Mobile computing device reconfiguration is response to environmental factors including downloading hardware and software associated with multiple users of the mobile device

• US 9,934,046 B2
• Filed: 01/04/2017
• Issued: 04/03/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Krishnamurthy, Rajaram B., Rogers, Daniel A.
• Primary Examiner(s): PEYTON, TAMMARA R
• Application Number:
  US15/397,856
• Publication Number:
  US 20170115992A1
• Time in Patent Office: 454 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/263 Arrangements for using multiple switchable power supplies, e.g. battery and AC G06F1/30 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3212 Monitoring battery levels, e.g. power saving mode being initiated when battery voltage goes below a certain level
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3287 by switching off individual functional units in the computer system
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/329 by task scheduling
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/71 Version control security arrangements therefor G06F21/57; Configuration management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4403 Processor initialisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4405 Initialisation of multiprocessor systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4451 User profiles; Roaming
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0816 the condition being an adaptation, e.g. in response to network events
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management

Abstract

A method for dynamically modifying a mobile device. The method includes a computer processor identifying a plurality of profiles on a mobile device. The method further includes a computer processor receiving one or more inputs on the mobile device. The method further includes a computer processor identifying at least one trigger that corresponds to the received one or more inputs, wherein the at least one trigger is associated with at least one profile of the plurality of profiles. The method further includes a computer processor determining if the at least one trigger activates a response, based at least in part, on data included in the at least one profile that is associated with the at least one trigger. The method further includes a computer processor responding to the determination that the at least one trigger activates a response and applying the response to the mobile device.

Claims

1. A method for dynamically modifying a mobile device, the method comprising:

identifying, by one or more computer processors, a first hardware and software configuration of a mobile device, wherein the first hardware and software configuration is currently applied to the mobile device;

receiving, by one or more computer processors, input on the mobile device selecting a second hardware and software configuration;

identifying, by one or more computer processors, the second hardware and software configuration within a plurality of hardware and software configurations accessible by the mobile device;

downloading, by one or more computer processors, the second hardware and software configuration from the plurality of hardware and software configurations, wherein the plurality of hardware and software configurations includes (i) hardware and software configurations associated with a user of the mobile device (ii) and hardware and software configurations associated with another user; and

applying, by one or more computer processors, the downloaded second hardware and software configuration to the mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by one or more computer processors, one or more inputs from the mobile device;

identifying, by one or more computer processors, at least one trigger that corresponds to one or more inputs obtained from the mobile device, wherein the at least one trigger is associated with at least a first profile of a plurality of profiles of the mobile device, wherein the identified at least one trigger includes a first trigger, and wherein the first trigger is associated with a battery power level of the mobile device attains a first threshold; and

in response to determining that the first trigger associated with the battery power level of the mobile device attains a first threshold, activating, by one or more computer processors, a first response in an energy management profile within the plurality of profiles.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the first response of an energy management profile includes at least one of deactivating one or more features of the mobile device and modifying one or more features of the mobile device.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the first response of an energy management profile includes at least one of deactivating one or more software application on the mobile device and modifying one or more software applications on the mobile device.

5. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

identifying, by one or more computer processors, a group of profiles within the plurality of profiles on the mobile device, wherein the members of the group of profiles contain the identified at least one trigger and one or more additional triggers;

determining, by one or more computer processors, a second profile, wherein the second profile is the member of the group of profiles which contains the at least one trigger, and the one or more additional triggers;

identifying, by one or more computer processors, a second response associated with the second profile, wherein the second response is based, at least in part, on the at least one trigger and the one or more additional triggers; and

activating, by one or more computer processors, the second response on the mobile device.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein applying the downloaded second hardware and software configuration to the mobile device further comprises:

storing, by one or more computer processors, within protected memory of the mobile device, a micro-kernel operating system, the first hardware and software configuration that is currently applied to the mobile device, and one or more profiles the user wherein the one or more profiles of the user enable the user of the mobile device to restore a hardware and software configuration to the mobile device of the user; and

replacing, by one or more computer processors, the first hardware and software configuration applied to the mobile device with the downloaded second hardware and software configuration.

16. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining, by one or more computer processors, that the mobile device includes insufficient storage to support one or more hardware and software configurations stored on the mobile device, and the downloaded second hardware and software configuration;

in response to determining that that the mobile device includes insufficient storage to support one or more hardware and software configurations stored on the mobile device and the downloaded second hardware and software configuration, uploading, by one or more computer processors, at least the first hardware and software configuration of the mobile device; and

storing, by one or more computer processors, within protected memory of the mobile device, a micro-kernel operating system and one or more profiles that enable the user of the mobile device to restore a hardware and software configuration to the mobile device of the user.

6. A computer program product for dynamically modifying a mobile device, the computer program product comprising:

one or more computer readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions comprising;

program instructions to identify a first hardware and software configuration of a mobile device, wherein the first hardware and software configuration is currently applied to the mobile device;

program instructions to receive input on the mobile device selecting a second hardware and software configuration;

program instructions to identify the second hardware and software configuration within a plurality of hardware and software configurations accessible by the mobile device;

program instructions to download the second hardware and software configuration from the plurality of hardware and software configurations, wherein the plurality of hardware and software configurations includes (i) hardware and software configurations associated with a user of the mobile device (ii) and hardware and software configurations associated with another user; and

program instructions to apply the downloaded second hardware and software configuration to the mobile device.

7. The computer program product of claim 6, further comprising:

program instruction to receive one or more inputs from the mobile device;

program instructions to identify at least one trigger that corresponds to one or more inputs obtained from the mobile device, wherein the at least one trigger is associated with at least a first profile of a plurality of profiles of the mobile device, wherein the identified at least one trigger includes a first trigger, and wherein the first trigger is associated with a battery power level of the mobile device attains a first threshold; and

responsive to determining that the first trigger associated with the battery power level of the mobile device attains a first threshold, program instructions to activate a first response in an energy management profile within the plurality of profiles.

8. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein the first response of an energy management profile includes at least one of deactivating one or more features of the mobile device and modifying one or more features of the mobile device.

9. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein the first response of an energy management profile includes at least one of deactivating one or more software application on the mobile device and modifying one or more software applications on the mobile device.

10. The computer program product of claim 7, further comprising:

program instructions to identify a group of profiles within the plurality of profiles on the mobile device, wherein the members of the group of profiles contain the identified at least one trigger and one or more additional triggers;

program instructions to determine a second profile, wherein the second profile is the member of the group of profiles which contains the at least one trigger, and the one or more additional triggers;

program instructions to identify a second response associated with the second profile, wherein the second response is based, at least in part, on the at least one trigger and the one or more additional triggers; and

program instructions to activate the second response on the mobile device.

17. The computer program product of claim 6, wherein program instructions to apply the downloaded second hardware and software configuration to the mobile device further comprises:

program instructions to store within protected memory of the mobile device, a micro-kernel operating system, the first hardware and software configuration that is currently applied to the mobile device, and one or more profiles the user wherein the one or more profiles of the user enable the user of the mobile device to restore a hardware and software configuration to the mobile device of the user; and

program instructions to replace the first hardware and software configuration applied to the mobile device with the downloaded second hardware and software configuration.

18. The computer program product of claim 6, further comprising:

program instructions to determine that the mobile device includes insufficient storage to support one or more hardware and software configurations stored on the mobile device, and the downloaded second hardware and software configuration;

program instructions to respond to determining that that the mobile device includes insufficient storage to support one or more hardware and software configurations stored on the mobile device and the downloaded second hardware and software configuration by uploading at least the first hardware and software configuration of the mobile device; and

program instructions to store within protected memory of the mobile device, a micro-kernel operating system and one or more profiles that enable the user of the mobile device to restore a hardware and software configuration to the mobile device of the user.

11. A computer system for dynamically modifying a mobile device, the computer system comprising:

one or more computer processors;

one or more computer readable storage media;

program instructions stored on the computer readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more computer processors, the program instructions comprising;

program instructions to identify a first hardware and software configuration of a mobile device, wherein the first hardware and software configuration is currently applied to the mobile device;

program instructions to receive input on the mobile device selecting a second hardware and software configuration;

program instructions to identify the second hardware and software configuration within a plurality of hardware and software configurations accessible by the mobile device;

program instructions to download the second hardware and software configuration from the plurality of hardware and software configurations, wherein the plurality of hardware and software configurations includes (i) hardware and software configurations associated with a user of the mobile device (ii) and hardware and software configurations associated with another user; and

program instructions to apply the downloaded second hardware and software configuration to the mobile device.

12. The computer system of claim 11, further comprising:

program instruction to receive one or more inputs from the mobile device;

program instructions to identify at least one trigger that corresponds to one or more inputs obtained from the mobile device, wherein the at least one trigger is associated with at least a first profile of a plurality of profiles of the mobile device, wherein the identified trigger is a first trigger, and wherein the first trigger is associated with a battery power level of the mobile device attains a first threshold; and

responsive to determining that the first trigger associated with the battery power level of the mobile device attains a first threshold, program instructions to activate a first response in an energy management profile within the plurality of profiles.

13. The computer system of claim 12, wherein the first response of an energy management profile includes at least one of deactivating one or more features of the mobile device and modifying one or more features of the mobile device.

14. The computer system of claim 12, further comprising:

program instructions to identify a group of profiles within the plurality of profiles on the mobile device, wherein the members of the group of profiles contain the identified at least one trigger and one or more additional triggers;

program instructions to determine a second profile, wherein the second profile is the member of the group of profiles which contains the at least one trigger, and the one or more additional triggers;

program instructions to identify a second response associated with the second profile, wherein the second response is based, at least in part, on the at least one trigger and the one or more additional triggers; and

program instructions to activate the second response on the mobile device.

19. The computer system of claim 11, wherein program instructions to apply the downloaded second hardware and software configuration to the mobile device further comprises:

program instructions to store within protected memory of the mobile device, a micro-kernel operating system, the first hardware and software configuration that is currently applied to the mobile device, and one or more profiles the user wherein the one or more profiles of the user enable the user of the mobile device to restore a hardware and software configuration to the mobile device of the user; and

program instructions to replace the first hardware and software configuration applied to the mobile device with the downloaded second hardware and software configuration.

20. The computer system of claim 11, further comprising:

program instructions to determine that the mobile device includes insufficient storage to support one or more hardware and software configurations stored on the mobile device, and the downloaded second hardware and software configuration;

program instructions to respond to determining that that the mobile device includes insufficient storage to support one or more hardware and software configurations stored on the mobile device and the downloaded second hardware and software configuration by uploading at least the first hardware and software configuration of the mobile device; and

program instructions to store within protected memory of the mobile device, a micro-kernel operating system and one or more profiles that enable the user of the mobile device to restore a hardware and software configuration to the mobile device of the user.