CONFIGURATION OF COMPUTER AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS RESPONSIVE TO PHYSICAL PRESENCE OF A USER AT A SITE

• US 20110225642A1
• Filed: 03/12/2010
• Published: 09/15/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Avaya Incorporated, TW Breach Security, Inc. (Singapore Telecommunications Limited)
• Original Assignee: Avaya Incorporated
• Inventors: Gopalakrishna, Mohanakrishnan G.
• Application Number:
  US12/722,788
• Publication Number:
  US 20110225642A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/9
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/107 wherein the security policies are location-dependent, e.g. entities privileges depend on current location or allowing specific operations only from locally connected terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/54 Presence management, e.g. monitoring or registration for receipt of user log-on information, or the connection status of the users

Abstract

At a site that has spaces for users, a computer system receives a reservation for one of the users for one of the spaces. A user detection apparatus detects physical presence of the user at the site and transfers a presence indication. The computer system processes the presence indication to authorize the user and identify the reservation. In response, the computer system configures a communication system to route communications directed to the user to a communication device in the reserved space, configures a user computer in the reserved space to access a data network system based on a user profile for the user, and configures a graphic display in the reserved space to display an image associated with the one user.

Claims

1. A method of operating a site configuration system wherein a site has a plurality of spaces for a plurality of users, the method comprising:

in a computer system, receiving a reservation for one of the spaces for one of the users;

in a user detection apparatus, detecting physical presence of the one user at the site and transferring a presence indication that the one user is physically present at the site; and

in the computer system, processing the presence indication to authorize the one user and identify the reservation, and in response, configuring a communication system to route communications directed to the one user to a communication device in a reserved space, configuring a user computer in the reserved space to access a data network system based on a user profile for the one user, and configuring a graphic display in the reserved space to display an image associated with the one user.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein configuring the communication system comprises directing the communication device to register with the communication system using a user identifier for the one user.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein configuring the communication system comprises directing the communication system to associate the communication device with a user identifier for the one user.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein configuring the user computer comprises directing the user computer to register with the data network system using a user identifier for the one user.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein configuring the user computer comprises directing the data network system to associate the user computer with a user identifier for the one user.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein configuring the graphic display comprises directing the graphic display to display a digital photograph previously selected by the one user.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving a message for the one user and direct the graphic display to display the message superimposed over the image.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein configuring the user computer comprises directing an email application in the user computer to log-in to an email account for the one user.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein detecting the physical presence of the one user comprises electromagnetically reading a security card.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein detecting the physical presence of the one user comprises biometrically sensing the one user.

11. A site configuration system wherein a site has a plurality of spaces for a plurality of users, the site configuration system comprising:

a computer system configured to receive a reservation for one of the spaces for one of the users;

a user detection apparatus configured to detect physical presence of the one user at the site and transfer a presence indication that the one user is physically present at the site; and

the computer system further configured to process the presence indication to authorize the one user and identify the reservation, and in response, to configure a communication system to route communications directed to the one user to a communication device in a reserved space, to configure a user computer in the reserved space to access a data network system based on a user profile for the one user, and to configure a graphic display in the reserved space to display an image associated with the one user.

12. The site configuration system of claim 11 wherein the computer system is configured to direct the communication device to register with the communication system using a user identifier for the one user.

13. The site configuration system of claim 11 wherein the computer system is configured to direct the communication system to associate the communication device with a user identifier for the one user.

14. The site configuration system of claim 11 wherein the computer system is configured to direct the user computer to register with the data network system using a user identifier for the one user.

15. The site configuration system of claim 11 wherein the computer system is configured to direct the data network system to associate the user computer with a user identifier for the one user.

16. The site configuration system of claim 11 wherein the computer system is configured to direct the graphic display to display a digital photograph previously selected by the one user.

17. The site configuration system of claim 11 wherein the computer system is configured to receive a message for the one user and direct the graphic display to display the message superimposed over the image.

18. The site configuration system of claim 11 wherein the computer system is configured to direct an email application in the user computer to log-in to an email account for the one user.

19. The site configuration system of claim 11 wherein user identification apparatus is configured to electromagnetically read a security card.

20. The site configuration system of claim 11 wherein user identification apparatus is configured to biometrically sense the one user.