Dynamic Media Content For Collaborators With Client Locations In Dynamic Client Contexts

• US 20080177837A1
• Filed: 03/29/2008
• Published: 07/24/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Thorson, Derral Charles, Bodin, William Kress
• Granted Patent: US 8,161,131 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/205
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for delivering dynamic media content to collaborators. Embodiments include providing collaborative event media content, wherein the collaborative event media content includes a grammar and a structured document; providing data identifying a client'"'"'s location; storing, in the context server in a data structure comprising a dynamic client context for the client, the data identifying the client'"'"'s location; detecting an event in dependence upon the dynamic client context; identifying one or more collaborators in dependence upon the dynamic client context and the event; and selecting from the structured document a classified structural element in dependence upon an event type and a collaborator classification; and transmitting the selected structural element to the collaborator. In many embodiments, detecting an event in dependence upon the dynamic client context includes detecting a change in a value of a data element in the dynamic client context, and applying event detection rules base to the dynamic client context.

Claims

1. A method for delivering dynamic media content to collaborators, the method comprising:

providing collaborative event media content, wherein the collaborative event media content further comprises a grammar and a structured document;

providing data identifying a client'"'"'s location;

storing, in the context server in a data structure comprising a dynamic client context for the client, the data identifying the client'"'"'s location;

detecting an event in dependence upon the dynamic client context;

identifying one or more collaborators in dependence upon the dynamic client context and the event; and

selecting from the structured document a classified structural element in dependence upon an event type and a collaborator classification; and

transmitting the selected structural element to the collaborator.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein:

providing to a context server data identifying a client'"'"'s location further comprises reading GPS coordinates from a GPS receiver; and

storing the data identifying the client'"'"'s location further comprises storing the GPS coordinates in the dynamic client context for the client.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein:

providing to a context server data identifying a client'"'"'s location further comprises querying a router for a physical address of the router; and

storing the data identifying the client'"'"'s location further comprises storing the physical address of the router in the dynamic client context for the client.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the router further comprises a wireless network access point.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein:

providing to a context server data identifying a client'"'"'s location further comprises querying a router for a physical address of the client; and

storing the data identifying the client'"'"'s location further comprises storing the physical address of the client in the dynamic client context for the client.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein detecting an event in dependence upon the dynamic client context further comprises:

detecting a change in a value of a data element in the dynamic client context; and

applying event detection rules base to the dynamic client context.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein providing collaborative event media content further comprises:

creating, in dependence upon original media content, a structured document, the structured document further comprising one or more structural elements; and

creating a grammar for the collaborative event media content, wherein the grammar includes grammar elements each of which includes an identifier for at least one structural element of the structured document.

8. The method of claim 7 further comprising classifying a structural element of the structured document according to a presentation attribute.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein classifying a structural element comprises:

identifying a presentation attribute for the structural element;

identifying a classification identifier in dependence upon the presentation attribute; and

inserting the classification identifier in association with the structural element in the structured document.

10. A system for delivering dynamic media content to collaborators, the system comprising:

means for providing collaborative event media content, wherein the collaborative event media content further comprises a grammar and a structured document;

means for providing data identifying a client'"'"'s location;

means for storing, in the context server in a data structure comprising a dynamic client context for the client, the data identifying the client'"'"'s location;

means for detecting an event in dependence upon the dynamic client context;

means for identifying one or more collaborators in dependence upon the dynamic client context and the event;

means for selecting from the structured document a classified structural element in dependence upon an event type and a collaborator classification; and

means for transmitting the selected structural element to the collaborator.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein:

means for providing to a context server data identifying a client'"'"'s location further comprises means for reading GPS coordinates from a GPS receiver; and

means for storing the data identifying the client'"'"'s location further comprises means for storing the GPS coordinates in the dynamic client context for the client.

12. The system of claim 10 wherein:

means for providing to a context server data identifying a client'"'"'s location further comprises means for querying a router for a physical address of the router; and

means for storing the data identifying the client'"'"'s location further comprises means for storing the physical address of the router in the dynamic client context for the client.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein the router further comprises a wireless network access point.

14. The system of claim 10 wherein:

means for providing to a context server data identifying a client'"'"'s location further comprises means for querying a router for a physical address of the client; and

means for storing the data identifying the client'"'"'s location further comprises means for storing the physical address of the client in the dynamic client context for the client.

15. The system of claim 10 wherein means for detecting an event in dependence upon the dynamic client context further comprises:

means for detecting a change in a value of a data element in the dynamic client context; and

means for applying event detection rules base to the dynamic client context.

16. The system of claim 10 wherein means for providing collaborative event media content further comprises:

means for creating, in dependence upon original media content, a structured document, the structured document further comprising one or more structural elements; and

means for creating a grammar for the collaborative event media content, wherein the grammar includes grammar elements each of which includes an identifier for at least one structural element of the structured document.

17. The system of claim 16 further comprising means for classifying a structural element of the structured document according to a presentation attribute.

18. The system of claim 17 wherein means for classifying a structural element comprises:

means for identifying a presentation attribute for the structural element;

means for identifying a classification identifier in dependence upon the presentation attribute; and

means for inserting the classification identifier in association with the structural element in the structured document.

19. A computer program product for delivering dynamic media content to collaborators, the computer program product comprising:

a recording medium;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for providing collaborative event media content, wherein the collaborative event media content further comprises a grammar and a structured document;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for providing data identifying a client'"'"'s location;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for storing, in the context server in a data structure comprising a dynamic client context for the client, the data identifying the client'"'"'s location;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for detecting an event in dependence upon the dynamic client context;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying one or more collaborators in dependence upon the dynamic client context and the event;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for selecting from the structured document a classified structural element in dependence upon an event type and a collaborator classification; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for transmitting the selected structural element to the collaborator.

20. The computer program product of claim 19 wherein:

means, recorded on the recording medium, for providing to a context server data identifying a client'"'"'s location further comprises means, recorded on the recording medium, for reading GPS coordinates from a GPS receiver; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for storing the data identifying the client'"'"'s location further comprises means, recorded on the recording medium, for storing the GPS coordinates in the dynamic client context for the client.

21. The computer program product of claim 19 wherein:

means, recorded on the recording medium, for providing to a context server data identifying a client'"'"'s location further comprises means, recorded on the recording medium, for querying a router for a physical address of the router; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for storing the data identifying the client'"'"'s location further comprises means, recorded on the recording medium, for storing the physical address of the router in the dynamic client context for the client.

22. The computer program product of claim 21 wherein the router further comprises a wireless network access point.

23. The computer program product of claim 19 wherein:

means, recorded on the recording medium, for providing to a context server data identifying a client'"'"'s location further comprises means, recorded on the recording medium, for querying a router for a physical address of the client; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for storing the data identifying the client'"'"'s location further comprises means, recorded on the recording medium, for storing the physical address of the client in the dynamic client context for the client.

24. The computer program product of claim 19 wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for detecting an event in dependence upon the dynamic client context further comprises:

means, recorded on the recording medium, for detecting a change in a value of a data element in the dynamic client context; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for applying event detection rules base to the dynamic client context.

25. The computer program product of claim 19 wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for providing collaborative event media content further comprises:

means, recorded on the recording medium, for creating, in dependence upon original media content, a structured document, the structured document further comprising one or more structural elements; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for creating a grammar for the collaborative event media content, wherein the grammar includes grammar elements each of which includes an identifier for at least one structural element of the structured document.

26. The computer program product of claim 25 further comprising means, recorded on the recording medium, for classifying a structural element of the structured document according to a presentation attribute.

27. The computer program product of claim 26 wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for classifying a structural element comprises:

means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying a presentation attribute for the structural element;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying a classification identifier in dependence upon the presentation attribute; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for inserting the classification identifier in association with the structural element in the structured document.