Dynamic selection of avatar policies based on physical device location and derived user control
OwnerCharles M. Patton, Stephen A. Loughran +1inventors
InventorsCharles M. Patton, Stephen A. Loughran, Rajeev K. Pandey
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Abstract
The present invention provides methods, a computer-readable medium and a destination selection system that provide for automatically selecting, for a user, at least one destination avatar to which to send received information based on context information and user-defined policy-selection rules. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of examining, by a destination selection system, user location information and determining the at least one destination avatar to which the received information is to be delivered based on the context information and the user-defined policy-selection rules.
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A method for automatically selecting, for a user, at least one destination avatar to which to send received information based on context information and user-defined policy-selection rules, comprising the steps of:
- examining, by a destination selection system, user location information;
- and
- determining the at least one destination avatar to which the received information is to be delivered based on the context information and the user-defined policy-selection rules.
A method for dynamically routing received electronic information for a user, comprising the steps of:
- utilizing context information together with user-defined policy-selection rules to determine at least one destination avatar for the received information;
- and
- sending the received electronic information to the at least one destination avatar.
A computer-readable medium for implementing a destination selection system useful for directing received information in association with a plurality of devices for a user, wherein the plurality of devices are coupled to a computer network, the computer network providing a network connection for transmitting received information to a destination selection system for delivery to at least one device of the user, the computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method of automatically selecting, for the user, a destination avatar associated with at least one device of the plurality of devices based on context information and user-defined policy-selection rules, comprising the steps of:
- examining, by the destination selection system, location information for the user;
- and
- determining at least one destination avatar to which the received information is to be delivered based on the context information and the user-defined policy-selection rules.
A destination selection system for automatically selecting a destination avatar for incoming communications for a user, comprising:
- a routing avatar, comprising:
- a context information unit, coupled to a processor and a transceiver, for storing location context information for the user;
- a policy rule unit, coupled to the processor and to the transceiver, for storing user policy rule input;
- the processor, coupled to the context information unit, the policy rule unit, and the transceiver, for using the location context information and the user policy rule input to select a destination avatar;
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- a transceiver, coupled to receive incoming information, the context information unit, the policy rule unit and to the processor, for sending the incoming information to the destination avatar in accordance with the selection of the destination avatar by the processor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.