US 7,603,112 B2
System, mobile station, method and computer program product for managing context-related information
Heikki Huomo, Oulu (Finland); Janne Jalkanen, Helsinki (Finland); Harri Lakkala, Tampere (Finland); Ilkka Salminen, Tampere (Finland); and Riku Suomela, Tampere (Finland)
Assigned to Nokia Corporation, Espoo (Finland)
Filed on Apr. 02, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/817,401.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/460316, filed on Apr. 03, 2003.
Prior Publication US 2005/0003804 A1, Jan. 06, 2005
Int. Cl. H04M 3/42 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 455—414.2  [455/414.3; 455/456.3; 455/410; 455/412.2; 455/3.06; 705/64; 709/206] 62 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A mobile station comprising:
a context engine configured to store context-related information, the context-related information having been created based upon at least a portion of at least one condition measured by at least one sensor, wherein the context engine is also configured to manage an exchange of the context-related information with at least one context consumer;
a communication manager configured to communicate with at least one context consumer to receive at least one context rule and exchange context-related information, the at least one context consumer located external to the mobile station, wherein at least one context rule includes at least one condition value relating to at least a portion of context-related information, and at least one action to be performed; and
a script engine configured to execute at least a portion of at least one context rule, including being configured to perform at least a portion of a respective at least one action, based on a comparison of the respective at least one condition value and the at least one condition measured by the at least one sensor.