STATE CHANGE ALERTS MECHANISM
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.
1 . A method comprising:
presenting a graphical user interface of a client application to facilitate management of alert preferences associated with the client application;
receiving user input by way of the graphical user interface;
setting, using at least one processor, one or more alert preferences associated with the client application based on the received user input; and
sending, to a remote server associated with the client application, the one or more alert preferences associated with the client application.
2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
detecting an alert in accordance with the one or more alert preferences; and
providing, at a client device and in response to the detected alert, a notification of the detected alert.
3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the notification of the detected alert comprises one or more of an instant message, an icon, a pop-up window, or an audio alarm.
4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the client device comprises a mobile device.
5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising sending a request to receive a particular type of alerts.
6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the request comprises a request to receive one or more of third party alerts, weather alerts, calendar alerts, or news alerts.
7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining that a client device associated with the client application is not running the client application; and
providing, at the client device, a notification of an alert when the client device is not running the client application.
8 . A method comprising:
presenting a graphical user interface to facilitate management of alert preferences associated with a user profile;
receiving user input by way of the graphical user interface;
setting, using at least one processor, one or more alert preferences associated with the user profile based on the received user input; and
sending, to a remote server, the one or more alert preferences associated with the user profile.
9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein at least one of the one or more alert preferences associated with the user profile relates to third party alerts.
10 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
receiving a third party alert in accordance with the one or more alert preferences associated with the user profile; and
providing, at a client device and in response to the received third party alert, a notification of the received third party alert.
11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the received third party alert comprises one or more of an advertisement, a coupon, a notification that an order is done or a service is complete, or a message regarding confirmation, cancellation, or rescheduling of an appointment.
12 . The method of claim 8 , wherein at least one of the one or more alert preferences associated with the user profile relates to calendar alerts.
13 . The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
receiving a calendar alert in accordance with the one or more alert preferences associated with the user profile; and
providing, at a client device and in response to the received calendar alert, a notification of the received calendar alert.
14 . The method of claim 8 , wherein at least one of the one or more alert preferences associated with the user profile relates to news alerts.
15 . The method of claim 14 , further comprising:
receiving a news alert in accordance with the one or more alert preferences associated with the user profile; and
providing, at a client device and in response to the received news alert, a notification of the received news alert.
16 . A mobile device 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 mobile device to:
present a graphical user interface of a client application to facilitate management of alert preferences associated with the client application;
receive user input by way of the graphical user interface;
set one or more alert preferences associated with the client application based on the received user input; and
send, to a remote server associated with the client application, the one or more alert preferences associated with the client application.
17 . The mobile device of claim 16 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the mobile device to:
detect an alert in accordance with the one or more alert preferences; and
provide, in response to the detected alert, a notification of the detected alert.
18 . The mobile device of claim 17 , wherein the notification of the detected alert comprises one or more of an instant message, an icon, a pop-up window, or an audio alarm.
19 . The mobile device of claim 16 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the mobile device to:
determine that the mobile device is not running the client application; and
provide a notification of an alert when the mobile device is not running the client application.
20 . The mobile device of claim 16 , wherein the one or more alert preferences associated with the client application relates to one or more of third party alerts, weather alerts, calendar alerts, or news alerts.