Apple inc. (20240345799). CONTEXT-SENSITIVE HANDLING OF INTERRUPTIONS simplified abstract
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CONTEXT-SENSITIVE HANDLING OF INTERRUPTIONS
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Thomas R. Gruber of Santa Cruz CA (US)
Donald W. Pitschel of San Francisco CA (US)
CONTEXT-SENSITIVE HANDLING OF INTERRUPTIONS - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240345799 titled 'CONTEXT-SENSITIVE HANDLING OF INTERRUPTIONS
Simplified Explanation: The patent application describes a system where a list of notification items with urgency values is received, and when a relevant information item is detected, the urgency values of the notification items are adjusted accordingly.
- The system detects information items such as emails or changes in user context.
- If the information item is relevant to a notification item's urgency value, the urgency value is adjusted.
- If the adjusted urgency value meets a threshold, an audio prompt is provided to the user.
Key Features and Innovation:
- Detection and adjustment of urgency values for notification items based on relevant information.
- Provision of audio prompts to users based on adjusted urgency values.
Potential Applications: The technology can be applied in notification systems for various applications such as email clients, task management tools, and user context-aware systems.
Problems Solved: The technology addresses the challenge of ensuring users receive timely notifications based on the relevance of incoming information.
Benefits:
- Improved user experience with personalized and timely notifications.
- Efficient management of notifications based on relevance and urgency.
Commercial Applications: The technology can be utilized in email clients, productivity apps, and smart devices to enhance user engagement and productivity.
Prior Art: Prior art related to this technology may include research on notification systems, user context awareness, and personalized communication systems.
Frequently Updated Research: Research on user behavior analysis, notification prioritization algorithms, and context-aware computing may be relevant to this technology.
Questions about the Technology: 1. How does the system determine the relevance of an information item to a notification item's urgency value? 2. What are the potential challenges in adjusting urgency values for notification items based on incoming information?
Original Abstract Submitted
a list of notification items is received, the list including a plurality of notification items, wherein each respective one of the plurality of notification items is associated with a respective urgency value. an information item is detected. in some implementations, the information item is a communication (e.g., an email). in some implementations, the information item is a change in context of a user. upon determining that the information item is relevant to the urgency value of the first notification item, the urgency value of the first notification item is adjusted. upon determining that the adjusted urgency value satisfies the predetermined threshold, a first audio prompt is provided to a user.
