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US 8,463,728 · App. 12/508,638 · Granted Jun 11, 2013

System and method for a reactive and personalized exposure of mobile end-user context to a third party

Inventor: Shoshana K. Loeb (Philadelphia, PA)
Assignee: Telcordia Technologies, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,463,728
App. No.
12/508,638
Granted
Jun 11, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system and method for a reactive and personalized exposure of user context to a third party comprises information sources, a context discovery module providing the user context based on the information sources, an identification module obtaining an identity of the third party, a personalization engine, and a rendering system rendering and forwarding a reply to the third party, wherein if the identification module obtains the identity, the personalization engine creates a personalized message in accordance with the user context and the identity and the reply is the personalized message, and if the identification module does not find the identity, the reply is a generic message. The context discovery module and the identification module can each comprise an inferencing engine. The inferencing engine can be associated with a policy engine. Policy engines can be associated with each module and/or engine. The personalization engine can comprise a database of special messages.

Claims (34)

1. A system for a reactive and personalized exposure of user context to a third party, comprising:

a processor

one or more information sources;

a context discovery module comprising at least an inferencing engine providing the user context based on one or more of said one or more information sources, and organizing user context in a context hierarchy according to a privacy level;

an identification module connected with at least a policy engine obtaining the identity of the third party, said policy engine comprises the level of privacy associated with each piece of user context information;

a personalization engine creating a personalized message in accordance with the user context and the identity of the third party; and

a rendering system rendering and forwarding a reply to the third party, wherein the reply includes one of the personalized message, comprising a part of the user context, and a generic message.

2. The system according to claim 1 , said identification module comprising at least an inferencing engine.

3. The system according to claim 2 , wherein said inferencing engine is associated with a policy engine.

4. The system according to claim 1 , said context discovery module, said identification module, and said personalization engine each associated with a policy engine.

5. The system according to claim 1 , said personalization engine comprising at least a database of special messages.

6. The system according to claim 1 , said identity of the third party comprising a name, a priority, and a category.

7. The system according to claim 1 , said personalized message comprising user whereabouts, when user will be available, and a specialized message.

8. A system for a reactive and personalized exposure of user context to a third party, comprising:

a processor

one or more information sources;

a context discovery module comprising at least an inferencing engine providing the user context based on one or more of said one or more information sources, and organizing user context in a context hierarchy according to a privacy level associated with each piece of user context information;

an identification module connected to at least a policy engine searching for an identity of the third party, said policy engine comprises the level of privacy associated with each piece of user context information;

a personalization engine; and

a rendering system rendering and forwarding a reply to the third party, wherein if the identification module finds the identity, the personalization engine creates a personalized message in accordance with the user context and the identity of the third party and the reply is the personalized message, and if the identification module does not find the identity, the reply is a generic message.

9. A method for a reactive and personalized exposure of user context to a third party, comprising:

initiating contact by the third party;

obtaining the user context based on one or more information sources, said obtaining the user context comprising inferring using an inferencing engine and organizing user context in a context hierarchy according to a privacy level;

searching for an identity of the third party, and if searching finds the identify, creating a personalized message in accordance with the user context and the identity of the third party said searching comprising inferring using an inference engine connected with a policy engine comprises the level of privacy associated with each piece of user context information; and

rendering and forwarding a reply to the third party, wherein if searching finds the identity, the reply is the personalized message, and if searching does not find the identity, the reply is a generic message.

10. The method according to claim 9 , said steps of obtaining searching and rendering each using a policy engine.

11. The method according to claim 9 , said step of rendering using at least a database of special messages.

12. The method according to claim 9 , wherein said identity of the third party comprises a name, a priority, and a category.

13. The method according to claim 9 , wherein said personalized message comprises user whereabouts, when user will be available, and a specialized message.

14. A non-transitory computer readable storage device having computer readable program for operating on a computer for a reactive and personalized exposure of user context to a third party, comprising:

initiating contact by the third party;

obtaining the user context based on one or more information sources, said obtaining the user context comprising inferring using an inferencing engine and organizing user context in a context hierarchy according to a privacy level;

searching for an identity of the third party, and if searching finds the identify, creating a personalized message in accordance with the user context and the identity of the third party said searching comprising inferring using an inference engine connected with a policy engine comprises the level of privacy associated with each piece of user context information; and

rendering and forwarding a reply to the third party, wherein if searching finds the identity, the reply is the personalized message, and if searching does not find the identity, the reply is a generic message.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 24, 2009
From: LOEB, SHOSHANA K.
To: TELCORDIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 023002/0695 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61083285 · Jul 24, 2008
Related Publication 20100023472A1 · Jan 28, 2010