AUTOMATED UPLOAD OF CONTENT BASED ON CAPTURED EVENT

• US 20150012825A1
• Filed: 09/24/2014
• Published: 01/08/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: AT&T Digital Life, Inc. (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Xanboo Inc (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Rezvani, Babak, Chen, Jack L., Kalin, Edward B., Jalili, Reza
• Application Number:
  US14/495,410
• Publication Number:
  US 20150012825A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/716
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0233 Object-oriented techniques, for representation of network management data, e.g. common object request broker architecture [CORBA]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/22 comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/08 specially adapted for terminal emulation, e.g. Telnet
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/131 Protocols for games, networked simulations or virtual reality
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/53 using third party service providers
• 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 67/75 Indicating network or usage conditions on the user display
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

Systems and methods for automatically capturing, uploading, and publishing content are disclosed. An example method includes controlling, from a first computing device located at a first site, a second device located at the first site in accordance with a command issued by a user to a third computing device located at a second site; when the user is currently logged-on to a user interface associated with the third computing device, polling the third computing device for commands at a first frequency; and when the user is not currently logged-on to the user interface associated with the third computing device, polling the third computing device for commands at a second frequency less frequent than the first frequency.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

controlling, from a first computing device located at a first site, a second device located at the first site in accordance with a command issued by a user to a third computing device located at a second site;

when the user is currently logged-on to a user interface associated with the third computing device, polling the third computing device for commands at a first frequency; and

when the user is not currently logged-on to the user interface associated with the third computing device, polling the third computing device for commands at a second frequency less frequent than the first frequency.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein polling the third computing device comprises obtaining the commands from a queue maintained at the third computing device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the user interface comprises a web page including options corresponding to the commands.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising developing a usage pattern associated with the user, the usage pattern indicative of interactions between the user and the user interface.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising setting a value of the second frequency based on the usage pattern.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the first computing device comprises a network interface via which the first computing device communicates with the third computing device through a network;

the second device comprises a home appliance; and

the third computing device comprises a server.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the command comprises an instruction including state information for the second device.

8. A first computing device located at a first site, the first computing device comprising:

a memory comprising machine readable instructions; and

a processor to execute the instructions to perform operations comprising;

controlling a second device located at the first site in accordance with a command issued by a user to a third computing device located at a second site;

when the user is currently logged-on to a user interface associated with the third computing device, polling the third computing device for commands at a first frequency; and

when the user is not currently logged-on to the user interface associated with the third computing device, polling the third computing device for commands at a second frequency less frequent than the first frequency.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein polling the third computing device comprises obtaining the commands from a queue maintained at the third computing device.

10. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the user interface comprises a web page including options corresponding to the commands.

11. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise developing a usage pattern associated with the user, the usage pattern indicative of interactions between the user and the user interface.

13. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein:

the first computing device comprises a network interface via which the first computing device communicates with the third computing device through a network;

the second device comprises a home appliance; and

the third computing device comprises a server.

14. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the command comprises an instruction including state information for the second device.

12. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the operations further comprise setting a value of the second frequency based on the usage pattern.

15. A machine readable storage device comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a first computing device located at a first site to perform operations comprising:

controlling a second device located at the first site in accordance with a command issued by a user to a third computing device located at a second site;

when the user is currently logged-on to a user interface associated with the third computing device, polling the third computing device for commands at a first frequency; and

when the user is not currently logged-on to the user interface associated with the third computing device, polling the third computing device for commands at a second frequency less frequent than the first frequency.

16. The storage device of claim 15, wherein polling the third computing device comprises obtaining the commands from a queue maintained at the third computing device.

17. The storage device of claim 15, wherein the user interface comprises a web page including options corresponding to the commands.

18. The storage device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise developing a usage pattern associated with the user, the usage pattern indicative of interactions between the user and the user interface.

19. The storage device of claim 18, wherein the operations further comprise setting a value of the second frequency based on the usage pattern.

20. The storage device of claim 15, wherein:

the first computing device comprises a network interface via which the first computing device communicates with the third computing device through a network;

the second device comprises a home appliance; and

the third computing device comprises a server.