Automated notification systems and methods
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1. An automated notification method comprising:
- detecting an event requiring a notification to a user;
determining a level of urgency of said event selectively corresponding to one of a plurality of warning signals;
selecting a first notification method from a plurality of predetermined user-specified notification methods based on said level of urgency of said event;
performing said notification method;
continuing to monitor said event to determine whether a change in urgency level occurs; and
dynamically selecting a second notification method depending upon a change in said level of urgency of said event, wherein the second notification method associated with the new urgency level is used and the first notification method associated with the prior urgency level is discontinued.
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Abstract
An automated notification method comprises detecting an event requiring a notification to a user, determining a level of urgency of the event, selecting a notification method (from predetermined user-specified notification methods) based on the level of urgency of the event, performing the notification method, and dynamically changing the notification method depending upon a change in the level of urgency of the event and upon user response.
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1. An automated notification method comprising:
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detecting an event requiring a notification to a user; determining a level of urgency of said event selectively corresponding to one of a plurality of warning signals; selecting a first notification method from a plurality of predetermined user-specified notification methods based on said level of urgency of said event; performing said notification method; continuing to monitor said event to determine whether a change in urgency level occurs; and dynamically selecting a second notification method depending upon a change in said level of urgency of said event, wherein the second notification method associated with the new urgency level is used and the first notification method associated with the prior urgency level is discontinued. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An automated notification method comprising:
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detecting an event requiring a notification to a user; determining a level of urgency of said event wherein the urgency level corresponds to one of a selected set of warning signals; selecting a first notification method corresponding to the one selected warning signal from a plurality of predetermined user-specified notification methods based on said level of urgency of said event; performing said first notification method; continuing to monitor said event to determine whether a change in urgency level occurs corresponding to a selection of an other one of the warning signals; and dynamically changing said first notification method to a second notification method depending upon a change in said level of urgency of said event and upon user response, wherein the second notification method associated with the new urgency level and user response is used and the first notification method associated with the prior urgency level and user response is discontinued. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An automated notification system comprising:
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a detector adapted to detect an event requiring a notification to a user; an evaluator adapted to determine a level of urgency of said event selectively corresponding to one of a plurality of warning signals; a notification engine adapted to select a notification method from a plurality of predetermined user-specified notification methods corresponding to the one warning signal and based on said level of urgency of said event; and delivery managers adapted to perform said notification method, wherein said notification engine is adapted to dynamically change said notification method depending upon the change in the determined level of urgency of said event and discontinue the performing of the prior notification method. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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