Method, Apparatus, System, and Computer Program for Selecting Replacement User Devices

• US 20100287031A1
• Filed: 05/07/2009
• Published: 11/11/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/07/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Mckenna, Charles
• Application Number:
  US12/437,409
• Publication Number:
  US 20100287031A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/10
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0201 Market modelling; Market analysis; Collecting market data

Abstract

Selecting replacement user devices involves tracking user interactions with an apparatus on an ongoing basis and storing usage pattern data derived from the user interactions. A user-generated request to replace the apparatus with a different apparatus is received, causing the usage pattern data to be compared with features of available devices. A listing of recommended devices selected from the available devices is rendered on the apparatus in response to the request.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

a processor configured with instructions that when executed by the processor cause the apparatus to;

track user interactions with the apparatus on an ongoing basis;

store on the apparatus usage pattern data derived from the user interactions;

receive a user-generated request to replace the apparatus with a different apparatus;

cause the usage pattern data to be compared with features of available devices; and

render a listing of recommended devices selected from the available devices in response to the request.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor further causes the apparatus to:

cause the usage pattern data to be compared with services associated with the available devices; and

render a listing of recommended service providers associated with the recommended devices.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the features of the available devices include a combination of battery life, screen size, telemetry devices, multimedia capture devices, user input devices, network interfaces, and device complexity.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the user interactions include usage of a combination of applications, processor bandwidth network bandwidth, media capture devices, and user interface devices.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein causing the usage pattern data to be compared with the features of available devices comprises sending the usage pattern data to a network service provider that provides the listing of the recommended devices in response thereto.

11. A computer-readable storage medium encoded with instructions that, when executed by an apparatus, perform the method of claim 1.

6. A method, comprising:

tracking user interactions with a apparatus on an ongoing basis;

storing on the apparatus usage pattern data derived from the user interactions;

receiving a user-generated request to replace the apparatus with a different apparatus;

causing the usage pattern data to be compared with features of available devices; and

rendering, on the apparatus, a listing of recommended devices selected from the available devices in response to the request.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

causing the usage pattern data to be compared with services associated with the available devices; and

rendering a listing of recommended service providers associated with the recommended devices.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the features of the available devices include a combination of battery life, screen size, telemetry devices, multimedia capture devices, user input devices, network interfaces, and device complexity.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the user interactions include usage of a combination of applications, processor bandwidth network bandwidth, media capture devices, and user interface devices.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein causing the usage pattern data to be compared with the features of available devices comprises sending the usage pattern data to a network service provider that provides the listing of the recommended devices in response thereto.

12. A method, comprising:

receiving usage pattern data based on long-term user interactions that are tracked on an apparatus of a user;

comparing the usage pattern data to features of available devices in response to a user-generated request to replace the apparatus with a different apparatus;

determining a listing of recommended devices selected from the available devices in response to the comparison; and

sending the listing of recommended devices to the apparatus.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

comparing the usage pattern data to services associated with the available devices; and

sending to the apparatus a listing of recommended service providers associated with the recommended devices.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the features of the available devices include a combination of battery life, screen size, telemetry devices, multimedia capture devices, user input devices, network interfaces, and device complexity.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the long-term user interactions include usage of a combination of applications, processor bandwidth network bandwidth, media capture devices, and user interface devices.

16. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

placing the user into a category based on the usage pattern data; and

tailoring the listing of recommended devices based on the category;

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the category is selected from advanced and less-advanced users.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the category is selected based on common usage patterns of other users that submit analogous usage pattern data.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising including in the listing of recommended devices links to a social networking site having content populated by the other users in the selected category.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein the user is assigned an avatar associated with the selected category.