Delivering dynamic media content for collaborators to purposeful devices

• US 20060026000A1
• Filed: 07/13/2004
• Published: 02/02/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/13/2004
• 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 7,487,209 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/270.100
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for delivering dynamic media content to collaborators. Embodiments include providing collaborative event media content including a grammar and a structured document; generating a dynamic client context for a client; 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; identifying a discrete purpose of a collaborator display device for a collaborator; selecting from the structured document a classified structural element in dependence upon an event type, a collaborator classification, and the discrete purpose of the collaborator display device; 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;

generating a dynamic client context for a client;

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;

identifying a discrete purpose of a collaborator display device for a collaborator;

selecting from the structured document a classified structural element in dependence upon an event type, a collaborator classification, and the discrete purpose of the collaborator display device; and

transmitting the selected structural element to the collaborator.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein identifying a discrete purpose of a display device for a collaborator includes identifying a discrete purpose device in dependence upon a role of one or more identified collaborators.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein generating a dynamic client context further comprises:

acquiring data that describes the client and the client'"'"'s environment; and

storing the data describing the client and the client'"'"'s environment in a context server.

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 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; and

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 6 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. 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 generating a dynamic client context for a client;

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 identifying a discrete purpose of a collaborator display device for a collaborator;

means for selecting from the structured document a classified structural element in dependence upon an event type, a collaborator classification, and the discrete purpose of the collaborator display device; and

means for transmitting the selected structural element to the collaborator.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein means for identifying a discrete purpose of a display device for a collaborator includes means for identifying a discrete purpose device in dependence upon a role of one or more identified collaborators.

10. The system of claim 8 wherein means for generating a dynamic client context further comprises:

means for acquiring data that describes the client and the client'"'"'s environment; and

means for storing the data describing the client and the client'"'"'s environment in a context server.

11. The system of claim 8 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 event detection rules base to the dynamic client context.

12. The system of claim 8 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; and

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.

13. The system of claim 12 further comprising means for classifying a structural element of the structured document according to a presentation attribute.

14. 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 generating a dynamic client context for a client;

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 identifying a discrete purpose of a collaborator display device for a collaborator;

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

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

15. The computer program product of claim 14 wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying a discrete purpose of a display device for a collaborator includes means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying a discrete purpose device in dependence upon a role of one or more identified collaborators.

16. The computer program product of claim 14 wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for generating a dynamic client context further comprises:

means, recorded on the recording medium, for acquiring data that describes the client and the client'"'"'s environment; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for storing the data describing the client and the client'"'"'s environment in a context server.

17. The computer program product of claim 14 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 event detection rules base to the dynamic client context.

18. The computer program product of claim 14 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; and

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.

19. The computer program product of claim 18 further comprising means, recorded on the recording medium, for classifying a structural element of the structured document according to a presentation attribute.

20. The computer program product of claim 19 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.