Patent ID: 7184939
Filing Date: 2007-02-27
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of generating usage patterns to automatically perform functions associated with objects, comprising: analyzing usage information associated with the objects, wherein the usage information includes user initiated action information or computer initiated action information; identifying patterns for objects based on the usage information; determining a number of times selected parameters in the usage information of objects recur over a predetermined period of time, wherein the selected parameters recur in the usage information a plurality of times over the predetermined period of time; obtaining a usage pattern threshold value; comparing the usage pattern threshold value to the number of times selected parameters in the usage information of objects recur over the predetermined period of time; generating a usage pattern when the number of times selected parameters in the usage information of objects recur over the predetermined period of time exceed the usage pattern threshold value; presenting the usage pattern; and enabling the usage pattern to be adjusted.