# US 2017/0257338 A1 · Method and apparatus for adding notification objects > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2017/0257338 A1 - Document ID: US20170257338A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/410,977 - Filed: 2017-01-20 - Published: 2017-09-07 - Earliest claimed: 2016-03-07 - Assignees: Alibaba Group Holding Limited - Applicants: Alibaba Group Holding Limited - Inventors: Lili Zhang; Chunping Zi; Zhuqing Wan; Minli Wu - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170257338A1 ## CPC - H04L 51/224: providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages - H04L 51/04: Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM] - H04L 51/10: Multimedia information - H04L 51/234: for tracking messages - H04L 12/1895: {for short real-time information, e.g. alarms, notifications, alerts, updates} - H04L 51/48: Message addressing, e.g. address format or anonymous messages, aliases - H04L 61/4594: Address books, i.e. directories containing contact information about correspondents (telephone directories in user terminals H04M1/27453) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract Embodiments of the present invention provide a system for generating a user-targeting alert notification based on an existing communication message. The system improves significantly over previous systems by providing more efficient and expeditious user operation. A computing device receives an instruction to generate a user-targeting alert notification based on an existing communication message. In response to determining that a body of the existing message indicates a target user in a designated format, the computing device adds the target user as a recipient of the user-targeting alert notification, generates the notification based on the body of the existing communication message, and sends the notification to the recipient. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A computer-executed method for generating at least one user-targeting alert notification, the method comprising: receiving, by a computing device, an instruction to generate a user-targeting alert notification based on an existing communication message; determining that a body of the existing communication message contains information indicating at least one target user in a designated format; automatically adding, by the computing device, the at least one target user as a recipient of the user-targeting alert notification; and sending the user-targeting alert notification to the recipient. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the existing communication message includes a group conversation message to a group, and wherein the at least one target user is a member of the group. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1: wherein the designated format includes a text identifier and a user name; and wherein the method further comprises identifying the at least one target user by matching the user name in an address book. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising determining the recipient of the user-targeting alert based on a read status of the existing communication message. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying the existing communication message in an input control without sending the existing communication message. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, wherein displaying the existing communication message in the input control comprises displaying the existing communication message in a non-messaging application. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, wherein the generated user-targeting alert notification includes one or more of: a text message; an emoji; an audio message delivered via a voice call; and a video message. ### Claim 8 A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method for generating at least one user-targeting alert notification, the method comprising: receiving an instruction to generate a user-targeting alert notification based on an existing communication message; determining that a body of the existing communication message contains information indicating at least one target user in a designated format; automatically adding, by the computing device, the at least one target user as a recipient of the user-targeting alert notification; and sending the user-targeting alert notification to the recipient. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the existing communication message includes a group conversation message to a group, and wherein the at least one target user is a member of the group. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8: wherein the designated format includes a text identifier and a user name; and wherein the method further comprises identifying the at least one target user by matching the user name in an address book. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the method further comprises determining the recipient of the user-targeting alert based on a read status of the existing communication message. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the method further comprises displaying the existing communication message in an input control without sending the existing communication message. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the existing communication message has been entered in the input control in a non-messaging application. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein the generated user-targeting alert notification includes one or more of: a text message; an emoji; an audio message delivered via a voice call; and a video message. ### Claim 15 A computing system for generating at least one user-targeting alert notification, the system comprising: a set of processors; and a non-transitory computer-readable medium coupled to the set of processors storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the processors, cause the processors to perform a method for generating user-targeting alert notifications, the method comprising: receiving an instruction to generate a user-targeting alert notification based on an existing communication message; determining that a body of the existing communication message contains information indicating at least one target user in a designated format; automatically adding, by the computing device, the at least one target user as a recipient of the user-targeting alert notification; and sending the user-targeting alert notification to the recipient. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The computing system of claim 15, wherein the existing communication message includes a group conversation message to a group, and wherein the at least one target user is a member of the group. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The computing system of claim 15: wherein the designated format includes a text identifier and a user name; and wherein the method further comprises identifying the at least one target user by matching the user name in an address book. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The computing system of claim 15, wherein the method further comprises determining the recipient of the user-targeting alert based on a read status of the existing communication message. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The computing system of claim 15, wherein the existing communication message has been entered in an input control but not sent. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The computing system of claim 19, wherein the existing communication message has been entered in the input control in a non-messaging application.