Notification to users of events

• US 8,666,051 B2
• Filed: 06/08/2012
• Issued: 03/04/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/10/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kyndryl Incorporated
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Gilzean, Candice B., Gregory, Gahlya, Morgan, Fabian F., Rhodes, Michael Eric
• Primary Examiner(s): Anwah, Olisa
• Application Number:
  US13/491,806
• Publication Number:
  US 20120254419A1
• Time in Patent Office: 634 Days
• Field of Search: 379/88.12, 379/93.21, 379/201.01, 379/201.02, 379/202.01, 379/204.01, 379/158, 379/207.03, 455/416, 455/466, 709/224
• US Class Current: 379/207.03
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1095 Meeting or appointment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1097 for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/565 relating to time schedule aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/30 Resource management for broadcast services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data

Abstract

A method and system for notifying users of events. User activity of a user is monitored, based on user notification information in a storage location. The user notification information pertains to a scheduled event. In response to a detection, from the monitoring, of a change in the user activity, it is ascertained that the change necessitates notifying the user of the scheduled event due to the change impacting whether the user can participate in the scheduled event. Then the user is notified of the scheduled event. The user notification information in the storage location is modified, based on the detected change in the user activity, in response to receipt of an instruction from the user to change the user notification information in the storage location.

Claims

1. A method for notifying users of events, said method comprising:

monitoring, by a computer, user activity of a user, said monitoring based on user notification information in a storage location, said user notification information pertaining to a scheduled event;

in response to a detection, from said monitoring, of a change in the user activity, said computer ascertaining that the change necessitates notifying the user of the scheduled event due to the change impacting whether the user can participate in the scheduled event;

in response to said ascertaining, said computer notifying the user of the scheduled event; and

said computer modifying the user notification information in the storage location, based on the detected change in the user activity, in response to having received an instruction from the user to change the user notification information in the storage location,

wherein said monitoring user activity comprises monitoring an online travel center for the change in the user activity.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the change necessitates notifying the user of the scheduled event due to the change negatively impacting the user'"'"'s ability to participate in the scheduled event.

3. The method of claim 1, said method further comprising:

prior to said monitoring, said computer receiving at the storage location;

travel information pertaining to the user, notice of the scheduled event, and the user notification information.

4. The method of claim 1, said method further comprising:

prior to said monitoring, said computer establishing a connection between the computer and a user mobile electronic device of the user to enable communication between the computer and the user via the user mobile electronic device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said notifying the user is implemented within a predetermined time interval prior to the scheduled event.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said notifying the user comprises automatically connecting the user to the scheduled event.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said notifying the user comprises transmitting to the user via a text message a number to call to connect to the scheduled event, the transmitted number being included as part of the text message.

8. A computer program product, comprising a computer readable hardware storage device having computer readable instructions stored therein, said instructions configured to be executed by a computer to implement a method for notifying users of events, said method comprising:

said computer monitoring user activity of a user, said monitoring based on user notification information in a storage location, said user notification information pertaining to a scheduled event;

in response to a detection, from said monitoring, of a change in the user activity, said computer ascertaining that the change necessitates notifying the user of the scheduled event due to the change impacting whether the user can participate in the scheduled event;

in response to said ascertaining, said computer notifying the user of the scheduled event; and

said computer modifying the user notification information in the storage location, based on the detected change in the user activity, in response to having received an instruction from the user to change the user notification information in the storage location,

wherein said monitoring user activity comprises monitoring an online travel center for the change in the user activity.

9. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the change necessitates notifying the user of the scheduled event due to the change negatively impacting the user'"'"'s ability to participate in the scheduled event.

10. The computer program product of claim 8, said method further comprising:

prior to said monitoring, said computer receiving at the storage location;

travel information pertaining to the user, notice of the scheduled event, and the user notification information.

11. The computer program product of claim 8, said method further comprising:

prior to said monitoring, said computer establishing a connection between the computer and a user mobile electronic device of the user to enable communication between the computer and the user via the user mobile electronic device.

12. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein said notifying the user is implemented within a predetermined time interval prior to the scheduled event.

13. A system, comprising a computer and a computer readable hardware storage device having computer readable instructions stored therein, said instructions configured to be executed by the computer to implement a method for notifying users of events, said method comprising:

said computer monitoring user activity of a user, said monitoring based on user notification information in a storage location, said user notification information pertaining to a scheduled event;

in response to a detection, from said monitoring, of a change in the user activity, said computer ascertaining that the change necessitates notifying the user of the scheduled event due to the change impacting whether the user can participate in the scheduled event;

in response to said ascertaining, said computer notifying the user of the scheduled event; and

said computer modifying the user notification information in the storage location, based on the detected change in the user activity, in response to having received an instruction from the user to change the user notification information in the storage location,

wherein said monitoring user activity comprises monitoring an online travel center for the change in the user activity.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the change necessitates notifying the user of the scheduled event due to the change negatively impacting the user'"'"'s ability to participate in the scheduled event.

15. The system of claim 13, said method further comprising:

prior to said monitoring, said computer receiving at the storage location;

travel information pertaining to the user, notice of the scheduled event, and the user notification information.

16. The system of claim 13, said method further comprising:

prior to said monitoring, said computer establishing a connection between the computer and a user mobile electronic device of the user to enable communication between the computer and the user via the user mobile electronic device.

17. The system of claim 13, wherein said notifying the user is implemented within a predetermined time interval prior to the scheduled event.