Method for selective blocking of notifications during a predefined usage of a processor device

• US 20190332447A1
• Filed: 06/08/2017
• Published: 10/31/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 06/09/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Vestel Elektronik Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. (Zorlu Holding AS)
• Original Assignee: Vestel Elektronik Sanayi Ve Ticaret A. S.
• Inventors: KIRISKEN, Barbaros
• Granted Patent: US 10,824,448 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/211 using inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers or gyroscopes
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/214 for locating contacts on a surface, e.g. floor mats or touch pads
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/105 using inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1068 being specially adapted to detect the point of contact of the player on a surface, e.g. floor mat, touch pad
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/542 Event management; Broadcasting; Multicasting; Notifications

Abstract

The present invention refers to a method for suppressing notifications during usage of a processor device by a user, wherein the processor device at least comprises an information outputting means for outputting information to the user and an information inputting means for inputting information by a user. The inventive method at least comprises the steps: detecting an interaction value representing user inputs in a predefined time; detecting a priority value, wherein the priority value is at least computed from the interaction value and the predefined time; comparing the determined priority value with a list of pre-set values or pre-set value ranges, wherein each pre-set value or pre-set value range represents a priority level, wherein each priority level suppresses one or more predefined or definable types of notifications; suppressing notifications in dependency of the determined priority value.

Claims

1. Method for suppressing notifications during usage of a processor device by a user,

wherein the processor device at least comprises

an information outputting means for outputting information to the user and

an information inputting means for inputting information by a user,

at least comprising the steps:

detecting an interaction value representing user inputs in a predefined time;

detecting a priority value, wherein the priority value is at least computed from the interaction value and the predefined time;

comparing the determined priority value with a list of pre-set values or pre-set value ranges,

wherein each pre-set value or pre-set value range represents a priority level,

wherein each priority level suppresses one or more predefined or definable types of notifications;

suppressing notifications in dependency of the determined priority value.

2. Method according to claim 1,

characterized in that

the interaction value represents

a number of contacts between the user and a means for command inserting

and/or

a time of contact between the user and the means for command inserting.

3. Method according to claim 1,

characterized by

determining a device movement value representing device movements detected by means of at least one sensor means in the predefined time,

wherein the priority value is computed from the interaction value, device movement value and the predefined time.

4. Method according to claim 1,

characterized in that

the user inputs are movements of the device

and by the step:

determining a user-touchscreen interaction value, representing the number of interactions between the user and the touchscreen or the time the user is contacting the touch screen,

wherein the priority value is computed from the interaction value, the user-touchscreen interaction value and the predefined time.

5. Method according to claim 1,

characterized in that

the sensor means comprises a gyroscope sensor and/or an acceleration sensor.

6. Method according to claim 1,

characterized in that

the method is started after the execution of a game is detected, wherein the device executes that game.

7. Method according claim 1,

characterized in that

at least three priority levels are defined,

wherein due to a first priority level at least notifications of applications, in particular available in an app-store, are blocked,

wherein due to a second priority level at least notifications of an operating system, in particular indicating battery status, are blocked,

and

wherein due to a third priority level at least notifications indicating phone calls are blocked.

8. Method according to claim 7,

characterized by

a fourth priority level, wherein no notifications are blocked, due to the high priority of that notifications.

9. Method according to claim 1,

characterized in that

the device is a smart phone, tablet PC, a console or a smart watch.

10. Computer program product for executing a method according to claim 1.