Intelligent computing device agent system for automatic recognition of multi user computing environment and information sharing setup

• US 8,190,658 B2
• Filed: 03/14/2006
• Issued: 05/29/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
• Original Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
• Inventors: Yeom, Ki Won, Park, Ji Hyung, Lee, Joong Ho, Lee, Seung Soo, Eom, Ju Il
• Primary Examiner(s): Vital, Pierre
• Assistant Examiner(s): Obisesan, Augustine
• Application Number:
  US12/282,824
• Publication Number:
  US 20090083234A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,268 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 707/825
• 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 first computing device including a processor and a memory, comprising:

a database unit configured to store device information of a second computing device, the device information indicating network devices installed on the second computing device and applications supported by the second computing device, the database unit comprising;

a device information database section configured to store the network devices supported by the second computing device, the device information database section further configured to store system configurations and system information of the second computing device; and

an interface information database section configured to store information on types and states of application executable on the second computing device, the interface information database section configured to store types of media or mode of media accessible by each application in the second computing device;

an interface-determination unit configured to select an application executable on the first computing device from a plurality of applications to communicate with the second computing device based on the stored device information of the second computing device and a state of one or more applications on the first computing device, wherein the interface-determination unit is further configured to reference information in the device information database section and the interface information database section to select the application;

a transmission protocol determination unit configured to select a transmission protocol for establishing bidirectional information transmission between the selected application of the first computing device and a counterpart application of the second computing device; and

a communication protocol determination unit configured to select a network device on the first computing device and a communication protocol for establishing communicating with the second computing device over the network device based on the stored device information of the second computing device and the device information of the first computing device, wherein the communication protocol determination unit is further configured to automatically download a module or a driver for establishing communication with the second computing device from the second computing device or the Internet;

wherein the states of application comprise (i) performance of the application, (ii) a size of information transmitted by the application, and (iii) the state of the transmission protocol.

2. The first computing device according to claim 1, wherein the information transmission protocol includes:

(i) protocols specifically configured for operation with one or more applications and (ii) protocols dedicated to predetermined categories of media.

3. The first computing device according to claim 2, wherein the transmission protocol determination unit is configured to select another transmission protocol responsive to detecting change in type of information transmitted between the first computing device and the second computing device.

4. The first computing device according to claim 1, wherein the communication protocol determination unit is configured to generate and store a communication protocol adapter which is a collective set of protocols for communicating with more than one network device in the second computing device.

5. The first computing device according to claim 1, wherein the communication protocol is lower in level that the transmission protocol.

6. The first computing device according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of applications comprise at least one of a web browser, chatting program, instant messenger and voice communication program.