Administering devices with domain state objects

• US 7,437,443 B2
• Filed: 07/02/2003
• Issued: 10/14/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/02/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Carrum Technologies, LLC (Pratima Instruments, LLC)
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Watson, Thomas J., Schumacher, Daniel Mark, Burkhart, Michael John, Bodin, William Kress, Eisenhauer, Daniel G.
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen; Van H
• Application Number:
  US10/612,702
• Publication Number:
  US 20050005002A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,931 Days
• Field of Search: 719/321, 719/327, 709/223, 709/227
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2803 Home automation networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2827 Reporting to a device within the home network; wherein the reception of the information reported automatically triggers the execution of a home appliance functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2841 Wireless
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2849 Audio/video appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/285 Generic home appliances, e.g. refrigerators
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0816 the condition being an adaptation, e.g. in response to network events

Abstract

Exemplary embodiments of the present invention include a method for administering devices. Such exemplary embodiments include receiving a domain state object, identifying an action in dependence upon the domain state object, and executing the action. In many exemplary embodiments, receiving a domain state object includes receiving a signal to download the domain state object from a mobile sensor, and downloading the domain state object from the mobile sensor.

Claims

1. A method for administering devices, the method implemented with two data processing domains, a first domain and a second domain, each domain comprising a networked data processing environment, the domains coupled for data communications, the method comprising:

receiving, in the second domain from the first domain, a domain state object, the domain state object comprising information representing a state of the first domain including information identifying devices within the first domain and a current value of an attribute of those devices within the first domain and information describing a user'"'"'s current condition within the first domain;

wherein the user is a human being;

wherein receiving a domain state object comprises;

receiving a signal to download the domain state object from a mobile sensor;

receiving an address of the domain state object from the mobile sensor; and

downloading the domain state object from the address;

identifying by the second domain an action in dependence upon the domain state object;

wherein identifying an action in dependence upon the domain state object comprises;

retrieving a current device state object from the domain state object;

selecting an action ID in dependence upon the current device state object; and

executing the action by the second domain.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising creating a second domain metric vector for the second domain in dependence upon the domain state object.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising creating a second domain metric action list in dependence upon the domain state object.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising selecting a second domain user metric space in dependence upon the domain state object.

5. A system for administering devices, the system comprising:

a computer processor, a computer memory operatively coupled to the computer processor, the computer memory having disposed within it;

means for receiving, in a second domain, a domain state object;

the domain state object comprising information representing a state of a first domain including information identifying devices within the first domain and a current value of an attribute of those devices within the first domain and information describing a user'"'"'s current condition within the first domain;

wherein the user is a human being;

wherein means for receiving a domain state object comprises;

means for receiving a signal to download the domain state object from a mobile sensor;

means for receiving an address of the domain state object from the mobile sensor; and

means for downloading the domain state object from the address;

means for identifying an action in dependence upon the domain state object;

wherein means for identifying an action in dependence upon the domain state object comprises;

means for retrieving a current device state object from the domain state object; and

means for selecting an action ID in dependence upon the current device state object; and

means for executing the action by the second domain.

6. The system of claim 5 further comprising means for creating a second domain metric vector for the second domain in dependence upon the domain state object.

7. The system of claim 5 further comprising means for creating a second domain metric action list in dependence upon the domain state object.

8. The system of claim 5 further comprising means for selecting a second domain user metric space in dependence upon the domain state object.

9. A computer program product for administering devices, the computer program product comprising:

a recording medium;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for receiving, in a second domain, a domain state object;

the domain state object comprising information representing a state of a first domain including information identifying devices within the first domain and a current value of an attribute of those devices within the first domain and information describing a user'"'"'s current condition within the first domain;

wherein the user is a human being;

wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for receiving a domain state object comprises;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for receiving a signal to download the domain state object from a mobile sensor;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for receiving an address of the domain state object from the mobile sensor; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for downloading the domain state object from the address;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying an action in dependence upon the domain state object;

wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying an action in dependence upon the domain state object comprises;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for retrieving a current device state object from the domain state object; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for selecting an action ID in dependence upon the current device state object; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for executing the action by the second domain.

10. The computer program product of claim 9 further comprising means, recorded on the recording medium, for creating a second domain metric vector for the second domain in dependence upon the domain state object.

11. The computer program product of claim 9 further comprising means, recorded on the recording medium, for creating a second domain metric action list in dependence upon the domain state object.

12. The computer program product of claim 9 further comprising means, recorded on the recording medium, for selecting a second domain user metric space in dependence upon the domain state object.