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US 11,789,418 B2Granted
Domain management and configuration settings
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.
Claims33
A method comprising:
- monitoring a behavior of a user controlling a first resource of multiple resources disposed in a domain of a network environment, the multiple resources communicatively coupled to a domain management resource associated with the domain;
- based on the monitored behavior, identifying a repeated pattern of control in which the user controls the first resource in the domain;
- producing a proposed control rule based on the repeated pattern of control, the proposed control rule specifying how to control the first resource;
- and
- presenting the proposed control rule for review prior to programming the domain management resource with the proposed control rule, the method further comprising:
- displaying the proposed control rule to the user for editing by the user prior to subsequent implementation of the proposed control rule.
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A method comprising:
- monitoring a behavior of a user controlling a first resource of multiple resources disposed in a domain of a network environment, the multiple resources communicatively coupled to a domain management resource associated with the domain;
- based on the monitored behavior, identifying a repeated pattern of control in which the user controls the first resource in the domain;
- producing a proposed control rule based on the repeated pattern of control, the proposed control rule specifying how to control the first resource;
- presenting the proposed control rule for review prior to programming the domain management resource with the proposed control rule;
- wherein the user is a first user;
- wherein the proposed control rule is a first proposed control rule;
- wherein the repeated pattern of control is a first repeated pattern of control;
- the method further comprising:
- monitoring a behavior of a second user controlling the first resource disposed in the domain of the network environment;
- based on the monitored behavior of the second user, identifying a second repeated pattern of control in which the second user controls the first resource in the domain;
- deriving a second proposed control rule based on the second repeated pattern of control in which the second user controls the first resource;
- configuring the domain management resource with the second proposed control rule to perform future control of the first resource on behalf of the second user in a manner as detected in the second repeated pattern of control;
- receiving input indicating a control hierarchy of the first user and the second user in the domain;
- and
- ranking the first control rule and the second control rule based on the input indicating the control hierarchy.
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A system comprising:
- a domain management resource operative to:
- monitor a behavior of a user controlling a particular resource of multiple resources disposed in a domain of a network environment, the multiple resources communicatively coupled to the domain management resource associated with the domain;
- based on the monitored behavior, identify a repeated pattern of control in which the user controls the particular resource in the domain;
- produce a proposed control rule based on the repeated pattern of control, the proposed control rule specifying how to control the particular resource;
- and
- present the proposed control rule for review to the user prior to programming the domain management resource with the proposed control rule;
- wherein the user is a first user;
- wherein the proposed control rule is a first proposed control rule;
- wherein the repeated pattern of control is a first repeated pattern of control;
- wherein the domain management resource is further operative to:
- monitor a behavior of a second user controlling the particular resource disposed in the domain of the network environment;
- based on the monitored behavior of the second user identify a second repeated pattern of control in which the second user controls the particular resource in the domain;
- derive a second proposed control rule based on the second repeated pattern of control in which the second user controls the particular resource;
- and
- configure the domain management resource with the second proposed control rule to perform future control of the particular resource on behalf of the second user in a manner as detected in the second repeated pattern of control;
- wherein the domain management resource is further operative to:
- receive input indicating a control hierarchy of the first user and the second user in the domain;
- and
- rank the first control rule and the second control rule based on the input indicating the control hierarchy.
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A method comprising:
- monitoring a behavior of a user controlling a first resource of multiple resources disposed in a domain of a network environment, the multiple resources communicatively coupled to a domain management resource associated with the domain;
- based on the monitored behavior, identifying a repeated pattern of control in which the user controls the first resource in the domain;
- producing a proposed control rule based on the repeated pattern of control, the proposed control rule specifying how to control the first resource;
- and
- presenting the proposed control rule for review prior to programming the domain management resource with the proposed control rule, the method further comprising:
- displaying the proposed control rule to the user for editing by the user prior to subsequent implementation of the proposed control rule;
- modifying the proposed control rule based on input from the user, the modified proposed control rule indicating how to control the first resource for a corresponding condition;
- and
- wherein subsequent implementation of the modified proposed control rule includes implementing a control function as specified by the modified proposed control rule in response to detecting the corresponding condition.
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A method comprising:
- monitoring a behavior of a user controlling a first resource of multiple resources disposed in a domain of a network environment, the multiple resources communicatively coupled to a domain management resource associated with the domain;
- based on the monitored behavior, identifying a repeated pattern of control in which the user controls the first resource in the domain;
- producing a proposed control rule based on the repeated pattern of control, the proposed control rule specifying how to control the first resource;
- and
- presenting the proposed control rule for review prior to programming the domain management resource with the proposed control rule;
- presenting the proposed control rule to the user for editing by the user prior to subsequent implementation of the proposed control rule;
- receiving approval of the proposed control rule by the user;
- storing the proposed control rule as a control rule approved by the user, the approved control rule indicating how to control the first resource for a particular behavior of the user;
- and
- in response to detecting a subsequent instance of the particular behavior by the user, controlling the first resource in accordance with the approved control rule.
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A method comprising:
- monitoring a behavior of a user controlling a first resource of multiple resources disposed in a domain of a network environment, the multiple resources communicatively coupled to a domain management resource associated with the domain;
- based on the monitored behavior, identifying a repeated pattern of control in which the user controls the first resource in the domain;
- producing a proposed control rule based on the repeated pattern of control, the proposed control rule specifying how to control the first resource;
- and
- presenting the proposed control rule for review prior to programming the domain management resource with the proposed control rule;
- and
- wherein presenting the proposed control rule for review includes:
- presenting the proposed control rule to the user for editing by the user prior to subsequent execution of the proposed control rule, the method further comprising:
- in response to receiving disapproval of the proposed control rule by the user, discarding the proposed control rule.
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A method comprising:
- monitoring a behavior of a user controlling a first resource of multiple resources disposed in a domain of a network environment, the multiple resources communicatively coupled to a domain management resource associated with the domain;
- based on the monitored behavior, identifying a repeated pattern of control in which the user controls the first resource in the domain;
- producing a proposed control rule based on the repeated pattern of control, the proposed control rule specifying how to control the first resource;
- presenting the proposed control rule for review prior to programming the domain management resource with the proposed control rule
- identifying a condition occurring during the repeated pattern of control in which the user controls the first resource in the domain;
- associating the condition to the proposed control rule;
- and
- in response to detecting subsequent occurrence of the condition, controlling the first resource in a manner as specified by the proposed control rule;
- and
- wherein the condition is a control setting applied by the user to control a second resource in the domain.
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A method comprising:
- monitoring a behavior of a user controlling a first resource of multiple resources disposed in a domain of a network environment, the multiple resources communicatively coupled to a domain management resource associated with the domain;
- based on the monitored behavior, identifying a repeated pattern of control in which the user controls the first resource in the domain;
- producing a proposed control rule based on the repeated pattern of control, the proposed control rule specifying how to control the first resource;
- presenting the proposed control rule for review prior to programming the domain management resource with the proposed control rule;
- and
- wherein the identified repeated pattern of control further includes a detected control setting applied to a second resource of the multiple resources.
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A method comprising:
- monitoring a behavior of a user controlling a first resource of multiple resources disposed in a domain of a network environment, the multiple resources communicatively coupled to a domain management resource associated with the domain;
- based on the monitored behavior, identifying a repeated pattern of control in which the user controls the first resource in the domain;
- producing a proposed control rule based on the repeated pattern of control, the proposed control rule specifying how to control the first resource;
- and
- presenting the proposed control rule for review prior to programming the domain management resource with the proposed control rule;
- wherein the proposed control rule specifies to control the first resource to a first control setting associated with the identified repeated pattern of control based on the user applying a second control setting to a second resource of the multiple resources.
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A method comprising:
- monitoring a user controlling a first resource in a domain of a network environment, the first resource communicatively coupled to a domain management resource associated with the domain;
- based on the monitoring, identifying a repeated pattern of control in which the user applies first control settings to the first resource in the domain;
- and
- producing a control rule based on the identified repeated pattern of control, the proposed control rule specifying how to control the first resource depending on second control settings applied to a second resource in the domain;
- the method further comprising:
- during the monitoring, detecting that the user applies the first control settings to the first resource during conditions in which the user applies second control settings to the second resource;
- and
- wherein producing the control rule includes:
- producing control information to set the first resource to the first control settings in response to subsequently detecting application of the second control settings by the user to the second resource.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.