the determined alternative.

17. The computer system of claim 15, further comprising program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more computer processors, to:

store information concerning the scheduling conflict, wherein the information concerning the scheduling conflict is selected from the group consisting of;

the current activity, the future activity, the interest level of the user for the current activity, the duration of the current activity, the first notification sent to the user, an alternative for the current activity, and a recommendation based on the alternative.

18. The computer system of claim 15, wherein program instructions to determine the current activity of the user comprise:

program instructions to receive an input from one or more components of a computing device; and

program instructions to determine the current activity of the user based on the input.

19. The computer system of claim 18, wherein the one or more components of the computing device comprise a camera, a motion sensor, an environmental sensor, a position sensor, and a biometric sensor.

20. The computer system of claim 15, wherein program instructions to determine the interest level of the user for the current activity comprise:

program instructions to access a historical database of activities of the user;

program instructions to receive a current biometric of the user; and

program instructions to determine the interest level of the user for the current activity based on the historical database of activities and the current biometric.