Apparatus and method of creating and utilizing a context

• US 8,423,508 B2
• Filed: 08/12/2010
• Issued: 04/16/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/04/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Price, Philip K., Venkateshwaran, Ramaswamy, Burns, Gregory, Michael, Matthew M. J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ng, Amy
• Application Number:
  US12/855,583
• Publication Number:
  US 20110137960A1
• Time in Patent Office: 978 Days
• Field of Search: 707/741, 707/740, 707/621, 455/444.1
• US Class Current: 707/621
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions

Abstract

An apparatus or method of context-aware communication comprises obtaining, by an access terminal, a plurality of terminal data from a plurality of access terminal subsystems, one or more terminal applications, or a combination of both. Further, the various embodiments may include determining at least one context corresponding to at least a portion of the plurality of terminal data. Also, various embodiments may include creating a context profile having a context identifier identifying each context, wherein each context profile comprises profile parameters corresponding to the respective portion of the plurality of terminal data determined to correspond to the respective context. Additionally, the aspects include storing each context profile. Optionally, other embodiments may further include monitoring for the occurrence of a context corresponding to a content profile, and performing a context action triggered by detecting the occurrence of a context.

Claims

1. A method of context-aware communication, comprising:

obtaining, by an access terminal, a plurality of terminal data representing a current operating environment of the access terminal from a plurality of access terminal subsystems, one or more terminal applications, or a combination of both;

storing the plurality of terminal data obtained over time in a historical database;

determining at least one context corresponding to a portion of the plurality of terminal data by;

receiving a user input on the access terminal at a first time that defines the respective context identifier,

recognizing a relationship between the plurality of terminal data obtained at the first time and the plurality of terminal data in the historical database,

identifying the portion of the plurality of terminal data corresponding to the context based on the recognized relationship, and

associating the portion of the plurality of terminal data with the respective context identifier;

creating a context profile having a context identifier identifying each context, wherein each context profile comprises profile parameters corresponding to the respective portion of the plurality of terminal data determined to correspond to the respective context; and

storing each context profile.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving a user input on the access terminal further comprises receiving audio data, and further comprising converting the audio data into the context identifier.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving a user input on the access terminal further comprises receiving a context code, wherein the context code corresponds to the context identifier.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein recognizing the relationship further comprises correlating terminal data from a single one of the plurality of subsystems.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein recognizing the relationship further comprises correlating terminal data from two or more of the plurality of subsystems.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of access terminal subsystems comprise a location determination subsystem, and wherein the recognizing the relationship further comprises correlating terminal data from the location determination subsystem with terminal data from other ones of the plurality of subsystems.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the portion of the plurality of terminal data corresponding to the at least one context comprises geographic location information, a local area wireless communication network identifier, and a wide area wireless communication network identifier.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the portion of the plurality of terminal data corresponding to the at least one context comprises application data, sensor data, a terminal state, and wireless communication environment data.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein recognizing of the relationship further comprises recognizing a repeated pattern over time in the plurality of terminal data.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

monitoring the obtained plurality of terminal data for terminal data matching the respective portion of the plurality of terminal data determined to correspond to each respective context;

generating a context state event upon a determination of a match to each context; and

performing a context action based on the context state event.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising executing an application configured to perform the context action triggered by the context state event.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer executable instructions configured to cause a processor of an access terminal to perform context-aware communication operations comprising:

obtaining a plurality of terminal data representing a current operating environment of the access terminal from a plurality of access terminal subsystems, one or more terminal applications, or a combination of both;

storing the plurality of terminal data obtained over time in a historical database;

determining at least one context corresponding to a portion of the plurality of terminal data by;

receiving a user input on the access terminal at a first time that defines the respective context identifier,

recognizing a relationship between the plurality of terminal data obtained at the first time and the plurality of terminal data in the historical database,

identifying the portion of the plurality of terminal data corresponding to the context based on the recognized relationship, and

associating the portion of the plurality of terminal data with the respective context identifier;

creating a context profile having a context identifier identifying each context, wherein each context profile comprises profile parameters corresponding to the respective portion of the plurality of terminal data determined to correspond to the respective context; and

storing each context profile.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein the computer-executable instructions are configured to cause the processor to perform operations further comprising:

monitoring the obtained plurality of terminal data for terminal data matching the respective portion of the plurality of terminal data determined to correspond to each respective context;

generating a context state event upon a determination of a match to each context; and

performing a context action based on the context state event.

14. An access terminal, comprising:

means for obtaining a plurality of terminal data representing a current operating environment of the access terminal from a plurality of access terminal subsystems, one or more terminal applications, or a combination of both;

means for storing the plurality of terminal data obtained over time in a historical database;

means for determining at least one context corresponding to a portion of the plurality of terminal data, comprising;

means for receiving a user input on the access terminal at a first time that defines the respective context identifier,

means for recognizing a relationship between the plurality of terminal data obtained at the first time and the plurality of terminal data in the historical database,

means for identifying the portion of the plurality of terminal data based on the recognized relationship, and

means for associating the portion of the plurality of terminal data with the respective context identifier;

means for creating a context profile having a context identifier identifying each context, wherein each context profile comprises profile parameters corresponding to the respective portion of the plurality of terminal data determined to correspond to the respective context; and

means for storing each context profile on the access terminal.

15. The access terminal of claim 14, further comprising:

means for monitoring the obtained plurality of terminal data for terminal data matching the respective portion of the plurality of terminal data determined to correspond to each respective context;

means for generating a context state event upon a determination of a match to each context; and

means for performing a context action based on the context state event.

16. An access terminal, comprising:

a memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory, wherein the at least one processor is configured with processor-executable instructions so the access terminal performs operations comprising;

obtaining a plurality of terminal data representing a current operating environment of the access terminal from a plurality of access terminal subsystems, one or more terminal applications, or a combination of both;

storing the plurality of terminal data obtained over time in a historical database;

determining at least one context corresponding to a portion of the plurality of terminal data by;

receiving a user input on the access terminal at a first time that defines the respective context identifier,

recognizing a relationship between the plurality of terminal data obtained at the first time and the plurality of terminal data in the historical database,

identifying the portion of the plurality of terminal data corresponding to the context based on the recognized relationship, and

associating the portion of the plurality of terminal data with the respective context identifier;

creating a context profile having a context identifier identifying each context, wherein each context profile comprises profile parameters corresponding to the respective portion of the plurality of terminal data determined to correspond to the respective context; and

storing each context profile in the memory.

17. The access terminal of claim 16, wherein the user input further comprises audio data, and wherein the at least one module at least one processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to convert the audio data into the context identifier.

18. The access terminal of claim 16, wherein the user input further comprises a context code, wherein the context code corresponds to the context identifier.

19. The access terminal of claim 16, wherein the at least one processor is further configured with processor-executable instructions to recognize the relationship by correlating terminal data from a single one of the plurality of subsystems.

20. The access terminal of claim 16, wherein the at least one processor is further configured with processor-executable instructions to recognize the relationship by correlating terminal data from two or more of the plurality of subsystems.

21. The access terminal of claim 16, wherein the plurality of access terminal subsystems comprise a location determination subsystem, and wherein the at least one processor further configured with processor-executable instructions to recognize the relationship by correlating terminal data from the location determination subsystem with terminal data from other ones of the plurality of subsystems.

22. The access terminal of claim 16, wherein the portion of the plurality of terminal data corresponding to the at least one context comprises geographic location information, a local area wireless communication network identifier, and a wide area wireless communication network identifier.

23. The access terminal of claim 16, wherein the portion of the plurality of terminal data corresponding to the at least one context comprises application data, sensor data, a terminal state, and wireless communication environment data.

24. The access terminal of claim 16, wherein the at least one processor is further configured with processor-executable instructions to recognize by recognizing a repeated pattern over time in the plurality of terminal data.

25. The access terminal of claim 16, wherein the at least one processor is further configured with processor-executable instructions to:

monitor the obtained plurality of terminal data for terminal data matching the respective portion of the plurality of terminal data determined to correspond to each respective context;

generate a context state event upon a determination of a match to each context; and

perform a context action based on the context state event.

26. The access terminal of claim 25, further comprising an application stored in the memory and executable to perform the context action triggered by the context state event.