# US 11,443,343 B2 · Removal of irrelevant electronic messages > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,443,343 B2 - Document ID: US11443343B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/968,948 - Filed: 2015-12-15 - Published: 2017-06-15 - Granted: 2022-09-13 - Earliest claimed: 2015-12-15 - Assignees: International Business Machines Corporation - Applicants: International Business Machines Corporation - Inventors: Lisa Seacat Deluca; Jeremy A. Greenberger; James R. Kozloski - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11443343B2 ## CPC - G06Q 30/0255: {based on user history} - G06Q 30/0267: {Wireless devices} - H04L 51/212: using filtering or selective blocking - H04L 67/04: specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability - H04L 67/10: in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network (software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46) - H04L 67/12: specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks - H04L 67/52: specially adapted for the location of the user terminal - H04L 67/535: {Tracking the activity of the user (network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34)} - H04W 4/021: Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences - H04W 4/12: Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements - H04L 51/222: using geographical location information, e.g. messages transmitted or received in proximity of a certain spot or area - H04W 4/029: Location-based management or tracking services - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract A processor-implemented method, system, and/or computer program product blocks irrelevant message targeted to mobile electronic device. One or more processors identify a contextual history and a cognitive state of a person while in a physical venue. The processor(s) block the electronic message targeted to a mobile electronic device in use by the person based on the contextual history of the person and the cognitive state of the person while in the physical venue, such that the electronic message is deemed to be an irrelevant message. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A processor-implemented method of blocking irrelevant messages targeted to a mobile electronic device, the processor-implemented method comprising: identifying, by one or more processors, a contextual history of a person within a physical venue; identifying, by one or more processors, a cognitive state of the person while in the physical venue, wherein the cognitive state is represented by measures of physical gestures of the person over a particular period of time; further identifying, by one or more processors, the cognitive state of the person while in the physical venue based on a level of interaction between the person and an application on the mobile electronic device while in the physical venue; identifying, by one or more processors, an electronic message related to an item that is located within the physical venue; and blocking, by one or more processors, the electronic message targeted to the mobile electronic device in use by the person based on the contextual history of the person and the cognitive state of the person while in the physical venue, wherein the electronic message is deemed to be an irrelevant message about the item, and wherein blocking the electronic message blocks the mobile electronic device from receiving the electronic message. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The processor-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising: identifying, by one or more processors, the contextual history of the person based on the electronic message having been sent to the mobile electronic device in use by the person within a predetermined period of time past. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The processor-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising: displaying, by one or more processors, an explanatory message on a user interface, wherein the explanatory message provides: a description of the electronic message that was blocked; a reason for blocking the electronic message; and an option to override the blocking of the electronic message. ### Claim 4 A computer program product for blocking irrelevant messages targeted to a mobile electronic device, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having program code embodied therewith, the program code readable and executable by a processor to perform a method comprising: identifying a contextual history of a person within a physical venue; identifying a cognitive state of the person while in the physical venue, wherein the cognitive state is represented by measures of physical gestures of the person over a particular period of time; further identifying the cognitive state of the person while in the physical venue based on a level of interaction between the person and an application on the mobile electronic device while in the physical venue; identifying, by one or more processors, an electronic message related to an item that is located within the physical venue; and blocking the electronic message targeted to the mobile electronic device in use by the person based on the contextual history of the person and the cognitive state of the person while in the physical venue, wherein the electronic message is deemed to be an irrelevant message about the item, and wherein blocking the electronic message blocks the mobile electronic device from receiving the electronic message. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The computer program product of claim 4, wherein the method further comprises: identifying the contextual history of the person based on the electronic message having been sent to the mobile electronic device in use by the person within a predetermined period of time past. ### Claim 6 A computer system comprising: a processor, a computer readable memory, and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium; first program instructions to identify a contextual history of a person within a physical venue; second program instructions to identify a cognitive state of the person while in the physical venue, wherein the cognitive state is represented by measures of physical gestures of the person over a particular period of time; third program instructions to further identify the cognitive state of the person while in the physical venue based on a level of interaction between the person and an application on a mobile electronic device while in the physical venue; fourth program instructions to identify an electronic message related to an item that is located within the physical venue; and fifth program instructions to block the electronic message targeted to the mobile electronic device in use by the person based on the contextual history of the person and the cognitive state of the person while in the physical venue, wherein the electronic message is deemed to be an irrelevant message about the item, and wherein blocking the electronic message blocks the mobile electronic device from receiving the electronic message; and wherein the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth program instructions are stored on the non-transitory computer readable storage medium for execution by one or more processors via the computer readable memory.