Patent ID: 9332411
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: H04L,H04M,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method of detecting an opportune time period to deliver a notification via a mobile device, comprising: receiving, at the mobile device, the notification transmitted from a notification sender; responsive to receipt of the notification at the mobile device, initializing analysis of an attention state of a user by the mobile device, wherein the analysis of the attention state of the user is performed by the mobile device subsequent to the receipt of the notification at the mobile device; based on the analysis of the attention state of the user, detecting the opportune time period to deliver the notification, wherein the opportune time period to deliver the notification is detected by the mobile device subsequent to the receipt of the notification at the mobile device, wherein the opportune time period is during one of a breakpoint or an influential context, wherein the breakpoint is when the user has switched between tasks and lacks engagement with the tasks, and wherein the influential context is a particular context in which the user is available to attend to the notification; and delivering the notification via the mobile device during the opportune time period.