Activity Interruption Management

Abstract

In response to determining that an activity has been postponed (e.g., interrupted or deferred), a computer system stores a record indicating that the activity is postponed. In response to determining that another activity has become active, the computer system stores a record indicating that the other activity is active. The computer system reminds a user to return to the postponed activity in response to determining that a reminder condition associated with the postponed activity has been satisfied. For example, the computer system may remind the user to return to the postponed activity in response to determining that the other activity has been completed.

1 . A method performed by at least one computer processor of a computing device executing computer program instructions stored on at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium, the method comprising:
 (A) modifying, by an activity management module executing on the computing device, a value of at least one state field in an activity data record of a postponed activity associated with a user of the computing device to indicate that the state of the postponed activity is postponed;   (B) storing, by the activity management module, a reminder condition for the postponed activity in the at least one state field of the activity data record of the postponed activity;   (C) identifying, by the activity management module, that a current activity of the user of the computing device is being performed;   (D) identifying, by the activity management module, the postponed activity associated with the user of the computing device based on a priority of the postponed activity;   (E) manifesting, by the activity management module, a notification of the postponed activity to the user responsive to determining that the reminder condition has been satisfied, wherein determining that the reminder condition has been satisfied comprises determining that a value of at least one state field of an activity data record of the current activity of the user of the computing device has changed, and wherein the notification of the postponed activity includes information reminding the user of the computing device of the last action performed prior to the postponed activity being postponed;   (F) receiving, by the activity management module, input from the user of the computing device selecting the postponed activity;   (G) modifying, by the activity management module, the value of the at least one state field of the activity data record of the postponed activity to active indicating that the user is currently engaged in the postponed activity responsive to receiving the input from the user selecting the postponed activity.