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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2014
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Vikram Kumaran, Cary, NC (US);
John Christopher Cottrell, Raleigh, NC (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for managing interruptions in a multiple communication mode environment are provided herein. For example, a method may include receiving at least first instance of communication data associated with a first communication mode; obtaining first attribute data related to the first instance of communication data; classifying the first instance of communication data into first category based on the first attribute data using the interruption management device; and determining whether to interrupt a user by delivering the first instance of communication data based on the first category. The first category may be selected from a plurality of predetermined categories using a classification algorithm.