Domain management and environmental settings control in a managed user domain

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10635065-B2
Application number	US-201414508158-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 7, 2014
Priority date	Apr 23, 2014
Publication date	Apr 28, 2020
Grant date	Apr 28, 2020

Abstract

A domain management resource monitors a behavior of a user controlling multiple resources disposed in a domain of a network environment. Based on the monitored behavior, the domain management resource identifies a repeated pattern of control in which the user controls a particular resource in the domain. The domain management resource derives a proposed control rule based on the repeated pattern of control. The proposed control specifies how to control the particular resource. The domain management resource presents the control rule for review and possible editing prior to programming the domain management resource to execute the control rule.

First claim

We claim:

1. A method comprising:
receiving feedback generated by a user, the feedback indicating: i) multiple environmental parameters selected by the user, and ii) that the user likes current environmental conditions for the multiple environmental parameters in a domain of a network environment in which the user resides;
producing a profile for the user, the profile recording the current environmental conditions for the multiple environmental parameters to which the feedback pertains;
deriving control settings to control future environmental settings in the domain based on the feedback and corresponding recorded environmental conditions in the profile for the multiple environmental parameters selected by the user; and
wherein the user simultaneously selects the multiple environmental parameters included in the feedback via input to a graphical user interface.

2. The method as in claim 1 further comprising:
initiating display of a selectable symbol on a display screen viewed by the user, selection of the selectable symbol by the user producing the feedback indicating that the user likes the current environmental conditions of the domain at a time of the selection.

3. The method as in claim 1 further comprising:
initiating display of the graphical user interface through which the user provides the feedback; and
in response to receiving input to the graphical user interface, initiating display of a notification requesting the user to specify the multiple environmental parameters.

4. The method as in claim 1 , wherein receiving the feedback includes: receiving first feedback from the user at a first time and receiving second feedback from the user at a second time;
wherein producing the profile associated with the user includes: i) for the first feedback, recording first environmental settings of the domain to which the first feedback pertains, and ii) for the second feedback, recording second environmental settings of the domain to which the second feedback pertains; and
wherein deriving the control settings includes: producing the control settings based on a combination of: i) the first environmental settings associated with the first feedback, and ii) the second environmental settings associated with the second feedback.

5. The method as in claim 1 further comprising:
utilizing the control settings to program a domain management resource associated with the domain, the domain management resource monitoring current environmental conditions of the domain and utilizing the control settings to control the future environmental conditions of the domain in accordance with the control settings as specified by the profile.

6. The method as in claim 1 , wherein deriving the control setting includes:
identifying settings of multiple resources that contribute to controlling the current environmental conditions of the domain to which the feedback pertains; and
producing the control settings to control the multiple resources in a manner as indicated by the identified settings.

7. The method as in claim 1 further comprising:
associating the control settings with a particular room in the domain; and
creating a selectable control option to execute the control settings based on a corresponding command from the user.

8. The method as in claim 7 further comprising:
in response to detecting presence of the user in the particular room to which the selectable control option pertains, initiating display of the selectable control option; and
in response to receiving selection of the selectable control option by the user, controlling environmental parameters of the particular room in a manner as specified by the control settings.

9. A computer system comprising:
computer processor hardware; and
a hardware storage resource coupled to the computer processor hardware, the hardware storage resource storing instructions that, when executed by the computer processor hardware, causes the computer processor hardware to:
receive feedback generated by a user, the feedback simultaneously indicating: i) multiple environmental parameters selected by the user, and ii) that the user likes current environmental conditions for the selected multiple environmental parameters in a domain of a network environment in which the user resides;
produce a profile for the user, the profile recording the current environmental conditions for the multiple environmental parameters selected by the user to which the feedback pertains; and
derive control settings to control future environmental settings in the domain based on the feedback and corresponding recorded environmental conditions in the profile for the multiple environmental parameters selected by the user; and
utilize the control settings to program a domain management resource associated with the domain, the domain management resource monitoring current environmental conditions of the domain and utilizing the control settings to control the future environmental conditions of the domain in accordance with control settings as specified by the profile of recorded environmental conditions.

10. A computer system comprising:
computer processor hardware; and
a hardware storage resource coupled to the computer processor hardware, the hardware storage resource storing instructions that, when executed by the computer processor hardware, causes the computer processor hardware to:
receive feedback generated by a user, the feedback simultaneously indicating: i) multiple environmental parameters selected by the user, and ii) that the user likes current environmental conditions for the selected multiple environmental parameters in a domain of a network environment in which the user resides;
produce a profile for the user, the profile recording the current environmental conditions for the multiple environmental parameters selected by the user to which the feedback pertains; and

derive control settings to control future environmental settings in the domain based on the feedback and corresponding recorded environmental conditions in the profile for the multiple environmental parameters selected by the user;
initiate display of a selectable symbol on a display screen viewed by the user, selection of the selectable symbol by the user producing the feedback indicating that the user likes the current environmental conditions of the domain at a time of the selection.

11. A computer system comprising:
computer processor hardware; and
a hardware storage resource coupled to the computer processor hardware, the hardware storage resource storing instructions that, when executed by the computer processor hardware, causes the computer processor hardware to:
receive feedback generated by a user, the feedback simultaneously indicating: i) multiple environmental parameters selected by the user, and ii) that the user likes current environmental conditions for the selected multiple environmental parameters in a domain of a network environment in which the user resides;
produce a profile for the user, the profile recording the current environmental conditions for the multiple environmental parameters selected by the user to which the feedback pertains;
derive control settings to control future environmental settings in the domain based on the feedback and corresponding recorded environmental conditions in the profile for the multiple environmental parameters selected by the user;
initiate display of a graphical user interface through which the user provides the feedback; and
in response to receiving input to the graphical user interface, initiate display of a notification requesting the user to specify which of multiple environmental parameters associated with the domain the user

Assignees

• Time Warner Cable Entpr Llc

Inventors

• Williams Chris
• Hepworth Ben D
• Ramsdell Scott
• Lal Dhananjay

Classifications

• G05B19/042 Primary

  using digital processors (G05B19/05 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G05D23/1904

  variable in time · CPC title

• G05B2219/23227

  Environment conditions affect execution of program · CPC title