Using destination-dependent criteria to guide data transmission decisions

• US 20090063518A1
• Filed: 08/31/2007
• Published: 03/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC), Ricoh Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Rinaldo, John D. JR., Mangione-Smith, William Henry, Lord, Robert W., Jung, Edward K.Y., Levien, Royce A., Malamud, Mark A.
• Granted Patent: US 8,082,225 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/212 using filtering or selective blocking

Abstract

A system, method, computer program product, and carrier are described for causing one or more destination-dependent criteria to be applied at least to a data object and indicating a decision whether to transmit the data object to a destination partly based on a default value and partly based on one or more results of the one or more destination-dependent criteria being applied at least to the data object.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

causing one or more destination-dependent criteria to be applied at least to a data object; and

indicating a decision whether to transmit the data object to a destination partly based on a default value and partly based on one or more results of the one or more destination-dependent criteria being applied at least to the data object.

2. The method of claim 1 in which causing one or more destination-dependent criteria to be applied at least to a data object comprises:

configuring the one or more destination-dependent criteria to include at least one zero-tolerance criterion relating to one or more potential formats of the data object.

3. The method of claim 1 in which indicating a decision whether to transmit the data object to a destination partly based on a default value and partly based on one or more results of the one or more destination-dependent criteria being applied at least to the data object comprises:

receiving user input after indicating a relationship between the data object and one or more other criteria selected at least partly based upon one or more other destinations.

4. The method of claim 1 in which indicating a decision whether to transmit the data object to a destination partly based on a default value and partly based on one or more results of the one or more destination-dependent criteria being applied at least to the data object comprises:

obtaining the decision whether to transmit the data object to the destination after presenting at least one evaluation of the data object.

5. The method of claim 1 in which indicating a decision whether to transmit the data object to a destination partly based on a default value and partly based on one or more results of the one or more destination-dependent criteria being applied at least to the data object comprises:

indicating a relationship between the data object and the one or more destination-dependent criteria at least partly dependent upon status information about the destination.

6. The method of claim 1 in which indicating a decision whether to transmit the data object to a destination partly based on a default value and partly based on one or more results of the one or more destination-dependent criteria being applied at least to the data object comprises:

accepting at least a portion of the data object after obtaining the destination.

7. The method of claim 1 in which causing one or more destination-dependent criteria to be applied at least to a data object comprises:

configuring the one or more destination-dependent criteria to include at least one potential allocation.

8. The method of claim 1 in which causing one or more destination-dependent criteria to be applied at least to a data object comprises:

indicating an alternate communication mode at least partly in response to an application of the one or more destination-dependent criteria to the data object.

9. The method of claim 1 in which causing one or more destination-dependent criteria to be applied at least to a data object comprises:

incorporating the one or more destination-dependent criteria into an application.

10. The method of claim 1 in which causing one or more destination-dependent criteria to be applied at least to a data object comprises:

applying at least one of the one or more destination-dependent criteria to a command sequence of the data object.

11. The method of claim 1 in which indicating a decision whether to transmit the data object to a destination partly based on a default value and partly based on one or more results of the one or more destination-dependent criteria being applied at least to the data object comprises:

deciding whether to transmit the data object to the destination partly in response to whether another data object passes at least one format criterion.

12. The method of claim 1 in which indicating a decision whether to transmit the data object to a destination partly based on a default value and partly based on one or more results of the one or more destination-dependent criteria being applied at least to the data object comprises:

deciding whether to update the relationship between the data object and the one or more destination-dependent criteria at least partly in response to user input.

13. The method of claim 1 in which indicating a decision whether to transmit the data object to a destination partly based on a default value and partly based on one or more results of the one or more destination-dependent criteria being applied at least to the data object comprises:

deciding whether to transmit at least the data object to the destination partly in response to whether the data object passes any of the one or more destination-dependent criteria.

14. The method of claim 1 in which causing one or more destination-dependent criteria to be applied at least to a data object comprises:

expressing a likelihood indication relating to the data object in the one or more destination-dependent criteria.

15. The method of claim 1 in which causing one or more destination-dependent criteria to be applied at least to a data object comprises:

enabling an evaluation of whether a portion of the data object apparently meets the one or more destination-dependent criteria.

16. The method of claim 1 in which indicating a decision whether to transmit the data object to a destination partly based on a default value and partly based on one or more results of the one or more destination-dependent criteria being applied at least to the data object comprises:

transmitting the data object at least to the destination partly based on the default value and partly based on user-input information.

17. The method of claim 1 in which indicating a decision whether to transmit the data object to a destination partly based on a default value and partly based on one or more results of the one or more destination-dependent criteria being applied at least to the data object comprises:

causing one or more other criteria to be applied to at least a portion of the data object.

18. The method of claim 1 in which indicating a decision whether to transmit the data object to a destination partly based on a default value and partly based on one or more results of the one or more destination-dependent criteria being applied at least to the data object comprises:

applying the one or more destination-dependent criteria to at least one version of the data object.

19. A system comprising:

means for causing one or more destination-dependent criteria to be applied at least to a data object; and

means for indicating a decision whether to transmit the data object to a destination partly based on a default value and partly based on one or more results of the one or more destination-dependent criteria being applied at least to the data object.

20. The system of claim 19 in which the means for causing one or more destination-dependent criteria to be applied at least to a data object comprises:

means for configuring the one or more destination-dependent criteria to include at least one zero-tolerance criterion relating to one or more potential formats of the data object.

21. The system of claim 19 in which the means for indicating a decision whether to transmit the data object to a destination partly based on a default value and partly based on one or more results of the one or more destination-dependent criteria being applied at least to the data object comprises:

means for receiving user input operable at least after indicating a relationship between the data object and one or more other criteria selected at least partly based upon one or more other destinations.

22. The system of claim 19 in which the means for indicating a decision whether to transmit the data object to a destination partly based on a default value and partly based on one or more results of the one or more destination-dependent criteria being applied at least to the data object comprises:

means for obtaining the decision whether to transmit the data object to the destination operable at least after presenting at least one evaluation of the data object.

23. The system of claim 19 in which the means for indicating a decision whether to transmit the data object to a destination partly based on a default value and partly based on one or more results of the one or more destination-dependent criteria being applied at least to the data object comprises:

means for indicating a relationship between the data object and the one or more destination-dependent criteria at least partly dependent upon status information about the destination.

24. The system of claim 19 in which the means for indicating a decision whether to transmit the data object to a destination partly based on a default value and partly based on one or more results of the one or more destination-dependent criteria being applied at least to the data object comprises:

means for accepting at least a portion of the data object operable at least after obtaining the destination.

25. The system of claim 19 in which the means for causing one or more destination-dependent criteria to be applied at least to a data object comprises:

means for configuring the one or more destination-dependent criteria to include at least one potential allocation.

26. The system of claim 19 in which the means for causing one or more destination-dependent criteria to be applied at least to a data object comprises:

means for indicating an alternate communication mode at least partly in response to an application of the one or more destination-dependent criteria to the data object.

27. The system of claim 19 in which the means for causing one or more destination-dependent criteria to be applied at least to a data object comprises:

means for incorporating the one or more destination-dependent criteria into an application.

28. The system of claim 19 in which the means for causing one or more destination-dependent criteria to be applied at least to a data object comprises:

means for applying at least one of the one or more destination-dependent criteria to a command sequence of the data object.

29. The system of claim 19 in which the means for indicating a decision whether to transmit the data object to a destination partly based on a default value and partly based on one or more results of the one or more destination-dependent criteria being applied at least to the data object comprises:

means for deciding whether to transmit the data object to the destination partly in response to whether another data object passes at least one format criterion.

30. The system of claim 19 in which the means for indicating a decision whether to transmit the data object to a destination partly based on a default value and partly based on one or more results of the one or more destination-dependent criteria being applied at least to the data object comprises:

means for deciding whether to update the relationship between the data object and the one or more destination-dependent criteria at least partly in response to user input.

31. The system of claim 19 in which the means for indicating a decision whether to transmit the data object to a destination partly based on a default value and partly based on one or more results of the one or more destination-dependent criteria being applied at least to the data object comprises:

means for deciding whether to transmit at least the data object to the destination partly in response to whether the data object passes any of the one or more destination-dependent criteria.

32. The system of claim 19 in which the means for causing one or more destination-dependent criteria to be applied at least to a data object comprises:

means for expressing a likelihood indication relating to the data object in the one or more destination-dependent criteria.

33. The system of claim 19 in which the means for causing one or more destination-dependent criteria to be applied at least to a data object comprises:

means for enabling an evaluation of whether a portion of the data object apparently meets the one or more destination-dependent criteria.

34. The system of claim 19 in which the means for indicating a decision whether to transmit the data object to a destination partly based on a default value and partly based on one or more results of the one or more destination-dependent criteria being applied at least to the data object comprises:

means for transmitting the data object at least to the destination partly based on the default value and partly based on user-input information.

35. The system of claim 19 in which the means for indicating a decision whether to transmit the data object to a destination partly based on a default value and partly based on one or more results of the one or more destination-dependent criteria being applied at least to the data object comprises:

means for causing one or more other criteria to be applied to at least a portion of the data object.

36. The system of claim 19 in which the means for indicating a decision whether to transmit the data object to a destination partly based on a default value and partly based on one or more results of the one or more destination-dependent criteria being applied at least to the data object comprises:

means for applying the one or more destination-dependent criteria to at least one version of the data object.

37. A system comprising:

circuitry for causing one or more destination-dependent criteria to be applied at least to a data object; and

circuitry for indicating a decision whether to transmit the data object to a destination partly based on a default value and partly based on one or more results of the one or more destination-dependent criteria being applied at least to the data object.

38. The system of claim 37 in which the circuitry for causing one or more destination-dependent criteria to be applied at least to a data object comprises:

circuitry for configuring the one or more destination-dependent criteria to include at least one zero-tolerance criterion relating to one or more potential formats of the data object.

39. The system of claim 37 in which the circuitry for indicating a decision whether to transmit the data object to a destination partly based on a default value and partly based on one or more results of the one or more destination-dependent criteria being applied at least to the data object comprises:

circuitry for receiving user input operable at least after indicating a relationship between the data object and one or more other criteria selected at least partly based upon one or more other destinations.

40. The system of claim 37 in which the circuitry for indicating a decision whether to transmit the data object to a destination partly based on a default value and partly based on one or more results of the one or more destination-dependent criteria being applied at least to the data object comprises:

circuitry for obtaining the decision whether to transmit the data object to the destination operable at least after presenting at least one evaluation of the data object.

41. The system of claim 37 in which the circuitry for indicating a decision whether to transmit the data object to a destination partly based on a default value and partly based on one or more results of the one or more destination-dependent criteria being applied at least to the data object comprises:

circuitry for indicating a relationship between the data object and the one or more destination-dependent criteria at least partly dependent upon status information about the destination.

42. The system of claim 37 in which the circuitry for indicating a decision whether to transmit the data object to a destination partly based on a default value and partly based on one or more results of the one or more destination-dependent criteria being applied at least to the data object comprises:

circuitry for accepting at least a portion of the data object operable at least after obtaining the destination.

43. The system of claim 37 in which the circuitry for causing one or more destination-dependent criteria to be applied at least to a data object comprises:

circuitry for configuring the one or more destination-dependent criteria to include at least one potential allocation.

44. The system of claim 37 in which the circuitry for causing one or more destination-dependent criteria to be applied at least to a data object comprises:

circuitry for indicating an alternate communication mode at least partly in response to an application of the one or more destination-dependent criteria to the data object.

45. The system of claim 37 in which the circuitry for causing one or more destination-dependent criteria to be applied at least to a data object comprises:

circuitry for incorporating the one or more destination-dependent criteria into an application.

46. The system of claim 37 in which the circuitry for causing one or more destination-dependent criteria to be applied at least to a data object comprises:

circuitry for applying at least one of the one or more destination-dependent criteria to a command sequence of the data object.

47. The system of claim 37 in which the circuitry for indicating a decision whether to transmit the data object to a destination partly based on a default value and partly based on one or more results of the one or more destination-dependent criteria being applied at least to the data object comprises:

circuitry for deciding whether to transmit the data object to the destination partly in response to whether another data object passes at least one format criterion.

48. The system of claim 37 in which the circuitry for indicating a decision whether to transmit the data object to a destination partly based on a default value and partly based on one or more results of the one or more destination-dependent criteria being applied at least to the data object comprises:

circuitry for deciding whether to update the relationship between the data object and the one or more destination-dependent criteria at least partly in response to user input.

49. The system of claim 37 in which the circuitry for indicating a decision whether to transmit the data object to a destination partly based on a default value and partly based on one or more results of the one or more destination-dependent criteria being applied at least to the data object comprises:

circuitry for deciding whether to transmit at least the data object to the destination partly in response to whether the data object-passes any of the one or more destination-dependent criteria.

50. The system of claim 37 in which the circuitry for causing one or more destination-dependent criteria to be applied at least to a data object comprises:

circuitry for expressing a likelihood indication relating to the data object in the one or more destination-dependent criteria.

51. The system of claim 37 in which the circuitry for causing one or more destination-dependent criteria to be applied at least to a data object comprises:

circuitry for enabling an evaluation of whether a portion of the data object apparently meets the one or more destination-dependent criteria.

52. The system of claim 37 in which the circuitry for indicating a decision whether to transmit the data object to a destination partly based on a default value and partly based on one or more results of the one or more destination-dependent criteria being applied at least to the data object comprises:

circuitry for transmitting the data object at least to the destination partly based on the default value and partly based on user-input information.

53. The system of claim 37 in which the circuitry for indicating a decision whether to transmit the data object to a destination partly based on a default value and partly based on one or more results of the one or more destination-dependent criteria being applied at least to the data object comprises:

circuitry for causing one or more other criteria to be applied to at least a portion of the data object.

54. The system of claim 37 in which the circuitry for indicating a decision whether to transmit the data object to a destination partly based on a default value and partly based on one or more results of the one or more destination-dependent criteria being applied at least to the data object comprises:

circuitry for applying the one or more destination-dependent criteria to at least one version of the data object.

55. An apparatus comprising:

one or more physical media configured to bear a device-detectable implementation of a method including at least

causing one or more destination-dependent criteria to be applied at least to a data object; and

indicating a decision whether to transmit the data object to a destination partly based on a default value and partly based on one or more results of the one or more destination-dependent criteria being applied at least to the data object.

56. The apparatus of claim 55 in which the one or more physical media comprise:

an antenna-containing semiconductor chip.

57. The apparatus of claim 55 in which a portion of the one or more physical media comprises:

one or more signal-bearing media configured to transmit one or more instructions for indicating a decision whether to transmit the data object to a destination partly based on a default value and partly based on one or more results of the one or more destination-dependent criteria being applied at least to the data object.

58. The apparatus of claim 55 in which the one or more physical media comprise:

a portable module including at least a visual display configured to be operable while the portable module is held or worn.

59. The apparatus of claim 55 in which a portion of the one or more physical media comprises:

one or more of an image projection module or a touch screen.

60. The apparatus of claim 55 in which the one or more physical media include at least one of a repeater, a communication satellite, or another active module configured to accept first and second portions of the device-detectable implementation sequentially.

61. The apparatus of claim 55 in which a portion of the one or more physical media comprises:

one or more processors configured to perform one or more of optical image scanning or auditory pattern scanning upon the device-detectable implementation.

62. The apparatus of claim 55 in which a portion of the one or more physical media comprises:

one or more processors configured to perform linguistic pattern scanning upon the device-detectable implementation.

63. The apparatus of claim 55 in which a portion of the one or more physical media comprises:

circuitry for using an encoding constraint in at least some of the device-detectable implementation.

64. The apparatus of claim 55 in which at least one of the one or more physical media comprises:

one or more signal-bearing media configured to bear at least one of a special-purpose instruction sequence, a special-purpose-circuit design, or an information-bearing static attribute as a portion of the device-detectable implementation.

65. The apparatus of claim 55 in which at least one of the one or more physical media comprises:

one or more signal-bearing media bearing an implementation access service operated to access a remote server running another implementation as a portion of the device-detectable implementation.

66. The apparatus of claim 55 in which a first portion of the one or more physical media transmits a portion of the device-detectable implementation before a remainder of the one or more physical media transmits a remainder of the device-detectable implementation.

67. The apparatus of claim 55 in which the one or more physical media include at least one of an integrated circuit, a data-holding element, a lens or other light-transmissive medium, a signal-bearing conduit currently bearing at least a portion of the device-detectable implementation, or a bus or other configuration of two or more transmission media in mutual isolation.

68. The apparatus of claim 55 in which a portion of the one or more physical media comprises:

a power line operated to transmit content of the device-detectable implementation between at least two terminals.

69. The apparatus of claim 55 in which a first medium of the one or more physical media bears a first portion of the device-detectable implementation while a second medium of the one or more physical media bears a second portion of the device-detectable implementation.

70. The apparatus of claim 55 in which the one or more physical media are configured at least (a) by causing a communication channel in the one or more physical media to bear a first portion of the device-detectable implementation;

and (b) by causing another channel of the one or more physical media to bear a second portion of the device-detectable implementation.

71. The apparatus of claim 55 in which the one or more physical media have borne the device-detectable implementation.

72. The apparatus of claim 55 in which a portion of the one or more physical media comprises:

one or more static markings indicative of the device-detectable implementation.

73. The apparatus of claim 55 in which a portion of the one or more physical media comprises:

a magnetoresistive random access memory configured to receive the device-detectable implementation.

74. The apparatus of claim 55 further comprising at least one of a satellite dish or other signal-reflective element, a transducer, an antenna, or a receiver operated to receive the device-detectable implementation.

75. An apparatus comprising:

one or more physical media bearing a device-detectable output indicating an occurrence of

causing one or more destination-dependent criteria to be applied at least to a data object; and

indicating a decision whether to transmit the data object to a destination partly based on a default value and partly based on one or more results of the one or more destination-dependent criteria being applied at least to the data object.

76. The apparatus of claim 75 in which the one or more physical media comprise:

an antenna-containing semiconductor chip.

77. The apparatus of claim 75 in which at least one of the one or more physical media comprises:

one or more signal-bearing media transmitting a portion of the device-detectable output at least partly responsive to indicating a decision whether to transmit the data object to a destination partly based on a default value and partly based on one or more results of the one or more destination-dependent criteria being applied at least to the data object.

78. The apparatus of claim 75 in which the one or more physical media comprise:

a portable module including at least an auditory interface configured to be operated while the portable module is held or worn.

79. The apparatus of claim 75 in which a portion of the one or more physical media comprises:

one or more of an image projection module or a touch screen.

80. The apparatus of claim 75 in which the one or more physical media include at least one of a repeater, a communication satellite, or another active module configured to accept first and second portions of the device-detectable output at first and second respective times.

81. The apparatus of claim 75 in which a portion of the one or more physical media comprises:

one or more processors configured to perform one or more of optical image scanning or auditory pattern scanning upon the device-detectable output.

82. The apparatus of claim 75 in which a portion of the one or more physical media comprises:

one or more processors configured to perform linguistic pattern scanning upon the device-detectable output.

83. The apparatus of claim 75 in which a portion of the one or more physical media comprises:

circuitry for using an encryption constraint in at least some of the device-detectable output.

84. The apparatus of claim 75 in which at least one of the one or more physical media comprises:

one or more signal-bearing media bearing at least one of a special-purpose instruction sequence or an information-bearing static attribute as a portion of the device-detectable output.

85. The apparatus of claim 75 in which at least one of the one or more physical media comprises:

one or more signal-bearing media bearing at least one signal from an implementation having at least circuitry for causing one or more destination-dependent criteria to be applied at least to a data object; and

circuitry for indicating a decision whether to transmit the data object to a destination partly based on a default value and partly based on one or more results of the one or more destination-dependent criteria being applied at least to the data object.

86. The apparatus of claim 75 in which a first portion of the one or more physical media transmits a portion of the device-detectable output before a remainder of the one or more physical media transmits a remainder of the device-detectable output.

87. The apparatus of claim 75 in which the one or more physical media include at least one of an integrated circuit, a data-holding element, a lens or other light-transmissive medium, a signal-bearing conduit currently bearing at least a portion of the device-detectable output, or a bus or other configuration of two or more transmission media in mutual isolation.

88. The apparatus of claim 75 in which a portion of the one or more physical media comprises:

a power line operated for transmitting content of the device-detectable output between at least two terminals.

89. The apparatus of claim 75 in which a first medium of the one or more physical media bears a first portion of the device-detectable output while a second medium of the one or more physical media bears a second portion of the device-detectable output.

90. The apparatus of claim 75 in which the one or more physical media are configured at least (a) by causing a communication channel in the one or more physical media to bear a first portion of the device-detectable output;

and (b) by causing another channel of the one or more physical media to bear a second portion of the device-detectable output.

91. The apparatus of claim 75 in which the one or more physical media have borne the device-detectable output.

92. The apparatus of claim 75 in which a portion of the one or more physical media comprises:

one or more static markings indicative of the device-detectable output.

93. The apparatus of claim 75 in which a portion of the one or more physical media comprises:

a magnetoresistive random access memory configured to receive the device-detectable output.

94. The apparatus of claim 75 further comprising at least one of a satellite dish or other signal-reflective element, a transducer, an antenna, or a receiver operated to receive the device-detectable output.