User profile-based wireless device system level management

• US 10,122,570 B2
• Filed: 11/20/2017
• Issued: 11/06/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Empire Technology Development LLC (Allied Inventors Management, LLC), Regents of the University of California (University of California)
• Original Assignee: Empire Technology Development LLC (Allied Inventors Management, LLC)
• Inventors: Potkonjak, Miodrag
• Primary Examiner(s): Jacobs, Lashonda
• Application Number:
  US15/817,568
• Publication Number:
  US 20180077003A1
• Time in Patent Office: 351 Days
• Field of Search: 709203, 709217, 709219, 709220, 709223, 709224
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5011 the resources being hardware resources other than CPUs, Servers and Terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/02 Standardisation; Integration
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• 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 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/00 Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/24 Negotiating SLA [Service Level Agreement]; Negotiating QoS [Quality of Service]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/00 Local resource management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/245 from a network towards a terminal

Abstract

Techniques for user profile-based system level management (SLM) and creation of system level agreements of a wireless device are generally disclosed. In some examples, a predictor may be provided to predict a future task to be performed by a wireless device, including resource requirements, based at least in part on a profile of a user and at least one of a profile of a communication partner the user, an operational recommendation, a performance model or a current state. An optimizer/analyzer may be provided to generate a plurality of instructions to configure the wireless device, based at least in part on the predicted future task and resource requirement, and a quality of service requirement of the wireless device, in anticipation of having to perform the predicted task. In various examples, the predictor and the optimizer/analyzer may form a local or a remotely disposed system level manager.

Claims

1. A method to manage a wireless device in a wireless environment, the method comprising:

predicting a task to be performed by the wireless device and a resource requirement associated with the predicted task, wherein the prediction is based at least, in part, on a profile associated with the wireless device and an operational recommendation associated with the wireless device;

generating a set of instructions to configure the wireless device, wherein the generation of the set of instructions is based at least, in part, on the predicted task, the predicted resource requirement associated with the predicted task, and a quality of service requirement of the wireless device to perform the predicted task; and

providing the generated set of instructions to an operating system of the wireless device, wherein the generated set of instructions is usable by the operating system of the wireless device to manage and allocate resources.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing the generated set of instructions on a user interface of the wireless device.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

analyzing metadata, related to the generation of the set of instructions, to generate one or more conclusions associated with the wireless device, wherein the one or more conclusions include information regarding at least one of;

optimization of operational parameters of the wireless device, modeling of performance characteristics of the wireless device, and profiling of one or more behavioral attributes of a user associated with the wireless device; and

providing, based on the generated one or more conclusions, feedback for the generation of the set of instructions.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the operational recommendation associated with the wireless device includes at least one of:

display resolution recommendations, communication modulation recommendations, error correction code recommendations, and packet size recommendations.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the profile associated with the wireless device comprises one or more profiles associated respectively with one or more communication partners of the wireless device, and wherein:

the one or more communication partners of the wireless device include network service providers, and

the one or more profiles associated respectively with the one or more communication partners of the wireless device include information about voice communication via the wireless device over one or more networks serviced by the one or more communication partners of the wireless device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein predicting the resource requirement associated with the predicted task includes predicting at least one of:

a processor cycle requirement, a caching resource requirement, and a transmit-receive resource requirement.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the method is performed by the wireless device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the method is performed by a remote wireless device, and wherein the remote wireless device manages one or more wireless devices in the wireless environment.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the profile associated with the wireless device includes a profile of a user associated with the wireless device, and wherein the profile of the user includes information about preferences, of the user, related to the predicted task.

10. A wireless device, comprising:

at least one processor configured to perform or cause to be performed;

predict a task to be performed by the wireless device and a resource requirement associated with the predicted task, wherein the prediction is based at least, in part, on a profile associated with the wireless device and an operational recommendation associated with the wireless device;

generate a set of instructions to configure the wireless device, wherein the generation of the set of instructions is based at least, in part, on the predicted task, the predicted resource requirement associated with the predicted task, and a quality of service requirement of the wireless device to perform the predicted task; and

provide the generated set of instructions to an operating system of the wireless device, wherein the generated set of instructions are usable by the operating system of the wireless device to manage and allocate resources; and

a user interface communicatively coupled to the at least one processor, wherein the user interface is configured to;

inform a user associated with the wireless device about the generated set of instructions; and

allow the user associated with the wireless device to overwrite the generated set of instructions.

11. The wireless device of claim 10, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to perform or cause to be performed:

analyze metadata, related to the generation of the set of instructions, to generate one or more conclusions associated with the wireless device, wherein the one or more conclusions include information regarding at least one of;

optimization of operational parameters of the wireless device, modeling of performance characteristics of the wireless device, and profiling of one or more attributes of the user associated with the wireless device; and

utilize the generated one or more conclusions associated with the wireless device, as feedback for the generation of the set of instructions.

12. The wireless device of claim 10, wherein the operational recommendation associated with the wireless device includes at least one of:

display resolution recommendations, communication modulation recommendations, error correction code recommendations, and packet size recommendations.

13. The wireless device of claim 10, wherein the profile associated with the wireless device comprises one or more profiles associated respectively with one or more communication partners of the wireless device, and wherein:

the one or more communication partners of the wireless device include network service providers, and

the one or more profiles respectively associated with the one or more communication partners of the wireless device include information about voice communication via the wireless device over one or more networks serviced by the one or more communication partners of the wireless device.

14. The wireless device of claim 13, further comprising:

a network interface configured to access, based on network conditions, at least one wireless network serviced by one of the network service providers, wherein;

the at least one wireless network serviced by the one of the network service providers includes a cellular network or a Wi-Fi network, and

the network conditions include at least one of;

latency, throughput, and resolution associated with the at least one wireless network.

15. An apparatus to manage a wireless device, the apparatus comprising:

a first processor configured to perform or cause to be performed;

predict a task to be performed by the wireless device and a resource requirement associated with the predicted task, wherein the prediction is based at least, in part, on a profile associated with the wireless device and a performance model associated with the wireless device;

generate a set of instructions to configure the wireless device, wherein the generation of the set of instructions is based at least, in part, on the predicted task, the predicted resource requirement associated with the predicted task, and a quality of service requirement of the wireless device to perform the predicted task;

analyze the generated set of instructions to identify a set of parameters associated with the wireless device, wherein the identified set of parameters are to be configured for the predicted task, and wherein the identified set of parameters are associated with an individual task level optimization and an interaction level optimization of the wireless device; and

communicate the identified set of parameters to one of a communication hardware or an operating system of the wireless device; and

a second processor, communicatively coupled to the first processor, configured to perform or cause to be performed;

analyze metadata, related to the generation of the set of instructions, to generate one or more conclusions associated with the wireless device, wherein the one or more conclusions include information regarding at least one of;

optimization of operational parameters of the wireless device, modeling of performance characteristics of the wireless device, and profiling of one or more attributes of a user associated with the wireless device; and

utilize the generated one or more conclusions associated with the wireless device, as feedback for the generation of the set of instructions.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the identified set of parameters include information associated with one or more of:

an operational voltage of the wireless device, a buffer allocation for the wireless device, one or more policies associated with an operation of the wireless device, and one or more protocols associated with the operation of the wireless device.

17. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the performance model includes one or more of:

a signal-to-noise ratio model, a device temperature model, a communication reception rate model, and a communication interference model.

18. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the first processor is further configured to perform or cause to be performed:

predict another task to be performed by the wireless device and a resource requirement associated with the another task, wherein the prediction of the another task and the resource requirement associated with the another task is based at least, in part, on the profile associated with the wireless device and the performance model associated with the wireless device;

generate an additional set of instructions to configure the wireless device, wherein the generation of the additional set of instructions is based at least, in part, on the another predicted task, the predicted resource requirement associated with the another task, and a quality of service requirement of the wireless device to perform the another predicted task; and

generate an optimal set of instructions for the wireless device, wherein the generation of the optimal set of instructions is based at least, in part, on the generated set of instructions for the predicted task and the generated additional set of instructions for the another predicted task.

19. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the predicted resource requirement includes at least one of:

a processor cycle requirement, a caching resource requirement, and a transmit-receive resource requirement.

20. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the profile associated with the wireless device includes one of a user profile or a communication partner profile, and wherein:

the user profile comprises information about emailing, voice calling, instant messaging, movie watching, or song listening behavior, of the user, associated with the wireless device, and

the communication partner profile comprises information about emailing, voice calling, instant messaging, movie watching, or song listening behavior, of a communication partner.