FACILITATING CONTENT MANAGEMENT BASED ON PROFILES OF MEMBERS IN AN ENVIRONMENT

• US 20150095418A1
• Filed: 09/30/2013
• Published: 04/02/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Davis, Braxton
• Granted Patent: US 9,602,624 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/204
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 1/00064 for sending air streams of different temperatures into the passenger compartment
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/01536 using ultrasonic waves
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/253 Grammatical analysis; Style critique
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/274 Converting codes to words; Guess-ahead of partial word inputs
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/04 Billing or invoicing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/04 Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096888 where input information is obtained using learning systems, e.g. history databases
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/65 for using the result on users' side
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/183 Processing at user equipment or user record carrier
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/22 Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities

Abstract

Concurrent provisioning of preferences for members of an environment is facilitated. A method identifies a characteristic of an environment, wherein the characteristic is based on profile information associated with entities in the environment. The method also determines control information associated with providing preferences associated with the characteristic. In another case, an apparatus stores first profile information for a first entity, wherein the first profile information is configured to be evaluated, along with second profile information associated with a second entity, by a receiving device in an environment. In another case, an apparatus retrieves, from a device in an environment, profile information associated with entities in the environment. The apparatus can determine support care based on the profile information.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

identifying, by a first device comprising a processor, a defined characteristic of an environment, wherein the defined characteristic is based on profile information associated with entities determined to be in the environment; and

determining, by the first device, control information associated with providing preferences associated with the defined characteristic to the entities in the environment.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the profile information associated with the entities comprises first profile information associated with a first entity of the entities and second profile information associated with a second entity of the entities, and wherein the determining the control information comprises:

determining that the first profile information and the second profile information indicate distinct preferences of the preferences associated with the defined characteristic;

determining a first preference of the preferences and a second preference of the preferences;

determining information associated with concurrently providing the first preference of the preferences associated with the defined characteristic to the first entity of the entities; and

providing the second preference of the preferences associated with the defined characteristic to the second entity of the entities,

wherein the first preference is provided within a first region of the environment proximate to the first entity and wherein the second preference is provided within a second region of the environment proximate to the second entity.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the defined characteristic comprises a temperature of the environment.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the profile information associated with the entities comprises first profile information associated with a first entity of the entities and second profile information associated with a second entity of the entities, and wherein the determining the control information comprises:

determining that the first profile information and the second profile information indicate a same preference associated with the defined characteristic; and

determining information associated with concurrently providing the same preference of the preferences to the entities.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the profile information associated with the entities comprises first profile information associated with a first entity of the entities and second profile information associated with a second entity of the entities, and wherein the determining the control information comprises:

determining that the first profile information and the second profile information indicate distinct preferences of the preferences associated with the defined characteristic;

determining a first preference of the preferences and a second preference of the preferences;

determining information associated with alternately providing the first preference of the preferences associated with the defined characteristic to the entities; and

providing the second preference of the preferences associated with the defined characteristic to the entities.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the profile information associated with the entities comprises first profile information associated with a first entity of the entities and second profile information associated with a second entity of the entities, and wherein the determining the control information comprises:

determining that the first profile information and the second profile information indicate distinct preferences of the preferences associated with the defined characteristic;

determining a first preference of the preferences and a second preference of the preferences; and

determining information associated with an incompatibility in concurrently providing the first preference and the second preference within the environment based on biographical information of the first entity.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

selecting, for the second entity, a third preference of the preferences instead of the second preference of the preferences, wherein the selecting the third preference is based on the incompatibility;

determining information associated with concurrently providing the first preference of the preferences associated with the defined characteristic to the first entity of the entities; and

providing the third preference of the preferences associated with the defined characteristic to the second entity of the entities,

wherein the first preference is provided within a first region of the environment proximate to the first entity and wherein the third preference is provided within a second region of the environment proximate to the second entity.

8. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

determining information associated with concurrently providing the first preference to the first entity and the second entity based on the incompatibility between the second preference and the biographical information of the first entity.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining, by the first device, the profile information.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the determining comprises determining the profile information based on information received via a wireless channel between the first device and a set of second devices, the set of second devices being associated with respective ones of the entities.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the determining comprises determining the profile information based on biometric information obtained from the entities.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the set of second devices comprises a radio frequency identification device associated with one of the entities.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the defined characteristic comprises temperature of the environment, wherein the determining the control information comprises determining a first temperature to be provided in a first region of a first entity of the entities and determining a second temperature to be provided in a second region of a second entity of the entities, and wherein the providing the first temperature and the providing the second temperature are performed concurrently.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the determining the first temperature to be provided in the first region comprises determining information associated with controlling a level of sun tinting of a window in the first region of the environment.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the defined characteristic comprises broadcasted information in the environment, and wherein the determining the control information comprises:

determining a first preferred broadcast station associated with a first entity of the entities, and determining a second preferred broadcast station associated with the second entity of the entities;

determining that the first preferred broadcast station is incompatible with the second entity based on biographical information of the second entity; and

selecting, for concurrent broadcast in the environment to the first entity and the second entity, the second preferred broadcast station, wherein the selecting is based on the incompatibility.

16. An apparatus, comprising:

a memory to store executable instructions; and

a processor, coupled to the memory, that facilitates execution of the executable instructions to perform operations, comprising;

retrieving from a first device in an environment, profile information associated with entities determined to be in the environment; and

determining support data representing support care for an entity of the entities based on the profile information.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the determining the support data comprises:

determining an absence of the entity of the entities from the environment, wherein the determining the absence is based on a comparison between a number of entities represented by the profile information and a number of entities determined to be in the environment; and

determining a support resource for use in locating an absent entity based on the determining the absence.

18. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the determining the support data comprises:

determining a type of medication to provide to the entity of the entities based on medical history information included in the profile information associated with the entity of the entities.

19. An apparatus, comprising:

a memory to store executable instructions; and

a processor, coupled to the memory, that facilitates execution of the executable instructions to perform operations, comprising;

storing first profile information for a first entity, wherein the first profile information is configured to be evaluated, along with second profile information associated with a second entity, by a receiving device in an environment to concurrently provide preferences to the first entity and the second entity within the environment; and

transmitting the first profile information to the receiving device.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the apparatus comprises a mobile telephone.