Personalized management of connected devices

• US 10,219,126 B2
• Filed: 11/14/2015
• Issued: 02/26/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Greaves, Brian, Hardin, Stephen Thomas, Lau, Erie Lai Har, Osterwise, Robert
• Primary Examiner(s): Afshar, Kamran
• Assistant Examiner(s): Syed, Majid
• Application Number:
  US14/941,544
• Publication Number:
  US 20170142576A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,200 Days
• Field of Search: 455566, 4555501, 4554141, 4554322
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications

Abstract

Centralized management of the Internet of Things resolves user difficulties. Connected devices may be associated with an owner'"'"'s or user'"'"'s electronic profile. The electronic profile may be represented as a graphical user interface (such as a webpage), thus allowing remote management of the connected devices. The owner or user may thus configure the electronic profile to define what electronic data is shared and with whom.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a hardware processor; and

a memory device, the memory device storing instructions, the instructions when executed causing the hardware processor to perform operations, the operations comprising;

receiving a cellular identifier associated with a wireless device sending electronic data;

querying an electronic database for the cellular identifier, the electronic database having a table that maps third party icons to cellular identifiers including the cellular identifier associated with the wireless device;

identifying a third party icon of the third party icons in the electronic database that is mapped by the table to the cellular identifier, the third party icon uniquely identifying a third party permitted access to the electronic data;

determining a third party network address in response to the third party icon identified in the electronic database; and

sending the electronic data to the third party network address determined from the third party icon;

wherein the electronic data is shared with the third party that is identified by the third party icon.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise receiving a graphical selection of the third party icon displayed in an electronic graphical user interface.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the operations further comprise sending an electronic query specifying the third party icon as a search term.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the operations further comprise receiving the third party network address as a query response to the electronic query.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise inferring the third party has a sharing permission to receive the electronic data in response to retrieval of the third party icon.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving sharing permissions that are electronically associated with the cellular identifier.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the operations further comprise comparing the electronic data to the sharing permissions.

8. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a hardware processor, a cellular identifier associated with a wireless device sending electronic data;

querying, by the hardware processor, an electronic database for the cellular identifier, the electronic database stored in a memory device operatively coupled to the hardware processor, the electronic database having a table that maps third party icons to cellular identifiers including the cellular identifier associated with the wireless device;

identifying, by the hardware processor, a third party icon of the third party icons in the table that is electronically associated with the cellular identifier, the third party icon uniquely associated with a third party permitted access to the electronic data;

determining, by the hardware processor, a third party network address in response to the identifying of the third party icon in the electronic database that is electronically associated with the cellular identifier; and

sending, by the hardware processor, the electronic data to the third party network address determined from the third party icon.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising receiving a graphical selection of the third party icon displayed in an electronic graphical user interface.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising sending an electronic query specifying the third party icon as a search term.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising receiving the third party network address as a query response to the electronic query.

12. The method of claim 8, further comprising inferring the third party has a sharing permission to receive the electronic data in response to the identifying of the third party icon.

13. The method of claim 8, further comprising retrieving sharing permissions electronically associated with the cellular identifier.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising comparing the electronic data to the sharing permissions.

15. A memory device storing instructions that when executed cause a hardware processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

receiving a cellular identifier associated with a wireless device sending electronic data;

querying an electronic database for the cellular identifier, the electronic database having a table that maps third party icons and cellular identifiers including the cellular identifier associated with the wireless device;

identifying a third party icon of the third party icons in the electronic database that is electronically associated with the cellular identifier, the third party icon uniquely associated with a third party permitted access to the electronic data;

determining a third party network address in response to the identifying of the third party icon in the electronic database that is electronically associated with the cellular identifier; and

sending the electronic data to the third party network address determined from the third party icon.

16. The memory device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise receiving a graphical selection of the third party icon displayed in an electronic graphical user interface.

17. The memory device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise sending an electronic query specifying the third party icon as a search term.

18. The memory device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise receiving the third party network address as a query response to an electronic query.

19. The memory device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving sharing permissions electronically associated with the cellular identifier.

20. The memory device of claim 19, wherein the operations further comprise comparing the electronic data to the sharing permissions.