Method of data synthesis
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- associating a plurality of devices to a user, each device operable to capture data associated with the user;
receiving, from the plurality of devices, captured data about a first activity associated with a first period of time;
detecting that the received captured data from two or more devices provide overlapping information about the first activity;
evaluating one or more rules for consolidating the overlapping information to produce consolidated data, the consolidated data providing a unified view of the first activity during the first period of time; and
storing the consolidated data for presentation to the user, wherein operations of the method are executed by a processor.
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Abstract
Methods, devices, and computer programs are presented for consolidating overlapping data provided by multiple sources. One method includes operations for associating a plurality of devices to a user, each device operable to capture data associated with the user, and for receiving, from the plurality of devices, captured data about a first activity associated with a first period of time. Additionally, the method includes operations for detecting that the received captured data from two or more devices provide overlapping information about the first activity, and for evaluating one or more rules for consolidating the overlapping information to produce consolidated data. The consolidated data provides a unified view of the first activity during the first period of time. The consolidated data is stored in permanent storage and made available for presentation to the user.
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30 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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associating a plurality of devices to a user, each device operable to capture data associated with the user; receiving, from the plurality of devices, captured data about a first activity associated with a first period of time; detecting that the received captured data from two or more devices provide overlapping information about the first activity; evaluating one or more rules for consolidating the overlapping information to produce consolidated data, the consolidated data providing a unified view of the first activity during the first period of time; and storing the consolidated data for presentation to the user, wherein operations of the method are executed by a processor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A server comprising:
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a communications module; a memory having information about a plurality of devices, a plurality of users, and associations between the plurality of devices and the plurality of users, wherein each device is operable to capture data associated with respective users, the memory further including one or more rules for consolidating data received from the plurality of devices; and a processor operable to receive, from the plurality of devices and via the communications module, captured data about a first activity associated with a first user for a first period of time, wherein the processor is operable to detect that the received captured data from two or more devices provide overlapping information about the first activity, and the processor is operable to evaluate the one or more rules to produce consolidated data, the consolidated data providing a unified view of the first activity during the first period of time, wherein the processor stores the consolidated data in the memory for presentation to the first user. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program, the computer-readable storage medium comprising:
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program instructions for associating a plurality of devices to a user, each device operable to capture data associated with the user; program instructions for receiving, from the plurality of devices, captured data about a first activity associated with a first period of time; program instructions for detecting that the received captured data from two or more devices provide overlapping information about the first activity; program instructions for evaluating one or more rules for consolidating the overlapping information to produce synthesized data, the synthesized data providing a unified view of the first activity during the first period of time; and program instructions for storing the synthesized data for presentation to the user. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method comprising:
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associating a plurality of devices to a user, each device operable to capture data associated with the user; receiving, from the plurality of devices, captured data about a first activity; detecting that the received captured data from a first device includes a gap in the captured data about a first time segment; detecting that the received captured data from a second device includes captured data associated with the gap; evaluating one or more rules for consolidating the received captured data to produce consolidated data, the consolidated data including at least a portion of the captured data for the gap, the consolidated data providing a unified view of the first activity; and storing the consolidated data for presentation to the user, wherein operations of the method are executed by a processor. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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