Method, device, and computer program product for managing application environment

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11299046-B2
Application number	US-202016882870-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 26, 2020
Priority date	Apr 30, 2020
Publication date	Apr 12, 2022
Grant date	Apr 12, 2022

Abstract

In a method, a set of attribute information is received from a set of sensors in the application environment, respectively. Based on the set of attribute information, a state of the application environment is obtained. Based on a knowledge base associated with the application environment, reference information corresponding to the state of the application environment is determined, and the reference information represents candidate information that a user in the application environment needs in the state. The reference information is provided to the user. Further provided are a corresponding device and a corresponding computer program product. With exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, the manual labor loads in the application environment can be reduced for the user, and information required in the current state can be provided to the user, thus reducing mis-operations of the user caused by mistakes in human discretion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for managing an application environment, the method comprising:
receiving a set of attribute information from a set of sensors in the application environment respectively;
obtaining a state of the application environment based on the set of attribute information;
determining reference information corresponding to the state of the application environment based on a knowledge base associated with the application environment, wherein the reference information represents candidate information that a user in the application environment needs in the state;
providing the reference information to the user;
wherein the set of attribute information comprises one or more images of a set of indicator features of a control panel of the application environment; and
wherein obtaining the state of the application environment comprises analyzing the one or more images to identify states of respective ones of the set of indicator features of the control panel of the application environment.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein providing the reference information comprises superimposing the reference information on at least one of the one or more images, and the method further comprises updating the reference information based on a feedback received from the user on the reference information.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the application environment comprises a data center, and wherein the application object comprises an electronic device in the data center.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein determining the reference information comprises determining at least one of: a location of the electronic device; navigation to the location of the electronic device; and guidance to operate the electronic device.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the application environment comprises a vehicle environment, wherein the control panel of the application environment comprises a dashboard of the vehicle, and wherein the set of attribute information further comprises at least one of speed, acceleration, steering, engine speed, airbag information, tire information, and collision information of the vehicle.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein determining the reference information comprises determining at least one of: safety guide; rescue information; and surrounding facility information.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the set of sensors comprises at least one of: an image sensor; a video sensor; an audio sensor; a temperature sensor; a humidity sensor; a pressure sensor; an air quality sensor; a smoke sensor; a speed sensor; an acceleration sensor; a vibration sensor; a light sensor; and a position sensor.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein providing the reference information comprises:
selecting, based on a type of the application environment, at least one of a set of two or more different types of presentation devices for presentation of the reference information to the user; and
providing the reference information to the selected at least one of the set of two or more different types of presentation devices;
wherein the two or more different types of presentation devices comprise two or more of: a mobile display device; a display device; a projection device; a wearable display device; an audio device; and a haptic device.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein receiving the set of attribute information comprises receiving the set of attribute information based on a determination that the user enters the application environment.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the set of indicator features of the control panel comprise indicator lights of an electronic device.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein analyzing the one or more images to identify states of respective ones of the set of indicator features of the control panel of the application environment comprises:
determining whether each of the indicator lights is on or off; and
representing the set of indicator features as a binary number, wherein each bit of the binary number represents the state of one of the indicator lights.

12. An electronic device, comprising:
at least one processor; and
a memory coupled to the at least one processor, wherein the memory has instructions stored therein, the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the device to perform an action for managing an application environment, and the action comprises:
receiving a set of attribute information from a set of sensors in the application environment respectively;
obtaining a state of the application environment based on the set of attribute information;
determining reference information corresponding to the state of the application environment based on a knowledge base associated with the application environment, wherein the reference information represents candidate information that a user in the application environment needs in the state; and
providing the reference information to the user;
wherein the set of attribute information comprises one or more images of a set of indicator features of a control panel of the application environment; and
wherein obtaining the state of the application environment comprises analyzing the one or more images to identify states of respective ones of the set of indicator features of the control panel of the application environment.

13. The device according to claim 12 , wherein providing the reference information comprises superimposing the reference information on at least one of the one or more images, and the action further comprises updating the reference information based on a feedback received from the user on the reference information.

14. The device according to claim 12 , wherein the application environment comprises a data center, and wherein the application object comprises an electronic device in the data center.

15. The device according to claim 14 , wherein determining the reference information comprises determining at least one of: a location of the electronic device; navigation to the location of the electronic device; and guidance to operate the electronic device.

16. The device according to claim 11 , wherein the application environment comprises a vehicle environment, wherein the control panel of the application environment comprises a dashboard of the vehicle, and wherein the set of attribute information further comprises at least one of speed, acceleration, steering information, engine speed, airbag information, tire information, and collision information of the vehicle.

17. The device according to claim 16 , wherein determining the reference information comprises determining at least one of: safety guide; rescue information; and surrounding facility information.

18. The device according to claim 12 , wherein the set of sensors comprises at least one of: an image sensor; a video sensor; an audio sensor; a temperature sensor; a humidity sensor; a pressure sensor; an air quality sensor; a smoke sensor; a speed sensor; an acceleration sensor; a vibration sensor; a light sensor; and a position sensor.

19. A computer program product, tangibly stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium and comprising machine-executable instructions that when executed by a processing device cause the processing device to:
receive a set of attribute information from a set of sensors in the application environment respectively;
obtain a state of the application environment based on the set of attribute information;
determine reference information corr

Assignees

• Emc Ip Holding Co Llc

Inventors

• Jia Zhen
• Fernandez Orellana Pedro
• Sha Danqing

Classifications

• G01D21/02 Primary

  Measuring two or more variables by means not covered by a single other subclass · CPC title

• B60K35/25

  using haptic output · CPC title

• B60K35/29

  Instruments characterised by the way in which information is handled, e.g. showing information on plural displays or prioritising information according to driving conditions · CPC title

• B60K35/10

  Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor · CPC title

• B60K35/22

  Display screens · CPC title