Service provision method and apparatus in a distributed system
First Claim
1. A method for operating a service a service device to provide a service comprising:
- detecting a request from a requesting device to provide said service;
obtaining peripheral information relating to one or more peripheral devices, said peripheral devices being within a predetermined distance of said service device; and
providing said service depending on said peripheral information,wherein said providing step is further dependent on history information which indicates an action history of a user of the requesting device between a reference starting point and a reference end point, and which includes a time at which said history information was obtained, andwherein said providing step determines a first access level based on said peripheral information and a second access level based on said history information, compares said first access level and said second access level, and provides said service depending on a result of said comparison.
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Abstract
Access to restricted areas or devices are controlled by based on collecting information about the surrounding environment in connection with those restricted areas or service devices. Generally, one refers to service devices and access to service devices. Area access control can be viewed as being provided by a service device (e.g., an automated door or gate), access to which permits entry to (or exit from) a controlled area. Information about the surrounding environment includes, but is not limited to, the presence or absence of particular individuals, the presence or absence of other service devices, the location and/or proximity of other service devices, the location of the user requesting access to the service device, and so on. Based on knowledge of the surrounding environment, service access to the device can be permitted or denied.
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1. A method for operating a service a service device to provide a service comprising:
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detecting a request from a requesting device to provide said service; obtaining peripheral information relating to one or more peripheral devices, said peripheral devices being within a predetermined distance of said service device; and providing said service depending on said peripheral information, wherein said providing step is further dependent on history information which indicates an action history of a user of the requesting device between a reference starting point and a reference end point, and which includes a time at which said history information was obtained, and wherein said providing step determines a first access level based on said peripheral information and a second access level based on said history information, compares said first access level and said second access level, and provides said service depending on a result of said comparison. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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