Patent ID: 7912953

Claim:
A method for administering devices in a network, the method comprising: creating a user metric vector comprising a plurality of disparate user metrics, each user metric comprising an indication of a dynamic change in a user's physical condition in response to an external stimulus, each user metric further comprising a field identifying the user, a field identifying an aspect of the user's physical condition that the user metric represents, and a field storing a value of the aspect of the user's physical condition that the user metric represents, wherein the user comprises a person; creating a user metric space comprising a plurality of metric ranges; determining whether the user metric vector is outside the user metric space; if the user metric vector is outside a user metric space, identifying an action in dependence upon the user metric vector, the action administering a device via the network to alter the user's physical condition in response to the external stimulus; determining whether the action is allowed; if the action is allowed, executing the action; and if the action is not allowed, identifying an allowed replacement action and executing the allowed replacement action.