METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENVIRONMENT CONFIGURATION BY A DEVICE BASED ON AUTO-DISCOVERY OF LOCAL RESOURCES AND GENERATING PREFERENCE INFORMATION FOR THOSE RESOURCES

• US 20090022096A1
• Filed: 10/02/2007
• Published: 01/22/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/20/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Broadcom Corporation (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Behzad, Arya, MacInnis, Alexander, Walley, John, Karaoguz, Jeyhan, Buer, Mark, Quigley, Thomas
• Granted Patent: US 7,953,038 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/329
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2809 indicating that an appliance service is present in a home automation network monitoring functionality H04L43/0817; discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services, H04L67/51
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/282 based on user interaction within the home receiver circuitry for displaying additional information being controlled by a remote control apparatus H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2829 involving user profiles according to which the execution of a home appliance functionality is automatically triggered
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2841 Wireless
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0813 characterised by the conditions triggering a change of settings
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72415 for remote control of appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/06 including a wireless LAN interface

Abstract

Methods and systems for environment configuration by a device based on auto-discovery of local resources and generating preference information for those resources are disclosed and may include discovering available networked resources utilizing a wireless mobile communication device (WMCD). Wireless communication may be established with one or more of the available networked resources utilizing the WMCD, which may then configure the resources according to user preferences. The user preferences may be stored internal or external to the WMCD, and may be modified based on subsequent changes to the configuring of the resources. The WMCD may communicate with the resources utilizing one or more of a plurality of wireless protocols, which may comprise cellular, WLAN, near-field communication, Bluetooth, and radio frequency identification. The WMCD may auto-discover as well as determine and authenticate access privileges for the resources, which may comprise devices for adjusting a user'"'"'s local environment.

Claims

1. A method for controlling a device, the method comprising:

discovering available networked resources utilizing a wireless mobile communication device;

establishing wireless communication with one or more of said available networked resources; and

configuring said one or more of said available networked resources according to preferences associated with a user of said wireless mobile communication device.

2. The method according to claim 1, comprising storing said user preferences internal to said wireless mobile communication device.

3. The method according to claim 1, comprising storing said user preferences external to said wireless mobile communication device.

4. The method according to claim 1, comprising modifying said user preferences based on subsequent changes to said configuring of said one or more of said available networked resources.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein said wireless mobile communication device communicates with said one or more of said available networked resources utilizing one or more of a plurality of wireless protocols.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein said wireless protocols comprise cellular, WLAN, near-field communication, Bluetooth, and radio frequency identification.

7. The method according to claim 1, comprising auto-discovering said available networked resources.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein said available networked resources comprise devices that enable adjustment of a local environment of said user.

9. The method according to claim 1, comprising determining whether said user possesses access privileges for said one or more available networked resources.

10. The method according to claim 1, comprising authenticating said user of said wireless mobile communication device.

11. A system for controlling a device, the system comprising:

one or more processors in a wireless mobile communication device that enables discovery of available networked resources utilizing;

said one or more processors enables establishment of wireless communication with one or more of said available networked resources; and

said one or more processors enables configuration of said one or more of said available networked resources according to preferences associated with a user of said wireless mobile communication device.

12. The system according to claim 11, wherein said one or more processors enable storage of said user preferences internal to said wireless mobile communication device.

13. The system according to claim 11, wherein said one or more processors enable storage of said user preferences external to said wireless mobile communication device.

14. The system according to claim 11, wherein said one or more processors enable dynamic adjustment of said user preferences based on subsequent changes to said configuring of said one or more of said available networked resources.

15. The system according to claim 11, wherein said wireless mobile communication device communicates with said one or more of said available networked resources utilizing one or more of a plurality of wireless protocols.

16. The system according to claim 15, wherein said wireless protocols comprise cellular, WLAN, near-field communication, Bluetooth, and radio frequency identification.

17. The system according to claim 11, wherein said one or more processors enable auto-discovery of said available networked resources.

18. The system according to claim 11, wherein said available networked resources comprise devices for adjusting a user'"'"'s local environment.

19. The system according to claim 11, wherein said one or more processors enable determining whether said user possesses access privileges for said one or more available networked resources.

20. The system according to claim 11, wherein said one or more processors enable authentication of said user of said wireless mobile communication device.

21. A machine-readable storage having stored thereon, a computer program having at least one code section for device control, the at least one code section being executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform steps comprising:

discovering available networked resources utilizing a wireless mobile communication device;

establishing wireless communication with one or more of said available networked resources; and

configuring said one or more of said available networked resources according to preferences associated with a user of said wireless mobile communication device.

22. The machine readable storage according to claim 21, wherein said at least one code section comprises code for storing said user preferences internal to said wireless mobile communication device.

23. The machine readable storage according to claim 21, wherein said at least one code section comprises code for storing said user preferences external to said wireless mobile communication device.

24. The machine readable storage according to claim 21, wherein said at least one code section comprises code for modifying said user preferences based on subsequent changes to said configuring of said available networked resources.

25. The machine readable storage according to claim 21, wherein said at least one code section comprises code for enabling communicating with said one or more of said available networked resources via said wireless mobile communication device utilizing one or more of a plurality of wireless protocols.

26. The machine readable storage according to claim 25, wherein said wireless protocols comprise cellular, WLAN, near-field communication, Bluetooth, and radio frequency identification.

27. The machine readable storage according to claim 21, wherein said at least one code section comprises code for auto-discovering said available networked resources.

28. The machine readable storage according to claim 21, wherein said available networked resources comprise devices for adjusting a local environment of said user.

29. The machine readable storage according to claim 21, wherein said at least one code section comprises code for determining whether said use possess access privileges for said one or more available networked resources.

30. The machine readable storage according to claim 21, wherein said at least one code section comprises code for authenticating said user of said wireless mobile communication device.