Dynamic discovery and utilization of current context information
AssigneeSymantec Corporation
InventorsBrian Hernacki, William E. Sobel, Luigi Mercone
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Abstract
A digital identity device automatically discovers a current environmental context in order to dynamically generate a digital persona that is appropriate and specific to that context. The digital identity device can also output physical tokens that are appropriate or specific to the identity context.
Claims20
A computer implemented method for dynamically discovering and utilizing current context information by a digital identity device with a user, the method comprising the steps of:
- connecting, by the digital identity device, to a local network;
- requesting, by the digital identity device, context information concerning a current local environment of the digital identity device;
- receiving, by the digital identity device, context information concerning the current local environment of the digital identity device, responsive to the request;
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- creating, by the digital identity device, a digital persona of the user of the digital identity device based on the received context information concerning the current local environment of the digital identity device, wherein the created digital persona comprises real world information concerning the user of the digital identity device, comprising at least context specific contact information for use in a context specific transaction.
At least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium containing a computer program product for dynamically discovering and utilizing current context information by a digital identity device with a user, the computer program product comprising:
- program code for connecting to a local network;
- program code for requesting context information concerning a current local environment of the digital identity device;
- program code for receiving context information concerning the current local environment of the digital identity device, responsive to the request;
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- program code for creating a digital persona of the user of the digital identity device based on the received context information concerning the current local environment of the digital identity device, wherein the created digital persona comprises real world information concerning the user of the digital identity device, comprising at least context specific contact information for use in a context specific transaction.
A computer system for dynamically discovering and utilizing current context information by a digital identity device with a user, the computer system comprising:
- means for connecting to a local network;
- means for requesting context information concerning a current local environment of the digital identity device;
- means for receiving context information concerning the current local environment of the digital identity device, responsive to the request;
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- means for creating a digital persona of the user of the digital identity device based on the received context information concerning the current local environment of the digital identity device, wherein the created digital persona comprises real world information concerning the user of the digital identity device, comprising at least context specific contact information for use in a context specific transaction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.