PROVIDING SETTING ADJUSTMENTS TO A COMMUNICATION DEVICE

• US 20130249690A1
• Filed: 03/23/2012
• Published: 09/26/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: TANIOKA, Hideaki, HADATSUKI, Naomi
• Granted Patent: US 9,860,365 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/540
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 1/08 using electric transmission ; transformation of alarm signals to electrical signals from a different medium, e.g. transmission of an electric alarm signal upon detection of an audible alarm signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/22 Illumination; Arrangements for improving the visibility of characters on dials
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions

Abstract

According to an aspect of an embodiment, a method to effect automated adjustments at a communication device is described. The method may include receiving first contextual data of the communication device. The first contextual data may indicate conditions of a first predetermined setting at the communication device and a setting adjustment associated with the conditions. The method may also generate a second predetermined setting, based on the setting adjustment. The method may also apply the second predetermined setting at the communication device in place of the first predetermined setting under conditions indicated by second contextual data that are similar to conditions indicated by the first contextual data.

Claims

1. A communication device, comprising:

a data collection unit configured to receive first contextual data at the communication device, the first contextual data indicating conditions existing at application of a first predetermined setting and a setting adjustment associated with the conditions; and

a processing device configured to generate a second predetermined setting, based on the setting adjustment, to apply to the communication device in place of the first predetermined setting under conditions indicated by second contextual data that are similar to conditions indicated by the first contextual data.

2. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the contextual data comprises:

sensor data indicating conditions existing at application of a predetermined setting; and

usage data indicating setting adjustments associated with the conditions.

3. The communication device of claim 2, further comprising one or more sensors configured to collect the sensor data.

4. The communication device of claim 3, wherein the one or more sensors comprise at least one of:

a photovoltaic sensor;

an auditory sensor;

a location sensor;

a proximity sensor;

an accelerometer; and

a clock.

5. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the communication device is a first communication device and wherein the data collection unit is further configured to receive data indicating a predetermined setting of a second communication device.

6. The communication device of claim 5, wherein the processing device is further configured to generate a third predetermined setting, based on a priority determination between the first contextual data and the data indicating a predetermined setting of the second communication device, to apply at the first communication device in place of the first predetermined setting.

7. The communication device of claim 5, further comprising a communication interface configured to provide the first contextual data and the data indicating the predetermined setting of the second communication device to a cloud computing system, the cloud computing system generating a third predetermined setting, based on a priority determination between the first contextual data and the data indicating a predetermined setting of the second communication device, to apply at the first communication device in place of the first predetermined setting.

8. The communication device of claim 1, further comprising a communication interface configured to provide third contextual data collected by the data collection unit to a cloud computing system, the third contextual data indicating conditions existing at application of a third predetermined setting at the communication device and a setting adjustment associated with the conditions, and to receive a fourth predetermined setting generated by the cloud computing system, based on the setting adjustment to the third predetermined setting, to apply at the communication device in place of the third predetermined setting under conditions indicated by fourth contextual data that are similar to conditions indicated by the third contextual data.

9. A cloud computing system, comprising:

a communication interface configured to receive first contextual data from a communication device external to the cloud computing system, the first contextual data indicating conditions of a first predetermined setting and a setting adjustment associated with the conditions;

a storage device coupled to the communication interface and configured to store the first contextual data; and

a processing device configured to generate a second predetermined setting, based on the setting adjustment, to apply at the communication device in place of the first predetermined setting under conditions indicated by second contextual data that are similar to conditions indicated by the first contextual data.

10. The cloud computing system of claim 9, wherein the contextual data comprises:

sensor data indicating conditions existing at application of a predetermined setting; and

usage data indicating setting adjustments associated with the conditions.

11. The cloud computing system of claim 10, the communication device further comprising one or more sensors configured to collect the sensor data.

12. The cloud computing system of claim 11, wherein the one or more sensors comprise at least one of:

a photovoltaic sensor;

an auditory sensor;

a location sensor;

a proximity sensor;

an accelerometer; and

a clock.

13. The cloud computing system of claim 10, wherein the communication device is a first communication device and wherein the communication interface is further configured to receive data indicating a predetermined setting of a second communication device.

14. The cloud computing system of claim 13, wherein the processing device is further configured to generate a third predetermined setting, based on a priority determination between the first contextual data and the data indicating a predetermined setting of the second communication device, to apply at the first communication device in place of the first predetermined setting.

15. A method to effect automated adjustments at a communication device, comprising:

receiving first contextual data indicating conditions of a first predetermined setting at a communication device and a setting adjustment associated with the conditions;

generating a second predetermined setting, based on the setting adjustment, to apply at the communication device in place of the first predetermined setting under conditions that are similar to conditions indicated by the first contextual data; and

in response to receiving second contextual data indicating conditions that are similar to conditions indicated by the first contextual data, applying the second predetermined setting at the communication device in place of the first predetermined setting.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the contextual data comprises:

sensor data indicating conditions existing at application of a predetermined setting; and

usage data indicating setting adjustments associated with the conditions.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the communication device is a first communication device.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

receiving data indicating a predetermined setting of a second communication device;

generating a third predetermined setting, based on a priority determination between the first contextual data and the data indicating a predetermined setting of the second communication device; and

applying the third predetermined setting at the first communication device in place of the first predetermined setting.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising storing the predetermined setting of the second communication device and the third predetermined setting on a cloud computing system.

20. The method of claim 15, further comprising storing the second predetermined setting and the conditions indicated by the first contextual data on a cloud computing system.