VIBRATING USB DATA KEY ACCESSORY

• US 20090063610A1
• Filed: 08/27/2007
• Published: 03/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AirBNB Incorporated
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Keohane, Susann Marie, McBrearty, Gerald Francis, Shieh, Johnny Meng-Han, Mullen, Shawn Patrick, Murillo, Jessica Carol
• Granted Patent: US 8,458,320 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/201
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages

Abstract

A user inputs event information into a data processing system which is stored in an application memory of an application. Message information contained in each incoming message received by a messaging service is compared to the event information. In the event that the message information corresponds to the event information a notification of the event is sent to a short-range wireless transmitter. The wireless transmitter transmits notification of the event to a remote receiver. Upon receipt of the wireless signal, the remote receiver triggers an alert notification notifying the user that data processing system has received the specified event.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method for alerting a user to an occurrence of a specified event, the method comprising:

receiving the specified event at a data processing system; and

responsive to receiving the specified event, transmitting a wireless signal from the data processing system to a remote receiver.

2. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving event information from the user, wherein the event information indicates the specified event.

3. The computer implemented method of claim 2, wherein the event information identifies at least one of a sender, a subject matter, and specific parameters.

4. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the specified event is selected from events consisting of receiving an e-mail, receiving an instant message, receiving a stock quote, and receiving financial information.

5. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the wireless signal is transferred using a wireless protocol selected from a group consisting of wireless universal serial bus, active radio frequency identification, dedicated short range communications, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, near field communication, and Zigbee.

6. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the remote receiver is selected from a group consisting of a cellular phone, a personal digital assistant, a remote e-mail device, and a key fob.

7. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the wireless signal is transmitted using a transmitter attached to a port of the data processing system.

8. The computer implemented method of claim 7, wherein the port is a universal serial bus port.

11. The computer program product of claim 2, wherein the event information identifies at least one of a sender, a subject matter, and specific parameters.

9. A computer program product for alerting a user to an occurrence of a specified event, the method comprising:

first instructions for receiving the specified event at a data processing system; and

responsive to receiving the first instructions, second instructions for transmitting a wireless signal from the data processing system to a remote receiver.

10. The computer program product of claim 9, further comprising third instructions for receiving event information from a user wherein the event information indicates the specified event.

12. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the specified event is selected from events consisting of receiving an e-mail, receiving an instant message, receiving a stock quote, and receiving financial information.

13. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the wireless signal is transferred using a wireless protocol selected from the group consisting of wireless universal serial bus, active radio frequency identification, dedicated short range communications, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, near field communication, and Zigbee.

14. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the remote receiver is selected from the group consisting of a cellular phone, a personal digital assistant, a remote e-mail device, and a key fob.

15. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the second instructions for transmitting a wireless signal are provided to a transmitter attached to a port of the data processing system.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the port is a universal serial bus port.

17. A computer implemented method for alerting a user to an occurrence of a specified event, the method comprising:

receiving the specified event at a data processing system;

responsive to receiving the specified event, forwarding a notification of receipt of the specified even to a universal serial bus transmitter;

responsive to forwarding the notification, transmitting a wireless signal from the universal serial bus transmitter to a remote receiver;

receiving the wireless signal from the universal serial bus transmitter at the remote receiver; and

responsive to receiving the wireless signal, triggering an alert notification at the remote receiver.

18. The computer implemented method of claim 17, wherein the specified event is selected from events consisting of receiving an e-mail, receiving an instant message, receiving a stock quote, and receiving financial information.

19. The computer implemented method of claim 17, wherein the wireless signal is transferred using a wireless protocol selected from the group consisting of wireless universal serial bus, active radio frequency identification, dedicated short range communications, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, near field communication, and Zigbee.

20. The computer implemented method of claim 17, wherein the remote receiver is selected from the group consisting of a cellular phone, a personal digital assistant, a remote e-mail device, and a key fob.