Sharing, Accessing, and Pooling of Personal Preferences for Transient Environment Customization
First Claim
1. A method for establishing conformance of an aspect of an environment to personal preference data of a user, the method comprising:
- receiving the personal preference data;
parsing the personal preference data for a preference type, preference data and preference conditions; and
establishing conformance of the aspect of the environment to the personal preference data.
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Abstract
Technologies for transient personal preference customization of environments, devices and systems based on user preference data. Such technologies enable users to maintain personal preference data on mobile or other devices, such as cell phones, personal data assistants (“PDA”), or the like, such that the data can be transferred to devices and systems capable of conforming parameters under their control to the preferences expressed in the data. For example, a frequent traveler may define preferences regarding room temperature, ambient lighting, music style, and the like and maintain these preferences in a mobile device such as a cell phone. Upon arrival at a hotel room, for example, the systems of the hotel may access the preference data and adjust the parameters of the room, and the devices and systems in the room, to conform to the user'"'"'s preferences while the user is in the room or checked into the hotel. Such customization may be transient in that parameters may be returned to a default or other setting once a user is no longer present, or when another user is present.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for establishing conformance of an aspect of an environment to personal preference data of a user, the method comprising:
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receiving the personal preference data; parsing the personal preference data for a preference type, preference data and preference conditions; and establishing conformance of the aspect of the environment to the personal preference data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A sink system for personal preference customization, the sink system comprising:
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a receiving means operable to receive personal preference data; a parsing means coupled to the receiving means and operable to parse the personal preference data; and an environment processing means operable to conform an aspect of an environment to the personal preference data. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A source system for personal preference customization, the source system comprising:
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a sending means operable to send personal preference data to a sink device; a data store operable to store the personal preference data; and a federation manager operable to form a federation including the source system and the sink device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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