Method and system for prioritizing tasks made available by devices in a network
US8510737B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 9, 2005 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 24, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/281
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system that facilitates prioritization of tasks available through the devices in a home network. The tasks are user level descriptions of the high-level actions a user and underlying devices can perform. By prioritizing tasks for a user, the present invention aims to minimize the effort required to compare and comprehend the usefulness and feasibility of tasks. In doing so, the number of tasks possible to a user can be reduced and the highest priority task for a given user and device can be used by the application software as the suggested ‘most likely’ task for the user.
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