SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NOTIFICATION MANAGEMENT AND DELIVERY

• US 20130125138A1
• Filed: 12/31/2012
• Published: 05/16/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/18/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Inventors: Appelman, Barry, Hussain, Muhammad Mohsin
• Granted Patent: US 9,729,489 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 719/313
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/54 Interprogram communication
• 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 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/08 Auctions
• 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 51/06 Message adaptation to terminal or network requirements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages

Abstract

An electronic message may be reconfigured to effect an enhanced notification using an input interface to receive at least one electronic message created by or on behalf of a message source for delivery to an intended recipient. A matching engine determines whether the electronic message corresponds to a predetermined definition of an enhanced notification. An enhancement engine reconfigures the electronic message to the enhanced notification if stored information related to the intended recipient indicates that the intended recipient is subscribed to receive the enhanced notification. Reconfiguring the electronic message may include reconfiguring the message to provide special handling, routing or presentation.

Claims

1-49. -49. (canceled)

50. A system comprising:

a display device;

one or more processors;

non-transitory computer readable storage medium; and

an operating system stored in the non-transitory computer readable storage medium, the operating system comprising one or more instructions that when executed, by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to display notifications from a plurality of different client applications on the display device.

51. The system as recited in claim 50, wherein the plurality of different client applications comprise one or more of a calendar application, a weather application, and a task application.

52. The system as recited in claim 50, wherein the notifications comprise icons.

53. The system as recited in claim 50, wherein the notifications comprise pop-up notifications.

54. The system as recited in claim 50, wherein the notifications comprise flashing indicators.

55. The system as recited in claim 50, wherein the notifications comprise audible alerts.

56. The system as recited in claim 50, wherein the operating system further comprises one or more additional instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to determine whether an intended recipient of a notification is subscribed to receive notifications from a client application that originated the notification.

57. The system as recited in claim 56, wherein the operating system further comprises one or more additional instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to deliver the notification if the intended recipient is subscribed to receive notifications from the client application that originated the notification.

58. The system as recited in claim 56, wherein the operating system further comprises one or more additional instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to not deliver the notification if the intended recipient is not subscribed to receive notifications from the client application that originated the notification.

59. The system as recited in claim 50, wherein the operating system further comprises one or more additional instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to present an intended recipient of the notifications with a variety of delivery options for receiving the notifications.

60. The system as recited in claim 59, wherein the delivery options include presentations options for receiving notifications from a given client application.

61. The system as recited in claim 60, wherein the presentations options allow the intended recipient to specify a format from a plurality of formats for notifications from the given client application.

62. The system as recited in claim 61, wherein the plurality of formats comprise one or more of icons, pop-up notifications, flashing indicators, or audible alerts.

63. The system as recited in claim 62, wherein presentations options allow the intended recipient to specify to receive notifications from the given client application concurrently in two different formats of the plurality of formats.

64. The system as recited in claim 50, wherein the operating system further comprises one or more additional instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to retain a history of notifications for an intended recipient.

65. A method comprising:

receiving, at an operating system installed on a mobile device, a first electronic message from a first client application installed on the mobile device;

determining, using one or more processors of the mobile device, if a user associated with the mobile device is subscribed to receive notifications from the first client application;

if the user is subscribed to receive notifications from the first client application, selecting a notification delivery format for first electronic message; and

displaying a first notification on a display of the mobile device in accordance with the determined notification delivery format.

66. The method as recited in claim 65, wherein selecting a notification delivery format comprises accessing one or more definitions specifying a notification delivery format for notifications from the first client application.

67. The method as recited in claim 66, wherein the one or more definitions comprise system default definitions.

68. The method as recited in claim 67, wherein the one or more definitions comprise one or more user selected preferences.

69. The method as recited in claim 68, further comprising selecting a notification delivery format specified by the one or more user preferences when the one or more user selected preferences conflict with the one or more system default preferences.

70. The method as recited in claim 68, wherein the one or more user selected preferences specify at least one notification delivery format from a plurality of notification delivery formats for notifications from the first client application.

71. The method as recited in claim 70, wherein the plurality of notification delivery formats comprise one or more of icons, pop-up notifications, flashing indicators, or audible alerts.

72. The method as recited in claim 71, further comprising concurrently displaying the first notification in two different notification delivery formats.

73. The method as recited in claim 72, wherein the two different notification delivery formats comprise an icon and a pop-up notification.

74. The method as recited in claim 72, wherein the two different notification delivery formats comprise an icon and an audible alert.

75. The method as recited in claim 73, wherein the pop-up notification comprises a pop-up window.

76. The method as recited in claim 68, wherein the user preferences further indicate a quiet time period.

77. The method as recited in claim 76, further comprising:

determining that the first electronic message was received during the quite time; and

not delivering the first notification during the quiet time period.

78. The method as recited in claim 65, further comprising not delivering the first notification if the user associated with the mobile device is not subscribed to receive notifications from the first client application.

79. The method as recited in claim 65, wherein the first client application comprises one of a calendar application, a weather application, or a task application.

80. The method as recited in claim 65, further comprising enabling the user to access the first electronic message upon interaction with the first notification.

81. The method as recited in claim 65, wherein the first notification includes the contents of the first electronic message.

82. The method as recited in claim 65, further comprising maintaining a notification archive of notifications delivered by the operating system.

83. The method as recited in claim 82, displaying a history of notifications delivered by the operating system upon the user accessing the notification archive.

84. The method as recited in claim 65, further comprising:

receiving, at the operating system installed on the mobile device, a second notification from a second client application installed on the mobile device;

determining, using the one or more processors of the mobile device, if the user associated is subscribed to receive notifications from the second client application;

if the user is subscribed to receive notifications from the second client application, selecting a notification delivery format for second electronic message; and

displaying a second notification on the display of the mobile device in accordance with the determined notification delivery format for the second electronic message.

85. The method as recited in claim 65, wherein the mobile device comprises a mobile phone.

86. The method as recited in claim 65, wherein the mobile device comprises a tablet computer.

87. A mobile device, comprising:

a display device;

one or more processors;

non-transitory computer readable storage medium; and

a plurality of client applications stored in the non-transitory computer readable storage medium;

an operating system stored in the non-transitory computer readable storage medium, the operating system comprising one or more instructions that when executed, by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to;

receive a first electronic message from a first client application of the plurality of client applications;

determine if a user associated with the mobile device is subscribed to receive notifications from the first client application;

if the user is subscribed to receive notifications from the first client application, select a notification delivery format for first electronic message; and

display a first notification on the display device in accordance with the determined notification delivery format.

88. The mobile device as recited in claim 87, wherein one or more instructions of the operating system, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to access one or more definitions specifying a notification delivery format for notifications from the first client application.

89. The mobile device as recited in claim 88, wherein the one or more definitions comprise system default definitions.

90. The mobile device as recited in claim 89, wherein the one or more definitions comprise one or more user selected preferences.

91. The mobile device as recited in claim 90, wherein one or more instructions of the operating system, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to select a notification delivery format specified by the one or more user preferences when the one or more user selected preferences conflict with the one or more system default preferences.

92. The mobile device as recited in claim 90, wherein the one or more user selected preferences specify at least one notification delivery format from a plurality of notification delivery formats for notifications from the first client application.

93. The mobile device as recited in claim 92, wherein the plurality of notification delivery formats comprise one or more of icons, pop-up notifications, flashing indicators, or audible alerts.

94. The mobile device as recited in claim 93, wherein one or more instructions of the operating system, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to concurrently display the first notification in two different notification delivery formats.

95. The mobile device as recited in claim 94, wherein the two different notification delivery formats comprise an icon and a pop-up notification.

96. The mobile device as recited in claim 95, wherein the pop-up notification comprises a pop-up window.

97. The mobile device as recited in claim 94, wherein the two different notification delivery formats comprise an icon and an audible alert.

98. The mobile device as recited in claim 90, wherein the user preferences further indicate a quiet time period.

99. The mobile device as recited in claim 98, wherein one or more instructions of the operating system, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:

determine that the first electronic message was received during the quite time; and

prevent delivery of the first notification during the quiet time period.

100. The mobile device as recited in claim 87, wherein one or more instructions of the operating system, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to not deliver the first notification if the user associated with the mobile device is not subscribed to receive notifications from the first client application.

101. The mobile device as recited in claim 87, wherein the first client application comprises one of a calendar application, a weather application, or a task application.

102. The mobile device as recited in claim 87, wherein one or more instructions of the operating system, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to provide access to the first electronic message upon user interaction with the first notification.

103. The mobile device as recited in claim 87, wherein the first notification includes the contents of the first electronic message.

104. The mobile device as recited in claim 87, wherein one or more instructions of the operating system, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to maintain a notification archive of notifications delivered by the operating system.

105. The mobile device as recited in claim 104, wherein one or more instructions of the operating system, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to display a history of notifications delivered by the operating system upon the user accessing the notification archive.

106. The mobile device as recited in claim 87, wherein one or more instructions of the operating system, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:

receive a second notification from a second client application;

determine if the user associated is subscribed to receive notifications from the second client application;

if the user is subscribed to receive notifications from the second client application, select a notification delivery format for second notification; and

display a second notification on the display device in accordance with the determined notification delivery format for the notification.

107. The mobile device as recited in claim 87, wherein the mobile device comprises a mobile phone.

108. The mobile device as recited in claim 87, wherein the mobile device comprises a tablet computer.