Mobile computing device notification mode determination

• US 10,778,833 B2
• Filed: 03/13/2018
• Issued: 09/15/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc. (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Original Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc. (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Inventors: Yalamanchili, Kalyan
• Primary Examiner(s): Sandiford, Devan A
• Application Number:
  US15/920,079
• Publication Number:
  US 20190289124A1
• Time in Patent Office: 917 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/542 Event management; Broadcasting; Multicasting; Notifications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72484 wherein functions are triggered by incoming communication events

Abstract

Systems and methods are described for providing a notification mode determination service. A notification mode determination service may apply various criteria to determine a mode for displaying a notification on a mobile computing device, and may analyze responses to previously displayed notifications in order to determine the criteria to apply, prioritize the application of the criteria, and identify preferred notification modes. Notifications may be displayed using audio feedback, visual feedback, haptic feedback, or combinations thereof, and may be deferred until a particular time or condition is reached. Notification modes may be determined based on factors such as a foreground software application, a type or category of the foreground software application, calendar events, holidays, geolocations, and the like.

Claims

1. A mobile computing device comprising:

a data store configured to store computer-executable instructions; and

a processor in communication with the data store, wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, configure the processor to;

receive, from an external source, a request to display a requested notification;

obtain a first notification mode, the first notification mode specifying at least a first user-specified criterion associated with a designated foreground application and a first feedback type;

obtain a second notification mode, the second notification mode specifying at least a second user-specified criterion associated with the designated foreground application and a second feedback type;

identify a current foreground application executing by an operating environment of the mobile computing device;

determine that the current foreground application corresponds to the designated foreground application associated with the first user-specified criterion and the second user-specified criterion;

obtain a prioritization of the first user-specified criterion and the second user-specified criterion;

determine, based at least in part on the prioritization, that the first user-specified criterion has a higher priority than the second user-specified criterion; and

responsive to the determination, cause display of the requested notification in accordance with the first feedback type.

2. The mobile computing device of claim 1, wherein the first feedback type comprises one or more of audible feedback, visual feedback, haptic feedback, or deferred feedback.

3. The mobile computing device of claim 1, wherein the first user-specified criterion associated with the designated foreground application is based at least in part on a category of the designated foreground application.

4. The mobile computing device of claim 1, wherein the notification mode specifies use of the first feedback type when the designated foreground application is in the foreground.

5. The mobile computing device of claim 1, wherein the mobile computing device determines the first feedback type based at least in part on evaluating the first user-specified criterion against one or more attributes of the requested notification.

6. A computer-implemented method under control of one or more computing devices executing specific computer-executable instructions, the computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving a request to display a first notification on a mobile computing device;

obtaining user-specified notification mode criteria, wherein individual user-specified notification mode criteria specify a feedback type;

determining that the mobile computing device satisfies a first user-specified criterion of the user-specified notification mode criteria;

causing display of the first notification on the mobile computing device in accordance with the feedback type specified by the first user-specified criterion; and

in response to determining a user preference for a different feedback type based at least in part on a response to the display of the first notification, modifying priority information such that a priority for a second user-specified criterion is higher than a priority for the first user-specified criterion.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, wherein determining that the mobile computing device satisfies the first user-specified criterion comprises determining that a first software application is executing in the foreground on the mobile computing device.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, wherein determining that the mobile computing device satisfies the first user-specified criterion comprises:

identifying, from calendar information stored on the mobile computing device, a calendar event; and

determining that the calendar event spans a current time.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, wherein determining that the mobile computing device satisfies the first user-specified criterion comprises determining that a screen sharing function is enabled on the mobile computing device.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, wherein determining that the mobile computing device satisfies the first user-specified criterion comprises determining that a geolocation of the mobile computing device satisfies the first user-specified criterion.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 6 further comprising:

obtaining a prioritization of the notification mode criteria;

determining that the mobile computing device satisfies a second user-specified criterion of the user-specified notification mode criteria; and

determining that a priority of the first user-specified criterion is higher than a priority of the second user-specified criterion.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 6 further comprising:

identifying the response to the display of the first notification; and

determining the user preference for the different feedback type.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 12 further comprising, in response to determining the user preference for a different feedback type, updating the first user-specified criterion to specify the different feedback type.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 13 further comprising:

causing display, on the mobile computing device, of a prompt to update the feedback type specified by the first user-specified criterion; and

receiving a response to the display of the prompt that indicates the feedback type should be updated.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 12 further comprising

determining that the second user-specified criterion is associated with the different feedback type.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 12, wherein the user preference is determined based at least in part on historical responses to displays of notifications.

17. A non-transient computer-readable medium containing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, configure the processor to:

receive a request to display a notification on a mobile computing device;

determine that a category of a foreground application executing on the mobile computing device satisfies a first user-specified criterion associated with a first notification mode of a plurality of notification modes;

cause generation of the notification on the mobile computing device in accordance with a feedback type specified by the first notification mode; and

in response to determining a user preference for a different feedback type based at least in part on a response to the generation of the notification, modifying priority information such that a priority for a second user-specified criterion is higher than a priority for the first user-specified criterion.

18. The non-transient computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the first user-specified criterion specifies one or more of a foreground application, calendar event, holiday, or geolocation.

19. The non-transient computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the first user-specified criterion specifies a plurality of time periods, and wherein the determination that the current status of the mobile computing device satisfies the first user-specified criterion is based at least in part on a determination that a current time is within a first time period of the plurality of time periods.

20. The non-transient computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the computer-executable instructions further configure the processor to determine the first user-specified criterion based at least in part on historical user responses to displays of notifications.