Dynamic invites with automatically adjusting displays

• US 9,191,349 B2
• Filed: 01/22/2014
• Issued: 11/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/22/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Lindner, Mark Aaron, Kerger, Kameron Noell
• Primary Examiner(s): Bui, Jonathan
• Application Number:
  US14/160,765
• Publication Number:
  US 20150207766A1
• Time in Patent Office: 664 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/06 Message adaptation to terminal or network requirements

Abstract

Methods, devices, systems, and non-transitory processor-readable storage media for providing a collaboration tool for soliciting responses from users, including operations for receiving at a computing device a request from a user, transmitting to a plurality of computing devices an invitation message that causes the plurality of computing devices to render a display that solicits a response to the request, receiving a response message related to the request from at least one of the plurality of computing devices, evaluating the received response message to determine whether the received response message fulfills the request, and transmitting to the plurality of computing devices a cancellation message in response to determining that the received response message fulfills the request, the cancellation message configured to cause the plurality of computing devices to perform operations to automatically clean-up the display that solicits the response to the request.

Claims

1. A method for providing a collaboration tool for soliciting responses from users, the method comprising:

receiving at a computing device a request from a user;

transmitting from the computing device to a plurality of computing devices an invitation message that causes the plurality of computing devices to render a display that solicits a response to the request;

receiving at the computing device a response message related to the request from at least one of the plurality of computing devices;

evaluating by the computing device the received response message to determine whether the received response message fulfills the request; and

transmitting from the computing device to the plurality of computing devices a cancellation message in response to determining that the received response message fulfills the request, the cancellation message configured to cause the plurality of computing devices to perform operations to automatically remove the display that solicits the response to the request.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising automatically performing at the computing device further operations on local data to indicate the request is fulfilled in response to determining that the received response message fulfills the request.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the request is at least one of a question to be answered by recipients associated with the plurality of computing devices or a task to be completed by the recipients associated with the plurality of computing devices.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the display that solicits the response to the request indicates a preferred response mode for the plurality of computing devices to transmit response messages related to the request.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the computing device is one of a server or a mobile computing device.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating by the computing device a follow-up request corresponding to unfulfilled portions of the request in response to determining that the received response message does not fulfill the request; and

transmitting from the computing device to the plurality of computing devices an updated invitation message that solicits responses to the follow-up request in response to determining that the received response message does not fulfill the request.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein transmitting from the computing device to the plurality of computing devices an updated invitation message that solicits responses to the follow-up request in response to determining that the received response message does not fulfill the request comprises:

identifying by the computing device a first set of devices in the plurality of computing devices that transmitted the response message related to the request;

transmitting from the computing device to the first set of devices the cancellation message configured to cause the first set of devices to perform the operations to automatically remove the display that solicits the response to the request;

identifying by the computing device a second set of devices in the plurality of computing devices that have not transmitted response messages related to the request; and

transmitting from the computing device to the second set of devices the updated invitation message.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

obtaining information from data sources to validate the request, wherein the information includes at least one of a current time, location information, and information that enables the computing device to determine whether the request remains relevant, and wherein the data sources include at least one of a time measurement unit, a source of location information, a local information database, and an Internet resource; and

determining whether the request is still valid based on the obtained information,

wherein transmitting from the computing device to the plurality of computing devices a cancellation message in response to determining that the received response message fulfills the request comprises transmitting from the computing device to the plurality of computing devices a cancellation message in response to determining that the received response message fulfills the request or in response to determining that the request is not still valid based on the obtained information.

9. A computing device, comprising:

a hardware processor configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising;

receiving a request from a user;

transmitting to a plurality of computing devices an invitation message that causes the plurality of computing devices to render a display that solicits a response to the request;

receiving a response message related to the request from at least one of the plurality of computing devices;

evaluating the received response message to determine whether the received response message fulfills the request; and

transmitting to the plurality of computing devices a cancellation message in response to determining that the received response message fulfills the request, the cancellation message configured to cause the plurality of computing devices to perform operations to automatically remove the display that solicits the response to the request.

10. The computing device of claim 9, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising automatically performing further operations on local data to indicate the request is fulfilled in response to determining that the received response message fulfills the request.

11. The computing device of claim 9, wherein the request is at least one of a question to be answered by recipients associated with the plurality of computing devices or a task to be completed by the recipients associated with the plurality of computing devices.

12. The computing device of claim 9, wherein the display that solicits the response to the request indicates a preferred response mode for the plurality of computing devices to transmit response messages related to the request.

13. The computing device of claim 9, wherein the computing device is one of a server or a mobile computing device.

14. The computing device of claim 9, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

generating a follow-up request corresponding to unfulfilled portions of the request in response to determining that the received response message does not fulfill the request; and

transmitting to the plurality of computing devices an updated invitation message that solicits responses to the follow-up request in response to determining that the received response message does not fulfill the request.

15. The computing device of claim 14, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that transmitting to the plurality of computing devices an updated invitation message that solicits responses to the follow-up request in response to determining that the received response message does not fulfill the request comprises:

identifying a first set of devices in the plurality of computing devices that transmitted the response message related to the request;

transmitting to the first set of devices the cancellation message configured to cause the first set of devices to perform the operations to automatically remove the display that solicits the response to the request;

identifying a second set of devices in the plurality of computing devices that have not transmitted response messages related to the request; and

transmitting to the second set of devices the updated invitation message.

16. A non-transitory processor-readable storage medium having stored thereon processor-executable instructions configured to cause a processor of a computing device to perform operations for providing a collaboration tool for soliciting responses from users, the operations comprising:

receiving at the computing device a request from a user;

transmitting from the computing device to a plurality of computing devices an invitation message that causes the plurality of computing devices to render a display that solicits a response to the request;

receiving at the computing device a response message related to the request from at least one of the plurality of computing devices;

evaluating by the computing device the received response message to determine whether the received response message fulfills the request; and

transmitting from the computing device to the plurality of computing devices a cancellation message in response to determining that the received response message fulfills the request, the cancellation message configured to cause the plurality of computing devices to perform operations to automatically remove the display that solicits the response to the request.

17. The non-transitory processor-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause the processor to perform operations further comprising automatically performing further operations on local data to indicate the request is fulfilled in response to determining that the received response message fulfills the request.

18. The non-transitory processor-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the request is at least one of a question to be answered by recipients associated with the plurality of computing devices or a task to be completed by the recipients associated with the plurality of computing devices.

19. The non-transitory processor-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the display that solicits the response to the request indicates a preferred response mode for the plurality of computing devices to transmit response messages related to the request.

20. The non-transitory processor-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause the processor to perform operations further comprising:

generating by the computing device a follow-up request corresponding to unfulfilled portions of the request in response to determining that the received response message does not fulfill the request; and

transmitting from the computing device to the plurality of computing devices an updated invitation message that solicits responses to the follow-up request in response to determining that the received response message does not fulfill the request.

21. The non-transitory processor-readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause the processor to perform operations such that transmitting from the computing device to the plurality of computing devices an updated invitation message that solicits responses to the follow-up request in response to determining that the received response message does not fulfill the request comprises:

identifying by the computing device a first set of devices in the plurality of computing devices that transmitted the response message related to the request;

transmitting from the computing device to the first set of devices the cancellation message configured to cause the first set of devices to perform the operations to automatically remove the display that solicits the response to the request;

identifying by the computing device a second set of devices in the plurality of computing devices that have not transmitted response messages related to the request; and

transmitting from the computing device to the second set of devices the updated invitation message.

22. A communication system, comprising:

a computing device comprising a hardware processor; and

a plurality of computing devices each comprising a hardware processor,

wherein the computing device hardware processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising;

receiving a request from a user; and

transmitting to the plurality of computing devices an invitation message that causes the plurality of computing devices to render a display that solicits a response to the request, and

wherein each of the plurality of computing devices'"'"' hardware processors are configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising;

receiving the invitation message from the computing device;

rendering the display that solicits the response to the request based on the received invitation message;

receiving a user input related to the request in response to rendering the display; and

transmitting a response message to the computing device that includes the received user input, and

wherein the computing device is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising;

receiving the response message related to the request from at least one of the plurality of computing devices;

evaluating the received response message to determine whether the received response message fulfills the request;

transmitting to the plurality of computing devices a cancellation message in response to determining that the received response message fulfills the request, the cancellation message configured to cause the plurality of computing devices to perform operations to automatically remove the display that solicits the response to the request, and

wherein each of the plurality of computing devices is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising;

receiving the cancellation message from the computing device; and

automatically removing the display that solicits the response to the request in response to receiving the cancellation message.

23. The communication system of claim 22, wherein the computing device is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising automatically performing further operations on local data to indicate the request is fulfilled in response to determining that the received response message fulfills the request.

24. The communication system of claim 22, wherein the request is at least one of a question to be answered by recipients associated with the plurality of computing devices or a task to be completed by the recipients associated with the plurality of computing devices.

25. The communication system of claim 22, wherein the display that solicits the response to the request indicates a preferred response mode for the plurality of computing devices to transmit response messages related to the request.

26. The communication system of claim 22, wherein the computing device is one of a server or a mobile computing device.

27. The communication system of claim 22, wherein the computing device is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

generating a follow-up request corresponding to unfulfilled portions of the request in response to determining that the received response message does not fulfill the request; and

transmitting to the plurality of computing devices an updated invitation message that solicits responses to the follow-up request in response to determining that the received response message does not fulfill the request, and

wherein each of the plurality of computing devices is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising;

receiving the updated invitation message from the computing device; and

automatically adjusting the display to solicit another response from the user based on the updated invitation message.

28. The communication system of claim 27, further comprising:

a first set of devices in the plurality of computing devices; and

a second set of devices in the plurality of computing devices,

wherein the computing device is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that transmitting to the plurality of computing devices an updated invitation message that solicits responses to the follow-up request in response to determining that the received response message does not fulfill the request comprises;

identifying the first set of devices in the plurality of computing devices as devices in the plurality of computing devices that transmitted the response message related to the request;

transmitting to the first set of devices the cancellation message configured to cause the first set of devices to perform the operations to automatically remove the display that solicits the response to the request;

identifying the second set of devices in the plurality of computing devices as devices in the plurality of computing devices that have not transmitted response messages related to the request; and

transmitting to the second set of devices the updated invitation message.

29. The communication system of claim 27, wherein the computing device is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising transmitting a message to at least one of the plurality of computing devices indicating a partial fulfillment of the request based on the received response message.

30. The communication system of claim 22, wherein each of the plurality of computing devices is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that automatically removing the display that solicits the response to the request in response to receiving the cancellation message comprises one of hiding the display, deleting the display, adjusting the display to indicate the request is fulfilled, and adjusting the display to indicate the request has a changed priority.