Alerting a user to an occurrence of a specified event
View Patent ↗A user inputs event information into a data processing system which is stored in an application memory of an application. Message information contained in each incoming message received by a messaging service is compared to the event information. In the event that the message information corresponds to the event information a notification of the event is sent to a short-range wireless transmitter. The wireless transmitter transmits notification of the event to a remote receiver. Upon receipt of the wireless signal, the remote receiver triggers an alert notification notifying the user that data processing system has received the specified event.
1. A computer implemented method for alerting a user to an occurrence of a specified event, the method comprising:
receiving event information from the user, wherein the event information indicates a specified event selected from events consisting of receiving an e-mail at a data processing system, receiving an instant message at the data processing system, receiving a stock quote at the data processing system, and receiving financial information at the data processing system, and wherein the event information identifies at least one of a sender of the specified event, a subject matter of the specified event, and specific parameters of the specified event;
receiving the specified event at the data processing system;
responsive to receiving the specified event, transmitting a wireless signal from the data processing system to a remote receiver, wherein the wireless signal is transmitted using a transmitter attached to a universal serial port of the data processing system; and
wherein the remote receiver is selected from a group consisting of a cellular phone, a personal digital assistant, a remote e-mail device, and a key fob.
2. The computer implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless signal is transferred using a wireless protocol selected from a group comprising wireless universal serial bus, active radio frequency identification, dedicated short range communications, BLUETOOTH, Wi-Fi, near field communication, and ZIGBEE.
3. A non-transitory computer storage medium having a computer program product encoded thereon for alerting a user to an occurrence of a specified event, the computer program product comprising:
instructions for receiving event information from the user, wherein the event information indicates a specified event selected from events consisting of receiving an e-mail at a data processing system, receiving an instant message at the data processing system, receiving a stock quote at the data processing system, and receiving financial information at the data processing system, and wherein the event information identifies at least one of a sender of the specified event, a subject matter of the specified event, and specific parameters of the specified event;
instructions for receiving the specified event at the data processing system; and
instructions, responsive to receiving the specified event at the data processing system, for transmitting a wireless signal from the data processing system to a remote receiver, wherein the wireless signal is transmitted using a transmitter attached to a universal serial port of the data processing system;
wherein the remote receiver is selected from a group consisting of a cellular phone, a personal digital assistant, a remote e-mail device, and a key fob.
4. The non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 3 , wherein the wireless signal is transferred using a wireless protocol selected from the group comprising wireless universal serial bus, active radio frequency identification, dedicated short range communications, BLUETOOTH, Wi-Fi, near field communication, and ZIGBEE.
5. A computer implemented method for alerting a user to an occurrence of a specified event, the method comprising:
receiving the specified event at a data processing system, wherein the event information indicates a specified event selected from events consisting of receiving an e-mail at the data processing system, receiving an instant message at the data processing system, receiving a stock quote at the data processing system, and receiving financial information at the data processing system, and wherein the event information identifies at least one of a sender of the specified event, a subject matter of the specified event, and specific parameters of the specified event;
responsive to receiving the specified event, forwarding a notification of receipt of the specified even to a universal serial bus transmitter;
responsive to forwarding the notification, transmitting a wireless signal from the universal serial bus transmitter to a remote receiver, wherein the wireless signal is transmitted using a transmitter attached to a universal serial port of the data processing system;
receiving the wireless signal from the universal serial bus transmitter at the remote receiver; and
responsive to receiving the wireless signal, triggering an alert notification at the remote receiver;
wherein the remote receiver is selected from a group consisting of a cellular phone, a personal digital assistant, a remote e-mail device, and a key fob.
6. The computer implemented method of claim 5 , wherein the wireless signal is transferred using a wireless protocol selected from the group comprising wireless universal serial bus, active radio frequency identification, dedicated short range communications, BLUETOOTH, Wi-Fi, near field communication, and ZIGBEE.