Automatically performing an action upon a login

• US 8,881,231 B2
• Filed: 03/07/2011
• Issued: 11/04/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Inventors: Barrus, John
• Primary Examiner(s): Rahman, Mohammad L
• Application Number:
  US13/041,769
• Publication Number:
  US 20120233615A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,338 Days
• Field of Search: 726/2
• US Class Current: 726/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database

Abstract

Techniques for automatically performing one or more actions responsive to a successful login. In one embodiment, an action automatically performed responsive to the login uses content created prior to the login.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a display surface configured to accept written information comprising one or more hand-written pictorial or textual elements;

a memory; and

a processor that enables users to login into the system;

wherein the processor is configured to;

analyze the written information and generate corresponding digital information prior to a login into the system; and

responsive to a login into the system by a user, cause an action to be performed using the digital information generated prior to the login,

wherein the action is performed upon the login without any user intervention and based on information associated with the login;

wherein the information associated with the login exists prior to the login by the user; and

wherein the written information is not associated with the user prior to the login by the user.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the action comprises saving the digital information created prior to the login to an account corresponding to the login.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the processor is configured to:

receive content created, prior to the login, using a second system located remotely from the system; and

cause the action to be performed using the content received from the second system.

4. The system claim 1 further comprising:

a projector configured to project the digital information on the display surface.

5. The system of claim 1 further comprising:

one or more devices configured to capture audio or video information prior to the login;

wherein the processor is configured to perform the action using the audio or video information captured by the one or more devices.

6. The system of claim 1 further comprising:

a reader configured to read a barcode or radio frequency identification (RFID) tag to enable the login.

19. The system of claim 1 wherein the action comprises communicating the digital information to one or more users upon login without any user intervention.

20. The system of claim 1 wherein the processor is further configured to:

upon login by a first user, cause a first action to be performed using the digital information, the first action being performed without user intervention and based on preconfigured information associated with the first user login; and

upon login by a second user, cause a second action to be performed using the digital information, the second action being performed without user intervention and based on preconfigured information associated with the second user login.

7. A method comprising:

receiving, by a first system, written information provided on a display surface, the written information comprising one or more hand-drawn pictorial or textual elements;

generating, by the first system, digital information corresponding to the written information prior to a login at the first system; and

responsive to a login by a user at the first system, determining, by the first system, an action to be performed based on information associated with the login and wherein the information associated with the login exists prior to the login by the user, and the written information is not associated with the user prior to the login by the user;

performing, by the first system, the action without any user intervention, using the digital information created prior to the login.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the action comprises saving the digital information created prior to the login to an account corresponding to the login.

9. The method of claim 7 further comprising:

receiving, from a second system located remotely from the first system, content created, prior to the login, using the second system; and

wherein performing the action comprises performing the action using the content received from the second system.

10. The method of claim 7 further comprising:

outputting the digital information on the display surface of the first system.

11. The method of claim 7 further comprising:

capturing audio or video information prior to the login using one or more devices of the first system; and

performing the action using the captured audio or video information.

12. The method of claim 7 further comprising:

enabling the login by reading a barcode or radio frequency identification (RFID) tag.

21. The method of claim 7 further comprising:

upon login into the first system by a first user, performing a first action using the digital information, the first action being (i) based on information associated with the login of the first user and (ii) performed without any user intervention; and

upon login into the first system by a second user, performing a second action using the digital information, the second action being (i) based on information associated with the login of the second user and (ii) performed without any user intervention.

22. The method of claim 21 wherein the first action is different from the second action.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a plurality of instructions for execution by a system, the plurality of instructions comprising:

instructions that cause the system to accept written information provided on a display surface, the written information comprising one or more hand-drawn pictorial or textual elements;

instructions that cause the system to generate digital information corresponding to the written information prior to a login by a user into the system;

upon login to the system by the user, instructions that cause the system to determine an action to be performed using the digital information, the action being based on information associated with the login, wherein the information associated with the login exists prior to the login by the user, and the written information is not associated with the user prior to the login by the user; and

instructions that cause the system to, responsive to the login at the system by the user, perform the action using the digital information created prior to the login and without any user intervention.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 wherein the instructions that cause the system to perform the action comprise instructions that cause the system to save the digital information created prior to the login to an account corresponding to the login.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13:

wherein the plurality of instructions further comprises instructions that cause the system to, receive, from a second system located remotely from the system, content created prior to the login using the second system; and

wherein the instructions that cause the system to cause the action to be performed comprise instructions that cause the system to perform the action using the content received from the second system.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 wherein the plurality of instructions further comprises:

instructions that cause the system to project the digital information on to the display surface.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 wherein the plurality of instructions further comprises:

instructions that cause the system to capture audio or video information prior to the login;

wherein the instructions that cause the system to perform the action comprise instructions that cause the system to perform the action using the captured audio or video information.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 wherein the plurality of instructions further comprises:

instructions that cause the system to enable the login by reading a barcode or radio frequency identification (RFID) tag.

23. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 wherein the plurality of instructions further comprises:

instructions that cause the system to perform a first action using the digital information upon login into the system by a first user, the first action being based on preexisting information associated with the login of the first user; and

instructions that cause the system to perform a second action using the digital information upon login into the system by a second user, the second action being based on preexisting information associated with the login of the second user;

wherein the first and the second actions are performed without user intervention.

24. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 23 wherein the first action comprises one of:

communicating the digital information to one or more users or formatting a portion of the digital information.