Method and system for document management considering location, time and social context
First Claim
1. A method for digital document management, said method comprising:
- continuously pairing an electronic device with a user, the pairing achieved with a wearable eBeacon carried by the user and a physiological recognition of the user with the electronic device;
continuously sensing a physical context with respect to the electronic device accessing at least one digital document, the physical context comprising identification of at least one surrounding object, the distance to the at least one surrounding object, the current universal time, identification of other electronic devices, and identification of users who are logged on to the identified other electronic devices;
advertising additional digital documents and actions on the electronic device according to the at least one surrounding object and who is logged on the identified other electronic devices;
automatically linking said at least one digital document to said physical context after said sensing said physical context;
combining constraints on said physical context to allow actions with respect to said at least one digital document;
continuously anticipating changes to the physical context;
filtering out content associated with said at least one digital document and processes associated with said at least one digital document according to said combined constraints on said physical context such that only relevant content and relevant processes remain for said physical context; and
providing a user interface, in response to a user input by the user, that displays said physical context, the anticipated changes to the physical context, and said constraints in a graphically displayed context dimension representation map that allows a user to identify and search for relevant content and relevant processes based on a current context of said user.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for digital document management. A physical context can be identified, wherein such a physical context includes three dimensions of data. One or more digital documents can be automatically linked to the physical context, after identifying the physical context. Constraints can then be combined, which are derived from the three dimensions of data, allow particular actions with respect to the digital document(s). The three dimensions of data include, for example, data indicative of location, time, and a social component (e.g., people present at a location). Actions with respect to the digital document can include, for example: an allowed action, a restricted action, or a prohibited action (e.g., read/write).
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20 Claims
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1. A method for digital document management, said method comprising:
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continuously pairing an electronic device with a user, the pairing achieved with a wearable eBeacon carried by the user and a physiological recognition of the user with the electronic device; continuously sensing a physical context with respect to the electronic device accessing at least one digital document, the physical context comprising identification of at least one surrounding object, the distance to the at least one surrounding object, the current universal time, identification of other electronic devices, and identification of users who are logged on to the identified other electronic devices; advertising additional digital documents and actions on the electronic device according to the at least one surrounding object and who is logged on the identified other electronic devices; automatically linking said at least one digital document to said physical context after said sensing said physical context; combining constraints on said physical context to allow actions with respect to said at least one digital document; continuously anticipating changes to the physical context; filtering out content associated with said at least one digital document and processes associated with said at least one digital document according to said combined constraints on said physical context such that only relevant content and relevant processes remain for said physical context; and providing a user interface, in response to a user input by the user, that displays said physical context, the anticipated changes to the physical context, and said constraints in a graphically displayed context dimension representation map that allows a user to identify and search for relevant content and relevant processes based on a current context of said user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for digital document management, said system comprising:
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at least one processor; and a computer-usable medium embodying computer program code, said computer-usable medium capable of communicating with said at least one processor, said computer program code comprising instructions executable by said at least one processor and configured for; continuously pairing an electronic device with a user, the pairing achieved with a wearable eBeacon carried by the user and a physiological recognition of the user with the electronic device; continuously sensing a physical context with respect to the electronic device accessing at least one digital document, the physical context comprising identification of at least one surrounding object, the distance to the at least one surrounding object, the current universal time, identification of other electronic devices, and identification of users who are logged on to the identified other electronic devices; advertising additional digital documents and actions on the electronic device according to the at least one surrounding object and who is logged on the identified other electronic devices; automatically linking said at least one digital document to said physical context after said sensing said physical context; combining constraints on said physical context to allow actions with respect to said at least one digital document; continuously anticipating changes to the physical context; filtering out content associated with said at least one digital document and processes associated with said at least one digital document according to said combined constraints on said physical context such that only relevant content and relevant processes remain for said physical context; and providing a user interface, in response to a user input by the user, that displays said physical context, the anticipated changes to the physical context, and said constraints in a graphically displayed context dimension representation map that allows a user to identify and search for electronic documents accessible based on a current context of said user. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored therein instructions for digital document management, that when executed by a client device, cause said client device to perform functions comprising:
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continuously pairing an electronic device with a user, the pairing achieved with a wearable eBeacon carried by the user and a physiological recognition of the user with the electronic device; continuously sensing a physical context with respect to the electronic device accessing at least one digital document, the physical context comprising identification of at least one surrounding object, the distance to the at least one surrounding object, the current universal time, identification of other electronic devices, and identification of users who are logged on to the identified other electronic devices; advertising additional digital documents and actions on the electronic device according to the at least one surrounding object and who is logged on the identified other electronic devices; automatically linking said at least one digital document to said physical context after said sensing said physical context; combining constraints on said physical context to allow actions with respect to said at least one digital document; continuously anticipating changes to the physical context; filtering out content associated with said at least one digital document and processes associated with said at least one digital document according to said combined constraints on said physical context such that only relevant content and relevant processes remain for said physical context; and providing a user interface, in response to a user input by the user, that displays said physical context, the anticipated changes to the physical context, and said constraints in a graphically displayed context dimension representation map that allows a user to identify and search for electronic documents accessible based on a current context of said user. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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