System and method for transferring user preferences
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1. A method for customizing a device, comprising:
- identifying a user of a device;
determining a profile for the user of the device from a network, the profile including a record of at least one user preference for a type of the device;
translating the profile to a configuration of the device; and
modifying the device according to the configuration to permit use of the device with the at least one user preference,wherein determining includes modifying the profile based on a local context.
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Abstract
A system and method for customizing a device includes identifying a user of a device and determining a profile for the user of the device from a network. The profile includes a record of at least one user preference for a type of the device. The profile is translated to a configuration of the device. The device is modified according to the configuration to permit use of the device with the at least one user preference.
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1. A method for customizing a device, comprising:
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identifying a user of a device; determining a profile for the user of the device from a network, the profile including a record of at least one user preference for a type of the device; translating the profile to a configuration of the device; and modifying the device according to the configuration to permit use of the device with the at least one user preference, wherein determining includes modifying the profile based on a local context. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for customizing a configurable entity, comprising:
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determining an identity of a user; obtaining at least one preference of the user from a network connected store; and modifying a configuration of at least one configurable entity by reconfiguring at least one hardware device in accordance with the at least one preference, wherein obtaining includes mapping the at least one preference to a context in which the configurable entity is located. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for customizing a device remotely according to a user preference, comprising:
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a user identification module configured to identify a user of a configurable device; a profile determination module coupled to the user identification module and configured to access a user profile over a network based upon an identity of the user and a device type of the configurable device; a device reconfiguration module configured to permit reconfiguration of the configurable device in accordance with a user preference stored in the profile; a profile customization module configured to map the user profile to attributes of the configurable device, wherein the profile customization module maps the user profile using at least one of local context information and a type of the configurable device; and a network communications module configured to send and receive information to and from the user configurable device to obtain the profile from storage over the network. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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