Methods and systems for providing notifications based on user activity data

• US 9,554,355 B2
• Filed: 07/29/2014
• Issued: 01/24/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/29/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Original Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Inventors: Higgins, Krystal Rose, Tapley, John
• Primary Examiner(s): CASCA, FRED A
• Application Number:
  US14/446,247
• Publication Number:
  US 20160037482A1
• Time in Patent Office: 910 Days
• Field of Search: 455/414.1, 455/418, 455/41.2, 455/404.2, 455/26.1, 455/426.1, 455/456.1
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 using movement velocity, acceleration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/005 Transmission of information for alerting of incoming communication

Abstract

Systems and methods are presented for providing notifications based on user activity data. In some embodiments, a method is presented. The method may include accessing first sensor data associated with a first activity of a user. The method may also include determining that the user is engaged in the first activity based at least in part on the first sensor data, receiving a notification while the user is engaged in the first activity, and determining to not present or in other words, hold the notification while the user is engaged in the first activity. In some embodiments, the method may also include accessing second sensor data associated with the user, determining that the user is no longer engaged in the first activity based at least in part on the second sensor data, and presenting the notification while the user is no longer engaged in the first activity.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

accessing, in a device, first sensor data associated with a first activity of a user;

determining, by a hardware processor, that the user is engaged in the first activity based at least in part on the first sensor data;

receiving, by the device, a notification while the user is engaged in the first activity;

determining to hold the notification based on the determining that the user is engaged in the first activity;

accessing second sensor data associated with the user;

determining that the user is no longer engaged in the first activity based at least in part on the second sensor data;

presenting, by the device, the notification based on the determining that the user is no longer engaged in the first activity;

receiving, by the device, a second notification while the user is engaged in the first activity;

accessing a second priority specification associated with the second notification, the second priority specification indicating a level of priority for presenting the second notification compared to other notifications;

determining to present the second notification on the device while the user is engaged in the first activity based on the second priority specification; and

receiving, at the device a setting indicting that auction notifications be identified as high priority within a predetermined amount of time of an expiration of an associated auction, wherein the second notification comprises an auction notification; and

wherein the determining to present the second notification on the device is based on the predetermined amount of time until the expiration of the associated auction.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

accessing a priority specification associated with the notification, the priority specification indicating a level of priority for presenting the notification compared to other notifications.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

determining to hold the notification on the device while the user is engaged in the first activity based on the priority specification.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the sensor data includes biometric data associated with the user'"'"'s current state of health.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the determining to hold the notification on the device while the user is engaged in the first activity is based on the biometric data satisfying a predetermined threshold level of health of the user.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining to hold the notification on the device while the user is engaged in the first activity is based on determining that the user is driving a vehicle.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

determining, that the auction notification is outside the predetermined amount of time until the expiration of the associated auction;

monitoring the predetermined amount of time until the expiration of the associated auction during the first activity; and

determining to present the second notification on the device based on the predetermined amount of time until the expiration of the associated auction occurring while the user is engaged in the first activity.

8. A system comprising:

a sensor configured to obtain first sensor data associated with a first activity of a user;

one or more processors configured to;

access the first sensor data, and

determine that the user is engaged in the first activity based at least, in part on the first sensor data;

a receiver configured to receive a notification while the user is engaged in the first activity;

the one or more processors further configured to determine to hold the notification based on the user being engaged in the first activity;

wherein the receiver is further configured to receive a second notification while the user is engaged in the first activity; and

wherein the processor is further configured to;

access a second priority specification associated with the second notification, the second priority specification indicating a level of priority for presenting the second notification compared to other notifications, and determine to present the second notification on the device while the user is engaged in the first, activity based on the second priority specification;

wherein the receiver is further configured to receive, at the device a setting indicting that auction notifications be identified as high priority within a predetermined amount of time of an expiration of an associated auction, wherein the second notification comprises an auction notification; and

wherein the determining to present the second notification on the device is based on the predetermined amount of time until the expiration of the associated auction.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to:

access second sensor data associated with the user;

determine that the user is no longer engaged in the first activity based at least in part on the second sensor data; and

present the notification based on the user no longer being engaged in the first activity.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to:

access a priority specification associated with the notification, the priority specification indicating a level of priority for presenting the notification compared to other notifications.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein a determination to hold the notification while the user is engaged in the first activity is based on the priority specification.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the sensor data includes biometric data associated with the user'"'"'s current state of health.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein a determination to hold the notification while the user is engaged in the first activity is based on the biometric data satisfying a predetermined threshold level of health of the user.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein a determination to hold the notification while the user is engaged in the first activity is based on determining that the user is driving a vehicle.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having no transitory signals and embodying instructions that, when executed by a processor of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

accessing, from one or more first sensors in a device, first sensor data associated with a first activity of a user;

determining that the user is engaged in the first activity based at least in part on the first sensor data;

receiving a notification while the user is engaged in the first activity;

determining to hold the notification based on the determining that the user is engaged in the first activity;

accessing, from one or more second sensors in the device, second sensor data associated with the user;

determining that the user is no longer engaged in the first activity, based at least in part on the second sensor data;

presenting the notification based on the determining that the user is no longer engaged in the first activity;

receiving a second notification while the user is engaged in the first activity;

accessing a second priority specification associated with the second notification, the second priority specification indicating a level of priority for presenting the second notification compared to other notifications;

determining to present the second notification on the device while the user is engaged in the first activity based on the second priority specification; and

receiving, at the device a setting indicting that auction notifications be identified as high priority within a predetermined amount of time of an expiration of an associated auction, wherein the second notification comprises an auction notification; and

wherein the determining to present the second notification on the device is based on the predetermined amount of time until the expiration of the associated auction.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise:

accessing a priority specification associated with the notification, the priority specification indicating a level of priority for presenting the notification compared to other notifications.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the determining to hold the notification on the device while the user is engaged in the first activity is based on the priority specification.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the determining to hold the notification on the device while the user is engaged in the first activity is based on determining that the user is driving a vehicle.