Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110258314 | Monitoring System for Proactive Service of Devices - In one embodiment, a method for monitoring operation of a device is provided. Monitoring of the device at a source using a gateway is activated. The device is coupled to the source to receive power from the source for operation of the device. The gateway monitors an electrical characteristic of the source coupled to the device. Monitored information of the electrical characteristic is captured from the source when an event occurs at the device. The monitored information is correlated as being associated with the device. The monitored information is used in an analysis to analyze whether a variance in the monitored information violates a threshold to trigger an indication of a problem in the operation of the device. | 10-20-2011 |
20120001723 | Display of Devices on an Interface based on a Contextual Event - In one embodiment, a method includes displaying a portion of a plurality of devices in a viewing area on an interface. The portion of the plurality of devices are controllable automatically through the interface. A selection of a device in the portion of the plurality of devices is received. A first set of devices in the plurality of devices is determined that includes a similar controllable feature as the selected device. A second set of devices in the portion of the plurality of devices that does not include the similar controllable feature is also determined. The method then replaces the second set of devices with the first set of devices in the viewing area. The similar controllable feature for the selected device and the first set of devices is controllable through the interface. | 01-05-2012 |
20120065749 | Display of Devices on an Interface based on a Contextual Event - In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a signal indicating a detection of a detected event at an origination device. The signal is automatically received based on the detection by the origination device. A rule associated with the event is determined where the rule defines contextual information to determine for the event. The contextual information defined by the rule is then determined. The method then analyzes a context for devices in a set of devices to determine a group of devices in the set of devices based on the contextual information. Each device in the set of devices is classified with a context. The group of devices is sent to a destination device for automatic display of the group of devices to allow control of the group of devices from the destination device. | 03-15-2012 |
20120066639 | SCROLLING DEVICE COLLECTION ON AN INTERFACE - In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a selection of a set of devices. A scrolling collection is generated using the set of devices where the set of devices being available for control through an interface. The method scrolls through devices in the set of devices where the scrolling includes: determining a device in the set of devices; determining a control for the determined device; and displaying the determined device and the determined control on the interface. The determined device is controllable through the interface using the determined control while being displayed and devices in the set of devices other than the displayed determined device are not displayed on the interface. | 03-15-2012 |
20120124500 | USE OF DISCRETE INPUT TO CONTROL CONTROLLABLE DEVICE - In one embodiment, a method includes determining focus on a focus item associated with a controllable item. The focus item is displayed on an interface used to automatically control the controllable item. A controllable attribute is determined for controlling the controllable item. The controllable attribute is controllable by a first input device using incremental inputs. The method outputs an interface control on the interface for the controllable attribute. The interface control is configured to receive a discrete value from a second input device where the second input device is configured to transmit the discrete value. The discrete value is received from the second input device and the method causes automatic control of the controllable item to adjust the controllable attribute of the controllable item from a current value to the discrete value based on receiving the discrete value. | 05-17-2012 |
20120124501 | DISPLAY OF CONTROLLABLE ATTRIBUTES FOR A CONTROLLABLE ITEM BASED ON CONTEXT - In one embodiment, a method includes determining focus on a focus item associated with a controllable item. The focus item is displayed on an interface that includes a plurality of display positions. A context for the controllable item based on the focus being on the focus item and a set of controllable attributes associated with the controllable item are determined. The method dynamically determines an order of the set of controllable attributes based on the context. The context is used to prioritize the set of controllable attributes in the order. The set of controllable attributes is displayed in the order in at least a portion of the plurality of display positions. | 05-17-2012 |
20130054722 | INTERACTION AMONG ITEMS CONNECTED TO A NETWORK - Particular embodiments provide interaction between items in a network. For example, lists of content may be shared between items connected through a network. A user may use a first item to select a second item in which content should be outputted. Instead of sending the content to the second item, the first item may generate and send a list of content to the second item. A messaging infrastructure is used to allow the items to communicate the list of content between each other. The second item can then process the list and then determine how to access the item. This allows two different items to share content without the transfer of content between them. In another example, an item may be used to interact with a user interface of a second item. For example, an input device on a first item is used to provide input to a second item. | 02-28-2013 |
20150355659 | Monitoring System for Proactive Service of Devices - Arrangements described herein relate to accessing a cloud based service. Responsive to a user of a first communication device initiating access to the cloud based service via the first communication device, a prompt for a valid password to be entered to access the cloud based service can be received by the first communication device. Responsive to the valid password required to access the cloud based service not being stored on the first communication device, the first communication device can automatically retrieve the valid password from a second communication device via a peer-to-peer ad hoc communication link between the first communication device and the second communication device. The valid password can be automatically provided, by the first communication device, to a login service for the cloud based service to obtain access by the first communication device to the cloud based service. | 12-10-2015 |