Modifying user service environments

• US 9,832,606 B1
• Filed: 12/16/2014
• Issued: 11/28/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Inventors: Jones, II, Thomas Price, Stickle, Thomas Charles
• Primary Examiner(s): Arevalo, Joseph
• Application Number:
  US14/572,688
• Time in Patent Office: 1,078 Days
• Field of Search: 4554563, 4554561, 4554562, 455447, 455 411
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/445 Program loading or initiating bootstrapping G06F9/4401; security arrangements for program loading or initiating G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44505 Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files
• 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 67/289 Intermediate processing functionally located close to the data consumer application, e.g. in same machine, in same home or in same sub-network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/61 taking into account QoS or priority requirements
• 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 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

Technology is described for modifying user service environments. A geographical location of a mobile device may be received. The geographical location of the mobile device may trigger a modification to a user service environment that is associated with the mobile device. The user service environment may be modified based on the geographical location of the mobile device.

Claims

1. A method for modifying development environments, the method comprising:

under control of one or more computer systems configured with executable instructions;

monitoring a current geographical location of a mobile device, using one or more processors of the computer systems;

detecting when the mobile device passes a defined geographical boundary as indicated by the current geographical location of the mobile device, using the one or more processors of the computer systems;

identifying historical times at which the mobile device enters the defined geographical boundary or exits the defined geographical boundary, using the one or more processors of the computer systems;

identifying a development environment in a computing service environment that includes one or more computing instances, using the one or more processors of the computer systems;

identifying previous modifications to the development environment at the historical times, using the one or more processors of the computer systems; and

modifying the development environment according to a defined set of rules and the previous modifications to the development environment at the historical times in response to the mobile device passing the defined geographical boundary, wherein the development environment is modified by activating or deactivating modules in the development environment, using the one or more processors of the computer systems.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein modifying the development environment according to the defined set of rules includes at least one of:

turning on the computing instances in the development environment, turning off the computing instances in the development environment, executing services, executing an integrated development environment, or executing software applications on the computing instances in the development environment.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining that the current geographical location of the mobile device is within a region containing a group of servers;

determining that machine images for the computing instances in the development environment are not currently stored on the group of servers in the region, the machine images being associated with a user of the mobile device; and

transferring the machine images from another storage location to the group of servers in the region in order to reduce latency when communicating with computing instances launched using the machine images.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting when the mobile device exits the defined geographical boundary as indicated by the current geographical location of the mobile device; and

modifying the development environment according to the defined set of rules in response to the mobile device exiting the defined geographical boundary.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving the defined geographical boundary associated with the mobile device; and

receiving the defined set of rules that describe which modifications are to be implemented at the development environment when the mobile device enters the defined geographical boundary or exits the defined geographical boundary.

6. A computer-implemented method, the method comprising:

under control of one or more computer systems configured with executable instructions;

receiving a geographical location of a mobile device, using one or more processors of the computer systems;

determining that the geographical location of the mobile device triggers a modification to a user service environment in a computing service environment, using the one or more processors of the computer systems;

identifying previous geographical locations of the mobile device over a defined period of time that triggered modifications to the user service environment, using the one or more processors of the computer systems;

determining patterns in the previous geographical locations of the mobile device and corresponding modifications to the user service environment using machine learning, using the one or more processors of the computer systems; and

modifying the user service environment based on the geographical location of the mobile device, the patterns in the previous geographical locations of the mobile device and the corresponding modifications to the user service environment, using the one or more processors of the computer systems.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein modifying the user service environment includes at least one of:

turning on computing instances in the user service environment, turning off the computing instances in the user service environment, modifying services, modifying an integrated development environment, or modifying software applications on the computing instances in the user service environment.

8. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

determining that the geographical location of the mobile device is within a region containing a group of servers;

determining that machine images for computing instances in the user service environment are not currently stored on the group of servers in the region, the machine images being associated with a user of the mobile device; and

transferring the machine images from another storage location to the group of servers in the region.

9. The method of claim 6, further comprising receiving a defined set of rules, covering constraints regarding where the geographical location of the mobile device triggers the modification to the user service environment and a type of modification to be implemented at the user service environment.

10. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

modifying the user service environment when the mobile device enters a defined geographical boundary as indicated by the geographical location of the mobile device;

or

modifying the user service environment when the mobile device exits the defined geographical boundary as indicated by the geographical location of the mobile device.

11. The method of claim 6, further comprising registering the mobile device with the user service environment in the computing service environment.

12. The method of claim 6, further comprising determining the geographical location of the mobile device based on a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag associated with the mobile device.

13. The method of claim 6, further comprising modifying the user service environment based on a current trajectory of the mobile device.

14. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

prompting a user of the mobile device to authorize the modification to the user service environment; and

modifying the user service environment upon receiving approval from the mobile device.

15. A system for modifying user service environments, the system comprising:

at least a portion of one processor;

a memory device including a data store to store a plurality of data and instructions that, when executed by at least the portion of one processor, cause the system to;

monitor a current geographical location of a mobile device;

determine that the current geographical location of the mobile device triggers a modification to a user service environment that is associated with the mobile device;

identify previous geographical locations of the mobile device over a defined period of time that triggered modifications to the user service environment;

determine patterns in the previous geographical locations of the mobile device and corresponding modifications to the user service environment using machine learning; and

modify the user service environment based on the current geographical location of the mobile device, the patterns in the previous geographical locations of the mobile device and the corresponding modifications to the user service environment.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the plurality of data and instructions that, when executed by at least the portion of one processor, further causes the system to:

activate a portion of the user service environment based on the current geographical location of the mobile device;

or

deactivate a portion of the user service environment based on the current geographical location of the mobile device.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the plurality of data and instructions that, when executed by at least the portion of one processor, further causes the system to:

modify the user service environment when the mobile device enters a defined geographical boundary or exits the defined geographical boundary as indicated by the current geographical location of the mobile device.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the plurality of data and instructions that, when executed by at least the portion of one processor, further causes the system to:

determine that the current geographical location of the mobile device is within a region containing a group of servers;

determine that machine images for computing instances in the user service environment are not currently stored on the group of servers in the region, the machine images being associated with a user of the mobile device; and

transfer the machine images from another storage location to the group of servers in the region.