METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A SUGGESTED MESSAGE TO BE SENT OVER A NETWORK
The present disclosure is a method and apparatus for generating a suggested message. In one embodiment, a method for generating a suggested message includes monitoring, by an application server, a first device operated by a first user, detecting, by the application server, a triggering event relevant to the first user, and automatically generating the suggested message in response to the triggering event, where the suggested message is addressed to a second user.
1 . A method for processing a suggested message, the method comprising:
receiving, by a processor of a first device of a first user, the suggested message in response to a triggering event detected by an application server of a communication network, where the suggested message is addressed to a second user, wherein the suggested message comprises a suggestion to be acted on by the first user; and
sending, by the processor, a response to the application server, wherein the response indicates that the suggested message is to be sent to the second user.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the triggering event is a message received by the first device.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the triggering event is a reminder generated by a calendar application associated with the first device.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the triggering event is an execution of a search on the first device.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the triggering event is detected in an output of a sensor.
6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the sensor is integrated in the first device.
7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the output of the sensor is a present geographic location of the first device.
8 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the sensor is integrated in a second device.
9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the second device is operated by the second user.
10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the output of the sensor is a present geographic location of the second device.
11 . The method of claim 8 , wherein second device resides in a residence of the first user.
12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the suggested message is automatically generated by the application server consulting a profile associated with the first user.
13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the profile stores a user preference.
14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the user preference is a conditional statement in which a premise of the conditional statement is the triggering event and a conclusion of the conditional statement is used to generate the suggested message.
15 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the profile stores a pattern derived from a communication history associated with the first user.
16 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the response includes a change made by the first user to the suggested message.
17 . A non-transitory computer readable medium containing an executable program for processing a suggested message, where the executable program, when executed by a processor of a first device of a first user, causes the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
receiving the suggested message in response to a triggering event detected by an application server of a communication network, where the suggested message is addressed to a second user, wherein the suggested message comprises a suggestion to be acted on by the first user; and
sending a response to the application server, wherein the response indicates that the suggested message is to be sent to the second user.
18 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the suggested message is automatically generated by the application server consulting a profile associated with the first user.
19 . A system for processing a suggested message, the system comprising:
a processor; and
a computer readable medium containing an executable program that causes the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
receiving the suggested message in response to a triggering event detected by an application server of a communication network, where the suggested message is addressed to a second user, wherein the suggested message comprises a suggestion to be acted on by the first user; and
sending a response to the application server, wherein the response indicates that the suggested message is to be sent to the second user.
20 . The system of claim 19 , wherein the suggested message is automatically generated by the application server consulting a profile associated with the first user.