System and method for providing context-aware computer management using smart identification badges
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- assigning information stored on a computer a plurality of clearance levels;
assigning each smart badge within a set of smart badges a corresponding one of the clearance levels;
using a wireless beacon to detect which smart badges are located within a predefined boundary;
identifying a lowest clearance level from among the clearance levels assigned to the smart badges within the boundary; and
providing access to that sub-set of the information having a clearance level no higher than the lowest identified clearance level.
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Abstract
A system and method for context-aware computer management is disclosed. The method of the present invention includes the steps of, assigning database information clearance levels; assigning smart badges one of the clearance levels; identifying smart badges having a lowest clearance level; and providing access to database information having clearance levels no higher than the lowest clearance level. The system of the present invention includes a database storing information differentiated by several clearance levels; a beacon; a set of smart badges, in visible communication with the beacon and assigned one of the clearance levels; a system service module, connected to the beacon, for identifying a lowest clearance level assigned to the smart badges; and a software application, connected to the service module and the database, for providing access to information within the database having clearance levels no higher than the lowest clearance level.
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26 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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assigning information stored on a computer a plurality of clearance levels; assigning each smart badge within a set of smart badges a corresponding one of the clearance levels; using a wireless beacon to detect which smart badges are located within a predefined boundary; identifying a lowest clearance level from among the clearance levels assigned to the smart badges within the boundary; and providing access to that sub-set of the information having a clearance level no higher than the lowest identified clearance level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for context-aware computer management comprising:
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assigning database information a plurality of clearance levels; assigning each smart badge within a set of smart badges a corresponding one of the clearance levels; using a wireless beacon to detect which smart badges are located within a predefined physical boundary; identifying a lowest clearance level from among the clearance levels assigned to the smart badges within the boundary; providing access to that sub-set of the database information having a clearance level no higher than the lowest identified clearance level on a computer located within the predefined physical boundary; defining those smart badges within the boundary as a set of visible smart badges; updating the set of visible smart badges in response to a change in smart badge visibility status; and recalculating the lowest clearance level in response to the change in smart badge visibility status.
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17. A system for context-aware computer management comprising:
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means for assigning database information a plurality of clearance levels; means for assigning each smart badge within a set of smart badges a corresponding one of the clearance levels; means for using a wireless beacon to detect which smart badges are located within a predefined physical boundary; means for identifying a lowest clearance level from among the clearance levels assigned to the smart badges within the boundary; means for providing access to that sub-set of the database information having a clearance level no higher than the lowest identified clearance level on a computer located within the predefined physical boundary; means for defining those smart badges within the boundary as a set of visible smart badges; means for updating the set of visible smart badges in response to a change in smart badge visibility status; and means for recalculating the lowest clearance level in response to the change in smart badge visibility status.
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18. A system for context-aware computer management comprising:
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a database, including information differentiated by a plurality of clearance levels; a first wireless beacon; a set of smart badges, detected by the first wireless beacon to be within a predefined boundary, each badge assigned a corresponding one of the clearance levels; a computer located within the boundary; a system service module, coupled to the first wireless beacon, for identifying a lowest clearance level from among the clearance levels assigned to the smart badges within the boundary; and a software application, coupled to the system service module and the database, for providing access to that sub-set of the information within the database having a clearance level no higher than the lowest identified clearance level on the computer. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system comprising:
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storage to store sub-sets of information associated with corresponding plural clearance levels; a first wireless beacon to communicate wirelessly with badges within a predefined region, each of the badges associated with one of the plural clearance levels; a module to identify a lowest clearance level from among the clearance levels of the badges within the predefined region; and software to provide access to one or more sub-sets of information in the storage having one or more clearance levels no higher than the identified lowest clearance level. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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