MANAGING COMMUNICATIONS ON AN R-SMART NETWORK

• US 20090119377A1
• Filed: 11/07/2007
• Published: 05/07/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Liang Holdings LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Liang Holdings LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Lynch, Thomas W.
• Application Number:
  US11/936,693
• Publication Number:
  US 20090119377A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles

Abstract

Implementations related to managing communications on r-smart networks are disclosed.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, at a terminal device, a first message from a personal contact; and

associating the first message with an event having a property;

wherein the property comprises at least one of information associated with the personal contact, and/or an action associated with the event.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the event comprises at least one of a time interval and a scenario.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein information associated with the personal contact comprises at least one of a name of the personal contact, an acting role of the personal contact, and an indication of membership of the personal contact in a group of personal contacts.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the group of personal contacts comprises a relationship ring.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the personal contacts of the group of personal contacts share at least one of a familiarity, affection, respect, esteem, status, and/or acting role value with respect to the user.

6. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

sending a second message to an address comprising a indicator associated with the group of personal contacts.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein an action associated with the event comprises at least one of notifying the user that the message has been received, saving the message, deleting the message, classifying a calendar appointment and transferring the message.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the terminal device comprises one of a computer, a telephone, and a personal digital assistant.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

associating the first message with one or more groups of personal contacts.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

displaying an indicator of the first message along with other indicators of messages associated with other personal contacts of the one or more groups of personal contacts.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

providing a definition of the one or more groups of personal contacts to a second terminal device.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one property comprises at least one of a notification level associated with the terminal device and a status associated with the terminal device.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

using an implication rule to undertake the action associated with the event, the implication rule comprising a function of the event and the first message.

14. An article comprising:

a storage medium having stored therein instructions that, if executed, result in;

receiving a first message from a personal contact at a terminal device; and

associating the first message with an event having a property;

wherein the property comprises at least one of information associated with the personal contact, and an action associated with the event.

15. The article of claim 14, wherein the event comprises at least one of a time interval and a scenario.

16. The article of claim 14, wherein information associated with the personal contact comprises at least one of a name of the personal contact, an acting role of the personal contact, and an indication of membership of the personal contact in a group of personal contacts.

17. The article of claim 16, wherein the group of personal contacts comprises a relationship ring.

18. The article of claim 16, wherein the personal contacts of the group of personal contacts share a common familiarity, affection, respect, esteem, status, and/or acting role value with respect to the user.

19. The article of claim 16, wherein said instructions, if executed, further result in:

sending a second message to an address comprising a indicator associated with the group of personal contacts.

20. The article of claim 14, wherein an action associated with the event comprises at least one of notifying the user that the message has been received, saving the message, deleting the message, classifying a calendar appointment and transferring the message.

21. The method of claim 14, wherein the terminal device comprises one of a computer, a telephone, and a personal digital assistant.

22. The article of claim 14, wherein said instructions, if executed, further result in:

associating the first message with one or more groups of personal contacts.

23. The article of claim 22, wherein said instructions, if executed, further result in:

displaying an indicator of the first message along with other indicators of messages associated with other personal contacts of the one or more groups of personal contacts.

24. The article of claim 22, wherein said instructions, if executed, further result in:

providing a definition of the one or more groups of personal contacts to a second terminal device.

25. The article of claim 14, wherein the at least one property comprises at least one of a notification level associated with the terminal device and a status associated with the terminal device.

26. The article of claim 14, wherein said instructions, if executed, further result in:

using an implication rule to undertake the action associated with the event, the implication rule comprising a function of the scenario and the first message.

27. An apparatus, comprising:

a terminal device having logic adapted to provide a representation of a plurality of personal contacts;

wherein the representation comprises an indication of a first message received from a personal contact;

wherein the representation associates the indication of the first message with an event;

wherein the representation comprises an indication of a property associated with the event; and

wherein the property comprises at least one of information associated with the personal contact, and an action associated with the event.

28. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the information associated with the personal contact comprises at least an indicator of membership of the personal contact in a group of personal contacts.

29. The apparatus of claim 28, wherein the group of personal contacts comprises a relationship ring.

30. The apparatus of claim 28, wherein the personal contacts of the group of personal contacts share at least a familiarity, affection, respect, esteem, status, and/or acting role value.

31. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein an action associated with the event comprises at least one of notifying the terminal device that the message has been received, saving the message, deleting the message, classifying a calendar appointment and transferring the message.

32. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the terminal device comprises one of a computer, a telephone, and a personal digital assistant.

33. The apparatus of claim 27, the terminal device having logic further adapted to:

display an indicator of the first message along with other indicators of messages associated with other personal contacts of the one or more groups of personal contacts.

34. A system, comprising:

a processor;

memory coupled to the processor; and

a display coupled to the processor;

wherein the processor is adapted to provide a representation of a plurality of personal contacts;

wherein the representation comprises an indication of a first message received from a personal contact;

wherein the representation associates the indication of the first message with an indication of an event;

wherein the representation comprises an indication of a property associated with the event; and

wherein the property comprises at least one of information associated with the personal contact, and an action associated with the event.

35. The system of claim 34, wherein the memory is adapted to store at least a portion of the representation.

36. The system of claim 34, wherein the display is adapted to provide a graphical user interface including at least portion of the representation.

37. The system of claim 34, wherein the information associated with the personal contact comprises at least an indicator of membership of the personal contact in a group of personal contacts.

38. The system of claim 37, wherein the group of personal contacts comprises a relationship ring.

39. The system of claim 37, wherein the personal contacts of the group of personal contacts share a common familiarity, affection, respect, esteem, status, and/or acting role value.