Method and System for Configuring Electronic Communication Device

• US 20080148030A1
• Filed: 12/14/2006
• Published: 06/19/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: General Instrument Corporation (CommScope Holding Company, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: General Instrument Corporation (CommScope Holding Company, Inc.)
• Inventors: Goffin, Glen P.
• Application Number:
  US11/610,834
• Publication Number:
  US 20080148030A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44505 Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72448 with means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions

Abstract

A method for configuring an electronic communication device (100) is disclosed. The method automatically configures the electronic communication device for a user. The method includes determining (304) an identity of the user. The method further compiles a user profile automatically (306), as a function of the manner in which the user operates the electronic communication device. The compiled user profile is stored (308) in the electronic communication device. Further, based on the stored user profile, the method automatically configures (310) the electronic communication device, without intervention of the user.

Claims

1. A method for configuring an electronic communication device for a user, the method comprising:

determining the identity of a user of the electronic communication device;

automatically compiling a user profile as a function of a manner in which the user operates the electronic communication device;

storing the compiled user profile; and

automatically configuring the electronic communication device, without intervention of the user, based on the stored user profile.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the electronic communication device comprises a video communication device.

3. The method as recited in claim 2, wherein compiling the user profile comprises obtaining information of at least the user lighting preferences.

4. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the electronic communication device comprises a video communication device.

5. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein identifying the user comprises recognizing the user based on biometric recognition.

6. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein compiling the user profile comprises obtaining information of at least one of dialing preferences, interface display preferences, preferred caller preferences, dialer tone preferences, ring tone preferences, alert preferences, display color scheme preferences, volume level preferences, display preferences, voice pattern preferences, internet service preferences, writing pattern preferences, and graphic preferences.

7. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein determining the identity of a user of the electronic communication device comprises comparing the determined identity of the user to a plurality of stored user identities.

8. The method as recited in claim 6 wherein each of the stored user identities corresponds to a stored user profile.

9. The method as recited in claim 7, wherein configuring the electronic communication device comprises:

selecting a particular stored user profile based upon the determined user identity corresponding to one of the plurality of stored user identities; and

setting the user preferences of the electronic communication device based upon the selected particular stored user profile and the present manner in which the user operates the electronic communication device.

10. The method as recited in claim 7, wherein configuring the electronic communication device comprises:

when the identity of the user is not verified, adding the determined user identity to the plurality of stored user identities

if the determined user identity does not correspond to one of the plurality of stored user identities; and

storing a compiled user profile for the added user so that the profile is associated with the identity of the added user.

11. An electronic communication device performing automatic configuration of a user profile, the electronic communication device comprising:

an input device capable of automatically capturing an identity of a user;

a first memory adapted for storing a user profile; and

a user profiling module for;

learning a user profile while the user is using the electronic communication device;

storing the learned user profile in the first memory; and

automatically configuring the electronic communication device for the user based on the learned user profile.

12. The electronic communication device as recited in claim 11, wherein the electronic communication device comprises a video communication device.

13. The electronic communication device as recited in claim 12, wherein the user preferences comprise at least user lighting preferences.

14. The electronic communication device as recited in claim 11, wherein the input device comprises at least one biometric sensor.

15. The electronic communication device as recited in claim 11, wherein the user preferences comprises at least one of dialing preferences, user interface preferences, preferred caller preferences, dialer tone preferences, ring tone preferences, color scheme preferences, volume level preferences, display preferences, voice pattern preferences, writing pattern preferences, and graphic preferences.

16. The electronic communication device as recited in claim 11, further comprising a second memory adapted to store a plurality of user identities.

17. The electronic communication device as recited in claim 16, wherein each of the plurality of user identities stored in the second memory is associated with a user profile stored in the first memory.

18. The electronic communication device as recited in claim 17, wherein the processor is further adapted to retrieve a particular set of stored user profile from the first memory based upon the captured identity of the user corresponding to one of the user identities stored in the second memory.

19. The electronic communication device as recited in claim 17, wherein the processor is further adapted to store the captured identity in the second memory if the captured identity does not correspond to one of the user identities stored in the second memory;

and to store the compiled user profile in the first memory so that the stored user profile is associated with the stored captured identity.