Notifying Users Of A Device Events In A Networked Environment

A system for notifying a user of a device event, the system comprising:

• means for receiving a device event;
• means for associating the device event with a user;
• means for receiving an RFID signal from a user's RFID tag;
• means for determining the user's location in dependence upon the RFID signal;
• means for selecting a user notification appliance in dependence upon the user's location;
• and
• means for notifying the user of the device event with the selected user notification appliance.

A computer program product for notifying a user of a device event, the computer program product comprising:

• a recording medium;
• means, recorded on the recording medium, for receiving a device event;
• means, recorded on the recording medium, for associating the device event with a user;
• means, recorded on the recording medium, for receiving an RFID signal from a user's RFID tag;
• means, recorded on the recording medium, for determining the user's location in dependence upon the RFID signal;
• means, recorded on the recording medium, for selecting a user notification appliance in dependence upon the user's location;
• and
• means, recorded on the recording medium, for notifying the user of the device event with the selected user notification appliance.