Behavior Based Life Support Services

• US 20070288303A1
• Filed: 06/26/2007
• Published: 12/13/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Weaver, James
• Application Number:
  US11/768,324
• Publication Number:
  US 20070288303A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/10
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks

Abstract

Exemplary embodiments of the present invention include methods of providing life support services to a user. Typical embodiments include receiving a plurality of disparate behavior indicators; filtering the behavior indicators for a user in dependence upon user filter attributes; identifying a behavior pattern for a user in dependence upon the filtered behavior indicators and past behavior; identifying an action to be taken in dependence upon the behavior pattern; and executing the identified action. In typical embodiments, one or more of the filtered behavior indicators represent behavior of the user. In typical embodiments, one or more of the filtered behavior indicators represent behavior of entities other than the user.

Claims

1. A method of providing life support services to a user, the method comprising:

receiving a plurality of disparate behavior indicators;

filtering the behavior indicators for the user in dependence upon user filter attributes;

identifying a behavior pattern for the user in dependence upon the filtered behavior indicators and past behavior;

identifying an action to be taken in dependence upon the behavior pattern; and

executing the identified action.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein one or more of the filtered behavior indicators represent behavior of the user.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein one or more of the filtered behavior indicators represent behavior of entities other than the user.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein filtering the behavior indicators for the user in dependence upon user filter attributes comprises comparing the behavior indicators with a plurality of user filter attribute records of the user.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein identifying a behavior pattern for the user further comprises comparing the filtered behavior indicators with a plurality of past behavior records.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein identifying an action to be taken in dependence upon the behavior pattern comprises locating at least one action record.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein executing an identified action comprises deploying a service interface in a Parlay environment.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein executing an identified action comprises downloading OSGI compliant bundles through an OSGI gateway.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein executing an identified action comprises offering a service to the user.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein offering a service to the user further comprises offering a service in dependence upon user preferences of the user.

11. Apparatus for providing life support services to a user, the apparatus comprising a computer processor, a computer memory operatively coupled to the computer processor, the computer memory having disposed within it computer program instructions capable of:

receiving a plurality of disparate behavior indicators;

filtering the behavior indicators for the user in dependence upon user filter attributes;

identifying a behavior pattern for the user in dependence upon the filtered behavior indicators and past behavior;

identifying an action to be taken in dependence upon the behavior pattern; and

executing the identified action.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein one or more of the filtered behavior indicators represent behavior of the user.

13. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein one or more of the filtered behavior indicators represent behavior of entities other than the user.

14. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein filtering the behavior indicators for the user in dependence upon user filter attributes comprises comparing the behavior indicators with a plurality of user filter attribute records of the user.

15. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein identifying a behavior pattern for the user further comprises comparing the filtered behavior indicators with a plurality of past behavior records.

16. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein identifying an action to be taken in dependence upon the behavior pattern comprises locating at least one action record.

17. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein executing an identified action comprises deploying a service interface in a Parlay environment.

19. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein executing an identified action comprises offering a service to the user.

20. The apparatus of claim 19 wherein offering a service to the user further comprises offering a service in dependence upon user preferences of the user.

18. The apparatus of claim 111 wherein executing an identified action comprises downloading OSGI compliant bundles through an OSGI gateway.

21. A computer program product for providing life support services to a user, the computer program product comprising:

a recording medium;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for receiving a plurality of disparate behavior indicators;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for filtering the behavior indicators for the user in dependence upon user filter attributes;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying a behavior pattern for the user in dependence upon the filtered behavior indicators and past behavior;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying an action to be taken in dependence upon the behavior pattern; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for executing the identified action.

22. The computer program product of claim 21 wherein one or more of the filtered behavior indicators represent behavior of the user.

23. The computer program product of claim 21 wherein one or more of the filtered behavior indicators represent behavior of entities other than the user.

24. The computer program product of claim 21 wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for filtering the behavior indicators for the user in dependence upon user filter attributes comprises means, recorded on the recording medium, for comparing the behavior indicators with a plurality of user filter attribute records of the user.

25. The computer program product of claim 21 wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying a behavior pattern for the user further comprises means, recorded on the recording medium, for comparing the filtered behavior indicators with a plurality of past behavior records.

26. The computer program product of claim 21 wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying an action to be taken in dependence upon the behavior pattern comprises means, recorded on the recording medium, for locating at least one action record.

27. The computer program product of claim 21 wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for executing an identified action comprises means, recorded on the recording medium, for deploying a service interface in a Parlay environment.

28. The computer program product of claim 21 wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for executing an identified action comprises means, recorded on the recording medium, for downloading OSGI compliant bundles through an OSGI gateway.

29. The computer program product of claim 21 wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for executing an identified action comprises means, recorded on the recording medium, for offering a service to the user.

30. The computer program product of claim 29 wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for offering a service to the user further comprises means, recorded on the recording medium, for offering a service in dependence upon user preferences of the user.