Automatic wireless device message management responsive to end user preferences

• US 9,451,424 B2
• Filed: 12/23/2013
• Issued: 09/20/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/29/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Khoury, Sami
• Primary Examiner(s): AJIBADE AKONAI, OLUMIDE
• Application Number:
  US14/139,301
• Publication Number:
  US 20140120881A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,002 Days
• Field of Search: 455/412.1, 455/412.2, 455/414.1, 455/418, 455/466, 455/343.1, 455/343.6, 455/574, 709/230, 709/231, 709/232, 709/233, 709/235, 370/229, 370/230, 370/230.1, 370/231, 370/235, 370/236.1, 379/88.12, 379/88.22, 379/88.23
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/02 using automatic reactions or user delegation, e.g. automatic replies or chatbot-generated messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/214 using selective forwarding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72448 with means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/253 where a visual mode is used instead of a voice mode
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/53333 Message receiving aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/53358 Message preview
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/537 Arrangements for indicating the presence of a recorded message , whereby the presence information might include a preview or summary of the message
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0229 where the received signal is a wanted signal
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

Automatically retrieving messages by a wireless telephone based on user preferences. A method of the invention receives a notification, on a wireless device, indicating that a computing device has a message for a user. One or more rules associated with the user are evaluated based on the received notification. The method also automatically requests the message from the computing device as a function of the evaluated rules and received from the computing device. The method further stores the received message in a memory area of the wireless telephone for rendering to the user. Alternatively, one or more rules associated with the user are dynamically generated by monitoring the user interaction with the wireless telephone.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

evaluating one or more rules for receiving a message by a mobile device, wherein at least one of the one or more rules specifies a delayed automatic download after a period of time;

requesting an initial portion of the message from the computing device according to the one or more rules, wherein the message comprises a remaining portion to be requested at a later time; and

storing at least the initial portion of the message.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more rules delays retrieval of the message based upon battery power.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more rules delays retrieval of the message based upon signal strength.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein retrieval is delayed when a non-zero wireless signal strength of the mobile device is less than a threshold value.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more rules are based upon at least a user preference.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the user preference is based off of input received from a user.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the message comprises one or more of the following:

a voice mail message, a text message, an electronic mail message, a video clip, and an image.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising monitoring an interaction between a user and the mobile device.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising generating at least one of the one or more rules based upon the interaction between the user and the client wireless device.

10. A storage device encoding computer executable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, perform a method for retrieving messages based on user preferences, the method comprising:

evaluating one or more rules for receiving a message by a mobile device, wherein at least one of the one or more rules specifies a delayed automatic download after a period of time;

requesting an initial portion of the message from the computing device according to the one or more rules, wherein the message comprises a remaining portion to be requested at a later time; and

storing at least the initial portion of the message.

11. The storage device of claim 10, wherein at least one of the one or more rules delays retrieval of the message based upon battery power.

12. The storage device of claim 10, wherein at least one of the one or more rules delays retrieval of the message based upon signal strength.

13. The storage device of claim 12, wherein retrieval is delayed when a non-zero wireless signal strength of the mobile device is less than a threshold value.

14. The storage device of claim 10, wherein the one or more rules are based upon at least a user preference.

15. The storage device of claim 14, wherein the user preference is based off of input received from a user.

16. The storage device of claim 10, wherein the message comprises one or more of the following:

a voice mail message, a text message, an electronic mail message, a video clip, and an image.

17. The storage device of claim 10, wherein the method further comprises monitoring an interaction between a user and the mobile device.

18. The storage device of claim 17, wherein the method further comprises generating at least one of the one or more rules based upon the interaction between the user and the client wireless device.

19. A client wireless device comprising:

at least one processor; and

memory encoding computer executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, perform a method comprising;

evaluating one or more rules for receiving a message by a mobile device, wherein at least one of the one or more rules specifies a delayed automatic download after a period of time;

requesting an initial portion of the message from the computing device according to the one or more rules, wherein the message comprises a remaining portion to be requested at a later time; and

storing at least the initial portion of the message.

20. The client wireless device of claim 19, wherein the one or more rules are based upon at least a user preference.