US 2020/0403948 A1 · SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRESENTING EVENT NOTIFICATIONS, BASED ON TRENDING COMMUNICATIONS, ON DEVICES NOTWITHSTANDING A USER INSTRUCTION TO DISABLE EVENT NOTIFICATIONS

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for generating for presentation information about an event on a device that is in a mode of operation that prevents presentation of information about events. This may be accomplished by a media guidance application that receives a command, on a user device associated with a first user, to place the user device in a do not disturb mode. The media guidance application receives, while the user device is in the do not disturb mode, information about an event and determines whether the event is relevant to the user. The media guidance application then determines whether the event is trending among a plurality of users associated with the user and, if trending, displays, while the user device is in the do not disturb mode, a notification about the event to the user on the user device.

Claims21

Dependent claims

1-51. (canceled)

A method comprising:

receiving a command, on a device associated with a user, to place the device in a do not disturb mode;
receiving, while the device is in the do not disturb mode, information about an event;
retrieving preferences of the user;
determining, based on the preferences of the user and the information about the event, whether the event is relevant to the user;
based on determining that the event is relevant to the user, determining whether the event is trending among a plurality of users that share membership in a social group with the user by:
retrieving information about a plurality of communications about the event that is relevant from the plurality of users;
and
determining whether a threshold number of the plurality of communications were sent within a predetermined time interval of one another;
in response to determining that the event is trending among the plurality of users that share membership in the social group with the user, overriding the do not disturb mode;
and
displaying, while the device is in the do not disturb mode, a notification about the event to the user on the device.

8 more elements

A system comprising:

communication circuitry;
and
control circuitry configured to:
receive a command, on a device associated with a user, to place the device in a do not disturb mode;
receive, while the device is in the do not disturb mode, information about an event;
retrieving preferences of the user;
determine, based on the preferences of the user and the information about the event, whether the event is relevant to the user;
based on determining that the event is relevant to the user, determine whether the event is trending among a plurality of users that share membership in a social group with the user by:
retrieving information about a plurality of communications about the event that is relevant from the plurality of users;
and
determining whether a threshold number of the plurality of communications were sent within a predetermined time interval of one another;
in response to determining that the event is trending among the plurality of users that share membership in the social group with the user, override the do not disturb mode;
and
display, while the device is in the do not disturb mode, a notification about the event to the user on the device.

11 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

16/923,254Filed 8 Jul 2020

Priority

14 Mar 2018

Published

24 Dec 2020

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification16 codes

H04L 51/224
Monitoring or handling of messages: providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages
G06F 3/04817
Based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like…:…
G06F 3/04847
For the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a…:…
G06F 3/04883
Using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures: for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Systems and methods for presenting event notifications, based on trending communications, on devices notwithstanding a user instruction to disable event notifications

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Systems and methods for presenting event notifications, based on trending communications, on devices notwithstanding a user instruction to disable event notifications

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