Notifying users of device events in a networked environment
First Claim
1. A method for notifying a user of a device event, the method comprising:
- receiving a device event;
associating the device event with a user;
receiving an RFID signal from a user'"'"'s RFID tag;
determining the user'"'"'s location in dependence upon the RFID signal;
selecting a user notification appliance in dependence upon the user'"'"'s location; and
notifying the user of the device event with the selected user notification appliance.
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Abstract
Notifying a user of a device event, including receiving a device event, associating the device event with a user, receiving an RFID signal from a user'"'"'s RFID tag, determining the user'"'"'s location in dependence upon the RFID signal, selecting a user notification appliance in dependence upon the user'"'"'s location, and notifying the user of the device event with the selected user notification appliance. In typical embodiments, associating the device event with a user also includes reading a user ID from a device record for the device. In typical embodiments, associating the device event with a user also includes identifying the location of the device, identifying a previous location of the user, and associating the device event with a user in dependence upon the location of the device and the previous location of the user.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for notifying a user of a device event, the method comprising:
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receiving a device event;
associating the device event with a user;
receiving an RFID signal from a user'"'"'s RFID tag;
determining the user'"'"'s location in dependence upon the RFID signal;
selecting a user notification appliance in dependence upon the user'"'"'s location; and
notifying the user of the device event with the selected user notification appliance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for notifying a user of a device event, the system comprising:
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means for receiving a device event;
means for associating the device event with a user;
means for receiving an RFID signal from a user'"'"'s RFID tag;
means for determining the user'"'"'s location in dependence upon the RFID signal;
means for selecting a user notification appliance in dependence upon the user'"'"'s location; and
means for notifying the user of the device event with the selected user notification appliance. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product for notifying a user of a device event, the computer program product comprising:
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a recording medium;
means, recorded on the recording medium, for receiving a device event;
means, recorded on the recording medium, for associating the device event with a user;
means, recorded on the recording medium, for receiving an RFID signal from a user'"'"'s RFID tag;
means, recorded on the recording medium, for determining the user'"'"'s location in dependence upon the RFID signal;
means, recorded on the recording medium, for selecting a user notification appliance in dependence upon the user'"'"'s location; and
means, recorded on the recording medium, for notifying the user of the device event with the selected user notification appliance. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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