Patent ID: 9445056
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. A computer device that provides an automatic message service, comprising: a processor; and memory comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising: receiving input from a first user of the computer device that associates an action with a message, the message addressable to a second user of the computer device, the action configured for conditional execution based on a response to the message from the second user, the response indicating acknowledgement of a completion of a task identified in the message and performed by the second user; presenting the message to the second user upon accessing the computer device by the second user; and executing the action associated with the message as a function of the response to the message received from the second user, and the executing the action is with respect to remote operation of a separate device that is communicatively coupled to the computer device, the remote operation including enabling and disabling the separate device or enabling and disabling input/output components of the computer device with respect to communications with the separate device; wherein executing the action associated with the message as a function of the response to the message received from the second user comprises placing a telephone call to the second user, the action executed when no response to the message is received from the second user.