Administering devices including creating a user reaction log

• US 20040249826A1
• Filed: 06/05/2003
• Published: 12/09/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Watson, Thomas J., Schumacher, Daniel Mark, Burkhart, Michael John, Bodin, William Kress, Eisenhauer, Daniel G.
• Application Number:
  US10/455,176
• Publication Number:
  US 20040249826A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/100
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2803 Home automation networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2829 involving user profiles according to which the execution of a home appliance functionality is automatically triggered
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2841 Wireless
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2843 Mains power line
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2849 Audio/video appliances

Abstract

Methods for administering devices, including creating a user metric vector including a plurality of disparate user metrics, creating a user metric space including a plurality of metric ranges, and determining whether the user metric vector is outside the user metric space. Embodiments include identifying an action in dependence upon the user metric vector, if the user metric vector is outside a user metric space, executing the action, and creating a user reaction log.

Claims

1. A method for administering devices, the method comprising:

creating a user metric vector comprising a plurality of disparate user metrics;

creating a user metric space comprising a plurality of metric ranges;

determining whether the user metric vector is outside the user metric space;

if the user metric vector is outside a user metric space, identifying an action in dependence upon the user metric vector;

executing the action; and

creating a user reaction log.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein creating a user reaction log comprises:

detecting a change in a value of an attribute of a device after executing the action; and

recording a description of the change of the value of the attribute of the device.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein detecting a change in a value of an attribute of a device after executing the action comprises:

receiving a first state object from an action object;

receiving a second state object from the action object; and

comparing the first state object with the second state object.

4. The method of claim 2 includes notifying a user of the change in the attribute of the device.

5. The method of claim 1 comprising providing the user reaction log to the user.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising editing an action list associated with the user metric vector.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein editing an action list associated with the user metric vector comprises adding an action ID to an action list in dependence upon an editing instruction.

8. The method of claim 6 wherein editing an action list associated with the user metric vector comprises deleting an action ID from the action list in dependence upon an editing instruction.

9. The method of claim 1 further comprising editing a device list associated with an action.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein editing a device list associated with an action comprises adding a device ID to a device list in dependence upon an editing instruction.

11. The method of claim 9 wherein editing a device list associated with the action comprises deleting a device ID from a device list in dependence upon an editing instruction.

12. A system for administering devices, the system comprising:

means for creating a user metric vector comprising a plurality of disparate user metrics;

means for creating a user metric space comprising a plurality of metric ranges;

means for determining whether the user metric vector is outside the user metric space;

if the user metric vector is outside a user metric space, means for identifying an action in dependence upon the user metric vector;

means for executing the action; and

means for creating a user reaction log.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein means for creating a user reaction log comprises:

means for detecting a change in a value of an attribute of a device after executing the action; and

means for recording a description of the change of the value of the attribute of the device.

14. The system of claim 13 wherein means for detecting a change in a value of an attribute of a device after executing the action comprises:

means for receiving a first state object from an action object;

means for receiving a second state object from the action object; and

means for comparing the first state object with the second state object.

15. The system of claim 13 includes means for notifying a user of the change in the attribute of the device.

16. The system of claim 12 comprising means for providing the user reaction log to the user.

17. The system of claim 12 further comprising means for editing an action list associated with the user metric vector.

18. The system of claim 17 wherein means for editing an action list associated with the user metric vector comprises means for adding an action ID to an action list in dependence upon an editing instruction.

19. The system of claim 17 wherein means for editing an action list associated with the user metric vector comprises means for deleting an action ID from the action list in dependence upon an editing instruction.

20. The system of claim 12 further comprising means for editing a device list associated with an action.

21. The system of claim 20 wherein means for editing a device list associated with an action comprises means for adding a device ID to a device list in dependence upon an editing instruction.

22. The system of claim 20 wherein means for editing a device list associated with the action comprises means for deleting a device ID from a device list in dependence upon an editing instruction.

23. A computer program product for administering devices, the computer program product comprising:

a recording medium;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for creating a user metric vector comprising a plurality of disparate user metrics;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for creating a user metric space comprising a plurality of metric ranges;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for determining whether the user metric vector is outside the user metric space;

if the user metric vector is outside a user metric space, means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying an action in dependence upon the user metric vector;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for executing the action; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for creating a user reaction log.

24. The computer program product of claim 23 wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for creating a user reaction log comprises:

means, recorded on the recording medium, for detecting a change in a value of an attribute of a device after executing the action; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for recording a description of the change of the value of the attribute of the device.

25. The computer program product of claim 24 wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for detecting a change in a value of an attribute of a device after executing the action comprises:

means, recorded on the recording medium, for receiving a first state object from an action object;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for receiving a second state object from the action object; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for comparing the first state object with the second state object.

26. The computer program product of claim 24 includes means, recorded on the recording medium, for notifying a user of the change in the attribute of the device.

27. The computer program product of claim 23 comprising means, recorded on the recording medium, for providing the user reaction log to the user.

28. The computer program product of claim 23 further comprising means, recorded on the recording medium, for editing an action list associated with the user metric vector.

29. The computer program product of claim 28 wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for editing an action list associated with the user metric vector comprises means, recorded on the recording medium, for adding an action ID to an action list in dependence upon an editing instruction.

30. The computer program product of claim 28 wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for editing an action list associated with the user metric vector comprises means, recorded on the recording medium, for deleting an action ID from the action list in dependence upon an editing instruction.

31. The computer program product of claim 23 further comprising means, recorded on the recording medium, for editing a device list associated with an action.

32. The computer program product of claim 31 wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for editing a device list associated with an action comprises means, recorded on the recording medium, for adding a device ID to a device list in dependence upon an editing instruction.

33. The computer program product of claim 31 wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for editing a device list associated with the action comprises means, recorded on the recording medium, for deleting a device ID from a device list in dependence upon an editing instruction.