IP Library Granted Patent US 11,558,848
Granted Patent B2
US 11,558,848 · App. 15/085,437 · Granted Jan 17, 2023

Intelligent notification delivery

Inventors: John Carl Mese (Cary, NC); Scott Edwards Kelso (Cary, NC); Aaron Michael Stewart (Raleigh, NC); Russell Speight VanBlon (Raleigh, NC); Nathan J. Peterson (Oxford, NC); Arnold S. Weksler (Raleigh, NC)
Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
H04W68/00A61B7/04H04W4/021H04W4/70H04W4/80A61B5/0077A61B5/389A61B2562/0204
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,558,848
App. No.
15/085,437
Filed
Mar 30, 2016
Granted
Jan 17, 2023
Kind
B2
Examiner
GAO, JING
Art Unit
2647
USPC
455/458
Abstract

One embodiment provides a method, including: detecting, at an electronic device, an event has occurred; detecting, using a device sensor, that the electronic device is proximate to at least one other person; accessing, in a storage location, a rule set including a rule regarding the detecting that the electronic device is proximate to at least one other person; identifying, using a processor of the electronic device, a type of notification for the event based on the rule set; and providing, using an output device of the electronic device, a notification of the type identified. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Claims (38)

1. A method, comprising:

detecting, at an electronic device, an event has occurred;

detecting, using one or more device sensors, that a user of the electronic device is interacting with at least one other person based upon a proximity of the at least one other person to the user, wherein the detecting that the user of the electronic device is interacting with the at least one other person comprises determining, from the one or more device sensors, an interaction state of the user with the at least one other person and an identity of the at least one other person, wherein the determining the identity of the at least one other person comprises utilizing the one or more device sensors to collect biometric data associated with the at least one other person, wherein the device sensor is used to collect biometric data selected from the group consisting of electromyography data, sub-audible data, microphone data, and camera data;

identifying, using a processor of the electronic device, a type of notification for the event based on a rule set comprising a rule regarding the user of the electronic device interacting with at least one other person, wherein the type of notification identified for provision is based upon the interaction state of the user with the at least one other person and the identity of the at least one other person, wherein the type of notification is altered from an initial setting based upon the interaction state of the user with the at least one other person and is further modified based upon the identity of the at least one other person, wherein the type of notification for the event, based on the rule set, is changed from a default type of notification to a modified type of notification selected in the rule set based on the identity of the at least one other person and the interaction state of the user with the at least one other person; and

providing, using an output device of the electronic device, the modified type of notification identified to the user.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a user response to the notification; and

modifying the rule set based on the user response.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the device sensor is used to detect another device;

wherein the type of notification is modified based on the detection of a particular device identified in the rule set.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the type of notification for the event based on the rule set is changed from a default type selected in the rule set based on the detection of the particular device.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the device sensor is used to detect a geographic location;

wherein the type of notification is modified based on the detection of a particular geographic location identified in the rule set.

6. The method of claim 2 , wherein the event comprises a message being received, and wherein the determining a user response to the notification comprises detecting that the message has been opened.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising overriding the notification in response to user input.

8. A system, comprising:

one or more device sensors;

a processor operatively coupled to the one or more device sensors; and

a memory device that stores instructions executable by the processor to:

detect an event has occurred;

detect, using the one or more device sensors, that a user of the electronic device is interacting with at least one other person based upon a proximity of the at least one other person to the user, wherein to detect that the user of the electronic device is interacting with the at least one other person comprises to determine, from the one or more device sensors, an interaction state of the user with the at least one other person and an identity of the at least one other person, wherein the determining the identity of the at least one other person comprises utilizing the one or more device sensors to collect biometric data associated with the at least one other person, wherein the device sensor is used to collect biometric data selected from the group consisting of electromyography data, sub-audible data, microphone data, and camera data;

identify a type of notification for the event based on a rule set comprising a rule regarding the user of the electronic device is interacting with at least one other person, wherein the type of notification identified for provision is based upon the interaction state of the user with the at least one other person and the identity of the at least one other person, wherein the type of notification is altered from an initial setting based upon the interaction state of the user with the at least one other person and is further modified based upon the identity of the at least one other person, wherein the type of notification for the event, based on the rule set, is changed from a default type of notification to a modified type of notification selected in the rule set based on the identity of the at least one other person and the interaction state of the user with the at least one other person; and

provide the modified type of notification identified to the user.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to:

determine a user response to the notification; and

modify the rule set based on the user response.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the device sensor is used to detect another device;

wherein the type of notification is modified based on the detection of a particular device identified in the rule set.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the type of notification for the event based on the rule set is changed from a default type selected in the rule set based on the detection of the particular device.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the device sensor is used to detect a geographic location;

wherein the type of notification is modified based on the detection of a particular geographic location identified in the rule set.

13. The system of claim 9 , wherein the event comprises a message being received, and wherein the instructions that determine a user response to the notification comprise instructions that detect that the message has been opened.

14. A product, comprising:

a storage device having code stored therewith, the code being executable by a processor and comprising:

code that detects, at an electronic device, an event has occurred;

code that detects, using one or more device sensors, that a user of the electronic device is interacting with at least one other person based upon a proximity of the at least one other person to the user, wherein the code that detects that the user of the electronic device is interacting with the at least one other person comprises code that determines, from the device sensor, an interaction state of the user with the at least one other person and an identity of the at least one other person, wherein the determining the identity of the at least one other person comprises utilizing the one or more device sensors to collect biometric data associated with the at least one other person, wherein the device sensor is used to collect biometric data selected from the group consisting of electromyography data, sub-audible data, microphone data, and camera data;

code that identifies, using a processor of the electronic device, a type of notification for the event based on a rule set comprising a rule regarding the user of the electronic device is interacting with at least one other person, wherein the type of notification identified for provision is based upon the interaction state of the user with the at least one other person and the identity of the at least one other person, wherein the type of notification is altered from an initial setting based upon the interaction state of the user with the at least one other person and is further modified based upon the identity of the at least one other person, wherein the type of notification for the event, based on the rule set, is changed from a default type of notification to a modified type of notification selected in the rule set based on the identity of the at least one other person and the interaction state of the user with the at least one other person; and

code that provides, using an output device of the electronic device, the modified type of notification identified to the user.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 20, 2025
From: LENOVO PC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
To: LENOVO SWITZERLAND INTERNATIONAL GMBH
Reel/Frame 070269/0092 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 19, 2025
From: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD.
To: LENOVO PC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Reel/Frame 070266/0906 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 30, 2016
From: MESE, JOHN CARL; KELSO, SCOTT EDWARDS; STEWART, AARON MICHAEL; VANBLON, RUSSELL SPEIGHT; PETERSON, NATHAN J.; WEKSLER, ARNOLD S.
To: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 038141/0384 →
Continuity (1)
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