Patent ID: 8635278

Claim:
A method comprising: in response to a selection of one or more of email, instant message, SMS, and teleconference, allowing a user to define, on a computer running an interruption control process, at least one of an email, instant message, and teleconference as an interruption control initiation trigger; defining, on the computer running the interruption control process, an interruption control release trigger, wherein the interruption control release trigger includes a release request transmitted from an application at the end of at least one of a chain of email correspondence, an instant message exchange, and a voice call; initiating, on the computer running the interruption control process, an interruption control period, associated with a plurality of communication channels, and based upon, at least in part, the interruption control initiation trigger; and terminating, on the computer running the interruption control process, the interruption control period based upon, at least in part, the interruption control release trigger; wherein terminating the interruption control period includes determining the type of one or more communication systems associated with the selection of the one or more of email, instant message, SMS, and teleconference.