Title provisioning for event notification on a mobile device

• US 10,735,364 B2
• Filed: 08/20/2019
• Issued: 08/04/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 12/09/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: eBuddy Technologies B.V.
• Original Assignee: eBuddy Technologies B.V.
• Inventors: Taylor, Paulo, Rueb, Jan-Joost C., Bakker, Onno
• Primary Examiner(s): Sun, Scott C
• Application Number:
  US16/546,265
• Publication Number:
  US 20190386942A1
• Time in Patent Office: 350 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/542 Event management; Broadcasting; Multicasting; Notifications
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/00 User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/043 using or handling presence information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/066 Format adaptation, e.g. format conversion or compression
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/216 Handling conversation history, e.g. grouping of messages in sessions or threads
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/42 Mailbox-related aspects, e.g. synchronisation of mailboxes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/00 Network arrangements, protocols or services for supporting real-time applications in data packet communication real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM] H04L51/04; selective video distribution H04N21/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1044 Group management mechanisms management of multicast group membership H04L12/185; reconfiguring of node membership in a computing system to eliminate errors G06F11/1425
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/563 Data redirection of data network streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/493 Interactive information services, e.g. directory enquiries ; Arrangements therefor, e.g. interactive voice response [IVR] systems or voice portals

Abstract

A technique for user notification involves receiving an event notification related to an event associated with user notification by a user; providing the event notification from a stored array to a process executed by a processor; using the event notification as a first title used for the process; providing a second title from the stored array to the process; and using the second title to identify the process to the user.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

obtaining from a title provisioning engine a first title string;

displaying the first title string on a mobile device in a display area;

receiving a first event trigger associated with a first event in a messaging process;

storing in a title datastore a second title string associated with the first event in the messaging process;

providing first data associated with the first event in the messaging process to the title provisioning engine;

performing at least one of;

replacing, following the first event trigger, the first title string with the second title string in the title datastore,

appending, following the first event trigger, the second title string to the end of the first title string in the title datastore, and

updating, following the first event trigger, the first title string in the title datastore with the first data associated with the first event in the messaging process;

receiving a second event trigger associated with a second event in the messaging process;

storing in the title datastore a third title string associated with the second event in the messaging process.

2. The method of claim 1 comprising:

providing second data associated with the second event in the messaging process to the title provisioning engine;

determining, based on the second event in the messaging process and the third title string, whether to perform;

replacing, following the second event trigger, the second title string with the third title string in the title datastore,

appending, following the second event trigger, the third title string to the end of the second title string in the title datastore, or

updating, following the second event trigger, the second title string in the title datastore with the second data associated with the second event in the messaging process.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein replacing the first title string with the second title string occurs in a taskbar such that a user can be notified of the first event in the taskbar.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the third title string includes reverting from the second title string to the first title string and, at a later time, replacing the first title string with the third title string.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein reverting to the first title string is controlled by a notification timer, an event-specific timer, or a user action.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first event trigger and the second event trigger are associated with first and second events that call for notifying a user in association with the messaging process.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein replacing the first title string with the second title string leaves a state of the mobile device unchanged other than a state related to display of the second title string in lieu of the first title string.

8. The method of claim 1, comprising selecting the third title string from the title datastore.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the second title string includes scrolling text, blinking text, or alternating upper and lower case text.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the first title string and the third title string are the same title string, comprising displaying the third title string by replacing the second title string with the third title string.

23. The method of claim 1 comprising:

determining, based on the first event in the messaging process and the second title string, whether to perform;

replacing, following the first event trigger, the first title string with the second title string in the title datastore, and

appending, following the first event trigger, the second title string to the end of the first title string in the title datastore.

24. The method of claim 1, wherein the display area is selected from a group comprising a titlebar, a taskbar, a menu item, and a display item.

11. A system comprising:

means for obtaining from a title provisioning engine a first title string;

means for displaying the first title string on a mobile device in a display area;

means for receiving a first event trigger associated with a first event in a messaging process;

means for storing in a title datastore a second title string associated with the first event in the messaging process;

means for providing first data associated with the first event in the messaging process to the title provisioning engine;

means for performing at least one of;

replacing, following the first event trigger, the first title string with the second title string in the title datastore,

appending, following the first event trigger, the second title string to the end of the first title string in the title datastore, and

updating, following the first event trigger, the first title string in the title datastore with the first data associated with the first event in the messaging process;

means for receiving a second event trigger associated with a second event in the messaging process;

means for storing in the title datastore a third title string associated with the second event in the messaging process.

12. The system of claim 11 comprising:

means for providing second data associated with the second event in the messaging process to the title provisioning engine;

means for determining, based on the second event in the messaging process and the third title string, whether to perform;

replacing, following the second event trigger, the second title string with the third title string in the title datastore,

appending, following the second event trigger, the third title string to the end of the second title string in the title datastore, or

updating, following the second event trigger, the second title string in the title datastore with the second data associated with the second event in the messaging process.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein replacing the first title string with the second title string occurs in a taskbar such that a user can be notified of the first event in the taskbar.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein displaying the third title string includes reverting from the second title string to the first title string and, at a later time, replacing the first title string with the third title string.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein reverting to the first title string is controlled by a notification timer, an event-specific timer, or a user action.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein the first event trigger and the second event trigger are associated with first and second events that call for notifying a user in association with the messaging process.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein replacing the first title string with the second title string leaves a state of the mobile device unchanged other than a state related to display of the second title string in lieu of the first title string.

18. The system of claim 11, comprising selecting the third title string from the title datastore.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein the second title string includes scrolling text, blinking text, or alternating upper and lower case text.

20. The system of claim 11, wherein the first title string and the third title string are the same title string, comprising means for displaying the third title string by replacing the second title string with the third title string.

21. The system of claim 11 comprising:

means for determining, based on the first event in the messaging process and the second title string, whether to perform;

replacing, following the first event trigger, the first title string with the second title string in the title datastore, and

appending, following the first event trigger, the second title string to the end of the first title string in the title datastore.

22. The system of claim 11, wherein the display area is selected from a group comprising a titlebar, a taskbar, a menu item, and a display item.