Call intrusion
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1. A method for providing a notification to a user, comprising:
- determining that a notification is to be provided to a user by a server at a monitored endpoint, the determination being based on the server receiving an interrupt request associated with a call intrusion or GUI (Graphical User Interface) notification;
determining that the user is currently engaged in a predetermined activity on a computational device at the monitored endpoint;
identifying a next boundary in the predetermined activity in which to provide the notification to the user; and
providing the notification to the user at the monitored endpoint in temporal proximity to the identified next boundary, wherein;
the predetermined activity is providing user input to an application,the notification is a graphical icon,the computational device is a computational component,the next boundary is a pause in a user activity,the user input is at least one of typing on a keyboard, inputting voice commands, inputting commands using a stylus, and inputting commands using a mouse; and
the identifying step further comprises;
identifying a pause of at least a predetermined duration, wherein the identified next boundary is the identified pause.
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Abstract
A computational system is provided that includes:
- (a) a boundary analyzer 164, 168, and 216 operable to identify a next boundary in a predetermined activity; and
- (b) an interrupt handler 160 operable to (i) determine that a notification is to be provided to a user, (ii) determine that the user is currently engaged in the predetermined activity on a computational device, and (iii) provide the notification to the user in temporal proximity to the identified next boundary.
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1. A method for providing a notification to a user, comprising:
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determining that a notification is to be provided to a user by a server at a monitored endpoint, the determination being based on the server receiving an interrupt request associated with a call intrusion or GUI (Graphical User Interface) notification; determining that the user is currently engaged in a predetermined activity on a computational device at the monitored endpoint; identifying a next boundary in the predetermined activity in which to provide the notification to the user; and providing the notification to the user at the monitored endpoint in temporal proximity to the identified next boundary, wherein; the predetermined activity is providing user input to an application, the notification is a graphical icon, the computational device is a computational component, the next boundary is a pause in a user activity, the user input is at least one of typing on a keyboard, inputting voice commands, inputting commands using a stylus, and inputting commands using a mouse; and the identifying step further comprises; identifying a pause of at least a predetermined duration, wherein the identified next boundary is the identified pause. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A computational system, comprising:
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(a) a boundary analyzer operable to identify a next boundary in a predetermined activity at a monitored endpoint; and (b) an interrupt handler operable to (i) determine that a notification is to be provided to a user at the monitored endpoint, the determination being based on a server receiving an interrupt request associated with a call intrusion or GUI (Graphical User Interface) notification, (ii) determine that the user is currently engaged in the predetermined activity on a computational device at the monitored endpoint, and (iii) provide the notification to the user in temporal proximity to the identified next boundary, wherein; the predetermined activity is providing user input to an application, wherein the notification is a graphical icon, wherein the computational device is a computational component, and wherein the next boundary is a pause in a user activity, the user activity is at least one of typing on a keyboard, inputting voice commands, inputting commands using a stylus, and inputting commands using a mouse, wherein, in the identifying operation, the boundary analyzer identifies a pause of at least a predetermined duration, and wherein the identified boundary is the identified pause, and the notification is associated with at least one of an incoming email, an operating system and/or application warning, an incoming call, and an incoming instant message. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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