Predictive forwarding of notification data

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9853931-B2
Application number	US-201615183142-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 15, 2016
Priority date	Dec 10, 2013
Publication date	Dec 26, 2017
Grant date	Dec 26, 2017

Abstract

A computing system is described that receives notification data associated with a user, and responsive to determining that the user is interacting with a first computing device at a first particular time, outputs, for transmission to the first computing device, the notification data. The computing system determines that the user is interacting with a second computing device at a second particular time, and responsive to determining, based on the second particular time being less than a threshold amount of time after the first particular time, that the user did not view the notification data at the first computing device, outputs, for transmission to the second computing device, the notification data.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
outputting, by the mobile computing device, at a first particular time, an indication of notification data associated with the user;
determining, by the mobile computing device, that the user is not interacting with the mobile computing device at a second particular time, the second particular time occurring a threshold amount time after the first particular time; and
responsive to determining that the user is not interacting with the mobile computing device at the second particular time, transmitting, by the mobile computing device and to a computerized watch, the notification data.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting the notification data is responsive to determining that the user is interacting with the computerized watch at the second particular time.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting the notification data is further responsive to determining that the computerized watch is being worn at the second particular time.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting the notification data is further responsive to determining that the user did not hear, feel, or view the indication of the notification data that was output by the mobile computing device at the first particular time.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining that the user is not interacting with the mobile computing device at the second particular time is based at least in part on determining that the user is interacting with the computerized watch at the second particular time.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining that the user is not interacting with the mobile computing device at the second particular time is based at least in part on determining that the mobile computing device is laying on a surface at the second particular time.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the indication of the notification data is an initial indication, the method further comprising:
after transmitting the notification data, ceasing outputting, by the mobile computing device, the initial indication of the notification data; and
responsive to determining that the user is interacting with the mobile computing device at a third particular time, outputting, by the mobile computing device, a subsequent indication of the notification data, the third particular time occurring after the notification data is output for transmission to the computerized watch.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the subsequent indication of the notification date is output further in response to determining that the user did not hear, feel, or view any indication of the notification data at the computerized watch.

9. A mobile computing device comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one module operable by the at least one processor to:
output, at a first particular time, an indication of notification data associated with the user;
determine that the user is not interacting with the mobile computing device at a second particular time, the second particular time occurring a threshold amount time after the first particular time; and
responsive to determining that the user is not interacting with the mobile computing device at the second particular time, transmit, to a computerized watch, the notification data.

10. The mobile computing device of claim 9 , wherein the at least one module is further operable by the at least one processor to transmit the notification data in response to determining that the user is interacting with the computerized watch at the second particular time.

11. The mobile computing device of claim 9 , wherein the at least one module is further operable by the at least one processor to transmit the notification data in response to determining that the computerized watch is being worn at the second particular time.

12. The mobile computing device of claim 9 , wherein the at least one module is further operable by the at least one processor to transmit the notification data in response to determining that the user did not hear, feel, or view the indication of the notification data that was output by the mobile computing device at the first particular time.

13. The mobile computing device of claim 9 , wherein the at least one module is further operable by the at least one processor to determine that the user is not interacting with the mobile computing device at the second particular time based at least in part on determining that the mobile computing device is laying on a surface at the second particular time.

14. The mobile computing device of claim 9 , wherein the indication of the notification data is an initial indication, the at least one module is further operable by the at least one processor to:
after transmitting the notification data, cease outputting the initial indication of the notification data; and
responsive to determining that the user is interacting with the mobile computing device at a third particular time, output a subsequent indication of the notification data, the third particular time occurring after the notification data is output for transmission to the computerized watch.

15. A computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors of a mobile computing device to:
output, at a first particular time, an indication of notification data associated with the user;
determine that the user is not interacting with the mobile computing device at a second particular time, the second particular time occurring a threshold amount time after the first particular time; and
responsive to determining that the user is not interacting with the mobile computing device at the second particular time, transmit, to a computerized watch, the notification data.

16. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the mobile computing device is a mobile phone or tablet computer and the wearable computing device is a computerized watch.

17. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the at least one processor to transmit the notification data in response to determining that the user is interacting with the computerized watch at the second particular time.

18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the at least one processor to transmit the notification data in response to determining that the computerized watch is being worn at the second particular time.

19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the at least one processor to transmit the notification data in response to determining that the user did not hear, feel, or view the indication of the notification data that was output by the mobile computing device at the first particular time.

20. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the at least one processor to determine that the user is not interacting with the mobile computing device at the second particular time based at least in part on determining that the mobile computing device is laying on a surface at the second particular time.

Assignees

• Google Inc
• Google Llc

Inventors

• Faaborg Alexander
• Robison Austin

Classifications

• H04W4/203

  for converged personal network application service interworking, e.g. OMA converged personal network services [CPNS] · CPC title

• G06F3/0481

  based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance · CPC title

• H04W68/00

  User notification, e.g. alerting and paging, for incoming communication, change of service or the like · CPC title

• H04L51/04 Primary

  Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM] · CPC title

• H04M3/42365

  Presence services providing information on the willingness to communicate or the ability to communicate in terms of media capability or network connectivity · CPC title