INTELLIGENT PRESENCE BASED MESSAGING

• US 20150163187A1
• Filed: 12/09/2013
• Published: 06/11/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/09/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Nasir, Azim, Turner, Andre R., Xiao, Hong, Wang, Dongchen
• Granted Patent: US 10,298,533 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/043 using or handling presence information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages

Abstract

A method, performed by a computer device, may include receiving a request to send a message from a sender to a recipient. The method may further include obtaining a recipient status associated with the recipient, wherein in the recipient status includes an indication that the recipient is in motion; identifying a sender rule associated with the sender; selecting a notification type for the message based on the recipient status and the identified sender rule; and applying the selected notification type to the message.

Claims

1. A method, performed by a computer device, the method comprising:

receiving, by the computer device, a request to send a message from a sender to a recipient;

obtaining, by the computer device, a recipient status associated with the recipient, wherein in the recipient status includes an indication that the recipient is in motion;

identifying, by the computer device, a sender rule associated with the sender;

selecting, by the computer device, a notification type for the message based on the recipient status and the identified sender rule; and

applying, by the computer device, the selected notification type to the message.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the notification type includes at least one of:

an instruction to hold the message and to provide no notification to the recipient;

an instruction to hold the message and to send a silent notification to the recipient;

an instruction to send the message and to send the silent notification to the recipient;

an instruction to convert a text message to a voicemail message;

or

an instruction to send a voice call directly to voicemail.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting the notification type for the message based on the recipient status and the identified sender rule further includes:

selecting the notification type based on a message type associated with the message.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the message type includes:

a text message;

a telephone call;

a voicemail message;

an instant messaging message;

or

a message associated with a social media account.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a request, from the sender, to configure the sender rule;

receiving, from the sender, a message type for the sender rule in connection with the request to configure the sender rule;

receiving, from the sender, the recipient status for the sender rule in connection with the request to configure the sender rule; and

receiving, from the sender, the notification type for the sender rule in connection with the request to configure the sender rule.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining that the recipient is no longer in motion; and

sending an updated notification regarding the message to the recipient, in response to determining that the recipient is no longer in motion.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

selecting one or more devices as administered devices associated with the computer device;

generating a messaging rule;

selecting one or more conditions for the generated messaging rule;

selecting a time period for the generated messaging rule; and

pushing the generated messaging rule to the selected one or more devices.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the messaging rule includes one or more of:

an instruction that no incoming message is to be received during the time period;

or

an instruction that an outbound message is to allowed only if a device sending the outbound message is not moving.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the messaging rule includes an instruction that no incoming message is to be received unless the incoming message is associated with a safe list.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting entry into a particular geographic area;

obtaining information relating to messaging laws associated with the particular geographic area;

generating a messaging rule based on the obtained information; and

applying the messaging rule while in the particular geographic area.

11. A computer device comprising:

logic configured to;

receive a request to send a message from a sender to a recipient;

obtain a recipient status associated with the recipient, wherein in the recipient status includes an indication that the recipient is in motion;

identify a sender rule associated with the sender;

select a notification type for the message based on the recipient status and the identified sender rule; and

apply the selected notification type to the message.

12. The computer device of claim 11, wherein the notification type includes at least one of:

an instruction to hold the message and to provide no notification to the recipient;

an instruction to hold the message and to send a silent notification to the recipient;

an instruction to send the message and to send the silent notification to the recipient;

an instruction to convert a text message to a voicemail message;

or

an instruction to send a voice call directly to voicemail.

13. The computer device of claim 11, wherein, when selecting the notification type for the message based on the recipient status and the identified sender rule, the logic is further configured to:

select the notification type based on a message type associated with the message.

14. The computer device of claim 11, wherein the logic is further configured to:

receive a request, from the sender, to configure the sender rule;

receive, from the sender, a message type for the sender rule in connection with the request to configure the sender rule;

receive, from the sender, the recipient status for the sender rule in connection with the request to configure the sender rule; and

receive, from the sender, the notification type for the sender rule in connection with the request to configure the sender rule.

15. The computer device of claim 11, wherein the logic is further configured to:

determine that the recipient is no longer in motion; and

send an updated notification regarding the message to the recipient, in response to determining that the recipient is no longer in motion.

16. The computer device of claim 11, wherein the logic is further configured to:

select one or more devices as administered devices associated with the computer device;

generate a messaging rule;

select one or more conditions for the generated messaging rule;

select a time period for the generated messaging rule; and

push the generated messaging rule to the selected one or more devices.

17. The computer device of claim 11, wherein the messaging rule includes one or more of:

an instruction that no incoming message is to be received during the time period;

or

an instruction that an outbound message is to allowed only if a device sending the outbound message is not moving.

18. The computer device of claim 11, wherein the messaging rule includes an instruction that no incoming message is to be received unless the incoming message is associated with a safe list.

19. The computer device of claim 11, wherein the logic is further configured to:

detect entry into a particular geographic area;

obtain information relating to messaging laws associated with the particular geographic area;

generate a messaging rule based on the obtained information; and

apply the messaging rule while in the particular geographic area.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions executable by one or more processors, the non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising:

one or more instructions to receive a request to send a message from a sender to a recipient;

one or more instructions to obtain a recipient status associated with the recipient, wherein in the recipient status includes an indication that the recipient is in motion;

one or more instructions to identify a sender rule associated with the sender;

one or more instructions to select a notification type for the message based on the recipient status and the identified sender rule; and

one or more instructions to apply the selected notification type to the message.