35 results about "Context server" patented technology

A flexible and extensible context server for collecting, maintaining, and disseminating context information is disclosed. The context server receives requests from requesters for context information via a secure context server interface (SCS API). Communication between the requesters and the context server is conducted by means of predetermined forms. The requests received at the SCS API are passed to a mediator, which collects data from various context drivers. Each context driver is coupled to the mediator, and collects predetermined type of context information from at least one context information source. The mediator determines the appropriate context driver which can handle the request, based on its type. Operation of the context server is also controlled by a set of context utilities, including a context cache for storing recently obtained context information, a privacy engine for storing privacy preferences and an event engine for event handling.

The present invention provides a computer implemented collaboration system and method for accessing multiple domain data sources and allowing data from those sources to be analyzed and manipulated within a multi-user distributed environment where all visualization, processing, and agent applications work collaboratively. In one embodiment, the collaboration system (10) is organized into an N-tier infrastructure including a data management tier (50), an information access tier (52), a services tier (54), and a user interface tier (56). The infrastructure of the collaboration system (10) rides upon a CORBA communications framework. The data management tier (50) includes data sources (112) and provides data management capabilities normally supplied by database management systems. The repository tier (52) is comprised of repository servers (12) and provides adaptive services to make the data maintained within the data sources (112) available to services in the services tier (54) and the client tools in the user interface tier (56). The services tier (54) is comprised of data channel servers (14), a library server (16), a participant server (24), a context server (26), and a document server (28). The services tier (54) maintains the majority of the business logic as applied to a specific domain problem. The user interface tier (56) is comprised of thin client tools (18) that allow the user to interact with the data in the data sources (112).

A flexible and extensible context server for collecting, maintaining, and disseminating context information is disclosed. The context server receives requests from requesters for context information via a secure context server interface (SCS API). Communication between the requesters and the context server is conducted by means of predetermined forms. The requests received at the SCS API are passed to a mediator, which collects data from various context drivers. Each context driver is coupled to the mediator, and collects predetermined type of context information from at least one context information source. The mediator determines the appropriate context driver which can handle the request, based on its type. Operation of the context server is also controlled by a set of context utilities, including a context cache for storing recently obtained context information, a privacy engine for storing privacy preferences and an event engine for event handling.

A method and apparatus for obtaining context information from a context server maintaining a context for an object of interest in a telecommunication network. The context server receives raw context data from sensors associated with the object of interest. A request is received from a requesting party for refined context information with reference to the object of interest. Individual context data is collected for at least one individual entity of the requesting party. A customized rule is created on the basis of the received individual context data. The rule defines conditions in an adapted request for refined context information regarding the object of interest, which is sent, including the customized rule, to the context server of the object of interest. Context data refined according to the customized rule is then received from the context server.

A system and method for dynamically partitioning context servers in a network in response to changes in network conditions. Context servers store information about calls in a telecommunications system. Network control elements can obtain call information from one or more partitions of the context servers to help make call control and reporting decisions.

Systems and methods are disclosed for tagging and translating database objects and relationships into sentences. The successive composition of these sentences form hierarchies which encode contextual information about the objects. A virtual directory / context server functions using a common abstraction layer to access data from databases, applications, directories, Web Services, and other data sources within the enterprise. The virtual directory / context server includes a sentence / context builder module that enables the translation or relationships between data and from the plurality of data sources into a human-readable form, for example, an English language sentence. Thus, applications can view, access, and / or modify the data from the data sources of the enterprise through the virtual directory / context server, for example, using the sentences representative of the relationships between the data. The sentences are indexed, which allows for searches that bring information not only about objects, but also about the context in which those objects appear.

A method for providing a context-based service in a communication network includes: at a context server cooperating with the network, receiving a query generated from a service application, indicating that the service application needs to receive from the context server a set of context information when a query condition is fulfilled; at the context server, generating an update rule indicating that a terminal has to transmit the context information to the context server when an update condition is fulfilled; transmitting the update rule from the context server to the terminal; detecting the context information and transmitting them to the terminal; at the terminal, receiving the context information and transmitting them to the context server when the update condition is fulfilled; and at the context server, forwarding the context information to the service application, thus allowing the service application to implement the context-based service.

Providing a context-based service to a terminal, including: a) receiving a query from a service application, the query indicating that a context server should perform an action when a query condition is fulfilled, the query condition referring to one or more attributes of derived context information indicative of a context of the terminal; b) generating a query evaluation trigger indicating that the query condition should be evaluated; c) identifying raw context information to derive the derived context information; d) generating a calculation trigger indicating that the derived context information should be calculated when the raw context information is updated; e) receiving an update of the raw context information and, according to the calculation trigger, calculating a new value of the derived context information; and f) according to the query evaluation trigger, evaluating the query condition by using the new value and, if the query condition is fulfilled, performing the action.

The invention discloses a method for downloading in a multicast way in a ubiquitous network. The method comprises the following steps that: after making a request of downloading a media service, a terminal acquires the address of a cache server corresponding to the media service from a tracking server, and makes a request of transmitting the media service to the cache server; after receiving the request, the cache server triggers a context server to judge whether multicast triggering conditions are met or not according to a preset multicast terminal threshold value; if the multicast triggering conditions are met, the cache server determines a plurality of terminals and a multicast channel which participate in multicast in combination with the context server and a joint wireless resource management server; and the cache server transmits the data of the media service to each terminal on the multicast channel through a resource control node. The invention also discloses a corresponding system. By the method and the system, wireless resources can be fully utilized, the rapid media downloading of a user can be realized, and lost packets and missing video parts are subjected to point-to-point compensation at the same time to ensure the quality of downloaded media data.

A method and apparatus for obtaining context information from a context server maintaining a context for an object of interest in a telecommunication network. The context server receives raw context data from sensors associated with the object of interest. A request is received from a requesting party for refined context information with reference to the object of interest. Individual context data is collected for at least one individual entity of the requesting party. A customized rule is created on the basis of the received individual context data. The rule defines conditions in an adapted request for refined context information regarding the object of interest, which is sent, including the customized rule, to the context server of the object of interest. Context data refined according to the customized rule is then received from the context server.

A system and method provides content to a mobile device in response to a marker received from the device and an associated context. A mobile device user initiates delivery of content or another action by entering the marker into the mobile device. The mobile device transmits the marker to a mobile network support system having a context server for supplying a context for the marker. The support system forms a message including the marker and context, and sends it to a content server. The content server uses the context to map the marker to a domain, retrieves from a content database the content identified by the marker and domain, and sends the content to the mobile network support system or performs another action with the content. The mobile network support system then transmits the content back to the mobile device.

The invention relates to a method and a system for context perception computing based on a dummy perception capability part. A physical perception module acquires and sends real-time perception data of physical perception equipment; a logic perception module abstracts physical perception capability into logic perception capability, sends the logic perception capability and encapsulates and sends original perception data; a context server registers, manages and removes the logic perception capability and a self-adaptation entity need and binds the logic perception capability and the self-adaptation entity need according to different application types; a self-adaptation entity dummy perception capability part describes and sends context needs and read requirements of the self-adaptation entity, is bound with a corresponding logic perception unit, analyzes context messages and provides the analysis of the context messages to the self-adaptation entity; and a self-adaptation entity module sends the read requirements according to computing needs and complete self-adaptation service once the context messages are obtained. The invention supports the dynamic sharing of the context messages in a pervasive computing environment and the real-time property and the reliability of the computing of the self-adaptation entity.

A system and a method are provided for synchronizing with at least one multimedia program that is being broadcasted. The system includes a context server and a client-side device. The context server is configured to provide at least one context event of each multimedia program, wherein the context event is generated in accordance with occurrence of at least one predetermined context item in context contents of each multimedia program. The client-side device is used for receiving and parsing the context event, thereby obtaining at least one set of context event data of each multimedia program. The client-side device also includes at least one application means for performing at least one action based on the set of context event data.

A method and apparatus for obtaining context information from a context server maintaining a context for an object of interest in a telecommunication network. The context server receives raw context data from sensors associated with the object of interest. A request is received from a requesting party for refined context information with reference to the object of interest. Individual context data is collected for at least one individual entity of the requesting party. A customized rule is created on the basis of the received individual context data. The rule defines conditions in an adapted request for refined context information regarding the object of interest, which is sent, including the customized rule, to the context server of the object of interest. Context data refined according to the customized rule is then received from the context server.

A system and method for providing a high reliability network. Context servers store information about calls in a telecommunications system. Network control elements can obtain call information from the context servers to help make call control and reporting decisions.

Disclosed is a unified service platform for a ubiquitous network, at least comprising: a database server configured to store various data resource information about each heterogeneous network, and support the data sharing and unified management of each heterogeneous network; a context server configured to store abstract ability information about each layer, perform context management, gather context information and perform abstraction and classification; an application server configured to provide service generation information, discover and select a service component using the service context information acquired from the context server, generate the service component and provide same for an application management server; and an application management server configured to take charge of the management of service deployment, execute a service and control the execution cycle of the service. Disclosed at the same time is a service implementation method based on the unified service platform for a ubiquitous network. The present invention can provide users with abundant intelligentized and personalized services according to the service content, users' preference, terminal capability and network characteristics.

A system and method provides content to a mobile device in response to a marker received from the device and an associated context. A mobile device user initiates delivery of content or another action by entering the marker into the mobile device. The mobile device transmits the marker to a mobile network support system having a context server for supplying a context for the marker. The support system forms a message including the marker and context, and sends it to a content server. The content server uses the context to map the marker to a domain, retrieves from a content database the content identified by the marker and domain, and sends the content to the mobile network support system or performs another action with the content. The mobile network support system then transmits the content back to the mobile device.

A system and method for providing a high reliability network. Context servers store information about calls in a telecommunications system. Network control elements can obtain call information from the context servers to help make call control and reporting decisions.

A method for providing a context-based service to a terminal of a communication network, includes, at a context server cooperating with the communication network: a) receiving a query from a service application suitable for implementing the context based service, the query indicating that the context server should perform an action when a query condition is fulfilled, the query condition referring to one or more attributes of derived context information indicative of a context of the terminal; b) generating a query evaluation trigger indicating that the query condition should be evaluated when the derived context information is updated; c) identifying raw context information allowing to derive the derived context information; d) generating a calculation trigger indicating that the derived context information should be calculated when an update of the raw context information is received from the terminal; e) receiving from the terminal an update of the raw context information and, according to the calculation trigger, calculating a new value of the derived context information according to the update; and f) according to the query evaluation trigger, evaluating the query condition by using the new value and, if the query condition is fulfilled, performing the action.

Described embodiments provide systems and methods of selecting files to attach to an electronic mail. A server may identify, for each file of a plurality of files, a file context using content of each file. The server may identify, responsive to a request from a client for one or more attachments to add to an electronic mail, a mail context for the electronic mail based at least on content of the electronic mail. The server may compare the file context of at least one of the plurality of files with the mail context of the electronic mail. The server may select one or more files from the plurality of files based on the comparison of the file context with the mail context. The server may provide the client a list of the one or more files for selection as the one or more attachments for the electronic mail.

The invention belongs to the field of integrating ubiquitous network security perception, and discloses a designing method for a multilevel ubiquitous network security perception component based on security situation analysis, security policy management and the like. The method comprises the steps of firstly, developing a security engine by utilizing Java MIDP (Mobile Information Device Profile) 2.0, then sending a request of a terminal through an event driving mechanism, continuously calling the information on security situation management, security policy database, a context server and the like of the system terminal through the security engine so as to realize the dynamic roles or permission grant, making comprehensive evaluation to the request, responding the evaluation result to an application program (a carrier of protected resources), and allowing or rejecting the access of a user by the protected resource according to the response. According to the method, a middleware technology, a network security situation awareness technology, a network security analysis technology and the like are integrated, the security control problem under a terminal environment and the problems of heterogeneous authentication, access, interoperability control, privacy protection, data safe sharing and the like are solved, and safe guarantee is provided for the user.

A source device includes various sensors, such as a GPS receiver. The source device provides operation context data to a server that indicates movement of the source device. The source device may also provide a movement context. The server also evaluates usage of data from the device by other applications or devices to determine a usage context. Based on the movement, operation, and usage contexts, the server selects a frequency at which data is collected for a sensor and a frequency at which the data is transmitted to the server. For example, where the device is not moving or is indoors, less location data is collected. Where no user is tracking the device, location data may be transmitted less frequently and may also be collected less frequently.

The invention provides a system and a method for synchronizing with a multimedia broadcast program, which is used for synchronizing with at least one multimedia program being played. The system comprises a context server and a client device. The context server is configured to provide at least one context event of each multimedia program, the context event is generated based on the occurrence of at least one preset context program in the context content of each multimedia program. The client device is used for receiving and analyzing the context event of each multimedia program to obtain at least one group of context event data of each multimedia program. The client device also comprises at least one application means for carrying out at least one action based on at least one group of context event data.

The invention discloses a unified service platform of ubiquitous network, which at least includes: a database server for storing various data resource information of heterogeneous networks, supporting data sharing and unified management of heterogeneous networks; a context server for To store abstract capability information of each layer, perform context management, collect context information and perform abstraction and classification; application server is used to provide business generation information; use business context information obtained from the context server to discover business components, Select, generate service components and provide them to the application management server; the application management server is responsible for managing service deployment, executing services and controlling the execution cycle of services. At the same time, the invention discloses a method for realizing the service of the unified service platform based on the ubiquitous network. The present invention can provide rich intelligent and individualized services for users according to service content, user preference, terminal capability and network characteristics.

A system and method for dynamically partitioning context servers in a network in response to changes in network conditions. Context servers store information about calls in a telecommunications system. Network control elements can obtain call information from one or more partitions of the context servers to help make call control and reporting decisions.

Method and apparatus to provide protocol translation and selectable data exchange in a client / server system are provided. A tag list is extracted from a legacy client device 116 connected to a legacy server 114 using a protocol corresponding to the legacy server. A configuration manager device 120 is used to configure the extracted tag list to obtain a selected tag list excerpt of the extracted tag list. The configuring device is arranged to map the selected tag list excerpt to a configuration adapted for a respective 112 server, and to define contextualization. Server 112 provides industrial automation services using a next-generation protocol, e.g., OPC UA or MTConnect. A tag list is generated to configure server 112. A stream of data points of the selected tag list excerpt of the tag list extracted from the legacy client device is transferred to one or more client devices 124 connected to server 112.

A method for providing a content service to a subscriber terminal (MS) from a first server, i.e. content server (CS). The provision of the content service from the content server to the subscriber terminal is controlled by a second server, i.e. proxy (CBP). The control comprises the following steps: 1) determining (5-4 to 5-10, 706) a billing address for the content service by means of the proxy (CBP); 2) under the control of the content billing proxy, providing (5-48) a content service corresponding to a service request from the content server (CS) to the subscriber terminal (MS); and 3) generating (5-46) billing information (CDR) related to the content service.