Social web of objects
First Claim
1. A method for managing networked objects comprising:
- establishing, by a network management system, friendship relationships between a plurality of said networked objects, each of said plurality of networked objects being associated with a user;
receiving, at said network management system, a task request; and
assigning, by said network management system, said requested task to one of said plurality of networked objects which has a capability to perform said requested task and which has an established friendship relationship with said user,wherein said step of assigning is performed automatically by said network management system without interaction of user,wherein when said plurality of networked objects, associated with said user, does not include a networked object capable of performing said requested task, transmitting, by said network management system, said task request to another network associated with a different user and having a networked object which has a friend relationship with said network management system and which has said capability to perform said requested task,wherein said networked objects are devices.
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Abstract
According to exemplary embodiments, networked object management software, devices, systems and methods are described which use social mapping principles to streamline interactions between users and their networked objects, as well as between the networked objects themselves. Friendship relationships are established, by a network management system, between a plurality of the networked objects, each of the plurality of networked objects being associated with a use. When the network management system receives a task request, it can then assign the requested task to one of the plurality of networked objects which has a capability to perform the requested task and which also has an established friendship relationship with the user.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for managing networked objects comprising:
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establishing, by a network management system, friendship relationships between a plurality of said networked objects, each of said plurality of networked objects being associated with a user; receiving, at said network management system, a task request; and assigning, by said network management system, said requested task to one of said plurality of networked objects which has a capability to perform said requested task and which has an established friendship relationship with said user, wherein said step of assigning is performed automatically by said network management system without interaction of user, wherein when said plurality of networked objects, associated with said user, does not include a networked object capable of performing said requested task, transmitting, by said network management system, said task request to another network associated with a different user and having a networked object which has a friend relationship with said network management system and which has said capability to perform said requested task, wherein said networked objects are devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 17)
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9. A management device which manages a plurality of networked objects based on friendship relationships with a user comprising:
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a memory device configured to store a plurality of system entity profiles for each of said plurality of networked objects which has a friendship relationship with said user, said system entity profiles including an address for a respective networked object, an indicator of a level of access of said respective networked object with said user, and information associated with at least one capability of said respective networked object; an interface configured to receive task requests either directly from said user or via one of said plurality of networked objects; and a processor configured to assign said requested tasks to one or more of said plurality of networked objects which have a friendship relationship with said user based on said stored system entity profiles, wherein said management device assigns requested tasks automatically without interaction of said user, wherein when said plurality of networked objects, associated with said user, does not include a networked object capable of performing at least one of said task requests, said management device transmits said at least one of said task requests to another network, associated with a different user and having a networked object which has a friend relationship with said management device and which has said capability to perform said at least one of said requested tasks, wherein said networked objects are devices. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18)
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15. A system for managing networked objects comprising:
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a plurality of networked objects, each capable of performing at least one task; a gateway (GW) connected to each of said plurality of networked objects for sending task requests to and receiving task requests from, said plurality of networked objects; and an application server (AS) connected to said GW, which AS manages friendship relationships among said plurality of networked objects and coordinates management of said task requests based upon said friendship relationships, wherein said AS coordinates said task requests automatically without the interaction of said user, wherein when said plurality of networked objects, associated with said user, does not include a networked object capable of performing at least one of said task requests, said at least one of said task requests is transmitted to another network, associated with a different user and having a networked object which has a friend relationship with said AS and which has said capability to perform said at least one of said requested tasks, wherein said networked objects are devices. - View Dependent Claims (16, 19)
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