Method for serving user requests with respect to a network of devices
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1. Method for serving user requests with respect to a network of devices or the like, in particular for controlling said network of devices, comprising the steps of:
- receiving (SI) and/or processing (S1, S2) a user request (UR) thereby generating and/or storing request information data (RID) being representative for said user request (UR), generating (S3) storing and/or employing device information data (DID) containing information at least of units and/or devices being necessary and/or appropriate with respect to said user request (UR) and/or being available for said man-machine-interface unit and/or containing information of possible states of said units and/or devices, generating (S4, S5) and/or storing action information data (AID) containing information in accordance with said request information data (RID), said device information data (DID), and/or the like about sequences of actions being appropriate with respect to said user request (UR), performing (S6) at least one of said sequences of actions in accordance with said action information data (AID), so as to adequately respond to said user request (UR).
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Abstract
To realize complex user wishes or tasks it is suggested in a method for serving user requests with respect to a network of devices to at least search for appropriate and necessary devices for fulfilling the request. Additionally, a necessary sequence of action is generated and derived to bring each of the necessary devices from the current state to a necessary initial state and then from said initial state to a final state. After the generation of said plan, the plan is executed.
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1. Method for serving user requests with respect to a network of devices or the like, in particular for controlling said network of devices, comprising the steps of:
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receiving (SI) and/or processing (S1, S2) a user request (UR) thereby generating and/or storing request information data (RID) being representative for said user request (UR), generating (S3) storing and/or employing device information data (DID) containing information at least of units and/or devices being necessary and/or appropriate with respect to said user request (UR) and/or being available for said man-machine-interface unit and/or containing information of possible states of said units and/or devices, generating (S4, S5) and/or storing action information data (AID) containing information in accordance with said request information data (RID), said device information data (DID), and/or the like about sequences of actions being appropriate with respect to said user request (UR), performing (S6) at least one of said sequences of actions in accordance with said action information data (AID), so as to adequately respond to said user request (UR). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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