Intelligent Computing Device Agent System For Automatic Recognition Of Multi User Computing Environment And Information Sharing Setup

• US 20090083234A1
• Filed: 03/14/2006
• Published: 03/26/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
• Original Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
• Inventors: Yeom, Ki Won, Lee, Joong Ho, Eom, Ju Il, Lee, Seung Soo, Park, Ji Hyung
• Granted Patent: US 8,190,658 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/12 Arrangements for remote connection or disconnection of substations or of equipment thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/18 Multiprotocol handlers, e.g. single devices capable of handling multiple protocols
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/50 in wire-line communication networks, e.g. low power modes or reduced link rate

Abstract

An intelligent computing device agent system for auto recognition of a computing environment of multi-user and optimum information exchange configuration is provided. In the computing device agent system automatically detects the user'"'"'s computing environment and intelligently makes network access configuration and an information exchange type required between interacting computing devices identical to each other, so that fast, convenient interaction is carried out without complex network configuring or multi-step environment configuring for information exchange.

Claims

1. A computing device agent system comprising:

a database unit receiving and storing counterpart'"'"'s information on a computing device and an interface device applicable to the device;

an interface-determination unit recognizing the state of the computing device and the interface and determining interface means;

information transmission protocol determination unit searching an information transmission protocol suitable for the interface means determined by the interface-determination unit and determining an information transmission protocol required for bidirectional information transmission; and

a communication protocol determination unit determining a communication device and a protocol required for network access between the interface means.

2. The computing device agent system according to claim 1, wherein the database unit includes:

a device information database section storing therein physical information, an operating system, a device ID, or a support communication means of the computing device; and

an interface information database section storing therein information on the type and the state of the interface supportable and available in the computing device and the operating system, respectively.

3. The computing device agent system according to claim 1, wherein the interface determination unit selects an interface required for interaction by the method comprising the steps of:

when receiving a request for communication access from a communication counterpart'"'"'s agent system, requesting information on a computing device of the counterpart;

searching, from the device information database section, various system configurations and system information required for encoding/decoding that correspond to the counterpart'"'"'s computing device information received; and

searching, from the interface information database section, information on media type and mode required for information output according to the interface types so as to determine a required output mode based on interface information available in the counterpart'"'"'s agent system.

4. The computing device agent system according to claim 3, wherein the selecting method further comprises the step of comparing the device performance of the selected interface, a size of transmission information, the state of the transmission protocol, the process and output performance of the interface itself, or whether or not available in the counterpart'"'"'s computing device.

5. The computing device agent system according to claim 1, wherein the information transmission protocol includes:

an information transmission protocol by interfaces transmitting information according to the interface means; and

an information protocol by information types sorted into a picture or photograph dedicated protocol, a text information dedicated protocol, and an integrated information dedicated protocol, the integrated information including Internet information.

6. The computing device agent system according to claim 5, wherein when transmission information is changed, the information transmission protocol determination unit selects a protocol corresponding to the changed information from the information transmission protocol by information types, reconfigure and transmit the transmission information.

7. The computing device agent system according to claim 1, wherein the communication protocol determination unit determines a communication protocol by a network with a lower layered communication protocol, and includes a communication protocol adapter for supporting a plurality of communication protocols.

8. The computing device agent system according to claim 7, wherein the communication protocol adapter includes, as an aggregate, a plurality of protocols required for access of the communication means supported by the respective computing devices.

9. The computing device agent system according to claim 8, wherein when a communication module or a driver required for corresponding computing device does not exist, the communication protocol adapter automatically downloads the required module or driver from the counterpart'"'"'s computing device or the Internet.