Criteria based notifications. (31-Aug-2011)
With the growing number of internet connected devices many applications are now providing services where notifications about that application or service can be sent direct to your device. Many of these devices provide access to the same applications and in doing so also provide access to the same notification systems provided by those applications. Given the quantity of devices and methods for accessing the same notifications the duplication of messages is high. This article proposes a method for reducing the number of duplication from these notification systems by using a rules engine that decides on the best device to send a message to based on each devices characteristics.
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Criteria based notifications.
In todays society we have various online applications which are able to send notifications about all kinds of topics. We also have many devices which are increasingly becoming capable of receiving such notifications and as a result we end up with duplication of information. This can result in messages being overlooked, additional bandwidth on a network and additional time spent dealing with the additional updates. As an example both an iPhone and an iPad owned by one individual would receive the same event notification without being aware of each other. This is because the application is not aware of the function of each device or and behaviours related to it and as such sends the notification to all devices. this inventions proposes a solution to this problem by providing a system to rank devices based on criteria so that only the most appropriate notification is sent out therefore reducing the impact of duplications.
The core idea of this invention allows devices to have characteristics that can separate them from others. It is possible to apply a set of rules to these characteristics so that at any given time each device will be ranked in order of significance and therefore allow for single messages to be sent. Examples of characteristics that may apply are : SMS functionality, Wifi, Push notifications, Email, ability to identify if message has been read, multimedia functionality, location based services, screen size and many more. Examples of using these characteristics to prioritise devices is as follows :
- I own an iPhone and iPad. I have broadband / wireless at home and i frequently log into the twitter.com website.
- I have the twitter application installed on my phone and iPad.
Criteria :
- if I'm logged into the twitter.com website, then there is no point sending me any notification via email, sms or push notification because i can view a notification via the site.
- if I'm not on the website, then i need to identify a device to send it to. My phone is aware of where it is but my iPad does not travel as it only has wifi. If my phone identifies that it is at home, then the priority would be to send the notification to my iPad because it has a larger screen and is capable of receiving push notifications which can be multimedia.
- if my phone identifies that it is not at home, then my phone should be a priority. If i am in my hom...
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