Methods and systems for message-alert display
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1. A method for generating and displaying a message alert, said method comprising:
- storing, on a resource accessible to a server, an alert preference for a subscriber, wherein said alert preference comprises a first alert description for a first device and a second alert description for a second device, wherein said first alert description is related to whether said first device is a private device or a shared device, and when said first device is a private device, said first alert description is further related to the size of a display on said first device, and said second alert description is related to whether said second device is a private device or a shared device, and when said second device is a private device, said second alert description is further related to the size of a display on said second device, wherein a shared device is a device with a device property that said shared device may be used simultaneously by several people and a private device is a device with a device property that said private device may not be used simultaneously by several people;
receiving a message for said subscriber at said server;
if said first device is detected as present by said server;
generating, according to said first alert description, a first message alert associated with said message; and
sending said first message alert for said subscriber to said first device; and
if said second device is detected as present by said server;
generating, according to said second alert description, a second message alert associated with said message; and
sending said second message alert for said subscriber to said second device.
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Abstract
With a growing number of personal and shared devices that may be connected to the Internet, the number of devices on which a person may receive a message increases. Privacy in message delivery may become an issue when a message may be received on a shared device, for example, a television. Aspects of the present invention relate to systems and methods for displaying message alerts on shared and private devices according to user preferences.
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1. A method for generating and displaying a message alert, said method comprising:
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storing, on a resource accessible to a server, an alert preference for a subscriber, wherein said alert preference comprises a first alert description for a first device and a second alert description for a second device, wherein said first alert description is related to whether said first device is a private device or a shared device, and when said first device is a private device, said first alert description is further related to the size of a display on said first device, and said second alert description is related to whether said second device is a private device or a shared device, and when said second device is a private device, said second alert description is further related to the size of a display on said second device, wherein a shared device is a device with a device property that said shared device may be used simultaneously by several people and a private device is a device with a device property that said private device may not be used simultaneously by several people; receiving a message for said subscriber at said server; if said first device is detected as present by said server; generating, according to said first alert description, a first message alert associated with said message; and sending said first message alert for said subscriber to said first device; and if said second device is detected as present by said server; generating, according to said second alert description, a second message alert associated with said message; and sending said second message alert for said subscriber to said second device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for generating and displaying a message alert, said method comprising:
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storing, on a resource accessible to a server, an alert preference for a subscriber, wherein said alert preference comprises an alert description for a device, wherein said alert description is related to whether said device is a private device or a shared device, and when said device is a private device, said alert description is further related to the size of a display on said device, wherein a shared device is a device with a device property that said shared device may be used simultaneously by several people and a private device is a device with a device property that said private device may not be used simultaneously by several people; receiving a message for said subscriber at said server; if said device is detected as present by said server and said subscriber is explicitly logged in to said device; generating a first message alert according to said alert description; and sending said first message alert for said subscriber to said device; and if said device is detected as present by said server and said subscriber is not explicitly logged in to said device; generating a second message alert; and sending said second message alert for said subscriber to said shared device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for generating and displaying a message alert, said system comprising:
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storage, accessible to a server, for storing an alert preference for a subscriber, wherein said alert preference comprises a first alert description for a first device and a second alert description for a second device, wherein said first alert description is related to whether said first device is a private device or a shared device, and when said first device is a private device, said first alert description is further related to the size of a display on said first device, and said second alert description is related to whether said second device is a private device or a shared device, and when said second device is a private device, said second alert description is further related to the size of a display on said second device, wherein a shared device is a device with a device property that said shared device may be used simultaneously by several people and a private device is a device with a device property that said private device may not be used simultaneously by several people; a receiver for receiving a message for said subscriber at said server; a message generator for; generating a first message alert according to said first alert description when said first device is detected as present; and generating a second message alert according to said second alert description when said second device is detected as present; and a transmitter for sending said first message alert for said subscriber to said first device if said first device is detected as present to said server and for sending said second message alert for said subscriber to said second device if said second device is detected as present to said server. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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