Leveraging an internet of things to initiate a physical object to perform a specific act that enhances an interaction of a user with the physical object

• US 10,135,777 B2
• Filed: 05/27/2015
• Issued: 11/20/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Flores, Christina I., Flores, Romelia H., Hand, Leonard S., Kwan, Timothy C., Lau, Michael A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Meky, Moustafa M
• Assistant Examiner(s): Waugh, Thorne E
• Application Number:
  US14/722,833
• Publication Number:
  US 20160352673A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,273 Days
• Field of Search: 709203-238
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles

Abstract

A first community Internet of Things (IoT) concentrator can receive first data corresponding to an interaction of a user with at least one of a first plurality of physical objects, the first plurality of physical objects communicatively linked to one another within a first device domain. Responsive to receiving the first data corresponding to the interaction of the user with the at least one of the first of the plurality of physical objects, the first community IoT concentrator or a second IoT concentrator can initiate, based at least in part on the first data, at least one of a second plurality of physical objects to perform a specific act that enhances an interaction of the user with the at least one of the second plurality of physical objects. The second plurality of physical objects can be communicatively linked to one another within a second device domain.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a first community Internet of Things (IoT) concentrator comprising at least one processor, first data corresponding to an interaction of a user with at least one of a first plurality of physical objects, the first plurality of physical objects communicatively linked to one another within a first device domain;

responsive to receiving the first data corresponding to the interaction of the user with the at least one of the first of the plurality of physical objects, initiating, by the first community IoT concentrator or a second IoT concentrator, based at least in part on the first data, at least one of a second plurality of physical objects to perform a specific act that enhances an interaction of the user with the at least one of the second plurality of physical objects, the second plurality of physical objects communicatively linked to one another within a second device domain;

processing the first data or a second data comprising at least one type of data to identify at least one business partner that provides a service that will be of interest to the user, wherein the second data is received by the first community IoT concentrator or the second IoT concentrator; and

communicating to the at least one business partner at least a portion of the first data or the second data.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

processing, by the first community IoT concentrator or the second IoT concentrator, the first data corresponding to the interaction of the user with the at least one of the first of the plurality of physical objects and, based on processing the first data, identifying a user pattern of the user;

wherein initiating, by the first community IoT concentrator or the second IoT concentrator, based at least in part on the first data, at least one of a second plurality of physical objects to perform a specific act that enhances the interaction of the user with the at least one of the second plurality of physical objects comprises selecting the specific act based in the identified user pattern of the user.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the first community IoT concentrator or the second community IoT concentrator configures at least one device setting in the at least one of the second plurality of physical objects based at least in part on the identified user pattern of the user.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first community IoT concentrator or the second community IoT concentrator presents to the user information relevant to the at least one of the second plurality of physical objects, the information selected based at least in part on the identified user pattern of the user.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the at least one type of data of the second data is selected from a group consisting of a user profile of the user, user pattern data and user preferences, the second data indicating a level of interaction with at least the second plurality of physical objects desired by the user; and

initiating the at least one of the second plurality of physical objects to perform the specific act that enhances the interaction of the user with the at least one of the second plurality of physical objects further is based at least in part on the second data.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

processing at least the first data or the second data to identify at least one social media system that is of interest to the user; and

creating a post in the social media system on behalf of the user, the post including at least a portion of the first data, the second data or third data derived from the first data or second data.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

initiating, by the first IoT concentrator or the second IoT concentrator, a communication dialog between the at least one of the second plurality of physical objects and the user;

wherein initiating the at least one of the second plurality of physical objects to perform the specific act that enhances the interaction of the user with the at least one of the second plurality of physical objects further is based at least in part on information obtained from the user during the dialog between the at least one of the second plurality of physical objects and the user.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein a first device community further comprises the first device domain.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the first device domain and the second device domain are members of a first device community comprising the first community IoT concentrator, the first device domain and the second device domain.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

identifying, by an enterprise IoT concentrator, device patterns across a plurality of device domains associated with at least one entity selected from a group consisting of an enterprise and at least one enterprise partner, the plurality of device domains comprising at least the first device domain and the second device domain, the device patterns representing data collected by at least a set of first physical devices within the first plurality of physical objects and a set of second physical devices within the second plurality of physical objects.

11. A system, comprising:

a processor programmed to initiate executable operations comprising;

receiving, by a first community Internet of Things (IoT) concentrator comprising at least one processor, first data corresponding to an interaction of a user with at least one of a first plurality of physical objects, the first plurality of physical objects communicatively linked to one another within a first device domain;

responsive to receiving the first data corresponding to the interaction of the user with the at least one of the first of the plurality of physical objects, initiating, by the first community IoT concentrator or a second IoT concentrator, based at least in part on the first data, at least one of a second plurality of physical objects to perform a specific act that enhances an interaction of the user with the at least one of the second plurality of physical objects, the second plurality of physical objects communicatively linked to one another within a second device domain;

processing the first data or a second data comprising at least one type of data to identify at least one business partner that provides a service that will be of interest to the user, wherein the second data is received by the first community IoT concentrator or the second IoT concentrator; and

communicating to the at least one business partner at least a portion of the first data or the second data.

12. The system of claim 11, the executable operations further comprising:

processing, by the first community IoT concentrator or the second IoT concentrator, the first data corresponding to the interaction of the user with the at least one of the first of the plurality of physical objects and, based on processing the first data, identifying a user pattern of the user;

wherein initiating, by the first community IoT concentrator or the second IoT concentrator, based at least in part on the first data, at least one of a second plurality of physical objects to perform a specific act that enhances the interaction of the user with the at least one of the second plurality of physical objects comprises selecting the specific act based in the identified user pattern of the user.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the first community IoT concentrator or the second community IoT concentrator configures at least one device setting in the at least one of the second plurality of physical objects based at least in part on the identified user pattern of the user.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the first community IoT concentrator or the second community IoT concentrator presents to the user information relevant to the at least one of the second plurality of physical objects, the information selected based at least in part on the identified user pattern of the user.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein:

the at least one type of data of the second data is selected from a group consisting of a user profile of the user, user pattern data and user preferences, the second data indicating a level of interaction with at least the second plurality of physical objects desired by the user; and

initiating the at least one of the second plurality of physical objects to perform the specific act that enhances the interaction of the user with the at least one of the second plurality of physical objects further is based at least in part on the second data.

16. The system of claim 11, the executable operations further comprising:

processing at least the first data or the second data to identify at least one social media system that is of interest to the user; and

creating a post in the social media system on behalf of the user, the post including at least a portion of the first data, the second data or third data derived from the first data or second data.

17. The system of claim 11, the executable operations further comprising:

initiating, by the first IoT concentrator or the second IoT concentrator, a communication dialog between the at least one of the second plurality of physical objects and the user;

wherein initiating the at least one of the second plurality of physical objects to perform the specific act that enhances the interaction of the user with the at least one of the second plurality of physical objects further is based at least in part on information obtained from the user during the dialog between the at least one of the second plurality of physical objects and the user.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein a first device community further comprises the first device domain.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein:

the first device domain and the second device domain are members of a first device community comprising the first community IoT concentrator, the first device domain and the second device domain.

20. The system of claim 11, the executable operations further comprising:

identifying, by an enterprise IoT concentrator, device patterns across a plurality of device domains associated with at least one entity selected from a group consisting of an enterprise and at least one enterprise partner, the plurality of device domains comprising at least the first device domain and the second device domain, the device patterns representing data collected by at least a set of first physical devices within the first plurality of physical objects and a set of second physical devices within the second plurality of physical objects.

21. A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program code stored thereon, the program code executable by a processor to perform a method comprising:

receiving, by a first community Internet of Things (IoT) concentrator comprising at least one processor, first data corresponding to an interaction of a user with at least one of a first plurality of physical objects, the first plurality of physical objects communicatively linked to one another within a first device domain;

responsive to receiving the first data corresponding to the interaction of the user with the at least one of the first of the plurality of physical objects, initiating, by the first community IoT concentrator or a second IoT concentrator, based at least in part on the first data, at least one of a second plurality of physical objects to perform a specific act that enhances an interaction of the user with the at least one of the second plurality of physical objects, the second plurality of physical objects communicatively linked to one another within a second device domain;

processing the first data or a second data comprising at least one type of data to identify at least one business partner that provides a service that will be of interest to the user, wherein the second data is received by the first community IoT concentrator or the second IoT concentrator; and

communicating to the at least one business partner at least a portion of the first data or the second data.