METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IN-CONTEXT ASSEMBLY OF INTERACTIVE ACTIONABLE INSIGHTS AND MODALITIES IN PHYSICAL SPACES

• US 20080159328A1
• Filed: 01/02/2007
• Published: 07/03/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/02/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Jennings, Raymond B., George, David A., Stys, Malgorzata E., Hitney, Raymond R.
• Application Number:
  US11/618,961
• Publication Number:
  US 20080159328A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/464
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/0381 Multimodal input, i.e. interface arrangements enabling the user to issue commands by simultaneous use of input devices of different nature, e.g. voice plus gesture on digitizer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry

Abstract

A method and system for in-context assembly of user interactive actionable insights and modalities in a plurality of multi-modal stages is provided. The method and system include tracking a virtual event in a first stage and also tracking a physical event corresponding to the virtual event in the first stage. The method also includes determining if the tracked virtual event and the physical event are internal or external to the first stage and altering content upon determining the tracked virtual event and the physical event are internal to the first stage. The method and system include returning at least one stage of the multi-modal stages to a quiescent state after a predetermined time correlated to quiescent user activity.

Claims

1. A method for in-context assembly of user interactive actionable insights and modalities in a plurality of multi-modal stages, the method comprising:

tracking at least one virtual event in a first stage;

tracking at least one physical event corresponding to the at least one virtual event in the first stage;

determining if the tracked at least one virtual event and the at least one physical event are internal or external to the first stage; and

the first stage altering content upon determining the tracked at least one virtual event and the at least one physical event are internal to the first stage.

2. The method as in claim 1 further comprising the first stage altering delivery upon determining the tracked at least one virtual event and the at least one physical event are internal to the first stage.

3. The method as in claim 1 further comprising initiating a change to a second stage upon determining the tracked at least one virtual event and the at least one physical event are external to the first stage.

4. The method as in claim 3 further comprising the second stage altering content upon determining the tracked at least one virtual event and the at least one physical event are external to the first stage.

5. The method as in claim 3 further comprising the second stage altering delivery upon determining the tracked at least one virtual event and the at least one physical event are external to the first stage.

6. The method as in claim 3 further comprising determining if the user should be guided to the second stage.

7. The method as in claim 6 further comprising guiding the user to the second stage using virtual displays.

8. The method as in claim 6 further comprising guiding the user to the second stage using sensory devices.

9. The method as in claim 8, wherein guiding the user to the second stage using sensory devices further comprises guiding the user to the second stage using lighted pathways.

10. The method as in claim 8, wherein guiding the user to the second stage using sensory devices further comprises guiding the user to the second stage using at least one audio sounder.

11. A multi-modal system for in-context assembly of interactive actionable insights and modalities in physical spaces, the multi-modal system comprising:

a first interactive stage for dynamic delivery of content in a first virtual environment and physical space that acquires an in-context assembly of interactive actionable insights and modality choices for content delivery to a user, the first interactive stage comprising;

a display;

a processor connected to the display;

at least one input device connectable to the processor;

at least one output device connectable to the processor; and

a second interactive stage, connectable to the first interactive stage, for dynamic delivery of second content in a second virtual environment and second physical space that acquires a second in-context assembly of interactive actionable insights and modality choices for second content delivery to the user, the second interactive stage comprising;

a second display;

a second processor connected to the second display;

at least one second input device connectable to the second processor;

at least one second output device connectable to the second processor.

12. The multi-modal system as in claim 11, wherein the at least one input device connectable to the processor comprises at least one sensory input device.

13. The multi-modal system as in claim 11, wherein the at least one input device connectable to the processor comprises at least one magnetic input device.

14. The multi-modal system as in claim 11, wherein the at least one input device connectable to the processor comprises at least one optical input device.

15. The multi-modal system as in claim 11, wherein the at least one output device comprises at least one sensory output device.

16. The multi-modal system as in claim 11, wherein the at least one second input device connectable to the processor comprises at least one second sensory input device.

17. The multi-modal system as in claim 11, wherein the at least one second output device comprises at least one second sensory output device.

18. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform a method for in-context assembly of user interactive actionable insights and modalities in a plurality of multi-modal stages, the method comprising:

tracking at least one virtual event in a first stage of the multi-modal stages;

tracking at least one physical event corresponding to the at least one virtual event in the first stage;

determining if the tracked at least one virtual event and the at least one physical event are internal to the first stage, wherein determining if the tracked at least one virtual event and the at least one physical event are internal to the first stage comprises;

the first stage altering delivery;

the first stage altering content;

determining if the tracked at least one virtual event and the at least one physical event are external to the first stage, wherein determining if the tracked at least one virtual event and the at least one physical event are external to the first stage comprises;

a second stage altering content;

the second stage altering delivery;

determining if the user should be guided to the second stage, wherein determining if the user should be guided to the second stage further comprises;

guiding the user to the second stage using virtual displays;

guiding the user to the second stage using sensory devices, wherein guiding the user to the second stage using sensory devices comprises;

guiding the user to the second stage using lighted pathways;

guiding the user to the second stage using at least one audio sounder; and

returning at least one stage of the multi-modal stages to a quiescent state after a predetermined time correlated to quiescent user activity.