CREATION AND MANAGEMENT OF DIGITAL CONTENT AND WORKFLOW AUTOMATION VIA A PORTABLE IDENTIFICATION KEY

• US 20130097689A1
• Filed: 10/17/2012
• Published: 04/18/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Media Pointe Inc.
• Original Assignee: James Patrick Block, Kevin Bergner, Remco Treffkorn, Stephen Villoria
• Inventors: Villoria, Stephen, Treffkorn, Remco, Block, James Patrick, Bergner, Kevin
• Granted Patent: US 9,166,976 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/9
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0853 using an additional device, e.g. smartcard, SIM or a different communication terminal cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving additional secure or trusted devices H04L9/3234
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles

Abstract

The present invention is directed towards a method and system for automating workflow. The method and system includes receiving data from a portable identification key communicatively coupled to a processing device to initiate automation processes. The profile information comprised in the data is accessed, the profile information including an identification of a user associated with the portable identification key. The method and system further includes retrieving one or more instructions and parameters associated with the identified user by the processing device to initiate an automated workflow session, and initiating the automated workflow session according to the one or more instructions and parameters.

Claims

1. A method for automating workflow, the method comprising:

receiving data from a portable identification key communicatively coupled to a processing device to initiate automation processes;

accessing profile information comprised in the data, the profile information including an identification of a user associated with the portable identification key;

retrieving one or more instructions and parameters associated with the identified user by the processing device to initiate an automated workflow session; and

initiating the automated workflow session according to the one or more instructions and parameters.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the portable identification key comprises at least one of a smartcard, secure Universal Serial Bus device, Radio-Frequency Identification card, or magnetic strip card.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the portable identification key comprises at least one of a touch-screen, numeric keypad, fingerprint reader, retinal scanner, voice recognition system, and a facial recognition system.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the profile information includes at least one of an identification of a user, a user group, and an application.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the application comprises one of a video newsletter, an internal broadcast, and a seminar.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein retrieving one or more instructions and parameters further comprises retrieving a list of commands relating to specific actions that the processing device should perform.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein retrieving one or more instructions and parameters further comprises retrieving a list of technical settings and parameters required for a given workflow session.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving digital media content from one or more media capture devices.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the automated workflow session includes a recording of the digital media content.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein the recording of the digital media content is stored on the processing device according to the retrieved parameters.

11. The method of claim 1 further comprising ending a workflow session upon detecting a removal of the portable identification key from the processing device.

12. The method of claim 1 wherein retrieving one or more instructions and parameters associated with the identified user comprises retrieving the one or more instructions and parameters from the portable identification key.

13. The method of claim 1 wherein retrieving one or more instructions and parameters associated with the identified user comprises retrieving the one or more instructions and parameters from a remote server.

14. The method of claim 1 further comprising determining whether a user is authorized to access the processing device.

15. The method of claim 13 wherein determining whether a user is authorized to access the processing device further includes determining privilege settings for the user.

16. The method of claim 1 further comprising performing a query to match the profile information with the processing device.

17. The method of claim 1 further comprising creating metadata that uniquely identifies a workflow session.

18. The method of claim 1 wherein the processing device includes one or more instructions configured to perform automated workflow processes according to the data received from the portable identification key.

19. A portable identification key for automating workflow, the portable identification key comprising:

a computer readable medium comprising;

data that when received by a processing device causes the processing device to initiate automation processes, the data comprising;

profile information including an identification of a user associated with the portable identification key; and

one or more executable instructions and parameters associated with the identified user to the processing device that when executed by the processing device cause the processor to initiate an automated workflow session, the automated workflow session initiated according to the one or more instructions and parameters.

20. A processing device for automating workflow, the processing device configured to:

receive data from a portable identification key communicatively coupled to the processing device to initiate automation processes;

access profile information comprised in the data, the profile information including an identification of a user associated with the portable identification key;

retrieve one or more instructions and parameters associated with the identified user to initiate an automated workflow session; and

initiate the automated workflow session according to the one or more instructions and parameters.