Dynamic event notification routing and delivery device and corresponding systems and methods

A method in an electronic device, the method comprising:

• receiving, with a communication device communicating with one or more Internet-of-things devices, an event notification detected by the one or more Internet-of-things devices;
• selecting, with one or more processors operable with the communication device, at least one notification recipient from a plurality of system users by determining, when multiple system users are within a vicinity of an event giving rise to the event notification, which system user is closest to the event giving rise to the event notification;
• identifying, with one or more sensors of the one or more Internet-of-things devices, a plurality of electronic devices available to the at least one notification recipient;
• determining, from the one or more sensors of the one or more Internet-of-things devices, at least one notification recipient activity being performed by the at least one notification recipient;
• selecting, with the one or more processors, a receiving electronic device to receive the event notification as a function of the at least one notification recipient activity;
• converting, with the one or more processors, the event notification from a first event notification type to a second event notification type that is receivable by the receiving electronic device;
• and
• transmitting, with the communication device, the event notification to the receiving electronic device.

An electronic device, comprising:

• a communication device communicating with one or more Internet-of-things devices;
• one or more processors operable with the communication device;
• a memory operable with the one or more processors;
• and
• the communication device receiving, from at least one Internet-of-things device, an event notification;
• the one or more processors:
• identifying a notification recipient to whom the event notification should be sent from a plurality of predefined system users;
• selecting a receiving electronic device to which the event notification will be delivered from a plurality of electronic devices available to the notification recipient;
• generating a notification alert as a function of one or more output capabilities of the receiving electronic device;
• delaying transmission of the notification alert by an amount of time;
• and
• transmitting, with the communication device, the notification alert to the receiving electronic device after the amount of time has passed.