Computing and harnessing inferences about the timing, duration, and nature of motion and cessation of motion with applications to mobile computing and communications

A methodology for determining when to provide a user with information comprising the following computer-executable acts:

• employing a processor to execute computer executable instructions stored in memory to perform the following acts:
• receiving data that is indicative of a state of a user within a system and state of the system, the received data comprising movement of the user over time;
• projecting a duration of a user stop, the projection being based at least in part upon the received data;
• receiving information intended for the user;
• analyzing at least one parameter of the information, the at least one parameter comprising at least one of content of the information, source of the information, device that the information is directed towards, priority of the information, sender of the information, or time the information was initially sent;
• determining a measure of value with respect to providing the information to the user based at least in part on the at least one parameter;
• and
• determining when to provide the information to the user based at least in part upon the projected duration, the analysis of the at least one parameter and the determined measure of value.

An electronic device comprising a notification system, the device comprising:

• a display;
• a processor;
• a computer readable storage medium encoded with computer executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, perform a method comprising:
• receiving a parameter through a user interface, the parameter defining a user preference for receiving messages while in an automobile;
• sensing conditions associated with a user;
• projecting a characteristic of a user stop based on the sensed conditions;
• determining whether to present the message to the user based on the projected characteristic of the user stop and the user preference;
• and
• selectively presenting the message to the user, the selectively presenting comprising, based on the determining:
• presenting a first message to the user while the user is driving the automobile;
• and
• deferring delivery of a second message to the user until the user is stopped.