Notifications with input-based completion
Techniques are disclosed for presenting notifications that can receive input data. The techniques include presenting a notification in response to occurrence of an event, wherein the notification is associated with a specified data type and a data source from which data is to be received, receiving input data of the specified data type from the data source, wherein the notification is presented until the input data is received, and storing the input data. The notification can block access to a user interface of at least one application until the input data is received. The data source can be a data entry component of a user interface that receives user input, or can be an application that provides data of the specified data type, and receiving input data can include requesting data of the specified data type from the application, and receiving the input data from the application via inter-process communication.
1. A method for implementing notifications, the method comprising, at a notification application executing on a computing device:
receiving a request to create a notification, wherein the request identifies:
at least one condition that dictates when the notification is to be displayed, and
at least one type of input data to be provided when the at least one condition is satisfied, and
identifying at least one application associated with the at least one type of input data; and
in response to determining that the at least one condition is satisfied:
causing the at least one application to initialize on the computing device, and
configuring the at least one application to provide, to the notification application, input data that is received by at least one application and conforms to the at least one type of input data;
receiving the input data from the at least one application; and
displaying the notification, wherein the notification includes the input data.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one condition is based on or more of a time, a date, or a location.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, in response to identifying that the at least one condition is satisfied:
updating a configuration of the computing device to prevent other applications from loading until the notification is dismissed.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the request further identifies:
a tag associated with the notification, and
at least one threshold associated with the tag.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein, when the at least one threshold is satisfied, the method further comprises:
displaying a second notification associated with the at least one threshold.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein causing the at least one application to initialize on the computing device comprises:
causing the at least one application to initialize at least one hardware component utilized to obtain the input data.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, subsequent to displaying the notification:
receiving a second request to dismiss the notification; and
storing the input data.
8. At least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium configured to store instructions that, when executed by at least one processor included in a computing device, cause the computing device to implement a notification application, by carrying out steps that include:
receiving a request to create a notification, wherein the request identifies:
at least one condition that dictates when the notification is to be displayed, and
at least one type of input data to be provided when the at least one condition is satisfied, and
identifying at least one application associated with the at least one type of input data; and
in response to determining that the at least one condition is satisfied:
causing the at least one application to initialize on the computing device, and
configuring the at least one application to provide, to the notification application, input data that is received by at least one application and conforms to the at least one type of input data;
receiving the input data from the at least one application; and
displaying the notification, wherein the notification includes the input data.
9. The at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the at least one condition is based on or more of a time, a date, or a location.
10. The at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the steps further include, in response to identifying that the at least one condition is satisfied:
updating a configuration of the computing device to prevent other applications from loading until the notification is dismissed.
11. The at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the request further identifies:
a tag associated with the notification, and
at least one threshold associated with the tag.
12. The at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein, when the at least one threshold is satisfied, the steps further include:
displaying a second notification associated with the at least one threshold.
13. The at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein causing the at least one application to initialize on the computing device comprises:
causing the at least one application to initialize at least one hardware component utilized to obtain the input data.
14. The at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the steps further include, subsequent to displaying the notification:
receiving a second request to dismiss the notification; and
storing the input data.
15. A computing device configured to implement a notification application, the computing device comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the computing device to:
receive a request to create a notification, wherein the request identifies:
at least one condition that dictates when the notification is to be displayed, and
at least one type of input data to be provided when the at least one condition is satisfied, and
identify at least one application associated with the at least one type of input data; and
in response to determining that the at least one condition is satisfied:
cause the at least one application to initialize on the computing device, and
configure the at least one application to provide, to the notification application, input data that is received by at least one application and conforms to the at least one type of input data;
receive the input data from the at least one application; and
display the notification, wherein the notification includes the input data.
16. The computing device of claim 15 , wherein the at least one condition is based on or more of a time, a date, or a location.
17. The computing device of claim 15 , wherein the at least one processor further causes the computing device to, in response to identifying that the at least one condition is satisfied:
update a configuration of the computing device to prevent other applications from loading until the notification is dismissed.
18. The computing device of claim 15 , wherein the request further identifies:
a tag associated with the notification, and
at least one threshold associated with the tag.
19. The computing device of claim 18 , wherein, when the at least one threshold is satisfied, the at least one processor further causes the computing device to:
display a second notification associated with the at least one threshold.
20. The computing device of claim 15 , wherein the at least one processor further causes the computing device to, subsequent to displaying the notification:
receive a second request to dismiss the notification; and
store the input data.