Multichannel preferred device notification

• US 9,585,119 B2
• Filed: 05/08/2015
• Issued: 02/28/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/08/2015
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Bleakley, Darrell O., Etgen, Michael P., Kenna, Stephen J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Huynh, Chuck
• Application Number:
  US14/707,455
• Publication Number:
  US 20160330712A1
• Time in Patent Office: 662 Days
• Field of Search: 455/466, 455/458, 455/567
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/02 Arrangements for increasing efficiency of notification or paging channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/04 multi-step notification using statistical or historical mobility data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/186 Processing of subscriber group data

Abstract

Embodiments relate to multichannel preferred device notification. A method includes receiving an electronic notification for a user and determining whether a device group including a plurality of electronic devices is defined for the user. A notification subgroup is identified that includes more than one of the electronic devices located within a predefined overlapping notification range based on determining that the device group is defined for the user. A primary device is identified from the notification subgroup based on a notification priority defined for each of the electronic devices in the notification subgroup. Generation of a notification output corresponding to the electronic notification is triggered on the primary device.

Claims

1. A method for multichannel preferred device notification, the method comprising:

receiving an electronic notification for a user;

determining whether a device group comprising a plurality of electronic devices is defined for the user;

identifying a notification subgroup comprising more than one of the electronic devices located within a predefined overlapping notification range based on determining that the device group is defined for the user;

collecting a location indicator of the electronic devices in the device group, the location indicator comprising a geographic location;

determining an environment type based on the locations of the electronic devices in the notification subgroup;

determining a notification priority based on a weighting of the environment type, a notification type, and a notification topic, wherein an order of the notification priority varies based on the weighting of the environment type, the notification type, and the notification topic, and the notification type distinguishes between a short message service notification and an e-mail notification;

identifying a primary device from the notification subgroup based on the notification priority defined for each of the electronic devices in the notification subgroup; and

triggering generation of a notification output corresponding to the electronic notification on the primary device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

collecting an activation status of the electronic devices in the device group; and

filtering the notification subgroup to remove any of the electronic devices having a sleeping status.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

periodically polling one or more of the electronic devices for the location indicator and activation status of each of the electronic devices.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

transmitting a location and activation status request to one or more of the electronic devices based on receiving the electronic notification for the user.

5. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

sharing an identifier of the primary device and a membership list of the notification subgroup to the electronic devices of the notification subgroup.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the notification priority is set based on applying a greater weighting to the environment type and the notification type and a lower weighting to theme notification topic;

and a notification source.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a time of day; and

determining the notification priority based on the time of day, wherein an order of the notification priority varies based on the time of day.

8. A system for multichannel preferred device notification, the system comprising:

a memory having computer readable instructions; and

a processor for executing the computer readable instructions, the computer readable instructions including;

receiving an electronic notification for a user;

determining whether a device group comprising a plurality of electronic devices is defined for the user;

identifying a notification subgroup comprising more than one of the electronic devices located within a predefined overlapping notification range based on determining that the device group is defined for the user;

collecting a location indicator of the electronic devices in the device group, the location indicator comprising a geographic location;

determining an environment type based on the locations of the electronic devices in the notification subgroup;

determining a notification priority based on a weighting of the environment type, a notification type, and a notification topic, wherein an order of the notification priority varies based on the weighting of the environment type, the notification type, and the notification topic, and the notification type distinguishes between a short message service notification and an e-mail notification;

identifying a primary device from the notification subgroup based on the notification priority defined for each of the electronic devices in the notification subgroup; and

triggering generation of a notification output corresponding to the electronic notification on the primary device.

9. The system of claim 8, further comprising:

collecting an activation status of the electronic devices in the device group; and

filtering the notification subgroup to remove any of the electronic devices having a sleeping status.

10. The system of claim 9, further comprising:

periodically polling one or more of the electronic devices for the location indicator and activation status of each of the electronic devices.

11. The system of claim 9, further comprising:

transmitting a location and activation status request to one or more of the electronic devices based on receiving the electronic notification for the user.

12. The system of claim 9, further comprising:

sharing an identifier of the primary device and a membership list of the notification subgroup to the electronic devices of the notification subgroup.

13. The system of claim 8, further comprising:

coordinating the identifying of the primary device through a notification server.

14. The system of claim 8, further comprising:

determining a time of day; and

determining the notification priority based on the time of day, wherein an order of the notification priority varies based on the time of day.

15. The system of claim 8, wherein the notification priority is set based on applying a greater weighting to the environment type and the notification type and a lower weighting to the notification topic and a notification source.

16. A computer program product for multichannel preferred device notification, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having program code embodied therewith, the program code executable by a processor for:

receiving an electronic notification for a user;

determining whether a device group comprising a plurality of electronic devices is defined for the user;

identifying a notification subgroup comprising more than one of the electronic devices located within a predefined overlapping notification range based on determining that the device group is defined for the user;

collecting a location indicator of the electronic devices in the device group, the location indicator comprising a geographic location;

determining an environment type based on the locations of the electronic devices in the notification subgroup;

determining a notification priority based on a weighting of the environment type, a notification type, and a notification topic, wherein an order of the notification priority varies based on the weighting of the environment type, the notification type, and the notification topic, and the notification type distinguishes between a short message service notification and an e-mail notification;

identifying a primary device from the notification subgroup based on the notification priority defined for each of the electronic devices in the notification subgroup; and

triggering generation of a notification output corresponding to the electronic notification on the primary device.

17. The computer program product of claim 16, further comprising:

collecting an activation status of the electronic devices in the device group; and

filtering the notification subgroup to remove any of the electronic devices having a sleeping status.

18. The computer program product of claim 17, further comprising:

performing one or more of;

periodically polling one or more of the electronic devices for the location indicator and activation status of each of the electronic devices, and transmitting a location and activation status request to one or more of the electronic devices based on receiving the electronic notification for the user; and

sharing an identifier of the primary device and a membership list of the notification subgroup to the electronic devices of the notification subgroup.

19. The computer program product of claim 16, further comprising:

determining a time of day; and

determining the notification priority based on the time of day, wherein an order of the notification priority varies based on the time of day.

20. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein the notification priority is set based on applying a greater weighting to the environment type and the notification type and a lower weighting to the notification topic and a notification source.