Patent ID: 7890085
Filing Date: 2011-02-15
Classification: G06Q,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method of controlling notification of a data communication to a user of a mobile device, the method comprising steps of: evaluating notification data received with a received data communication to be notified to the user, said notification data being specified by a sender of the data communication and comprising a parameter specifying a delay for notifying the user of the received data communication; storing the received data communication on the user's mobile device until expiry of the delay; and notifying the user of the received data communication upon expiry of the delay in accordance with the result of the evaluation step and also in accordance with a local notification parameter set by the user of the mobile device, the local notification parameter being used for governing delay of notifications; wherein the local notification parameter set by the user overrides the notification data specified by the sender where the local notification parameter and the notification data have conflicting instructions for delay of the notification; and wherein the parameter specified by the sender specifying the delay is a logical rule for evaluating a state of the user's mobile device, and wherein the state is based on a current location and a current time of the mobile device.