COMPUTING SYSTEM WITH CONFIGURATION UPDATE MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF

• US 20150094093A1
• Filed: 09/27/2013
• Published: 04/02/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Pierce, Jeffrey Scott, Walendowski, Alan John, Aylesworth, William, Lee, Chunkwok
• Granted Patent: US 9,271,117 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.3
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/10 Architectures or entities
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management

Abstract

A computing system includes: a context module configured to determine a contextual information for representing the contextual information relative to a device; a zone module, coupled to the context module, configured to determine a proximity zone for identifying further devices within the proximity zone relative to the device; a proximate-device module, coupled to the zone module, configured to determine proximate-device identities for identifying the further devices relative to the device; and a configuration transfer module, coupled to the proximate-device module, configured to communicate a transferable configuration setting with a communication unit using the proximate-device identities for updating the device based on the transferable configuration setting and the contextual information for displaying on the device.

Claims

1. A computing system comprising:

a context module configured to determine a contextual information for representing the contextual information relative to a device;

a zone module, coupled to the context module, configured to determine a proximity zone for identifying further devices within the proximity zone relative to the device;

a proximate-device module, coupled to the zone module, configured to determine proximate-device identities for identifying the further devices relative to the device; and

a configuration transfer module, coupled to the proximate-device module, configured to communicate a transferable configuration setting with a communication unit using the proximate-device identities for updating the device based on the transferable configuration setting and the contextual information for displaying on the device.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:

a context-determination module, coupled to the zone module, configured to determine a future context for updating the device;

wherein;

the configuration transfer module is configured to communicate the transferable configuration setting based on the future context.

3. The system as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:

a timing module, coupled to the zone module, configured to determine a contextual time-mark for temporally representing a future context;

an offset module, coupled to the timing module, configured to calculate a transfer offset relative to the contextual time-mark; and

wherein;

the configuration transfer module is configured to communicate the transferable configuration setting according to the transfer offset and the contextual time-mark.

4. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein:

the proximate-device module is configured to determine an uploading-device profile and a downloading-device profile for representing the device and the further devices; and

further comprising;

a configuration generator module, coupled to the proximate-device module, configured to generate the transferable configuration setting based on the uploading-device profile and the downloading-device profile for communicating the transferable configuration setting.

5. The system as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:

an event identification module, coupled to the zone module, configured to detect a trigger metric; and

wherein;

the configuration transfer module is configured to communicate the transferable configuration setting based on the trigger metric without previously displaying a configuration notification.

6. The system as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:

a context-determination module, coupled to the zone module, configured to determine a future context for describing an event surrounding the device, the further devices, or a combination thereof;

a device configuration module, coupled to the configuration transfer module, configured to set a downloading-device profile based on the transferable configuration setting for configuring the device based on the transferable configuration setting;

wherein;

the configuration transfer module is configured to communicate the transferable configuration setting based on the future context for communicating the transferable configuration setting from the further devices to the device; and

7. The system as claimed in claim 6 wherein:

the proximate-device module is configured to determine an access privilege for describing the device, the further devices, or a combination thereof; and

further comprising;

a transfer mode module, coupled to the proximate-device module, configured to determine a communication mode based on the access privilege for communicating the transferable configuration setting.

8. The system as claimed in claim 6 wherein:

the proximate-device module is configured to determine an uploading-device profile for representing the further devices, the uploading-device profile including an accessible setting, a limited-access setting, or a combination thereof; and

further comprising;

a configuration generator module, coupled to the proximate-device module, configured to generate the transferable configuration setting based on the accessible setting, the limited-access setting, or a combination thereof.

9. The system as claimed in claim 6 wherein the proximate-device module is configured to determine the proximate-device identities based on a device-selection mechanism for selecting the further devices.

10. The system as claimed in claim 6 further comprising:

an event identification module, coupled to the context-determination module, configured to identify a setting-change flag for representing a change in the further devices; and

wherein;

the configuration transfer module is configured to communicate the transferable configuration setting based on the setting-change flag.

11. A method of operation of a computing system comprising:

determining a contextual information for representing the contextual information relative to a device;

determining a proximity zone for identifying further devices within the proximity zone relative to a device;

determining proximate-device identities for identifying the further devices relative to the device; and

communicating a transferable configuration setting with a communication unit using the proximate-device identities for updating the device based on the transferable configuration setting for displaying on the device.

12. The method as claimed in claim 11 wherein:

determining the contextual information includes determining a future context for updating the device; and

communicating the transferable configuration setting includes communicating the transferable configuration setting based on the future context.

13. The method as claimed in claim 11 further comprising:

determining a contextual time-mark for temporally representing a future context;

calculating a transfer offset relative to the contextual time-mark; and

wherein;

communicating the transferable configuration setting includes communicating the transferable configuration setting according to the transfer offset and the contextual time-mark.

14. The method as claimed in claim 11 further comprising:

determining an uploading-device profile and the downloading-device profile for representing the device and the further devices; and

generating the transferable configuration setting based on the uploading-device profile and the downloading-device profile for communicating the transferable configuration setting.

15. The method as claimed in claim 11 further comprising:

detecting a trigger metric; and

wherein;

communicating the transferable configuration setting includes communicating the transferable configuration setting based on the trigger metric without previously displaying a configuration notification.

16. A non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions comprising:

determining a contextual information for representing the contextual information relative to a device;

determining a proximity zone for identifying further devices within the proximity zone relative to a device;

determining a proximate-device identities for identifying the further devices relative to the device; and

communicating a transferable configuration setting with a communication unit using the proximate-device identities for updating the device based on the transferable configuration setting for displaying on the device.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 16 wherein:

determining the contextual information includes determining a future context for updating the device; and

communicating the transferable configuration setting includes communicating the transferable configuration setting based on the future context.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 16 further comprising:

determining a contextual time-mark for temporally representing the future context;

calculating a transfer offset relative to the contextual time-mark; and

wherein;

communicating the transferable configuration setting includes communicating the transferable configuration setting according to the transfer offset and the contextual time-mark.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 16 further comprising:

determining an uploading-device profile and the downloading-device profile for representing the device and the further devices; and

generating the transferable configuration setting based on the uploading-device profile and the downloading-device profile for communicating the transferable configuration setting.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 16 further comprising:

detecting a trigger metric; and

wherein;

communicating the transferable configuration setting includes communicating the transferable configuration setting based on the trigger metric without previously displaying a configuration notification.