Apparatus, method and computer program for enabling information to be provided to a user

• US 10,028,037 B2
• Filed: 09/01/2015
• Issued: 07/17/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/09/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HERE Global B.V. (HERE Holding Corporation)
• Original Assignee: HERE Global B.V. (HERE Holding Corporation)
• Inventors: Gartseev, Ilya, Safonov, Ilia, Pikhletsky, Mikhail
• Primary Examiner(s): SHERWIN, RYAN W
• Application Number:
  US14/842,187
• Publication Number:
  US 20160205450A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,050 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/40 using a wireless architecture
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 9/00 Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom

Abstract

An apparatus, method and computer program wherein the apparatus comprises: processing circuitry; and memory circuitry including computer program code; the memory circuitry and the computer program code configured to, with the processing circuitry, cause the apparatus at least to perform; obtaining information from a plurality of sensor devices wherein a first type of information is obtained in notifications and a second type of information is obtained in messages; using information obtained in notifications to select which information obtained in messages is to be provided to a user; and enabling the selected information obtained in messages to be provided to a user.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

processing circuitry; and

memory circuitry including computer program code;

the memory circuitry and the computer program code configured to, with the processing circuitry, cause the apparatus at least to perform;

obtaining information from a plurality of sensor devices wherein a first type of information is obtained in notifications and a second type of information is obtained in messages;

determining, from the notifications, at least one of a context of a user, an activity of a user, or a gesture of a user;

determining, based at least in part on the determined context, activity, or gesture and using information obtained in notifications, which information obtained in messages is selected to be provided to a user, wherein the information obtained in the notifications is used in an adaptive ranking algorithm of the information obtained in the messages; and

enabling the selected information obtained in messages to be provided to a user.

2. An apparatus of claim 1 wherein the information obtained in notifications is used to filter the information obtained in messages.

3. An apparatus of claim 1 wherein the information obtained in messages comprises information indicative of at least one of a physiological parameter, an environmental parameter, a location, or movement of a sensor device.

4. An apparatus of claim 1 wherein the selected information is provided to a user while the user is performing an activity.

5. An apparatus of claim 1 wherein the selected information is provided to a user in real time.

6. An apparatus of claim 1 wherein the plurality of sensor devices comprise at least one wearable sensor device.

7. An apparatus of claim 1 wherein the information is obtained via short range communication links.

8. An apparatus of claim 1 wherein the apparatus is configured to generate a request to a user to enable a user to confirm information.

9. An apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

assign a priority to the messages, where the priority is based on the determined context of the user, activity of the user, or gesture of the user.

10. An apparatus of claim 9, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

enable the selected information obtained in messages of a higher priority to be provided to the user at a higher frequency than messages of a lower priority.

11. An apparatus of claim 1, wherein a context of a user and an activity of a user are determined from the notification, wherein determining, based at least in part on the determined context and activity, which information obtained in messages is selected to be provided to a user comprises filtering the messages according to a context filter and according to an activity filter.

12. A method comprising:

obtaining information from a plurality of sensor devices wherein a first type of information is obtained in notifications and a second type of information is obtained in messages;

determining, from the notifications, at least one of a context of a user, an activity of a user, or a gesture of a user;

determining, based at least in part on the determined context, activity, or gesture and using information obtained in notifications, which information obtained in messages is selected to be provided to a user, wherein the information obtained in the notifications is used in an adaptive ranking algorithm of the information obtained in the messages; and

enabling the selected information obtained in messages to be provided to a user.

13. A method of claim 12 wherein the information obtained in notifications is used to filter the information in the messages.

14. A method of claim 12 wherein the information obtained in messages comprises information indicative of at least one of a physiological parameter, an environmental parameter, a location, or movement of a sensor device.

15. A method of claim 12 wherein the selected information is provided to a user while the user is performing an activity.

16. A method of claim 12 wherein the selected information is provided to a user in real time.

17. A method of claim 12 wherein the plurality of sensor devices comprise at least one wearable sensor device.

18. A method of claim 12 wherein the information is obtained via short range communication links.

19. A method of claim 12 further comprising generating a request to a user to enable a user to confirm information.