Notification archive

• US 9,571,440 B2
• Filed: 02/14/2013
• Issued: 02/14/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/18/2002
• Status: Expired due to Term

• 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
• Primary Examiner(s): Walsh, John B
• Application Number:
  US13/766,785
• Publication Number:
  US 20130159442A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,461 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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. A method comprising:

detecting a plurality of notifications generated in response to a plurality of electronic messages sent to an account or a mobile device associated with an intended recipient, wherein each of the plurality of notifications is associated with one of a plurality of applications on the mobile device;

accessing user settings, wherein a given user setting within the user settings corresponds to a given application of the plurality of applications, and wherein the given user setting indicates whether to include notifications associated with the given application in a history of notifications;

identifying, by at least one processor, a subset of notifications of the plurality of notifications to be included in the history of notifications based on the user settings, wherein the subset of notifications comprises a number of notifications that is less than a total number of notifications in the plurality of notifications;

including a version of each notification of the subset of notifications in the history of notifications;

excluding, from the history of notifications, one or more notifications of the plurality of notifications;

subsequent to a passage of time, removing from the history of notifications, at least one notification of the subset of notifications based on the at least one notification being associated with a time that is outside of a time period; and

presenting, upon receiving a request, the history of notifications on the mobile device.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

recording a date and time at which each electronic message corresponding to each notification of the subset of notifications was sent or delivered; and

associating the date and time for each electronic message with the version of each notification of the subset of notifications in the history of notifications.

3. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising maintaining the version of each notification of the subset of notifications in the history of notifications based on the associated date and time being within the time period.

4. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the time period is a user-defined period of time.

5. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the time period is a previous week.

6. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising providing additional information associated with a notification upon interaction, by the intended recipient, with a version of the notification in the history of notifications.

7. The method as recited in claim 6, wherein the additional information comprises an electronic message of the plurality of electronic messages that the notification references.

8. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein a source of the subset of notifications is associated with a client application on the mobile device.

9. The method as recited in claim 8, wherein the client application comprises one of a calendar application, a task application, or a weather application.

10. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the subset of notifications comprises notifications from a plurality of different client applications on the mobile device.

11. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

identifying a user setting that indicates that notifications associated with a particular application on the mobile device are not to be included in the history of notifications; and

wherein excluding, from the history of notifications, the one or more notifications of the plurality of notifications comprises excluding notifications associated with the particular application on the mobile device from the history of notifications.

12. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the user settings further indicate that notifications of a certain type that are associated with a particular application are to be included in the history of notifications.

13. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the user settings further indicate that notifications from a particular source that are associated with a particular application are to be included in the history of notifications.

14. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

detecting whether a user has interacted with notifications of the subset of notifications; and

only including notifications of the subset of notifications with which the user has not interacted in the history of notifications.

15. The method as recited in claim 14, further comprising:

detecting a user interaction with a notification of the subset of notifications; and

removing the notification from the history of notifications based on the user interaction.

16. A system comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to;

detect a plurality of notifications generated in response to a plurality of electronic messages sent or delivered to an account or a mobile device associated with an intended recipient, wherein each of the plurality of notifications is associated with one of a plurality of applications on the mobile device;

access user settings, wherein a given user setting within the user settings corresponds to a given application of the plurality of applications, and wherein the given user setting indicates whether to include notifications associated with the given application in a history of notifications;

identify a subset of notifications of the plurality of notifications to be included in the history of notifications based on the user settings, wherein the subset of notifications comprises a number of notifications that is less than a total number of notifications in the plurality of notifications;

include a version of each notification of the subset of notifications in the history of notifications;

exclude, from the history of notifications, one or more notifications of the plurality of notifications;

subsequent to a passage of time, remove from the history of notifications, at least one notification of the subset of notifications based on the at least one notification being associated with a time that is outside of a time period; and

present, upon receiving a request, the history of notifications on the mobile device.

17. The system as recited in claim 16, further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to:

record a date and time at which each electronic message corresponding to each notification of the subset of notifications was sent or delivered; and

associate the date and time for each electronic message with the version of each notification of the subset of notifications in the history of notifications.

18. The system as recited in claim 17, further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to maintain the version of each notification of the subset of notifications in the history of notifications based on the associated date and time being within the time period.

19. The system as recited in claim 17, wherein the time period is a user-defined period of time.

20. The system as recited in claim 19, wherein the time period is a previous week.

21. The system as recited in claim 20, further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to provide additional information associated with a notification upon interaction, by the intended recipient, with a version of the notification in the history of notifications.

22. The system as recited in claim 21, wherein the additional information comprises an electronic message of the plurality of electronic messages that the notification references.

23. The system as recited in claim 22, wherein the subset of notifications comprises notifications from a plurality of different client applications on the mobile device.

24. The system as recited in claim 22, wherein a source of the subset of notifications is associated with a client application on the mobile device.

25. The system as recited in claim 24, wherein the client application comprises one of a calendar application, a task application, or a weather application.

26. The system as recited in claim 16, further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to:

identify a user setting that indicates that notifications associated with a particular application on the mobile device are not to be included in the history of notifications; and

wherein the instructions that cause the system to exclude, from the history of notifications, the one or more notifications of the plurality of notifications further cause the system to exclude notifications associated with the particular application on the mobile device from the history of notifications.

27. A method comprising:

detecting a plurality of notifications generated in response to a plurality of electronic messages delivered to a mobile device;

accessing user settings, wherein a given user setting within the user settings corresponds to a give application of the plurality of applications, and wherein the given user setting indicates whether to include notifications associated with the given application in an archive of notifications;

including, by at least one processor, a subset of notifications of the plurality of notifications in the archive of notifications based on the user settings, wherein the subset of notifications comprises a number of notifications that is less than a total number of notifications in the plurality of notifications;

excluding, from the archive of notifications, one or more notifications of the plurality of notifications;

subsequent to a passage of time, removing, from the archive of notifications, at least one notification of the subset of notifications base on the at least one notification being associated with a time that is outside of a time period; and

presenting, upon receiving a request, the archive of notifications on the mobile device.

28. The method as recited in claim 27, further comprising receiving the plurality of notifications from one or more sources associated with one or more client applications on the mobile device.

29. The method as recited in claim 28, wherein the one or more client applications comprise one or more of a calendar application, a task application, a birthday application, or a weather application.

30. The method as recited in claim 27, further comprising presenting the subset of notifications on the mobile device in a plurality of delivery formats.

31. The method as recited in claim 30, wherein the delivery formats comprise one or more of icons, audible alerts, tactile alarms, pop-up notifications, or flashing indicators.

32. The method as recited in claim 30, further comprising:

accessing one or more user selected preferences specifying at least one delivery format from the plurality of delivery formats corresponding to a notification; and

presenting the notification in the at least one delivery format.

33. The method as recited in claim 27, wherein the subset of notifications comprises notifications from a plurality of different client applications on the mobile device.

34. The method as recited in claim 27, further comprising presenting the subset of notifications on the mobile device using one or more delivery mechanisms.

35. The method as recited in claim 34, wherein the one or more delivery mechanisms comprise an operating system of the mobile device.

36. The method as recited in claim 27, further comprising:

recording a date at which each electronic message corresponding to each notification of the subset of notifications was delivered; and

associating the date for each notification of the subset of notifications in the archive of notifications.

37. The method as recited in claim 36, further comprising:

recording a delivery time at which each electronic message corresponding to each notification of the subset of notifications was delivered; and

associating the delivery time for each electronic message to a corresponding notification of the subset of notifications in the archive of notifications.

38. The method as recited in claim 27, further comprising providing additional information associated with a notification upon recipient interaction with the notification in the archive of notifications.

39. The method as recited in claim 38, wherein the additional information comprises an electronic message of the plurality of electronic messages that the notification references.

40. The method as recited in claim 27, further comprising maintaining, in the archive of notifications, each notification of the subset of notifications delivered during the time period.

41. The method as recited in claim 40, wherein the time period is a previous week.

42. The method as recited in claim 27, wherein the mobile device comprises a mobile phone.

43. The method as recited in claim 27, further comprising:

detecting whether a user has interacted with notifications of the subset of notifications;

only including notifications of the subset of notifications with which the user has not interacted in the archive of notifications;

detecting a user interaction with a notification of the subset of notifications; and

removing the notification from the archive of notifications based on the user interaction.

44. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions thereon that, when executed by at least one processor, cause a computer system to:

detect a plurality of notifications generated in response to a plurality of electronic messages delivered to a mobile device, wherein each of the plurality of notifications is associated with one of a plurality of applications on the mobile device;

access user settings, wherein a given user setting within the user settings corresponds to a given application of the plurality of applications, and wherein the given user setting indicates whether to include notifications associated with the given application in an archive of notifications;

include a subset of notifications of the plurality of notifications in the archive of notifications based on the user settings, wherein the subset of notifications comprises a number of notifications that is less than a total number of notifications in the plurality of notifications;

exclude, from the archive of notifications, one or more notifications of the plurality of notifications;

subsequent to a passage of time, remove, from the archive of notifications, at least one notification of the subset of notifications based on the at least one notification being associated with a time that is outside of a time period; and

present, upon receiving a request, the archive of notifications on the mobile device.

45. The computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 44, further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the computer system to receive the plurality of notifications from one or more sources associated with one or more client applications on the mobile device.

46. The computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 45, wherein the one or more client applications comprises one or more of a calendar application, a task application, a birthday application, or a weather application.

47. The computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 45, wherein the plurality of notifications comprises notifications from a plurality of different client applications on the mobile device.

48. The computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 47, further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the computer system to present a notification from the subset of notifications on the mobile device using one or more delivery mechanisms.

49. The computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 48, wherein the one or more delivery mechanisms comprise an operating system of the mobile device.

50. The computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 49, further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the computer system to present the notification on the mobile device in a plurality of delivery formats.

51. The computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 50, wherein the plurality of delivery formats comprise icons, audible alerts, tactile alarms, pop-up notifications, and flashing indicators.

52. The computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 51, further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the computer system to:

access one or more user selected preferences specifying at least one delivery format from the plurality of delivery formats corresponding to the notification; and

present the notification in the at least one delivery format.

53. The computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 49, further comprising instructions, that when executed by the at least one processor, cause the computer system to maintain a version of the notification in the archive of notifications based on the notification being associated with a delivery time that is within the time period.

54. The computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 53, further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the computer system to:

record a date and time at which an electronic message corresponding to the notification was delivered; and

associate the date and time with the notification in the archive of notifications.

55. The computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 54, further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the computer system to maintain the version of the notification in the archive of notifications based on the associated date and time being within the time period, and wherein the time period is a previous week.