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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2000
Eric J. Horvitz, Kirkland, WA (US);
David O. Hovel, Bellevue, WA (US);
Carl M. Kadie, Bellevue, WA (US);
Andrew W. Jacobs, Seattle, WA (US);
Eric J. Horvitz, Kirkland, WA (US);
David O. Hovel, Bellevue, WA (US);
Carl M. Kadie, Bellevue, WA (US);
Andrew W. Jacobs, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
An architecture for a notification platform is disclosed. In one embodiment, the architecture includes a user mechanism, one or more notification sources and sinks, and a notification manager. The user mechanism stores information regarding notification parameters of a user, such as the user's default notification preferences, and may also contain, access, and/or infer contextual information. Each notification source generates notifications intended for the user, while each notification sink can provide the notifications to the user. Notification sources and sinks provide information via standardized notification schema. The notification manager is designed to appropriately convey the notifications generated by the sources to the sinks, based on information provided by the user mechanism, and by the sources and sinks. As disclosed, the architecture is applicable to entities other users as well.