Message generation for detected disruption

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12424074-B2
Application number	US-202217853147-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 29, 2022
Priority date	Jun 29, 2022
Publication date	Sep 23, 2025
Grant date	Sep 23, 2025

Abstract

One embodiment provides a method, the method including: detecting, during a meeting, a disruption within an environment surrounding a user, wherein the meeting is facilitated using a communication medium and comprises at least one participant remote to the user; determining, utilizing at least one sensor, a source of disruption; generating, utilizing a messaging generator system, a message identifying the disruption; and providing, to the at least one participant, the message. Other aspects are described and claimed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
detecting, during a meeting, a current disruption within an environment surrounding a user, wherein the meeting is facilitated using a communication medium and comprises at least one participant remote to the user;
determining, utilizing at least one sensor and a remote storage device, a source of the current disruption, wherein the determining comprises comparing at least one identified characteristic of the current disruption to characteristics of a plurality of identified disruptions stored within the remote storage device, wherein the source of the current disruption influences an amount of information of the current disruption utilized by a messaging generator system;
generating, utilizing the messaging generator system, a message identifying the current disruption, wherein the message provides context about the current disruption as identified from the source of the current disruption, wherein the context identifies at least one of: a reason for the current disruption and duration of the current disruption, wherein generating the message comprises utilizing the determined source of the current disruption and the context of the current disruption for providing a level of context of the current disruption to at least one participant of the meeting and wherein the level of the context provided within the message is customized by the user, wherein the level of context provided within the message is predetermined by the user and correlated with the source of the current disruption; and
providing, to the at least one participant, the message, wherein the providing comprises notifying the at least one participant while the current disruption is occurring.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the communication medium comprises a video communication medium.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensor comprises an audio capturing device.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensor comprises an image capturing device.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the providing comprises providing the message in a messaging portion of the meeting.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the providing comprises automatically providing the message.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining comprises determining the type of disruption based upon the source.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the determining a type of disruption comprises comparing information received from the at least one sensor to a plurality of disruption types.

9. An information handling device, the information handling device comprising:
a processor;
a remote storage device;
a memory device that stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, causes the information handling device to:
detect, during a meeting, a current disruption within an environment surrounding a user, wherein the meeting is facilitated using a communication medium and comprise at least one participant remote of the user;
determine, utilizing a least one sensor and the remote storage device, a source of the current disruption, wherein to determine comprises comparing at least one identified characteristic of the current disruption to characteristics of a plurality of identified disruptions stored within the remote storage device, wherein the source of the current disruption influences an amount of information of the current disruption utilized by a messaging generator system;
generate, utilizing a messaging generator system, a message identifying the current disruption, wherein the message provides context about the current disruption as identified from the source of the current disruption, wherein the context identifies at least one of: a reason for the current disruption and duration of the current disruption, wherein to generate the message comprises utilizing the determined source of the current disruption and the context of the current disruption for providing a level of context of the current disruption to at least one participant of the meeting and wherein the level of the context provided within the message is customized by the user, wherein the level of context provided within the message is predetermined by the user and correlated with the source of the current disruption; and
provide, to the at least one participant, the message, wherein the providing comprises notifying the at least one participant while the current disruption is occurring.

10. The information handling device of claim 9 , wherein the communication medium comprises a video communication medium.

11. The information handling device of claim 9 , wherein the at least one sensor comprises an audio capturing device.

12. The information handling device of claim 9 , wherein the at least one sensor comprises an image capturing device.

13. The information handling device of claim 9 , wherein the providing comprises automatically providing the message.

14. The information handling device of claim 9 , wherein the determining comprises determining a type of disruption based upon the source.

15. The information handling device of claim 14 , wherein the determining a type of disruption comprises comparing information received from the at least one sensor to a plurality of disruption types.

16. A product, the product comprising:
a computer-readable storage device that stores executable code that, when executed by the processor, causes the product to:
detect, during a meeting, a current disruption within an environment surrounding a user, wherein the meeting is facilitated using a communication medium and comprise at least one participant remote of the user;
determine, utilizing a least one sensor and a remote storage device, a source of the current disruption, wherein to determine comprises comparing at least one identified characteristic of the current disruption to characteristics of a plurality of identified disruptions stored within the remote storage device, wherein the source of the current disruption influences an amount of information of the current disruption utilized by a messaging generator system;
generate, utilizing the messaging generator system, a message identifying the current disruption, wherein the message provides context about the current disruption as identified from the source of the current disruption, wherein the context identifies at least one of: a reason for the current disruption and duration of the current disruption, wherein to generate the message comprises utilizing the determined source of the current disruption and the context of the current disruption for providing a level of context of the current disruption to at least one participant of the meeting and wherein the level of the context provided within the message is customized by the user, wherein the level of context provided within the message is predetermined by the user and correlated with the source of the current disruption; and
provide, to the at least one participant, the message, wherein the providing comprises notifying the at least one participant while the current disruption is occurring.

17. The method of claim 1 , wherein the context of the current disruption comprises an expected time period identifying how long the user may be away from a user device.

18. The method of claim 1 , wherein the message provides a level of urgency associated with the user stepping away from the meeting.

19. The information handling device of claim 9 , wherein the context of the current disruption comprises an expected time period identifying how long the user may be away from a use

Assignees

• Lenovo Singapore Pte Ltd

Inventors

• Delaney Mark
• Weksler Arnold
• Mese John C
• Peterson Nathan
• Vanblon Russell Speight

Classifications

• H04L65/403 Primary

  Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences (data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15) · CPC title

• G08B23/00

  Alarms responsive to unspecified undesired or abnormal conditions · CPC title

• G08B21/18 Primary

  Status alarms (G08B21/02 takes precedence) · CPC title