Abstract:
Systems and methods are provided for modeling the cognitive impact of content displayed (230, 302) on a first device (204) on a user (202) engaged (240) with a second device (206). An exemplary method involves obtaining (304, 404) activity by the user (202) associated with the second device (206) when content is displayed (230, 302, 406) on the first device (204), determining (306) an impact metric for the content, and correlating (308, 310) the impact metric with the user activity for the user (202). In another embodiment, an exemplary content-management system (200) includes a campaign-management system (208) to provide content displayed (230, 302, 406) on a first device (204) and an impact-modeling system (210) to capture (304, 404) user activity on a second device (206) when the content is displayed (230, 302, 406) on the first device (204), determine (306) an impact metric for the content, and correlate (308, 310) the impact metric to the user activity for the user (202).
Abstract:
Systems and methods are provided for modeling the cognitive impact of content displayed (230, 302) on a first device (204) on a user (202) engaged (240) with a second device (206). An exemplary method involves obtaining (304, 404) activity by the user (202) associated with the second device (206) when content is displayed (230, 302, 406) on the first device (204), determining (306) an impact metric for the content, and correlating (308, 310) the impact metric with the user activity for the user (202). In another embodiment, an exemplary content-management system (200) includes a campaign-management system (208) to provide content displayed (230, 302, 406) on a first device (204) and an impact-modeling system (210) to capture (304, 404) user activity on a second device (206) when the content is displayed (230, 302, 406) on the first device (204), determine (306) an impact metric for the content, and correlate (308, 310) the impact metric to the user activity for the user (202).
Abstract:
The pervasive visibility of television (116) and other screens (110, 118) is leveraged to present (308) task offers to users. A task broker (106) gives (314) the user an incentive if he accepts and successfully performs the task. To be effective, the task broker (106) first collects (300, 400) profile information about the user. Some of the profile information is used to determine what tasks are appropriate for a given user based, for example, on that user's competencies. Other profile information characterizes the user's current level of activity and, based on that, his "interruptibility." Tasks and incentives can be chosen (302a) based on user-profile information including, for example, demographics and the user's previous interactions with the task broker (106). Information about the user's successful completion of a task can be used to update (316) the user's profile, and future task offers are based (318) on this updated profile information.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus is disclosed whereby the context of user activity can be used to tailor the ambient information system. The method and apparatus use both short-term context such as recent activity and long-term context such as historical patterns to highlight specific content on channels or widgets that are likely to be of most immediate interest to the user. This contextual information provided by the framework can also be used to make intelligent decisions about how to tailor the user experience after a user has interacted with the item in question. Additionally, context information accumulated on one device such as a mobile phone can be broadcasted to other devices to influence the ambient information display application on a second device such as a desktop based on enabling remote access to the local context repository.
Abstract:
A wireless communication device (104) for providing guidance about surrounding conditions and a communication server (1000) for receiving data feeds from cooperative wireless devices are provided. The wireless communication device (104) comprises a device discovery mechanism (214, 302) to identify second devices (116-150) in a vicinity (106-114) of the device, a processor (306) to determine a coverage capability for each area surrounding the first device (104), and a display (208, 310) to represent the coverage capability of each area surrounding the first device. The communication server (1000) comprises a network interface (1002) to receive one or more data feeds associated with a location of a first device (104), a processor (1004) to associate each data feed with an area adjacent to the first device, and a display (1008) to represent surrounding cells surrounding the first device. One or more surrounding cells (1102-1118) show a data feed of the location of the first device (104), and each data feed is provided by a second device (116-150) located in the corresponding surrounding cell.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for sharing product information among users of a computer network (108) using productmarks (202). A productmark (202) for a product is created by a user of the network (108) and includes a product identifier (204), an annotation containing user comments, a username that identifies the creator of the productmark (202), and a categorization tag (208) that identifies the user's level of interest in purchasing the product. Productmarks (202) are stored in a database (110) that may be queried using a product identifier (204), a username, a categorization tag (208), or any combination of these to retrieve productmarks (202). A user network device (104) provides access to the database (110) and includes modules for creating (138) and uploading (140) productmarks (202) to the database (110) and for querying and downloading (142) productmarks (202) from the database (110). A peer-to-peer communication session may be formed relating to a particular product or geographical location.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for sharing product information among users of a computer network (108) using productmarks (202). A productmark (202) for a product is created by a user of the network (108) and includes a product identifier (204), an annotation containing user comments, a username that identifies the creator of the productmark (202), and a categorization tag (208) that identifies the user's level of interest in purchasing the product. Productmarks (202) are stored in a database (110) that may be queried using a product identifier (204), a username, a categorization tag (208), or any combination of these to retrieve productmarks (202). A user network device (104) provides access to the database (110) and includes modules for creating (138) and uploading (140) productmarks (202) to the database (110) and for querying and downloading (142) productmarks (202) from the database (110). A peer-to-peer communication session may be formed relating to a particular product or geographical location.
Abstract:
A wireless communication device (101) for direct communication with one or more near-proximity devices (111, 113) to form an adhoc network is provided. The wireless communication device comprises a transceiver (201) configured to send, via wireless link, a beacon signal. The beacon signal includes a device identifier (305) and a service map (307) associated with the wireless communication device. The service map identifies one or more applications (223, 225, 227) that may operate on the wireless communication device.
Abstract:
A wireless communication device (104) for providing guidance about surrounding conditions and a communication server (1000) for receiving data feeds from cooperative wireless devices are provided. The wireless communication device (104) comprises a device discovery mechanism (214, 302) to identify second devices (116-150) in a vicinity (106-114) of the device, a processor (306) to determine a coverage capability for each area surrounding the first device (104), and a display (208, 310) to represent the coverage capability of each area surrounding the first device. The communication server (1000) comprises a network interface (1002) to receive one or more data feeds associated with a location of a first device (104), a processor (1004) to associate each data feed with an area adjacent to the first device, and a display (1008) to represent surrounding cells surrounding the first device. One or more surrounding cells (1102-1118) show a data feed of the location of the first device (104), and each data feed is provided by a second device (116-150) located in the corresponding surrounding cell.
Abstract:
A system and method for processing information about an incident is provided. The system comprises two or more communication devices (104, 112-126) in communication with each other and a central authority (128) capable of receiving data from the communication devices. Each communication device (104, 112- 126) includes a media sensor (222) to collect data relating to an incident event (102). One communication device (104), in response to a user activation input, transmits a request signal to one or more other communication devices (112-126). Any communication device (112-126) that receives the request signal may collect data relating to the incident event (102) in response to the request signal. The central authority (128), after receiving the data collected by the wireless communication devices (104, 112-126), performs an action in response to receiving the data.