Dynamic media content for collaborators with client environment information in dynamic client contexts

• US 20050240603A1
• Filed: 04/26/2004
• Published: 10/27/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Thorson, Derral Charles, Bodin, William Kress
• Granted Patent: US 7,827,239 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/437 Administration of user profiles, e.g. generation, initialisation, adaptation, distribution
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/487 using geographical or spatial information, e.g. location

Abstract

Delivering dynamic media content to collaborators, including providing collaborative event media content, where the collaborative event media content further comprises a grammar and a structured document; acquiring data representing a client'"'"'s environmental condition; storing, in the context server in a data structure comprising a dynamic client context for the client, the data representing a client'"'"'s environmental condition; detecting an event in dependence upon the dynamic client context; identifying one or more collaborators in dependence upon the dynamic client context and the event; selecting from the structured document a classified structural element in dependence upon an event type and a collaborator classification; and transmitting the selected structural element to the collaborator.

Claims

1. A method for delivering dynamic media content to collaborators, the method comprising:

providing collaborative event media content, wherein the collaborative event media content further comprises a grammar and a structured document;

acquiring data representing a client'"'"'s environmental condition;

storing, in the context server in a data structure comprising a dynamic client context for the client, the data representing a client'"'"'s environmental condition;

detecting an event in dependence upon the dynamic client context;

identifying one or more collaborators in dependence upon the dynamic client context and the event; and

selecting from the structured document a classified structural element in dependence upon an event type and a collaborator classification; and

transmitting the selected structural element to the collaborator.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein acquiring data representing a client'"'"'s environmental condition further comprises receiving asynchronously from environmental sensors data representing a client'"'"'s environmental condition.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the dynamic client context includes network addresses for environmental sensors for a client and acquiring data representing a client'"'"'s environmental condition further comprises the context server'"'"'s polling of the environmental sensors for the client.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein detecting an event in dependence upon the dynamic client context further comprises:

detecting a change in a value of a data element in the dynamic client context; and

applying an event detection rules base to the dynamic client context.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein providing collaborative event media content further comprises:

creating, in dependence upon original media content, a structured document, the structured document further comprising one or more structural elements;

creating a grammar for the collaborative event media content, wherein the grammar includes grammar elements each of which includes an identifier for at least one structural element of the structured document.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising classifying a structural element of the structured document according to a presentation attribute.

7. The method of claim 5 wherein classifying a structural element comprises:

identifying a presentation attribute for the structural element;

identifying a classification identifier in dependence upon the presentation attribute; and

inserting the classification identifier in association with the structural element in the structured document.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein identifying collaborators further comprises identifying a collaborator in dependence upon collaborator presence on a instant messaging network.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein identifying one or more collaborators in dependence upon the identified event comprises identifying a collaborator in dependence upon client location.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein transmitting the selected structural element to the collaborator further comprises:

selecting a data communications protocol for communications with a collaborator;

inserting the selected structural element in a data structure appropriate to the data communications protocol; and

transmitting the data structure to the collaborator according to the data communications protocol.

12. The system of claim 10 wherein means for acquiring data representing a client'"'"'s environmental condition further comprises means for receiving asynchronously from environmental sensors data representing a client'"'"'s environmental condition.

13. The system of claim 10 wherein the dynamic client context includes network addresses for environmental sensors for a client and means for acquiring data representing a client'"'"'s environmental condition further comprises means for polling the environmental sensors for the client.

14. The system of claim 10 wherein means for detecting an event in dependence upon the dynamic client context further comprises:

means for detecting a change in a value of a data element in the dynamic client context; and

means for applying an event detection rules base to the dynamic client context.

15. The system of claim 10 wherein means for providing collaborative event media content further comprises:

means for creating, in dependence upon original media content, a structured document, the structured document further comprising one or more structural elements;

means for creating a grammar for the collaborative event media content, wherein the grammar includes grammar elements each of which includes an identifier for at least one structural element of the structured document.

16. The system of claim 15 further comprising means for classifying a structural element of the structured document according to a presentation attribute.

17. The system of claim 15 wherein means for classifying a structural element comprises:

means for identifying a presentation attribute for the structural element;

means for identifying a classification identifier in dependence upon the presentation attribute; and

means for inserting the classification identifier in association with the structural element in the structured document.

18. The system of claim 10 wherein means for identifying collaborators further comprises means for identifying a collaborator in dependence upon collaborator presence on a instant messaging network.

19. The system of claim 10 wherein means for identifying one or more collaborators in dependence upon the identified event comprises means for identifying a collaborator in dependence upon client location.

20. The system of claim 10 wherein means for transmitting the selected structural element to the collaborator further comprises:

means for selecting a data communications protocol for communications with a collaborator;

means for inserting the selected structural element in a data structure appropriate to the data communications protocol; and

means for transmitting the data structure to the collaborator according to the data communications protocol.

22. The computer program product of claim 20 wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for acquiring data representing a client'"'"'s environmental condition further comprises means, recorded on the recording medium, for receiving asynchronously from environmental sensors data representing a client'"'"'s environmental condition.

23. The computer program product of claim 20 wherein the dynamic client context includes network addresses for environmental sensors for a client and means, recorded on the recording medium, for acquiring data representing a client'"'"'s environmental condition further comprises means, recorded on the recording medium, for polling the environmental sensors for the client.

24. The computer program product of claim 20 wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for detecting an event in dependence upon the dynamic client context further comprises:

means, recorded on the recording medium, for detecting a change in a value of a data element in the dynamic client context; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for applying an event detection rules base to the dynamic client context.

25. The computer program product of claim 20 wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for providing collaborative event media content further comprises:

means, recorded on the recording medium, for creating, in dependence upon original media content, a structured document, the structured document further comprising one or more structural elements;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for creating a grammar for the collaborative event media content, wherein the grammar includes grammar elements each of which includes an identifier for at least one structural element of the structured document.

26. The computer program product of claim 25 further comprising means, recorded on the recording medium, for classifying a structural element of the structured document according to a presentation attribute.

27. The computer program product of claim 25 wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for classifying a structural element comprises:

means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying a presentation attribute for the structural element;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying a classification identifier in dependence upon the presentation attribute; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for inserting the classification identifier in association with the structural element in the structured document.

28. The computer program product of claim 20 wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying collaborators further comprises means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying a collaborator in dependence upon collaborator presence on a instant messaging network.

29. The computer program product of claim 20 wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying one or more collaborators in dependence upon the identified event comprises means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying a collaborator in dependence upon client location.

30. The computer program product of claim 20 wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for transmitting the selected structural element to the collaborator further comprises:

means, recorded on the recording medium, for selecting a data communications protocol for communications with a collaborator;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for inserting the selected structural element in a data structure appropriate to the data communications protocol; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for transmitting the data structure to the collaborator according to the data communications protocol.

11. A system for delivering dynamic media content to collaborators, the system comprising:

means for providing collaborative event media content, wherein the collaborative event media content further comprises a grammar and a structured document;

means for acquiring data representing a client'"'"'s environmental condition;

means for storing, in the context server in a data structure comprising a dynamic client context for the client, the data representing a client'"'"'s environmental condition;

means for detecting an event in dependence upon the dynamic client context;

means for identifying one or more collaborators in dependence upon the dynamic client context and the event;

means for selecting from the structured document a classified structural element in dependence upon an event type and a collaborator classification; and

means for transmitting the selected structural element to the collaborator.

21. A computer program product for delivering dynamic media content to collaborators, the computer program product comprising:

a recording medium;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for providing collaborative event media content, wherein the collaborative event media content further comprises a grammar and a structured document;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for acquiring data representing a client'"'"'s environmental condition;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for storing, in the context server in a data structure comprising a dynamic client context for the client, the data representing a client'"'"'s environmental condition;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for detecting an event in dependence upon the dynamic client context;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying one or more collaborators in dependence upon the dynamic client context and the event;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for selecting from the structured document a classified structural element in dependence upon an event type and a collaborator classification; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for transmitting the selected structural element to the collaborator.