CONTROLLING DELIVERY OF NOTIFICATIONS IN REAL-TIME COMMUNICATIONS BASED ON COMMUNICATION CHANNEL STATE

摘要

A critical notification is reliably delivered to at least one participant in a real-time communication session. A candidate delivery channel is selected, and a set of one or more communication state variables associated with the candidate delivery channel are identified. Current values associated with the communication state variables and determined, and a determination is made as to whether the current values associated with the communication state variables indicate that the notification can currently be reliably delivered using the candidate delivery channel. If the notification cannot currently be reliably delivered using the candidate delivery channel, an alternative delivery option is selected that may include using an alternative delivery channel and/or delaying delivery of the notification.

主权项

1. A computer implemented method, comprising:
determining that a notification is to be provided to a user; determining whether a notification delivery channel can currently be reliably used to provide said notification to said user; responsive to a determination that said notification delivery channel cannot currently be reliably used to provide a notification to said user, waiting a delay period; re-checking, following said delay period, whether said notification delivery channel can be reliably user to provide said notification to said user; and responsive to said re-checking indicating that said notification delivery channel can be reliably user to provide said notification to said user, providing said notification to said user through said notification delivery channel.