System and method for control and management of resources for consumers of information
A system and method is provided for using information broadcast by devices and resources in the immediate vicinity of a mobile device, or by sensors located within the mobile device itself, to ascertain and make a determination of the immediate environment and state of the mobile device. This determination may be used to control and manage the actions that the device is asked to carry out by or on behalf of the user.
1. A service delivery platform, comprising:
a resource map storing a representation of an environment of a plurality of mobile devices, each of the representations being based on information received from the respective mobile devices, the information including (i) one or more attributes of one or more external resources available to the respective mobile devices and (ii) state information concerning the environment of the respective mobile devices obtained from one or more sensors associated with the respective mobile devices;
a resource profile unit containing pattern matching rules for matching access policies of the respective mobile devices with the representation of the environment for the respective mobile devices stored in the resource map; and
a recognition unit for causing allowance and disallowance of access to one or more of the external resources based on the matching.
2. The service delivery platform of claim 1 , wherein the recognition unit causes access to the one or more of the external resources to be allowed and is further configured to specify a service with which the one or more external resources is to be associated.
3. The service delivery platform of claim 1 , wherein the recognition unit is further configured to enable or disable one or more applications available within the mobile device based on the matching.
4. The service delivery platform of claim 1 , wherein the access to the one or more external resources allows a service to be delivered by the one or more external resources to a user associated with the mobile device from which the information was received.
5. The service delivery platform of claim 4 , wherein the recognition unit is configured to provision the service in accordance with a preference of a user associated with the mobile device from which the information was received.
6. The service delivery platform of claim 1 , wherein the one or more external resources includes a network resource.
7. The service delivery platform of claim 6 , wherein the network resource is generated by an automobile.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the representation of the environment of at least two of the mobile devices have a common one of the external resources available to them such that the common external resource is sharable between the at least two of the mobile devices.
9. The service delivery platform of claim 1 , wherein the one or more external resources includes a monitor device located in an automobile.
10. A service delivery platform, comprising:
a resource map storing a representation of an environment of a plurality of mobile devices, each of the representations being based on information received from the respective mobile devices, the information including (i) one or more attributes of one or more external resources available to the respective mobile devices and (ii) state information concerning the environment of the respective mobile devices obtained from one or more sensors associated with the respective mobile devices and (iii) dynamic updates to the representation that include updates concerning the one or more external resources that are available to the respective mobile device;
a resource profile unit containing pattern matching rules for matching access policies of the respective mobile devices with the representation of the environment for the respective mobile devices stored in the resource map; and
a recognition unit for causing allowance and disallowance of access to one or more of the external resources based on the matching.
11. The service delivery platform of claim 10 , wherein the recognition unit causes access to the one or more of the external resources to be allowed and is further configured to specify a service with which the one or more external resources is to be associated.
12. The service delivery platform of claim 11 , wherein the recognition unit is further configured to request permission from the mobile device before associating the specified service with the one or more external resources.
13. The service delivery platform of claim 10 , wherein the recognition unit is further configured to enable or disable one or more applications available within the mobile device based on the matching.
14. The service delivery platform of claim 10 , wherein the access to the one or more external resources allows a service to be delivered by the one or more external resources to a user associated with the mobile device from which the information was received.
15. The service delivery platform of claim 14 , wherein the recognition unit is configured to provision the service in accordance with a preference of a user associated with the mobile device from which the information was received.
16. The service delivery platform of claim 15 , wherein the recognition unit is configured to provision the service in accordance with a service provider policy.
17. The service delivery platform of claim 10 , wherein the one or more external resources includes a monitor device located in an automobile.
18. The service delivery platform of claim 10 , wherein the one or more external resources includes a network resource.
19. The service delivery platform of claim 18 , wherein the network resource is generated by an automobile.
20. The service delivery platform of claim 10 , wherein the representation of the environment of at least two of the mobile devices have a common one of the external resources available to them such that the common external resource is sharable between the at least two of the mobile devices.
21. A service delivery platform, comprising:
a resource map storing a representation of an environment of a plurality of mobile devices each associated with a user, each of the representations being based on information obtained from the respective mobile devices, the information including (i) attributes of one or more external resources available to the respective mobile devices and (ii) state information concerning the environment of the respective mobile devices obtained from one or more sensors associated with the respective mobile devices and (iii) dynamic updates to the representation that include updates concerning the one or more external resources that are available to the respective mobile device;
a resource profile unit containing pattern matching rules for matching access policies of the respective mobile devices with the representation of the environment for the respective mobile devices stored in the resource map; and
a recognition unit for controlling user access to a service based on the matching.
22. The service delivery platform of claim 21 , wherein the recognition unit is configured to limit access to the service when the state information obtained from the one or more sensors indicates that the mobile device is in a pre-defined physical environment.
23. The service delivery platform of claim 22 , wherein the service is delivered to the user associated with the mobile device from which the information was received.
24. The service delivery platform of claim 21 , wherein the service is provisioned by one of the external resources.
25. The service delivery platform of claim 24 , wherein the service is delivered to the user associated with the mobile device from which the information was received.
26. The service delivery platform of claim 21 , wherein the recognition unit is configured to provision the service in accordance with a user selected preference.
27. The service delivery platform of claim 21 , wherein the external resource includes a monitor device located in an automobile.
28. The service delivery platform of claim 21 , wherein the external resource includes a network resource generated by an automobile.
29. The service delivery platform of claim 21 , wherein the attributes are received by the mobile device via an out-of-band process.
30. The service delivery platform of claim 21 , wherein the representation of the environment of at least two of the mobile devices have a common one of the external resources available to them such that the common external resource is sharable between the at least two of the mobile devices.