Information notification method, electronic device, and network apparatus

• US 10,778,790 B2
• Filed: 03/14/2018
• Issued: 09/15/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lenovo Company Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Lenovo Company Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Ma, Binqiang
• Primary Examiner(s): Boutah, Alina A
• Application Number:
  US15/920,909
• Publication Number:
  US 20190104187A1
• Time in Patent Office: 916 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/54 Presence management, e.g. monitoring or registration for receipt of user log-on information, or the connection status of the users

Abstract

A method includes acquiring information and acquiring a user status of a target user. In response to the user status indicating it is inconvenient for the target user to check the information, execution of a notification command that prompts the target user of acquisition of the information is postponed. In response to the user status indicating it is convenient for the target user to check the information, the notification command is executed.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

acquiring, using a processor of an electronic device, first information;

acquiring second information of a target user, including acquiring, from a location sensor worn by the target user, a distance of the target user to the electronic device;

determining, by the processor, a user status of the target user according to the second information, the user status including whether the distance is smaller than a preset value;

determining, by the processor, a number of times the target user receives the first information from a same sender;

determining, by the processor, to present a notification to the target user in response to the distance being smaller than the preset value or the number of times the target user receives the first information from a same sender exceeding a threshold number;

determining, by the processor, not to present a notification to the target user in response to the distance not being smaller than the preset value and the number of times the target user receives the first information from a same sender not exceeding the threshold number;

in response to the processor determining not to present the notification to the target user, postponing, by the processor, execution of a notification command that prompts the target user of acquisition of the first information; and

in response to the processor determining to present the notification to the target user, executing, by the processor, the notification command.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

in response to the processor determining not to present the notification to the target user, periodically acquiring the second information and determining the user status; and

in response to the processor determining to present the notification to the target user, instantly executing the notification command.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein:

acquiring the second information further includes one or more of;

acquiring a schedule of the target user, acquiring a physiological condition of the target user, and acquiring a geological location of the target user, and

the user status further includes;

whether the schedule indicates that the target user is handling an important event, whether the physical condition of the target user indicates that it is suitable for the target user to check the first information, and whether the geological location of the target user indicates that it is suitable for the target user to check the first information.

4. A method comprising:

acquiring, using a processor, first information;

acquiring second information of a target user, including acquiring a distance of the target user to a specific electronic device associated with the target user, the distance being obtained from a location sensor worn by the target user;

determining, by the processor, a user status of a target user according to the second information, the user status including whether the distance is smaller than a preset value;

determining, by the processor, a number of times the target user receives the first information from a same sender;

in response to the distance being smaller than the preset value or the number of times the target user receives the first information from the same sender exceeding a threshold number, determining, by the processor, execution of a notification command that prompts the user of acquisition of the information needs not to be postponed;

in response to the distance not being smaller than the preset value and the number of times the target user receives the first information from the same sender not exceeding the threshold number, determining, by the processor, execution of a notification command that prompts the user of acquisition of the information needs to be postponed; and

sending, by the processor, the information and a determination result regarding whether to postpone the execution of the notification command to the specific electronic device associated with the target user.

5. The method according to claim 4, further comprising:

in response to the determination result indicating to postpone the execution of the notification command, periodically acquiring the second information and determining the user status; and

in response to the user status indicating it is convenient for the target user to check the information, sending a determination result of instantly executing the notification command to the electronic device.

6. The method according to claim 4, further comprising:

selecting the target user from a plurality of users that are eligible to receive the information for executing an operation event indicated by the information.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein selecting the target user from the plurality of users includes:

based on a historical operation event corresponding to each of the at least one user, selecting one of the at least one user having a historical operation event that matches the operation event indicated by the information as the target user.

8. The method according to claim 4, further comprising, before sending the information and the determination result to the electronic device:

selecting one of electronic devices associated with the target user that belongs to the target user as the specific electronic device.

9. An electronic device comprising:

a memory, wherein the memory stores a program; and

a processor, wherein the processor executes the program to;

acquire first information;

acquire second information of a target user of the electronic device, including acquiring a distance of a target user to the electronic device from a location sensor worn by the target user;

determine a user status of a target user according to the second information, the user status including whether the distance is smaller than a preset value;

determine a number of times the target user receives the first information from a same sender;

determine to present a notification to the target user in response to the distance being smaller than the preset value or the number of times the target user receives the first information from a same sender exceeding a threshold number;

determine not to present a notification to the target user in response to the distance not being smaller than the preset value and the number of times the target user receives the first information from the same sender not exceeding the threshold number;

in response to determining not to present the notification to the target user, postpone execution of a notification command that prompts the target user of acquisition of the information; and

in response to determining to present the notification to the target user, execute the notification command.

10. The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the processor further executes the program to:

in response to determining not to present the notification to the target user, periodically acquire the second information and determine the user status; and

in response to determining to present the notification to the target user, instantly execute the notification command.

11. The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein:

the processor further executes the program to;

acquire a schedule of the target user, acquire a physiological condition of the target user, and acquire a geological location of the target user, and

the user status further includes;

whether the schedule indicates that the target user is handling an important event, whether the physical condition of the target user indicates that it is suitable for the target user to check the first information, and whether the geological location of the target user indicates that it is suitable for the target user to check the first information.

12. A network apparatus comprising:

a memory, wherein the memory stores a program; and

a processor, wherein the processor executes the program to;

acquire first information;

acquire second information of a target user, including acquiring a distance of the target user to a specific electronic device, the distance being obtained from a location sensor worn by the target user;

determine a user status of a target user according to the second information;

determine a number of times the target user receives the first information from a same sender;

in response to the distance being smaller than the preset value or the number of times the target user receives the first information from the same sender exceeding a threshold number, determine that execution of a notification command that prompts the user of acquisition of the information not to be postponed;

in response to the distance not being smaller than the preset value or the number of times the target user receives the first information from the same sender not exceeding the threshold number, determine that execution of a notification command that prompts the user of acquisition of the information to be postponed; and

send the information and a determination result regarding whether to postpone the execution of the notification command to the specific electronic device associated with the target user.

13. The apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the processor further executes the program to:

in response to the determination result indicating to postpone the execution of the notification command, periodically acquire the second information and determine the user status; and

in response to the user status indicating it is convenient for the target user, send a determination result of instantly executing the notification command to the specific electronic device.

14. The apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the processor further executes the program to:

select the target user from a plurality of users eligible to receive the information for executing an operation event indicated by the information.

15. The apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the processor further executes the program to:

based on a historical operation event corresponding to each of the plurality of users, select one of the plurality of users having a historical operation event that matches the operation event indicated by the information as the target user.

16. The apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the processor further executes the program to, before sending the information and the determination result to the electronic device:

select one of electronic devices associated with the target user that belongs to the target user as the specific electronic device.