State change alerts mechanism
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A method comprising:
- receiving a request to receive a particular type of alert from a subscriber of an online communication system, the request comprising one or more time periods for receiving the particular type of alert;
sending data representative of an alert registration to a remote server that searches an alert feed, the alert registration representing the request to receive the particular type of alert and comprising one or more conditions for tripping the particular type of alert;
receiving data representative of an alert sent in response to satisfaction of the one or more conditions for tripping the particular type of alert; and
based on the request comprising one or more time periods for receiving the particular type of alert, enabling, using at least one processor, presentation of the alert to the subscriber during the one or more time periods, wherein the alert comprises a link to a resource for accessing additional information associated with the alert.
5 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A communications system including one or more alert gates and an alert controller. Each alert gate is configured to detect a different type of alert feed corresponding to a particular kind of alert. The alert controller is connected to the alert gates and operable to receive detected alerts from the alert gates and to deliver the detected alerts to a user of the communications system.
1109 Citations
113 Claims
-
1. A method comprising:
-
receiving a request to receive a particular type of alert from a subscriber of an online communication system, the request comprising one or more time periods for receiving the particular type of alert; sending data representative of an alert registration to a remote server that searches an alert feed, the alert registration representing the request to receive the particular type of alert and comprising one or more conditions for tripping the particular type of alert; receiving data representative of an alert sent in response to satisfaction of the one or more conditions for tripping the particular type of alert; and based on the request comprising one or more time periods for receiving the particular type of alert, enabling, using at least one processor, presentation of the alert to the subscriber during the one or more time periods, wherein the alert comprises a link to a resource for accessing additional information associated with the alert. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
-
-
43. A method comprising:
-
receiving a request to receive a particular type of alert from a subscriber of an online communication system, the request comprising one or more time periods for receiving the particular type of alert; receiving data representative of a change in state associated with an alert registration, wherein the alert registration comprises one or more conditions for tripping the particular type of alert; determining, using at least one processor, whether the change in state satisfies the one or more conditions for tripping the particular type of alert; and based on the request comprising one or more time periods for receiving the particular type of alert, enabling, in response to a determination that the change in state satisfies the one or more conditions for tripping the particular type of alert, presentation of an alert to the subscriber during the one or more time periods, wherein the alert comprises a link to a resource for accessing additional information associated with the alert. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77)
-
-
78. A system comprising:
-
at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium; and at least one processor programmed to; receive a request to receive a particular type of alert from a subscriber of an online communication system, the request comprising one or more time periods for receiving the particular type of alert; send data representative of an alert registration to a remote server that searches an alert feed, the alert registration representing the request to receive the particular type of alert and comprising one or more conditions for tripping the particular type of alert; receive data representative of a change in state associated with an alert registration, wherein the alert registration comprises one or more conditions for tripping the particular type of alert; determine whether the change in state satisfies the one or more conditions for tripping the particular type of alert; and based on the request comprising one or more time periods for receiving the particular type of alert, enable, in response to a determination that the change in state satisfies the one or more conditions for tripping the particular type of alert, presentation of an alert to the subscriber during the one or more time periods, wherein the alert comprises a link to a resource for accessing additional information associated with the alert. - View Dependent Claims (79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113)
-
Specification