Device resource management based on contextual planning

• US 10,057,115 B2
• Filed: 03/13/2013
• Issued: 08/21/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tahoe Research Limited (f/k/a Learndale Limited) (Vector Capital Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Baca, Jim S., Stanasolovich, David, Price, Mark H.
• Primary Examiner(s): Wang, Liangche A
• Assistant Examiner(s): Huang, Kaylee
• Application Number:
  US13/997,770
• Publication Number:
  US 20140280794A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,987 Days
• Field of Search: 709220, 709221, 709223, 709224, 709225, 709226, 709217, 709218, 709219
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1093 Calendar-based scheduling for persons or groups
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0255 based on user history
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0806 for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0816 the condition being an adaptation, e.g. in response to network events
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0886 Fully automatic configuration
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/33 for indoor environments, e.g. buildings

Abstract

Technologies for resource management include a mobile computing device configured to communicate with a resource database server. The mobile computing device determines a future context and sends a request to the server for resource information associated with a location defined by the future context. The server determines resources located at the location and sends the requested resource information to the mobile computing device. The mobile computing device automatically configures itself to use the resources. The mobile computing device may automatically download and configure device drivers for the resources. The resources may include printers, displays, and network connections. The resource information may be provided by third-party resource providers. The resource database server may provide recommendations, including travel information recommendations. The mobile computing device may monitor its current context and enable the resources at the location or notify a user of the availability of the resources.

Claims

1. A mobile computing device for resource management based on contextual planning comprising:

a processor;

a context analysis module to (i) identify a plurality of context domains associated with different roles of a user, (ii) receive a user selection of a subset of the plurality of context domains for analysis, (iii) detect an identifier of a geographic area in a user calendar associated with the mobile computing device and the selected subset of the context domains, (iv) analyze a historical user activity pattern associated with the geographic area to determine a location within the geographic area to determine a future context of the mobile computing device, (v) monitor a current context of the mobile computing device, (vi) and determine whether a location defined by the current context matches the location defined by the future context;

a communication module to (i) in response to the determination of the future context, send a request to a remote resource database server to request resource information associated with the location defined by the future context, wherein the request identifies the location and (ii) receive the requested resource information, wherein the requested resource information includes a driver associated with a resource located at the location defined by the future context; and

a resource management module to configure, using the received resource information and in response to a determination that the location defined by the current context matches the location defined by the future context, the mobile computing device with the driver associated with the resource located at the location.

2. The mobile computing device of claim 1, wherein:

the communication module is further to send the request without direction from a user of the mobile computing device; and

the resource management module is further to configure the mobile computing device without direction from the user.

3. The mobile computing device of claim 1, further comprising a user notification module, wherein:

the communication module is further to receive a recommendation associated with the location from the remote resource database server; and

the user notification module is further to notify a user of the mobile computing device of the recommendation.

4. The mobile computing device of claim 3, wherein the recommendation comprises a travel information recommendation comprising one of weather information, traffic information, or flight status information.

5. The mobile computing device of claim 1, wherein to determine a location within the geographic area comprises to identify scheduled travel to a city and determine a facility within the city as the location, based on the historical user activity pattern.

6. The mobile computing device of claim 1, wherein to receive the requested resource information comprises to receive a driver for a printer at the location;

and

wherein to configure the mobile computing device comprises to configure the mobile computing device to use the printer with the received driver.

7. A method for resource management on a mobile computing device comprising:

identifying, by the mobile computing device, a plurality of context domains associated with different roles of a user;

receiving, by the mobile computing device, a user selection of a subset of the plurality of context domains for analysis;

determining, on the mobile computing device, a future context of the mobile computing device by detecting an identifier of a geographic area in a user calendar associated with the mobile computing device and the selected subset of the context domains, and analyzing a historical user activity pattern associated with the geographic area to determine a location within the geographic area;

sending, in response to determining the future context, a request from the mobile computing device to a remote resource database server to request resource information associated with the location defined by the future context, wherein the request identifies the location;

receiving, on the mobile computing device, the requested resource information, wherein the requested resource information includes a driver associated with a resource located at the location defined by the future context;

monitoring, on the mobile computing device, a current context of the mobile computing device;

determining, on the mobile computing device, whether a location defined by the current context matches the location defined by the future context; and

configuring, using the received resource information and in response to a determination that the location defined by the current context matches the location defined by the future context, the mobile computing device with the driver associated with the resource located at the location.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein sending the request and configuring the mobile computing device comprises sending the request and configuring the mobile computing device without direction from a user of the mobile computing device.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein receiving the requested resource information comprises receiving information describing a display device located at the location defined by the future context, the method further comprising downloading, to the mobile computing device, media content to be displayed using the display device in response to receiving the information describing the display device.

10. One or more non-transitory machine readable storage media comprising a plurality of instructions that in response to being executed result in a mobile computing device:

identifying a plurality of context domains associated with different roles of a user;

receiving a user selection of a subset of the plurality of context domains for analysis;

determining, on the mobile computing device, a future context of the mobile computing device by detecting an identifier of a geographic area in a user calendar associated with the mobile computing device and the selected subset of the context domains, and analyzing a historical user activity pattern associated with the geographic area to determine the location within the geographic area;

sending, in response to determining the future context, a request from the mobile computing device to a remote resource database server to request resource information associated with the location defined by the future context, wherein the request identifies the location;

receiving, on the mobile computing device, the requested resource information, wherein the requested resource information includes a driver associated with a resource located at the location defined by the future context;

monitoring a current context of the mobile computing device;

determining whether a location defined by the current context matches the location defined by the future context; and

configuring, using the received resource information and in response to a determination that the location defined by the current context matches the location defined by the future context, the mobile computing device with a driver associated with the resource located at the location.

11. The non-transitory machine readable storage media of claim 10, wherein sending the request and configuring the mobile computing device comprises sending the request and configuring the mobile computing device without direction from a user of the mobile computing device.

12. The non-transitory machine readable storage media of claim 10, further comprising a plurality of instructions that in response to being executed result in the mobile computing device downloading, on the mobile computing device, software to use the resource located at the location.