ADAPTIVE ALERT DURATION

• US 20150205465A1
• Filed: 04/03/2014
• Published: 07/23/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/22/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Robison, Austin, Faaborg, Alexander
• Granted Patent: US 9,880,711 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting

Abstract

A computing device may output, for display at a display device, a graphical user interface. The computing device may receive a plurality of indications of user interaction with the computing device. The computing device may determine a set of one or more time intervals between receiving at least two of the plurality of indications of user interaction with the computing device. The computing device may determine, based at least in part on the determined set of one or more time intervals, a length of time to visually emphasize an alert in the graphical user interface. The computing device may visually emphasize, for the length of time, the alert in the graphical user interface.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

outputting, by a computing device, for display at a display device, a graphical user interface;

receiving, by the computing device, a plurality of indications of user interaction with the computing device;

determining, by the computing device, a set of one or more time intervals between receiving at least two of the plurality of indications of user interaction with the computing device;

determining, by the computing device and based at least in part on the set of one or more time intervals, a length of time to visually emphasize an alert in the graphical user interface; and

visually emphasizing, by the computing device and for the length of time, the alert in the graphical user interface.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining, by the computing device and based at least in part on the set of one or more time intervals, a length of time to visually emphasize the alert is further based at least in part on a context of the computing device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein determining, by the computing device and based at least in part on the set of one or more time intervals, a length of time to visually emphasize the alert further comprises:

determining, by the computing device and based on the set of one or more time intervals, a time of a next expected user interaction with the computing device; and

determining, by the computing device and based on the time of the next expected user interaction with the computing device, the length of time to visually emphasize the alert in the graphical user interface.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving, by the computing device, a plurality of indications of user interaction with the computing device further comprises:

determining, by the computing device, for each respective indication of user interaction of the plurality of indications of user interaction, a respective likelihood that a user interaction associated with the respective indication of user interaction includes a user viewing the display device; and

determining, by the computing device, for each respective indication of user interaction of the plurality of indications of user interactions, whether the respective likelihood that the user interaction associated with the respective indication of user interaction includes a user viewing the display device exceeds a threshold.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein determining, by the computing device, the set of one or more time intervals between receiving at least two of the plurality of indications of user interaction with the computing device further comprises:

determining, by the computing device, a second set of one or more time intervals between receiving at least two of the plurality of indications of user interaction, wherein each respective time interval from the second set of one or more time intervals is associated with a respective likelihood that the user interaction includes a user viewing the display device exceeds the threshold.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein determining, by the computing device and based at least in part on the set of one or more time intervals, a length of time to visually emphasize an alert in the graphical user interface further comprises:

determining, by the computing device and based at least in part on the second set of one or more time intervals, the length of time to visually emphasize the alert in the graphical user interface.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein determining, by the computing device and based at least in part on the second set of one or more time intervals, the length of time to visually emphasize the alert in the graphical user interface further comprises:

determining, by the computing device and based at least in part on an average of the second set of one or more time intervals, the length of time to visually emphasize the alert in the graphical user interface.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein determining a length of time to visually emphasize an alert is further based at least in part on respective sets of one or more time intervals between a corresponding remote computing device from a plurality of remote computing devices receiving at least two indications of user interaction from a corresponding plurality of indications of user interactions.

9. A computer-readable storage medium encoded with instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor of a computing device to:

output, by the computing device, for display at a display device, a graphical user interface;

receive, by the computing device, a plurality of indications of user interaction with the computing device;

determine, by the computing device, a set of one or more time intervals between receiving at least two of the plurality of indications of user interaction with the computing device;

determine, by the computing device and based at least in part on the set of one or more time intervals, a length of time to visually emphasize an alert in the graphical user interface; and

visually emphasize, by the computing device and for the length of time, the alert in the graphical user interface.

10. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein determine the length of time to visually emphasize an alert is further based at least in part on a context of the computing device.

11. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein determine the length of time to visually emphasize the alert in the graphical user interface further comprises:

determine, by the computing device and based on the set of one or more time intervals, a time of a next expected user interaction with the computing device; and

determine, by the computing device and based on the time of the next expected user interaction with the computing device, the length of time to visually emphasize the alert in the graphical user interface.

12. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein receive, by the computing device, a plurality of indications of user interaction with the computing device further comprises:

determine, by the computing device for each respective indication of user interaction of the plurality of indications of user interaction, a respective likelihood that a user interaction associated with the respective indication of user interaction includes a user viewing the display device; and

determine, by the computing device for each respective indication of user interaction of the plurality of indications of user interactions, whether the respective likelihood that the user interaction associated with the respective indication of user interaction includes a user viewing the display device exceeds a threshold.

13. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein determine, by the computing device, the set of one or more time intervals between receiving at least two of the plurality of indications of user interaction with the computing device further comprises:

determine, by the computing device, a second set of one or more time intervals between receiving at least two of the plurality of indications of user interaction, wherein each respective time interval from the second set of one or more time intervals is associated with a respective likelihood that the user interaction includes a user viewing the display device exceeds the threshold.

14. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein determining, by the computing device and based at least in part on the set of one or more time intervals, a length of time to visually emphasize an alert in the graphical user interface further comprises:

determine, by the computing device and based at least in part on the second set of one or more time intervals, the length of time to visually emphasize the alert in the graphical user interface.

15. A computing system comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one module operable by the at least one processor to;

output for display at a display device a graphical user interface;

receive a plurality of indications of user interaction with the computing device;

determine a set of one or more time intervals between receiving at least two of the plurality of indications of user interaction with the computing device;

determine, based at least in part on the set of one or more time intervals, a length of time to visually emphasize an alert in the graphical user interface; and

visually emphasize for the length of time the alert in the graphical user interface.

16. The computing system of claim 15, wherein the at least one module is further operable by the at least one processor to determine the length of time to visually emphasize the alert based at least in part on a context of the computing device.

17. The computing system of claim 15, wherein the at least one module is further operable by the at least one processor to:

determine, based on the set of one or more time intervals, a time of a next expected user interaction with the computing device; and

determine, based on the time of the next expected user interaction with the computing device, the length of time to visually emphasize the alert in the graphical user interface.

18. The computing system of claim 15, wherein receive a plurality of indications of user interaction with the computing device further comprises:

determine, for each respective indication of user interaction of the plurality of indications of user interaction, a respective likelihood that a user interaction associated with the respective indications of user interaction includes a user viewing the display device; and

determine, for each respective indication of user interaction of the plurality of indications of user interactions, whether the respective likelihood that the user interaction associated with the respective indications of user interaction includes a user viewing the display device exceeds a threshold.

19. The computing system of claim 18, wherein determine the set of one or more time intervals between receiving at least two of the plurality of indications of user interaction with the computing device further comprises:

determine a second set one or more time intervals between receiving at least two of the plurality of indications of user interaction, wherein each respective time interval from the second set of one or more time intervals is associated with a respective likelihood that the user interaction includes a user viewing the display device exceeds the threshold.

20. The computing system of claim 19, wherein determine, based at least in part on the set of one or more time intervals, a length of time to visually emphasize an alert in the graphical user interface further comprises:

determine, based at least in part on the second set of one or more time intervals, the length of time to visually emphasize the alert in the graphical user interface.