US 11,855,943 B2
Systems and methods for presenting event notifications, based on trending communications, on devices notwithstanding a user instruction to disable event notifications
Abubakkar Siddiq, Methuen, MA (US)
Assigned to Rovi Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Rovi Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on May 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/742,579.
Application 17/742,579 is a continuation of application No. 16/923,254, filed on Jul. 8, 2020, granted, now 11,362,974.
Application 16/923,254 is a continuation of application No. 15/920,657, filed on Mar. 14, 2018, granted, now 10,749,828, issued on Aug. 18, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0006954 A1, Jan. 5, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/04847 (2022.01); G06F 3/04817 (2022.01); G06F 3/04883 (2022.01); H04L 51/043 (2022.01); H04L 51/52 (2022.01); H04L 51/224 (2022.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); H04L 51/212 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 51/212 (2022.05) [G06F 3/04817 (2013.01); G06F 3/04847 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); H04L 51/043 (2013.01); H04L 51/224 (2022.05); H04L 51/52 (2022.05); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving a command, on a device associated with a user, to place the device in a do-not-disturb mode;
determining that a plurality of electronic communications has been received from a particular group of users, wherein the particular group of users comprises the user and a plurality of other users;
determining whether a number of electronic communications included in the plurality of electronic communications exceeds a communications threshold;
determining whether the plurality of electronic communications was received within a time threshold;
in response to determining that the number of electronic communications included in the plurality of electronic communications exceeds the communications threshold and determining that the plurality of electronic communications was received within the time threshold, overriding the do-not-disturb mode and cause display on the device of a notification associated with the plurality of electronic communications received from the particular group of users.