LIFE CYCLE MILESTONE SUGGESTION

• US 20130346198A1
• Filed: 05/30/2013
• Published: 12/26/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Ho, Ivy
• Application Number:
  US13/905,606
• Publication Number:
  US 20130346198A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.53
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0255 based on user history

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention relate to lifecycle milestone suggestion. An aspect of the invention includes identifying a resource related to a user. A start date an end date for the resource is determined. A suggestion for at least one piece of web content is provided based on a current milestone for the resource. The current milestone is updated, and suggestions are provided based on the updated current milestone over an entire lifecycle of the resource.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method for lifecycle milestone suggestion, the method comprising:

identifying a resource related to a user;

determining, by a computer, a start date for the resource;

determining, by the computer, an end state for the resource;

providing a suggestion for at least one piece of web content based on a current milestone for the resource; and

updating the current milestone and providing suggestions based on the updated current milestone over an entire lifecycle of the resource.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the start date is determined based on a resource classification and information related to the resource.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the start date is determined based on one or more of:

a date the resource was purchased;

entries on a social network;

data obtained from public registries;

data discovered on an Internet; and

querying the user for the start date;

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the end state is one or more of:

an end date;

a transition event; and

a transformation event.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the resource, the start date, the end state, and the current milestone are stored in a registry.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising monitoring the resource for the entire lifecycle of the resource and updating the registry with a new current milestone based on the monitoring.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein in the updating of the registry is based on determining that the current milestone has been met.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining that the end state has been reached and performing one or more of:

preventing further updates to the current milestone;

triggering one or more cleanup actions; and

converting the resource to a new resource.

9. A computer program product for lifecycle milestone suggestion, the computer program product comprising:

a tangible storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method comprising;

identifying a resource related to a user;

determining, by a computer, a start date for the resource;

determining, by the computer, an end state for the resource;

providing a suggestion for at least one piece of web content based on a current milestone for the resource; and

updating the current milestone and providing suggestions based on the updated current milestone over an entire lifecycle of the resource.

10. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the start date is determined based on a resource classification and information related to the resource.

11. The computer program product of claim 10, wherein the start date is determined based on one or more of:

a date the resource was purchased;

entries on a social network;

data obtained from public registries;

data discovered on an Internet; and

querying the user for the start date;

12. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the end state is one or more of:

an end date;

a transition event; and

a transformation event.

13. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the resource, the start date, the end state, and the current milestone are stored in a registry.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, further comprising monitoring the resource for the entire lifecycle of the resource and updating the registry with a new current milestone based on the monitoring.

15. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein in the updating of the registry is based on determining that the current milestone has been met.

16. The computer program product of claim 9, further comprising determining that the end state has been reached and performing one or more of:

preventing further updates to the current milestone;

triggering one or more cleanup actions; and

converting the resource to a new resource.