Shutdown notifications

• US 10,324,733 B2
• Filed: 07/30/2014
• Issued: 06/18/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/30/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Won, Sung Joon, Choi, Jiwon
• Primary Examiner(s): Cassity, Robert A
• Application Number:
  US14/447,109
• Publication Number:
  US 20160034284A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,784 Days
• Field of Search: 713100
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/442 Shutdown
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44505 Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files

Abstract

Shutdown notification techniques are described in which notifications associated with various applications and functionality of a device are presented in conjunction with a shutdown sequence. In one or more implementations, a shutdown of the device may be initiated automatically in response to low power conditions, device/application errors, restarts, or explicitly by a user. A notification system of a device may be configured to enable designation of particular notifications to show upon shutdown. Notifications to output at shutdown may be selected based upon various criteria including but not limited to selection based on a perceived importance, notification type, particular application(s), and/or particular user contacts. When a shutdown is initiated, a check is performed to determine whether any designated notifications are available. Then, available notifications may be exposed in various ways prior to complete shutdown, such as by showing the notifications as part of a user interface(s) for the shutdown sequence.

Claims

1. A method implemented by a computing device comprising:

detecting initiation of a shutdown sequence to shut down the computing device in response to a low power condition, the shutdown sequence comprising;

transitioning, in response to the low power condition, to a low power mode, the low power mode extending an amount of time a user interface is available for user interaction as part of the shutdown sequence;

displaying an alert regarding shutdown of the computing device on the user interface;

automatically determining availability of notifications that satisfy one or more criteria for display during the shutdown sequence;

obtaining one or more notifications that satisfy the one or more criteria;

configuring the user interface as part of the low power mode, to display the one or more notifications;

detecting a user interaction to select one of the one or more notifications; and

modifying the user interface, responsive to detecting the user interaction, to launch an application related to the selected notification while continuing to display the alert.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising associating the one or more notifications with the shutdown sequence based on user designations received via a shutdown settings interface.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the shutdown settings interface is configured to enable designation of notifications for display at shutdown according to one or more of notification type, application, or particular user contacts.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the configuring the user interface comprises grouping the one or more notifications by notification type, application, or particular user contact.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein modifying the user interface to present the additional content comprises exposing a linked view of an application interface for an application associated with the selected one of the notifications to present the additional content in connection with the shutdown sequence.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the notifications comprise user customized information corresponding to one or more applications of the computing device designated for display at shutdown.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the notifications are configured to include one or more of calendar events, to-do-list items, text messages, voicemail indications, or emails.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the user interface for display during the shutdown sequence further displays an alert message that indicates the amount of time remaining prior to shutdown.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein:

the low power mode is implemented by a low power microprocessor and a primary processing system and an operating system of the computing device are shutdown to reduce power consumption; and

configuring the user interface comprises intermittently outputting the user interface associated with the shutdown sequence to display the one or more notifications in the low power mode.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising outputting the user interface via a persistent display configured to provide persistent display of the one or more notification after shutdown occurs.

11. A computing device comprising:

a processing system;

one or more computer readable storage media storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, perform operations comprising;

associating one or more notifications with a shutdown sequence of the computing device based on selections obtained via a settings user interface configured to enable designation of criteria for selection of notifications for the shutdown sequence;

entering a low power mode responsive to a low power condition triggering the shutdown sequence, the low power mode extending an amount of time a shutdown user interface is available for user interaction as part of the shutdown sequence;

displaying, in the shutdown user interface, an alert regarding shutdown of the computing device;

presenting, in the shutdown user interface, the one or more notifications that are associated with the shutdown sequence and obtained automatically responsive to initiation of the shutdown sequence and during the shutdown sequence;

detecting, in the low power mode, a user interaction to select one of the one or more notifications during the shutdown sequence; and

modifying the shutdown user interface, responsive to detecting the user interaction, to launch an application related to the selected notification while continuing to display the alert.

12. The computing device of claim 11, wherein presenting the one or more notifications comprises:

configuring the shutdown user interface associated with the shutdown sequence to include an alert regarding the shutdown sequence and representations of the notifications that are obtained; and

outputting the shutdown user interface having the notifications for display via a display device associated with the computing device.

13. The computing device of claim 11, wherein presenting the one or more notifications comprises exposing the one or more notifications as part of a user experience for the shutdown sequence for a configurable length of time prior to shutdown of the computing device.

14. The computing device of claim 11, wherein the criteria for selection of notifications are configurable via the settings user interface to include information from a particular contact designated by a user.

15. The computing device of claim 11, wherein the criteria for selection of notifications are configurable via the settings user interface to include information from one or more applications designated by a user.

16. One or more computer readable storage media storing computer-readable instructions which, when executed by a processing system, implement a notification system configured to perform operations comprising:

displaying a shutdown user interface on a computing device as part of a shutdown sequence, the shutdown user interface including a displayed alert regarding shutdown of the computing device, the shutdown sequence triggered by a low power condition, and effective to cause the computing device to operate in a low power mode;

presenting, automatically and during the shutdown sequence, and as part of the low power mode, one or more notifications that satisfy one or more criteria to be designated for display as part of the shutdown sequence via the shutdown user interface at least partially concurrently with the displayed alert;

detecting, during the shutdown sequence, and in the low power mode, a user interaction with a selected notification via the shutdown user interface; and

modifying the shutdown user interface to launch an application associated with the selected notification while continuing to display the alert.

17. The one or more computer readable storage media of claim 16, wherein said presenting further comprises prioritizing the one or more notifications based on perceived importance to present notifications deemed important to a user.

18. The one or more computer readable storage media of claim 16, wherein the one or more notifications designated for display as part of the shutdown sequence include one or more of:

calendar events and to-do-list items from a personal information management application, text messages from a messaging application, emails associated with an email client, or social network alerts from a social networking application.

19. The one or more computer readable storage media of claim 16, wherein the displayed alert is configured to provide a representation of a timer to indicate time remaining prior to shutdown.

20. The one or more computer readable storage media of claim 16, further comprising displaying the one or more notifications on a persistent display after the shutdown sequence is completed.