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US 10,635,065 B2Granted
Domain management and environmental settings control in a managed user domain
AssigneeTime Warner Cable Enterprises LLC
InventorsChris Williams, Ben D. Hepworth, Scott Ramsdell, Dhananjay Lal
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Abstract
A domain management resource monitors a behavior of a user controlling multiple resources disposed in a domain of a network environment. Based on the monitored behavior, the domain management resource identifies a repeated pattern of control in which the user controls a particular resource in the domain. The domain management resource derives a proposed control rule based on the repeated pattern of control. The proposed control specifies how to control the particular resource. The domain management resource presents the control rule for review and possible editing prior to programming the domain management resource to execute the control rule.
Claims36
A method comprising:
- receiving feedback generated by a user, the feedback indicating:
- i) multiple environmental parameters selected by the user, and ii) that the user likes current environmental conditions for the multiple environmental parameters in a domain of a network environment in which the user resides;
- producing a profile for the user, the profile recording the current environmental conditions for the multiple environmental parameters to which the feedback pertains;
- deriving control settings to control future environmental settings in the domain based on the feedback and corresponding recorded environmental conditions in the profile for the multiple environmental parameters selected by the user;
- and
- wherein the user simultaneously selects the multiple environmental parameters included in the feedback via input to a graphical user interface.
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A computer system comprising:
- computer processor hardware;
- and
- a hardware storage resource coupled to the computer processor hardware, the hardware storage resource storing instructions that, when executed by the computer processor hardware, causes the computer processor hardware to:
- receive feedback generated by a user, the feedback simultaneously indicating:
- i) multiple environmental parameters selected by the user, and ii) that the user likes current environmental conditions for the selected multiple environmental parameters in a domain of a network environment in which the user resides;
- produce a profile for the user, the profile recording the current environmental conditions for the multiple environmental parameters selected by the user to which the feedback pertains;
- and
- derive control settings to control future environmental settings in the domain based on the feedback and corresponding recorded environmental conditions in the profile for the multiple environmental parameters selected by the user;
- and
- utilize the control settings to program a domain management resource associated with the domain, the domain management resource monitoring current environmental conditions of the domain and utilizing the control settings to control the future environmental conditions of the domain in accordance with control settings as specified by the profile of recorded environmental conditions.
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A computer system comprising:
- computer processor hardware;
- and
- a hardware storage resource coupled to the computer processor hardware, the hardware storage resource storing instructions that, when executed by the computer processor hardware, causes the computer processor hardware to:
- receive feedback generated by a user, the feedback simultaneously indicating:
- i) multiple environmental parameters selected by the user, and ii) that the user likes current environmental conditions for the selected multiple environmental parameters in a domain of a network environment in which the user resides;
- produce a profile for the user, the profile recording the current environmental conditions for the multiple environmental parameters selected by the user to which the feedback pertains;
- and
- derive control settings to control future environmental settings in the domain based on the feedback and corresponding recorded environmental conditions in the profile for the multiple environmental parameters selected by the user;
- initiate display of a selectable symbol on a display screen viewed by the user, selection of the selectable symbol by the user producing the feedback indicating that the user likes the current environmental conditions of the domain at a time of the selection.
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A computer system comprising:
- computer processor hardware;
- and
- a hardware storage resource coupled to the computer processor hardware, the hardware storage resource storing instructions that, when executed by the computer processor hardware, causes the computer processor hardware to:
- receive feedback generated by a user, the feedback simultaneously indicating:
- i) multiple environmental parameters selected by the user, and ii) that the user likes current environmental conditions for the selected multiple environmental parameters in a domain of a network environment in which the user resides;
- produce a profile for the user, the profile recording the current environmental conditions for the multiple environmental parameters selected by the user to which the feedback pertains;
- derive control settings to control future environmental settings in the domain based on the feedback and corresponding recorded environmental conditions in the profile for the multiple environmental parameters selected by the user;
- initiate display of a graphical user interface through which the user provides the feedback;
- and
- in response to receiving input to the graphical user interface, initiate display of a notification requesting the user to specify which of multiple environmental parameters associated with the domain the user likes at a time of providing the feedback.
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A method comprising:
- receiving feedback generated by a user, the feedback indicating:
- i) multiple environmental parameters selected by the user, and ii) that the user likes current environmental conditions for the multiple environmental parameters in a domain of a network environment in which the user resides;
- producing a profile for the user, the profile recording the current environmental conditions for the multiple environmental parameters to which the feedback pertains;
- deriving control settings to control future environmental settings in the domain based on the feedback and corresponding recorded environmental conditions in the profile for the multiple environmental parameters selected by the user;
- wherein the feedback pertains to a particular location in the domain as indicated by a mobile communication device operated by the user;
- wherein the control settings are first control settings applicable to the particular location, the method further comprising:
- storing second control settings for the particular location as specified by the user;
- in response to detecting presence of the mobile communication device at the particular location, displaying a notification indicating the first control settings and the second control settings associated with the particular location;
- and
- in response to receiving input from the user selecting the first control settings, controlling the environmental parameters at the particular location as specified by the first control settings.
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A method comprising:
- receiving feedback generated by a user, the feedback indicating:
- i) multiple environmental parameters selected by the user, and ii) that the user likes current environmental conditions for the multiple environmental parameters in a domain of a network environment in which the user resides;
- producing a profile for the user, the profile recording the current environmental conditions for the multiple environmental parameters to which the feedback pertains;
- and
- deriving control settings to control future environmental settings in the domain based on the feedback and corresponding recorded environmental conditions in the profile for the multiple environmental parameters selected by the user;
- the method further comprising:
- initiating display of a user interface to the user;
- via the user interface, displaying the multiple environmental parameters associated with the domain, the multiple environmental parameters including a first environmental parameter and a second environmental parameter;
- displaying a first numerical value in the user interface, the first numerical value indicating a current setting of the first environmental parameter;
- displaying a second numerical value in the user interface, the second numerical value indicating a current setting of the second environmental parameter;
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- wherein the feedback from the user indicates the multiple environmental parameters selected by the user from the user interface, the method further comprising:
- in response to receiving selection of the first environmental parameter displayed in the user interface, producing a first visual indication in the user interface indicating selection of the first environmental parameter;
- and in response to receiving selection of the second environmental parameter displayed in the user interface, producing a second visual indication in the user interface indicating selection of the second environmental parameter.
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A method comprising:
- receiving feedback generated by a user, the feedback indicating:
- i) multiple environmental parameters selected by the user, and ii) that the user likes current environmental conditions for the multiple environmental parameters in a domain of a network environment in which the user resides;
- producing a profile for the user, the profile recording the current environmental conditions for the multiple environmental parameters to which the feedback pertains;
- deriving control settings to control future environmental settings in the domain based on the feedback and corresponding recorded environmental conditions in the profile for the multiple environmental parameters selected by the user;
- and
- wherein the multiple environmental parameters indicated by the feedback includes a first environmental parameter and a second environmental parameter simultaneously submitted by the user.
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A method comprising:
- receiving feedback generated by a user, the feedback indicating:
- i) multiple environmental parameters selected by the user, and ii) that the user likes current environmental conditions for the multiple environmental parameters in a domain of a network environment in which the user resides;
- producing a profile for the user, the profile recording the current environmental conditions for the multiple environmental parameters to which the feedback pertains;
- deriving control settings to control future environmental settings in the domain based on the feedback and corresponding recorded environmental conditions in the profile for the multiple environmental parameters selected by the user;
- and
- wherein the user simultaneously submits selection of the multiple environmental parameters in the feedback.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.