SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PROVIDE A CENTRALIZED ALERTING AND AWARENESS SYSTEM THROUGH THE USE OF AN EAR PIECE OR OTHER USER INTERFACE

• US 20090070424A1
• Filed: 09/06/2007
• Published: 03/12/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Kendzierski, Michael D., Dawson, Christopher J., Hamilton, Rick A. II, Brillhart, David C., Seaman, James W.
• Application Number:
  US11/851,060
• Publication Number:
  US 20090070424A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/205
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/00 User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail

Abstract

The personal information manager system comprises a centralized information manager (CIM) and a personal information manager (PIM) device. The centralized information manager is encoded on a server and is accessable by the PIM device through Internet protocols over a wireless medium. The PIM, to be carried by a user, is connected to the CIM by a wireless transmitter, receives context-sensitive, customized, prioritized, filtered, and aggregated information from the CIM, and can directly receive GPS data and other sources of local information.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a server containing a storage readable medium;

a centralized information manager encoded on the storage readable medium and adapted to format a data item by a plurality of characteristics; and

a personal information manager device adapted for communication with the centralized information manager;

wherein, responsive to receiving a data item at the centralized information manager, sending the data item to the personal information manager device at a transmission time determined by a rule based upon the plurality of characteristics.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the plurality of characteristics comprise a medium, an originator, a content, and an external factor.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein an external factor is a user location determined by global positioning system coordinates.

4. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the content is created by an application interface located in a medium interface library at the server.

5. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein an external factor is determined by reference to a user'"'"'s computerized calendar.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein an in-ear device is adapted to receive a data from the personal information manager device.

12. The computer implemented method of claim 6 wherein an in-ear device is adapted to receive data from the personal information manager device.

14. The computer program product of claim 12 wherein the plurality of characteristics further comprise a medium, an originator, a content, and an external factor.

18. The computer program product of claim 12 further comprising:

instructions to send a formatted data item to an in-ear device.

7. A computer implemented method comprising:

installing a centralized information manager on a storage readable medium at a server;

wherein the centralized information manager comprises instructions for a processor to perform steps comprising;

receiving a data item;

formatting the data item by a plurality of characteristics; and

determining a transmission time, based upon a rule associated with the plurality of characteristics, for transmission to a personal information manager device.

8. The computer implemented method of claim 7 wherein the plurality of characteristics comprise a medium, an originator, a content, and an external factor.

9. The computer implemented method of claim 7 further comprising:

determining a user location by global positioning system coordinates and comparing the user location to the external factor.

11. The computer implemented method of claim 7 wherein an external factor is determined by reference to a user'"'"'s computerized calendar.

10. The computer implemented method of 7 further comprising:

creating the content using an application interface located in a medium interface library at the server.

13. A computer program product comprising:

a storage readable medium containing instructions to cause a processor to;

responsive to receiving a data item, format the data item by a plurality of characteristics; and

determine a transmission time, based upon a rule associated with the plurality of characteristics, for transmission to a personal information manager device.

15. The computer program product of claim 13 further comprising:

instructions to cause the computer to determine a user location by global positioning system coordinates and compare the user location to the external factor.

17. The computer program product of claim 13 further comprising:

determining an external factor by reference to a user'"'"'s computerized calendar.

16. The computer program product of claim implemented method of 13 further comprising:

instructions to cause the computer to create the content using an application interface located in a medium interface library at the server.