US 9,521,610 B2Granted

Method and apparatus for selecting a service instance

AssigneeMotorola Solutions, Inc.

InventorsLin Lin, Anthony R. Metke, Juana E. Nakfour, Karen M. Suttmann

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Abstract

A method and apparatus are provided that select an instance of a service for use by a mobile device. A list of multiple instances of the service is assembled, wherein each instance of the service of the multiple instances of the service is hosted by a different mobile device of multiple mobile devices. For each of the multiple instances of the service, situational information and environmental information is determined in association with the mobile device hosting the instance, wherein the situational information comprises information associated with an operating condition of a user of the hosting mobile device and wherein the environmental information comprises information associated with environmental conditions in which the hosting mobile device is operating. An instance of the service then is selected from among the multiple instances based on the environmental information and the situational information determined for each of the multiple instances.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A method of selecting an instance of a service for use by a mobile device, the method comprising:

assembling a list of a plurality of instances of a service, wherein each instance of the service of the plurality of instances of the service is hosted by a different mobile device of a plurality of mobile devices;
for each instance of the service of the plurality of instances of the service, determining situational information associated with the mobile device hosting the instance of the service, wherein the situational information comprises information associated with an operating condition of a user of the mobile device, the operating condition taken from the group consisting of motion of the mobile device, orientation of the mobile device, a geographical location of the mobile device, if the user has drawn a gun, if a user is involved in a chase, and if a user is involved in surveillance;
for each instance of the service of the plurality of instances of the service, determining environmental information associated with the mobile device hosting the instance of the service, wherein the environmental information comprises information associated with environmental conditions in which the mobile device is operating, the environmental conditions taken from the group consisting of a level of smoke in the operating environment of the mobile device, a level of ambient light in the operating environment of the mobile device, and a level of sound in the operating environment of the mobile device;
and
selecting an instance of the service from among the plurality of instances of the service based on the environmental information and the situational information determined for each of the plurality of instances of the service.

2 more elements

An apparatus for selecting an instance of a service for download to a mobile device, the apparatus comprising:

a processor;
an at least one memory device that is configured to store instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to implement a service instance assignment manager that is configured to perform the following functions:
assemble a list of a plurality of instances of a service, wherein each instance of the service of the plurality of instances of the service is hosted by a different mobile device of a plurality of mobile devices;
for each instance of the service of the plurality of instances of the service, determine situational information associated with the mobile device hosting the instance of the service, wherein the situational information comprises information associated with an operating condition of a user of the mobile device, the operating condition taken from the group consisting of motion of the mobile device, orientation of the mobile device, a geographical location of the mobile device, if the user has drawn a gun, if a user is involved in a chase, and if a user is involved in surveillance;
for each instance of the service of the plurality of instances of the service, determine environmental information associated with the mobile device hosting the instance of the service, wherein the environmental information comprises information associated with environmental conditions in which the mobile device is operating, the environmental conditions taken from the group consisting of a level of smoke in the operating environment of the mobile device, a level of ambient light in the operating environment of the mobile device, and a level of sound in the operating environment a the mobile device;
and
select an instance of the service from among the plurality of instances of the service based on the environmental information and the situational information determined for each of the plurality of instances of the service.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 14/710,800Filed 13 May 2015
Published: US 2016/0337956 A117 Nov 2016
Granted: 13 Dec 2016
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification7 codes

H04W 48/18
Access restriction ; Network selection; Access point selection: selecting a network or a communication service
H04L 67/34
Network arrangements or protocols for supporting network services or applications: involving the movement of software or configuration parameters
H04W 4/021
Services making use of location information: services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
H04W 4/90
Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor: services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations,…

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