Patent ID: 9400551
Filing Date: 2016-07-26
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: determining, by a processor, that a notification should be presented to a user on a display; determining an intrusiveness level for presentation of the notification, wherein the intrusiveness level pertains to how intrusive presentation of the notification should be to the user's experience; determining a focal point of the user; determining a susceptibility level pertaining to the likelihood the user will notice the notification by determining that the user has a low susceptibility level such that there is a low likelihood that the user will notice the notification; determining at least one of: an instance in which a saccade of the user occurs, an instance in which the user's eyes are blinking, or a blind spot of the user; causing initial presentation of the notification on the display based at least in part on the susceptibility level, the focal point of the user, and the intrusiveness level for presentation of the notification, wherein causing initial presentation of the notification comprises causing initial presentation of the notification on the display while the user has the low susceptibility level in an instance in which the intrusiveness level of the notification is below a pre-determined intrusiveness level threshold, wherein the notification is initially presented according to one of the following: during the occurrence of the saccade of the user, while the user's eyes are blinking, or at a position on the display that corresponds to the blind spot of the user; and maintaining presentation of the notification on the display so as to enable the user to perceive the notification.