CONVEYING POTENTIAL COMMUNICATION METHODS FOR A USER OF A COMPUTING SYSTEM NETWORK

• US 20170251067A1
• Filed: 02/25/2016
• Published: 08/31/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/25/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte., Ltd. (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte., Ltd. (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: ANGALURI, SRIHARI V., CHUMBALKAR, NAGANANDA, CUDAK, GARY D., DHOLAKIA, AJAY
• Granted Patent: US 10,944,839 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal

Abstract

Conveying potential communication methods for a user of a computing system network, including: determining whether a user account for a real-time communications application (RTCA) is installed on a first inactive user device; if the user account for the RTCA is installed on the first inactive user device: calculating a proximity between a location of the first inactive user device and a user location; determining a status for the RTCA account based on the proximity between the location of the first inactive user device and the user location, wherein the status indicates a user'"'"'s potential availability to utilize the RTCA account for communications; and sending the status for the RTCA account to another device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

by program instructions on a computing device,

determining whether a user account for a real-time communications application (RTCA) is installed on a first inactive user device;

if the user account for the RTCA is installed on the first inactive user device;

calculating a proximity between a location of the first inactive user device and a user location;

determining a status for the RTCA account based on the proximity between the location of the first inactive user device and the user location, wherein the status indicates a user'"'"'s potential availability to utilize the RTCA account for communications; and

sending the status for the RTCA account to another device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

if the user account for the RTCA is not installed on the first inactive user device;

determining a status for the RTCA account based on a compatibility between the user account for the RTCA and the first inactive user device, wherein the status indicates a user'"'"'s potential availability to utilize the RTCA account for communications; and

sending the status for the RTCA account to another device.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining that the user account for the RTCA is installed on a second inactive user device; and

calculating a proximity between a location of the second inactive user device and the user location,

wherein determining the status for the RTCA account comprises comparing the proximity between the location of the first inactive user device and the user location and the proximity between the location of the second inactive user device and the user location.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein calculating the proximity between the location of the first inactive user device and the user location further comprises inferring the proximity based on one from a group consisting of recent usage data of the first inactive user device and historical usage data of the first inactive user device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the user location is determined based on a location of an active user device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the user location is determined based on a calendar of the user.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the status for the RTCA comprises an expected availability time.

8. An apparatus comprising a computing device, a computer processor, and a computer memory operatively coupled to the computer processor, the computer memory having disposed within it computer program instructions that, when executed by the computer processor, cause the apparatus to carry out the steps of:

determining whether a user account for a real-time communications application (RTCA) is installed on a first inactive user device;

if the user account for the RTCA is installed on the first inactive user device;

calculating a proximity between a location of the first inactive user device and a user location;

determining a status for the RTCA account based on the proximity between the location of the first inactive user device and the user location, wherein the status indicates a user'"'"'s potential availability to utilize the RTCA account for communications; and

sending the status for the RTCA account to another device.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the computer program instructions that, when executed by the computer processor, further cause the apparatus to carry out the steps of:

if the user account for the RTCA is not installed on the first inactive user device;

determining a status for the RTCA account based on a compatibility between the user account for the RTCA and the first inactive user device, wherein the status indicates a user'"'"'s potential availability to utilize the RTCA account for communications; and

sending the status for the RTCA account to another device.

10. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the computer program instructions that, when executed by the computer processor, further cause the apparatus to carry out the steps of:

determining that the user account for the RTCA is installed on a second inactive user device; and

calculating a proximity between a location of the second inactive user device and the user location,

wherein determining the status for the RTCA account comprises comparing the proximity between the location of the first inactive user device and the user location and the proximity between the location of the second inactive user device and the user location.

11. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein calculating the proximity between the location of the first inactive user device and the user location further comprises inferring the proximity based on one from a group consisting of recent usage data of the first inactive user device and historical usage data of the first inactive user device.

12. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the user location is determined based on a location of an active user device.

13. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the user location is determined based on a calendar of the user.

14. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the status for the RTCA comprises an expected availability time.

15. A computer program product including a computer readable medium, the computer program product comprising computer program instructions that, when executed, cause a computer to carry out the steps of:

determining whether a user account for a real-time communications application (RTCA) is installed on a first inactive user device;

if the user account for the RTCA is installed on the first inactive user device;

calculating a proximity between a location of the first inactive user device and a user location;

determining a status for the RTCA account based on the proximity between the location of the first inactive user device and the user location, wherein the status indicates a user'"'"'s potential availability to utilize the RTCA account for communications; and

sending the status for the RTCA account to another device.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the computer program instructions that, when executed, further cause the computer to carry out the steps of:

if the user account for the RTCA is not installed on the first inactive user device;

determining a status for the RTCA account based on a compatibility between the user account for the RTCA and the first inactive user device, wherein the status indicates a user'"'"'s potential availability to utilize the RTCA account for communications; and

sending the status for the RTCA account to another device.

17. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the computer program instructions that, when executed, further cause the computer to carry out the steps of:

determining that the user account for the RTCA is installed on a second inactive user device; and

calculating a proximity between a location of the second inactive user device and the user location,

wherein determining the status for the RTCA account comprises comparing the proximity between the location of the first inactive user device and the user location and the proximity between the location of the second inactive user device and the user location.

18. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein calculating the proximity between the location of the first inactive user device and the user location further comprises inferring the proximity based on one from a group consisting of recent usage data of the first inactive user device and historical usage data of the first inactive user device.

19. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the user location is determined based on a location of an active user device.

20. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the user location is determined based on a calendar of the user.