Systems and Methods for Prioritizing Notifications on Mobile Devices

Abstract

Certain embodiments of the disclosed technology include systems and methods for determining the priority of a notification on a mobile device using machine learning. Other aspects of the disclosed technology include selectively displaying or emphasizing notifications based on the priority of a notification.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method, comprising:
 determining, by a processor and based on a ranking model, a priority score for a notification;   receiving a user selection of a characteristic value associated with the notification;   updating, by the processor, the ranking model by providing a greater or lesser priority score to the notification associated with the user-selected characteristic value than to other notifications; and   graphically emphasizing or deemphasizing the notification associated with the user-selected characteristic value based on the greater or lesser priority score, respectively, in the updated ranking model.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein updating the ranking model includes providing a lesser priority score to a second other notification based on a second user interaction with an additional characteristic value of the second other notification. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the user-selected characteristic value includes a source application of the notification. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the user-selected characteristic value includes a sender of the notification or content within the notification. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the priority score is greater, and the emphasizing or deemphasizing is emphasizing. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the updating is based on a time at which the user-selected characteristic value is received. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the notification is represented by a graphic; and   graphically emphasizing the notification comprises enlarging at least a portion of the graphic for the notification.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising requesting explicit user feedback indicative of whether the updating of the ranking model is correct and wherein updating the ranking model is responsive to the explicit user feedback. 
     
     
         9 . A system comprising:
 a memory operatively coupled to a processor and configured for storing data and instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
 determining, based on a ranking model, a first priority score associated with a first notification and a second priority score associated with a second notification, the ranking model based on a plurality of characteristic values of a notification; and 
 outputting the first notification and the second notification for concurrent display at a display device, the first notification being graphically emphasized or deemphasized over the second notification based on the first priority score being greater or lesser, respectively, than the second priority score, the first priority score being greater or lesser than the second priority score based on a user selection of a characteristic value associated with the first notification. 
   
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the selected characteristic value includes a source application of the first notification. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the selected characteristic value includes a sender of the first notification or content within the first notification. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the first notification is graphically emphasized over the second notification based on the first priority score being greater than the second priority score, the first priority score being greater than the second priority score based on the user selection of the characteristic value associated with the first notification. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein:
 the first notification is represented by a first graphic;   the second notification is represented by a second graphic; and   the first notification is graphically emphasized based on at least a portion of the first graphic being enlarged in comparison to the second graphic.   
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the operations further include:
 receiving a user selection of another characteristic value associated with one or more additional notifications; and   updating the ranking model in response to the user selection of the other characteristic value by increasing priority scores corresponding to the one or more additional notifications associated with the other user-selected characteristic value.   
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the operations further include:
 determining a third priority score associated with a third notification, the third notification associated with the selected characteristic value; and   outputting the third notification at the display device, the third notification being graphically emphasized over the second notification based on the third priority score being greater than the second priority score, the third priority score being greater than the second priority score based on the selected characteristic value.   
     
     
         16 . A mobile device comprising:
 one or more processors; and   a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing an executable program that, responsive to execution by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
 output to a display device a plurality of notifications that are each associated with an assigned priority score, the plurality of notifications displayed in an order based on a ranking model, the ranking model being modifiable based on user selection of one or more characteristic values associated with one or more characteristics of a notification; 
 receive a new notification; 
 determine a new priority score for the new notification based on the ranking model; and 
 output the new notification to the display device for concurrent display with the plurality of notifications, the new notification being graphically emphasized or deemphasized over at least one notification of the plurality of notifications based on the new priority score being greater or lesser, respectively, than a priority score corresponding to the at least one notification, the new priority score being greater or lesser than the priority score based on a user-selected characteristic value associated with the new notification. 
   
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the user-selected characteristic value represents a source application of the notification. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the user-selected characteristic value includes identification of a sender of the notification or content within the notification. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the new notification is emphasized over the at least one notification of the plurality of notifications based on the new priority score being greater than the priority score corresponding to the at least one notification, the new priority score being greater than the priority score based on the user-selected characteristic value associated with the new notification. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the new notification is graphically emphasized based on an enlarged portion of a graphic representing the new notification.