Dynamic media content for collaborators including disparate location representations

• US 9,167,087 B2
• Filed: 07/13/2004
• Issued: 10/20/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/13/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Bodin, William Kress, Thorson, Derral Charles
• Primary Examiner(s): VU, THANH T
• Application Number:
  US10/889,817
• Publication Number:
  US 20060014546A1
• Time in Patent Office: 4,116 Days
• Field of Search: 715/751, 715/753
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/228 of application context
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1859 adapted to provide push services, e.g. data channels
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42348 Location-based services which utilize the location information of a target

Abstract

Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for delivering dynamic media content to collaborators. Embodiments typically include providing collaborative event media content including a grammar and a structured document; receiving a plurality of disparate client location representations; generating a dynamic client context for a client in dependence upon at least one of the client location representations; detecting an event in dependence upon the dynamic client context; identifying one or more collaborators in dependence upon the dynamic client context and the event; selecting from the structured document a classified structural element in dependence upon an event type and a collaborator classification; and transmitting the selected structural element to the collaborator. In typical embodiments, each disparate client location representation includes a client location value and a client location type.

Claims

1. A method for delivering dynamic media content to collaborators, the method comprising:

providing collaborative event media content, wherein the collaborative event media content further comprises a grammar and a structured document;

receiving a plurality of disparate client location representations for a current location of a client;

inferring a user location from the disparate client location representations based upon client location values, client location types, and a ruleset specifying a preference among the client location types;

generating a dynamic client context for said client in dependence upon the user location, wherein the dynamic client context includes data for one or more environmental conditions at the user location;

detecting an event based upon a change in the dynamic client context;

identifying one or more collaborators in dependence upon the dynamic client context and the event;

selecting from the structured document a classified structural element in dependence upon an event type and a collaborator classification; and

transmitting the selected structural element to the one or more collaborators;

wherein the grammar facilitates navigation of the structured document based on commands received from a user to control the display of one or more structural elements of the structured document.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the ruleset specifies that a first disparate client location representation based on a first client location type is preferred over a second disparate client location representation based on a second client location type, the first location type being different than the second location type;

and

wherein the collaborative event media content comprises content available for dynamic delivery to the one or more collaborators in response to the event.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein either the first location type or the second location type is based on a GPS reading.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein generating a dynamic client context further comprises:

acquiring data that describes the client and the client'"'"'s environment; and

storing the data describing the client and the client'"'"'s environment in a context server;

wherein said one or more environmental conditions including at least one of data from a thermometer, a barometer, a smoke detector, a motion detector, a light sensor, a metal detector, a chemical sensor.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the first location type is based on a GPS reading and the second location type is based on a street address of a wireless router.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein each of the plurality of disparate client location representations includes a client location value and a client location type for the client.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the detecting of said event based upon a change in the dynamic client context further comprises:

detecting a change in a value of a data element in the dynamic client context; and

applying event detection rules base to the dynamic client context.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein providing collaborative event media content further comprises:

creating, in dependence upon original media content, a structured document, the structured document further comprising one or more structural elements; and

creating a grammar for the collaborative event media content, wherein the grammar includes grammar elements each of which includes an identifier for at least one structural element of the structured document.

9. A software product comprising a non-transitory machine readable medium including a program of instructions for delivering dynamic media content to collaborators, wherein the program of instructions, upon being executed, causes activities comprising:

providing collaborative event media content, wherein the collaborative event media content further comprises a grammar and a structured document;

receiving a plurality of disparate client location representations for a current location of a client;

inferring a user location from the disparate client location representations based upon client location values, client location types, and a ruleset specifying a preference among the client location types;

generating a dynamic client context for said client in dependence upon the user location, wherein the dynamic client context includes data for one or more environmental conditions at the user location;

detecting an event based upon a change in the dynamic client context;

identifying one or more collaborators in dependence upon the dynamic client context and the event;

selecting from the structured document a classified structural element in dependence upon an event type and a collaborator classification; and

transmitting the selected structural element to the one or more collaborators;

wherein the grammar facilitates navigation of the structured document based on commands received from a user to control the display of one or more structural elements of the structured document.

10. The software product of claim 9, wherein the ruleset specifies that a first disparate client location representation based on a first client location type is preferred over a second disparate client location representation based on a second client location type, the first location type being different than the second location type;

and

wherein the collaborative event media content comprises content available for dynamic delivery to the one or more collaborators in response to the event.

11. The software product of claim 10, wherein the activities further comprise:

wherein either the first location type or the second location type is based on a GPS reading.

12. The software product of claim 9, wherein each of the plurality of disparate client location representations includes a client location value and a client location type for the client.

13. The software product of claim 9, wherein generating a dynamic client context further comprises:

acquiring data that describes the client and the client'"'"'s environment; and

storing the data describing the client and the client'"'"'s environment in a context server;

wherein said one or more environmental conditions including at least one of data from a thermometer, a barometer, a smoke detector, a motion detector, a light sensor, a metal detector, a chemical sensor.

14. The software product of claim 9, wherein the detecting of said event based upon a change in the dynamic client context further comprises:

detecting a change in a value of a data element in the dynamic client context; and

applying event detection rules base to the dynamic client context.

15. The software product of claim 9, wherein providing collaborative event media content further comprises:

creating, in dependence upon original media content, a structured document, the structured document further comprising one or more structural elements; and

creating a grammar for the collaborative event media content, wherein the grammar includes grammar elements each of which includes an identifier for at least one structural element of the structured document.

16. A system configured to deliver dynamic media content to collaborators, the system comprising:

a processor configured to provide collaborative event media content, wherein the collaborative event media content further comprises a grammar and a structured document;

a router connected to said processor and configured to receiving a plurality of disparate client location representations for a current location of a client, the processor being configured to infer a user location from the disparate client location representations based upon client location values, client location types, and a ruleset specifying a preference among the client location types;

machine readable medium configured to store instructions for generating a dynamic client context for said client in dependence upon the user location, instructions for detecting an event based upon a change in the dynamic client context, instructions for identifying one or more collaborators in dependence upon the dynamic client context and the event, and instructions for selecting from the structured document a classified structural element in dependence upon an event type and a collaborator classification, wherein the dynamic client context includes data for one or more environmental conditions at the user location; and

means for transmitting the selected structural element to the one or more collaborators;

wherein the grammar facilitates navigation of the structured document based on commands received from a user to control the display of one or more structural elements of the structured document.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the ruleset specifies that a first disparate client location representation based on a first client location type is preferred over a second disparate client location representation based on a second client location type, the first location type being different than the second location type;

wherein the collaborative event media content comprises content available for dynamic delivery to the one or more collaborators in response to the event; and

wherein either the first location type or the second location type is based on a GPS reading.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the instructions for generating a dynamic client context comprise instructions for acquiring data that describes the client and the client'"'"'s environment;

and

the machine readable medium stores the data describing the client and the client'"'"'s environment in a context server;

wherein said one or more environmental conditions including at least one of data from a thermometer, a barometer, a smoke detector, a motion detector, a light sensor, a metal detector, a chemical sensor.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein the detecting of said event based upon the dynamic client context further comprises detecting a change in a value of a data element in the dynamic client context, and applying event detection rules base to the dynamic client context.

20. The system of claim 16, wherein the providing of the collaborative event media content further comprises creating, in dependence upon original media content, a structured document, the structured document further comprising one or more structural elements, and creating a grammar for the collaborative event media content, wherein the grammar includes grammar elements each of which includes an identifier for at least one structural element of the structured document.

21. The system of claim 16, wherein the first location type is based on a GPS reading and the second location type is based on a street address of a wireless router.