DEVICE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT BASED ON CONTEXTUAL PLANNING

• US 20140280794A1
• Filed: 03/13/2013
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tahoe Research Limited (f/k/a Learndale Limited) (Vector Capital Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Baca, Jim S., Stanasolovich, David, Price, Mark H.
• Granted Patent: US 10,057,115 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/220
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1093 Calendar-based scheduling for persons or groups
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0255 based on user history
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0806 for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0816 the condition being an adaptation, e.g. in response to network events
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0886 Fully automatic configuration
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/33 for indoor environments, e.g. buildings

Abstract

Technologies for resource management include a mobile computing device configured to communicate with a resource database server. The mobile computing device determines a future context and sends a request to the server for resource information associated with a location defined by the future context. The server determines resources located at the location and sends the requested resource information to the mobile computing device. The mobile computing device automatically configures itself to use the resources. The mobile computing device may automatically download and configure device drivers for the resources. The resources may include printers, displays, and network connections. The resource information may be provided by third-party resource providers. The resource database server may provide recommendations, including travel information recommendations. The mobile computing device may monitor its current context and enable the resources at the location or notify a user of the availability of the resources.

Claims

1-25. -25. (canceled)

26. A mobile computing device for resource management based on contextual planning comprising:

a context analysis module to determine a future context of the mobile computing device;

a communication module to (i) send a request to a resource database server to request resource information associated with a location defined by the future context and (ii) receive the requested resource information; and

a resource management module to configure, using the received resource information, the mobile computing device to use a resource located at the location.

27. The mobile computing device of claim 26, wherein:

the communication module comprises a communication module to send the request without direction from a user of the mobile computing device; and

the resource management module comprises a resource management module to configure the mobile computing device without direction from the user.

28. The mobile computing device of claim 26, wherein the context analysis module comprises a context analysis module to analyze a user calendar to predict the future context of the mobile computing device.

29. The mobile computing device of claim 26, wherein

the context analysis module further comprises a context monitoring module to:

monitor a current context of the mobile computing device, and

determine whether a location defined by the current context matches the location defined by the future context; and

the resource management module comprises a resource management module to enable the resource in response to determining the location defined by the current context matches the location defined by the future context.

30. The mobile computing device of claim 26, further comprising a user notification module, wherein:

the communication module comprises a communication module to receive a recommendation associated with the location from the resource database server; and

the user notification module comprises a user notification module to notify a user of the mobile computing device of the recommendation.

31. The mobile computing device of claim 30, wherein the recommendation comprises a media content recommendation comprising a recommendation for one of a video, song, e-book, or periodical.

32. The mobile computing device of claim 30, wherein the recommendation comprises a travel information recommendation comprising one of weather information, traffic information, or flight status information.

33. A method for resource management on a mobile computing device comprising:

determining, on the mobile computing device, a future context of the mobile computing device;

sending a request from the mobile computing device to a resource database server to request resource information associated with a location defined by the future context;

receiving, on the mobile computing device, the requested resource information; and

configuring, using the received resource information, the mobile computing device to use a resource located at the location.

34. The method of claim 33, wherein sending the request and configuring the mobile computing device comprises sending the request and configuring the mobile computing device without direction from a user of the mobile computing device.

35. The method of claim 33, wherein determining the future context comprises analyzing a user calendar to predict the future context of the mobile computing device.

36. The method of claim 33, further comprising monitoring a context of the mobile computing device to determine a historical activity pattern of a user of the mobile computing device, wherein determining the future context comprises analyzing the historical activity pattern to predict the future context of the mobile computing device.

37. The method of claim 33, wherein receiving the requested resource information comprises receiving information describing a computing resource located at the location defined by the future context.

38. The method of claim 33, further comprising downloading, on the mobile computing device, software to use the resource located at the location.

39. One or more machine readable storage media comprising a plurality of instructions that in response to being executed result in a mobile computing device:

determining, on the mobile computing device, a future context of the mobile computing device;

sending a request from the mobile computing device to a resource database server to request resource information associated with a location defined by the future context;

receiving, on the mobile computing device, the requested resource information; and

configuring, using the received resource information, the mobile computing device to use a resource located at the location.

40. The machine readable media of claim 39, wherein sending the request and configuring the mobile computing device comprises sending the request and configuring the mobile computing device without direction from a user of the mobile computing device.

41. The machine readable media of claim 39, wherein determining the future context comprises analyzing a user calendar to predict the future context of the mobile computing device.

42. The machine readable media of claim 39, further comprising a plurality of instructions that in response to being executed result in the mobile computing device monitoring a context of the mobile computing device to determine a historical activity pattern of a user of the mobile computing device, wherein determining the future context comprises analyzing the historical activity pattern to predict the future context of the mobile computing device.

43. The machine readable media of claim 39, further comprising a plurality of instructions that in response to being executed result in the mobile computing device downloading, on the mobile computing device, software to use the resource located at the location.

44. The machine readable media of claim 39, further comprising a plurality of instructions that in response to being executed result in the mobile computing device:

monitoring, on the mobile computing device, a current context of the mobile computing device;

determining, on the mobile computing device, whether a location defined by the current context matches the location defined by the future context; and

enabling the resource in response to determining the location defined by the current context matches the location defined by the future context.

45. The machine readable media of claim 39, further comprising a plurality of instructions that in response to being executed result in the mobile computing device:

receiving, on the mobile computing device, a recommendation associated with the location from the resource database server, and

notifying, on the mobile computing device, a user of the mobile computing device of the recommendation.