| US 7,506,026 B1 | ||
| Methods for buddy interaction reminder | ||
| John Lance, Littleton, Mass. (US); Sean Thompson, Atlanta, Ga. (US); and Anuphinh P. Wanderski, Durham, N.C. (US) | ||
| Assigned to International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Filed on Apr. 16, 2008, as Appl. No. 12/103,965. | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 15/16 (2006.01); G06F 12/001 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 709—203 [709/206] | 3 Claims |
| 1. A method for an interaction reminder to prompt a user to communicate with contacts in accordance with a preset threshold
of interaction, comprising:
receiving a setting for a level of interaction to communicate with a contact, wherein the level of interaction corresponds
with a threshold;
receiving a setting for a type of interaction corresponding to the level of interaction for communication with the contact,
wherein the type of interaction comprises at least one of a telephone communication, an instant messaging communication, and
an electronic message communication;
determining the level of interaction for communications with the contact;
increasing and decreasing the level of interaction based on a frequency of communications with the contact and based on the
type of interaction with the contact;
displaying the level of interaction for communications with the contact; and
providing a warning in response to the level of interaction dropping below the threshold, wherein the level of interaction
is displayed as a plurality of bar graphs to respectively indicate an amount of communication with each one of the plurality
of contacts.
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