PERSONALIZING THE USER EXPERIENCE

• US 20120233552A1
• Filed: 03/07/2011
• Published: 09/13/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Chee, Jaime, Clement, Jason, Richman, Steven
• Application Number:
  US13/042,181
• Publication Number:
  US 20120233552A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/745
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/281 indicating a format for calling an appliance service function in a home automation network for remote control or remote monitoring of applications H04L67/025
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2814 Exchanging control software or macros for controlling appliance services in a home automation network arrangements for maintenance or administration involving configuration of the network and network elements H04L41/08

Abstract

A database device generates a personalized remote user interface corresponding to a user. The database device discovers devices in a network and receives device information and user information from the devices. The database device generates a profile based on the device information and the user information. Using the profile, the database device generates a personalized remote user interface. After the personalized remote user interface is sent to a rendering device, the personalized remote user interface displays a remote user interface specific to the user.

Claims

1. A method of generating a personalized remote user interface comprising:

a. receiving device information and user information into a database device;

b. generating a profile by analyzing the device information and the user information;

c. generating a personalized remote user interface based on the profile; and

d. sending the personalized remote user interface to a rendering device.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising discovering a user device.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising rendering the personalized remote user interface on the rendering device.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein receiving the device information and the user information includes automatically receiving the device information and the user information from a user device.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein receiving the device information and the user information includes a user manually entering the device information and the user information.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the device information comprises at least one of a serial number, a MAC address, a device name and a device type.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the user information is associated with the device information.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the database device is selected from the group consisting of a personal computer, a laptop computer, a computer workstation, a server, a mainframe computer, a handheld computer, a personal digital assistant, a cellular/mobile telephone, a smart appliance, a gaming console, a digital camera, a digital camcorder, a camera phone, an iPhone, an iPod®

, a video player, a DVD writer/player, a Blu-ray writer/player, an ebook reader, near field devices, monitoring devices, robots, a television, a home entertainment system and an intelligent appliance.

9. A network of devices comprising:

a. a source device for communicating a remote user interface command;

b. a database device for generating a personalized remote user interface;

c. a rendering device for rendering the personalized remote user interface; and

d. a network for operatively coupling the source device and the rendering device.

10. The network of devices of claim 9 wherein the source device communicates the remote user interface command to the rendering device through the database device.

11. The network of devices of claim 9 wherein the database device generates the personalized remote user interface by:

a. receiving device information and user information;

b. generating a profile by analyzing the device information and the user information; and

c. generating the personalized remote user interface based on the profile.

12. The network of devices of claim 11 wherein the device information comprises at least one of a serial number, a MAC address, a device name and a device type.

13. The network of devices of claim 9 wherein receiving the device information and the user information includes automatically receiving the device information and the user information from the source device.

14. The network of devices of claim 9 wherein the database device sends the personalized remote user interface to the rendering device.

15. The network of devices of claim 9 wherein the source device, the database device and the rendering device comprise discovery capabilities.

16. The network of devices of claim 9 wherein the source device, the database device and the rendering device are each selected from the group consisting of a personal computer, a laptop computer, a computer workstation, a server, a mainframe computer, a handheld computer, a personal digital assistant, a cellular/mobile telephone, a smart appliance, a gaming console, a digital camera, a digital camcorder, a camera phone, an iPhone, an iPod®

, a video player, a DVD writer/player, a Blu-ray writer/player, an ebook reader, near field devices, monitoring devices, robots, a television, a home entertainment system and an intelligent appliance.

17. A system programmed in a controller in a device comprising:

a. a discovery module for discovering devices;

b. a profile generation module for generating a profile from information received form discovered devices;

c. a personalized remote user interface generation module for generating a personalized remote user interface using the profile; and

d. a providing module for providing the personalized RUI to a rendering device.

18. The system of claim 17 wherein the controller is selected from the group consisting of a programmed computer readable medium and an application-specific circuit.

19. A database device comprising:

a. a memory for storing an application, the application for;

i. entering device information and user information into a database;

ii. generating a profile by analyzing the device information and the user information;

iii. generating a personalized remote user interface based on the profile; and

iv. sending the personalized remote user interface to a rendering device; and

b. a processing component coupled to the memory, the processing component for processing the application.

20. The database device of claim 19 wherein entering the device information and the user information includes automatically receiving the device information and the user information from a user device.

21. The database device of claim 19 wherein entering the device information and the user information includes a user manually entering the device information and the user information.

22. The database device of claim 19 wherein the device information comprises at least one of a serial number, a MAC address, a device name and a device type.