Patent ID: 8769419
Filing Date: 2014-07-01
Classification: G06Q,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: enabling presentation of a first graphical user interface configured to allow a first communications entity to provide notification settings configured to control the dissemination of notification information associated with the first communications entity; receiving, by way of the first graphical user interface, one or more notification settings from the first communications entity; receiving notification information associated with the first communications entity, wherein the notification information comprises at least one of a geographic location or an availability of the first communications entity; identifying a notification setting to be applied to the received notification information based on one or more conditions associated with the identified notification setting; providing, for display to the first communications entity, a message asking whether the first communications entity would like to override the identified notification setting; receiving, from the first communications entity, a response to the provided message; if the response indicates that the first communications entity would not like to override the notification setting, sending a notification associated with the notification information to one or more communication entities listed on a first participant list comprising a first plurality of communication entities associated with the first communications entity; and if the response indicates that the first communications entity would like to override the notification setting, concealing the notification information from the one or more communication entities listed on the first participant list.