Grouping electronic devices to coordinate action based on context awareness
US11424947B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 2, 2017 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 16, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/18
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer implemented method, device and computer program device are provided that are under control of one or more processors configured with executable instructions. The method receives a user instruction to perform an action, identifies context awareness information concerning an environment where the action is to be performed. The environment includes a plurality of candidate electronic devices. At least one of the candidate electronic devices provides digital personal assistant (DPA) functionality. The method groups a collection of one or more responsive electronic devices, from the plurality of candidate electronic devices, based on the context awareness information. The method communicates the instruction to the collection of one or more responsive electronic devices to coordinate the action by the collection of one or more responsive electronic devices.
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