US 10,097,657 B2 · Providing push notifications to a device based on nearby devices

Abstract

In an approach to providing push notifications to a computing device, one or more computer processors detect a first computing device. The one or more computer processors determine whether one or more additional computing devices are detected within a pre-defined proximity threshold of the first computing device. In response to determining one or more additional computing devices are detected within a pre-defined proximity threshold of the first computing device, the one or more computer processors retrieve data from the one or more additional computing devices. The one or more computer processors determine, based, at least in part, on the retrieved data from the one or more additional computing devices, a notification. The one or more computer processors send the notification to the first computing device.

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Dependent claims

A method for providing push notifications to a first smart phone, the method comprising:

detecting, by one or more computer processors, a first smart phone:
determining, by the one or more computer processors, whether one or more additional smart phones are detected within a pre-defined proximity threshold of the first smart phone;
responsive to determining one or more additional smart phones are detected within a pre-defined proximity threshold of the first smart phone, retrieving, by the one or more computer processors, data from the one or more additional smart phones;
creating, by the one or more computer processors, a notification, wherein the notification includes a coupon based, at least in part, on the retrieved data from the one or more additional smart phones, and wherein the retrieved data includes a number of additional smart phones within the proximity threshold, a history associated with the one or more additional smart phones, and metadata associated with the one or more additional smart phones;
and
sending, by the one or more computer processors, the notification to the first smart phone.

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A computer program product for providing push notifications to a first smart phone, the computer program product comprising:

one or more computer readable storage devices and program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage devices, the stored program instructions comprising:
program instructions to detect a first smart phone:
program instructions to determine whether one or more additional smart phones are detected within a pre-defined proximity threshold of the first smart phone;
responsive to determining one or more additional smart phones are detected within a pre-defined proximity threshold of the first smart phone, program instructions to retrieve data from the one or more additional smart phones;
program instructions to create a notification, wherein the notification includes a coupon based, at least in part, on the retrieved data from the one or more additional smart phones, and
wherein the retrieved data includes a number of additional smart phones within the proximity threshold, a history associated with the one or more additional smart phones, and metadata associated with the one or more additional smart phones;
and
program instructions to send the notification to the first smart phone.

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A computer system for providing push notifications to a first smart phone, the computer system comprising:

one or more computer processors;
one or more computer readable storage device;
program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more computer processors, the stored program instructions comprising:
program instructions to detect a first smart phone;
program instructions to determine whether one or more additional smart phones are detected within a pre-defined proximity threshold of the first smart phone;
responsive to determining one or more additional smart phones are detected within a pre-defined proximity threshold of the first smart phone, program instructions to retrieve data from the one or more additional smart phones;
program instructions to create a notification, wherein the notification includes a coupon based, at least in part, on the retrieved data from the one or more additional smart phones, and
wherein the retrieved data includes a number of additional smart phones within the proximity threshold, a history associated with the one or more additional smart phones, and metadata associated with the one or more additional smart phones;
and
program instructions to send the notification to the first smart phone.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Providing push notifications to a device based on nearby devices

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Providing push notifications to a device based on nearby devices

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Abstract

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