IP3 2018-Messaging

This portfolio is generally related to device notifications. Disclosed are techniques to store device identifications and functionality information, receive activity and user presence data about devices, receive incoming communication and apply rules to determine which notification needs to be sent and send formatted notification to selected devices. Also disclosed are techniques to allow or block incoming communications based on user set rules. The technology may be implemented in mobile phones, tablets, laptops, PDAs, gaming devices, multimedia players, etc.