Method for triggering selected machine event when the triggering properties of the system are met and the triggering conditions of an identified user are perceived

• US 5,603,054 A
• Filed: 06/07/1995
• Issued: 02/11/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 12/03/1993
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: UbiComm, LLC (Patrick J. Curry)
• Original Assignee: Xerox Corporation (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Spreitzer, Michael J., Weiser, Mark D., Goldstein, Richard J., Swinehart, Daniel C., Schilit, William N., Krivacic, Robert T., Want, Roy, Elrod, Scott A., Theimer, Marvin M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee, Thomas C.
• Assistant Examiner(s): MEKY, MOUSTAFA M
• Application Number:
  US08/472,201
• Time in Patent Office: 615 Days
• Field of Search: 395/200, 395/821, 395/826, 395/835, 395/837, 395/838, 395/839, 395/200.09, 379/38, 379/201, 340/825.49
• US Class Current: 710/6
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/35 communicating wirelessly
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2111 Location-sensitive, e.g. geographical location, GPS
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2803 Home automation networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/282 based on user interaction within the home receiver circuitry for displaying additional information being controlled by a remote control apparatus H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2841 Wireless
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2845 Telephone line
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/00 Network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/133 Protocols for remote procedure calls [RPC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/62 Establishing a time schedule for servicing the requests
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/63 : Location-dependent; Proximity-dependent
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 : Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 : Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

The present invention describes a method for superimposing prespecified locational, environmental, and contextual controls on user interactions, including interactions of mobile users, with computational resources. A system is described for electronically monitoring contextual information concerning users and machines, including state and locational information including proximity. Interaction policies, including user specified interaction policies, may be registered on an identifiable address path. Methods are described for detecting, selecting and controlling computercontrolled devices, based on the proximity of the device to the user, the current context of the user, the location of other nearby users and devices, and the current state of the devices. Temporary transfer of control, including exclusive control, of particular computers and computer controlled devices to individual users based on the context and environment in proximity to those computing devices is also described.

Claims

1. A method of triggering a selected machine event in a system including a multiplicity of computer controlled machines and a multiplicity of users, each computer controlled machine being capable of performing a one of the multiplicity of types of machine events, some of the computer controlled machines being stationary and others of the computer controlled machines being mobile, the method comprising the steps of:

selecting a type of machine event to be triggered;

selecting triggering properties of said system necessary for triggering said selected machine event;

selecting triggering conditions of an identified user necessary for triggering said selected machine event;

perceiving said triggering conditions;

determining whether said triggering properties are met; and

triggering said selected machine event when the triggering properties are met and the triggering conditions are perceived.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said triggering conditions are based upon detection of said identified user at a particular location.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said triggering conditions are based upon a particular time.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said triggering conditions are based upon a said identified user meeting a particular state.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said triggering properties comprise a particular second identified user at an identified location.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said triggering properties comprise particular display devices in close proximity to a particular user.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said triggering properties comprise a specified elapsed time since a previous event.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said triggering properties comprise at least a one of:

detection of said identified user at a first particular state

a system time measurement;

detection of a second user at a second particular state; and

a computer controlled machine at a third particular state;

wherein said first, second, and third particular states may include proximity of computer controlled machines and users to one another.