Method, Apparatus and Computer Program Product for Providing Predictor Nodes for Context Models

• US 20100153085A1
• Filed: 12/09/2009
• Published: 06/17/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Sathish, Sailesh Kumar
• Application Number:
  US12/634,039
• Publication Number:
  US 20100153085A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 703/13
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2111/02 CAD in a network environment, e.g. collaborative CAD or distributed simulation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 30/20 Design optimisation, verification or simulation optimisation, verification or simulation of circuit designs G06F30/30
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles

Abstract

An apparatus for providing predictive nodes for a context model may include a processor. The processor may be configured to receive a registration from a communication node having property values determinable via a context model in which the registration indicates a class of the communication node registering, record values for the communication node at defined time intervals, and enable the provision of predicted values based on the recorded values via a predictive formula determined based at least in part on the class.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a registration from a communication node having property values determinable via a context model, the registration indicating a class of the communication node registering with a processor;

recording values for the communication node at defined time intervals; and

enabling the provision of predicted values based on the recorded values via a predictive formula determined based at least in part on the class.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein recording values at defined time intervals comprises recording values at time intervals provided by the communication node.

3. A method according to claim 1, wherein enabling provision of the predicted values comprises determining the predictive formula based on a relationship between multiple recorded values that vary in a time dimension in response to the class having related values.

4. A method according to claim 1, wherein enabling provision of the predicted values comprises determining the predictive formula based on a relationship between multiple recorded values that vary in a spatial dimension in response to the class having related values.

5. A method according to claim 1, wherein enabling provision of the predicted values comprises utilizing adjacent values to the recorded values for a class having values that are not related to extrapolate values between the recorded values, the adjacent values being stored over intermediate time periods.

6. A method according to claim 1, wherein enabling provision of the predicted values comprises receiving an indication of the predictive formula in response to a query to a web service for a pre-existing predictive formula for the communication node.

7. A method according to claim 1, wherein enabling provision of the predicted values comprises utilizing recorded values to compute a predicted value for comparison to another value and determining a deviation from the predicted value.

8. A method according to claim 7, further comprising utilizing the deviation to modify results of determinations made using the predictive formula.

9. A method according to claim 1, further comprising enabling the provision of past values based on the recorded values.

10. A computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code instructions stored therein, the computer-executable program code instructions comprising:

program code instructions for receiving a registration from a communication node having property values determinable via a context model, the registration indicating a class of the communication node registering;

program code instructions for recording values for the communication node at defined time intervals; and

program code instructions for enabling the provision of predicted values based on the recorded values via a predictive formula determined based at least in part on the class.

11. An apparatus comprising:

a processor

memory including computer program code

the memory and the computer program code configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following;

receive a registration from a communication node having property values determinable via a context model, the registration indicating a class of the communication node registering;

record values for the communication node at defined time intervals; and

enable the provision of predicted values based on the recorded values via a predictive formula determined based at least in part on the class.

12. An apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to record values at defined time intervals by recording values at time intervals provided by the communication node.

13. An apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to enable provision of the predicted values by determining the predictive formula based on a relationship between multiple recorded values that vary in a time dimension in response to the class having related values.

14. An apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to enable provision of the predicted values by determining the predictive formula based on a relationship between multiple recorded values that vary in a spatial dimension in response to the class having related values.

15. An apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to enable provision of the predicted values by utilizing adjacent values to the recorded values for a class having values that are not related to extrapolate values between the recorded values, the adjacent values being stored over intermediate time periods.

16. An apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to enable provision of the predicted values by receiving an indication of the predictive formula in response to a query to a web service for a pre-existing predictive formula for the communication node.

17. An apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to enable provision of the predicted values by utilizing recorded values to compute a predicted value for comparison to another value and determining a deviation from the predicted value.

18. An apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the processor is further configured to utilize the deviation to modify results of determinations made using the predictive formula.

19. An apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to enable the provision of past values based on the recorded values.

20. An apparatus comprising:

means for receiving a registration from a communication node having property values determinable via a context model, the registration indicating a class of the communication node registering;

means for recording values for the communication node at defined time intervals; and

means for enabling the provision of predicted values based on the recorded values via a predictive formula determined based at least in part on the class.

21. An apparatus according to claim 20, further comprising means for utilizing a deviation value between predicted and actual values to modify results of determinations made using the predictive formula.