Intelligent alerts in multi-user environment

An apparatus for providing a notification to a user in a home network, comprising:

• a transceiver configured to receive an alert for the user;
• and
• at least one processor operably coupled to the transceiver and configured to:
• determine a location of the user;
• determine one or more proximate devices based on the location of the user;
• determine a location of one or more proximate non-interested users based on the proximate devices;
• determine an activity of the user;
• determine a preferred notification device based at least in part on the location of the user, the location of one or more proximate non-interested users, and the activity of the user;
• generate a notification message for the user based at least in part on the preferred notification device and the alert;
• and
• send the notification message to the preferred notification device.

An apparatus for providing a notification to a user in a home network, comprising:

• means for receiving an alert for the user;
• means for determining a location of the user;
• means for determining one or more proximate devices based on the location of the user;
• means for determining a location of one or more proximate non-interested users based on the proximate devices;
• means for determining an activity of the user;
• means for determining a preferred notification device based at least in part on the location of the user, the location of one or more proximate non-interested users, and the activity of the user;
• means for generating a notification message for the user based at least in part on the preferred notification device and the alert;
• and
• means for sending the notification message to the preferred notification device.

A method for providing a notification to a user in a home network, comprising:

• receiving, at a communication device, an alert from an electronic device;
• determining, by the communication device, a location for one or more users in the home network;
• determining, by the communication device, an activity for the one or more users in the home network;
• determining, by the communication device, an alert relevancy for the one or more users in the home network based on the electronic device;
• determining, by the communication device, a notification user and a notification device based at least in part on the location, the activity, and the alert relevancy for the one or more users in the home network;
• generating, by the communication device, a notification message for the notification user based at least in part on the notification user, the notification device, and the alert;
• and
• sending, by the communication device, the notification message to the notification device.

An apparatus for providing a notification to a user in a home network, comprising:

• a transceiver configured to receive an alert from an electronic device;
• and
• at least one processor operably coupled to the transceiver and configured to:
• determine a location for one or more users in the home network;
• determine an activity for the one or more users in the home network;
• determine an alert relevancy for the one or more users in the home network based on the electronic device;
• determine a notification user and a notification device based at least in part on the location, the activity, and the alert relevancy for the one or more users in the home network;
• generate a notification message for the notification user based at least in part on the notification user, the notification device, and the alert;
• and
• send the notification message to the notification device.

An apparatus for providing a notification to a user in a home network, comprising:

• means for receiving an alert from an electronic device;
• means for determining a location for one or more users in the home network;
• means for determining an activity for the one or more users in the home network;
• means for determining an alert relevancy for the one or more users in the home network based on the electronic device;
• means for determining a notification user and a notification device based at least in part on the location, the activity, and the alert relevancy for the one or more users in the home network;
• means for generating a notification message for the notification user based at least in part on the notification user, the notification device, and the alert;
• and
• means for sending the notification message to the notification device.