Inferring social protocols guiding the use of portable devices
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1. A method comprising:
- obtaining interaction data from one or more sensors in an environment;
detecting one or more patterns of use of one or more devices in the environment based on the interaction data, wherein the one or more devices are associated with a group of one or more users comprised within the environment;
generating one or more policies of use of the one or more devices in the environment based on the detected one or more patterns, wherein the one or more policies comprise at least one social protocol defining at least one rule associated with the group for interaction with the one or more devices and the environment; and
providing a notification of the one or more policies in the environment, wherein providing the notification comprises providing the notification to at least one of a new user of the group and a returning user of the group.
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Abstract
Interaction data from one or more sensors in an environment are obtained. One or more patterns of use of one or more devices in the environment based on the interaction data are detected. One or more policies of use of the one or more devices in the environment based on the detected pattern are generated. A notification of the one or more policies is provided in the environment.
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1. A method comprising:
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obtaining interaction data from one or more sensors in an environment; detecting one or more patterns of use of one or more devices in the environment based on the interaction data, wherein the one or more devices are associated with a group of one or more users comprised within the environment; generating one or more policies of use of the one or more devices in the environment based on the detected one or more patterns, wherein the one or more policies comprise at least one social protocol defining at least one rule associated with the group for interaction with the one or more devices and the environment; and providing a notification of the one or more policies in the environment, wherein providing the notification comprises providing the notification to at least one of a new user of the group and a returning user of the group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An article of manufacture comprising a computer readable storage medium for storing computer readable program code which, when executed, causes a computer to execute a method comprising:
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obtaining interaction data from one or more sensors in an environment; detecting one or more patterns of use of one or more devices in the environment based on the interaction data, wherein the one or more devices are associated with a group of one or more users comprised within the environment; generating one or more policies of use of the one or more devices in the environment based on the detected one or more patterns, wherein the one or more policies comprise at least one social protocol defining at least one rule associated with the group for interaction with the one or more devices and the environment; and providing a notification of the one or more policies in the environment, wherein providing the notification comprises providing the notification to at least one of a new user of the group and a returning user of the group.
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13. An apparatus, comprising:
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a memory; and a processor operatively coupled to the memory and configured to; obtain interaction data from one or more sensors in an environment; detect one or more patterns of use of one or more devices in the environment based on the interaction data, wherein the one or more devices are associated with a group of one or more users comprised in the environment; generate one or more policies of use of the one or more devices in the environment based on the detected one or more patterns, wherein the one or more policies comprise at least one social protocol defining at least one rule associated with the group for interaction with the one or more devices and the environment; and provide a notification of the one or more policies in the environment, wherein, in providing the notification, the processor is configured to provide the notification to at least one of a new user of the group and a returning user of the group. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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