Patent ID: 8676194

Claim:
Apparatus for preconditioning a computer-controllable device, comprising; a memory; and at least one processor coupled to the memory and operative to: collect context data that is associated with one or more contexts in which the device may be used at a future time; process the collected context data using a decision engine to determine at least one anticipated Intuit context in which the device may possibly be operated at a future time; determine at least one mode of operation of the device, which is associated with the at least one anticipated future context; identify and download at least one device configuration parameter for storage on the device, wherein the at least one device configuration parameter is associated with the at least one mode of operation of the device which is associated with the at least one anticipated future context, and which is not a current mode of operation of the device; and use the at least one device configuration parameter to preconfigure the device to enable the at least one mode of operation of the device before the anticipated future context is at least partially realized.