Method and system for modifying behavior of an internet-of-things device based on proximal presence of a mobile device

Abstract

A server performs a method for modifying behavior of an Internet-of-things device based on proximal presence of a mobile device. The method includes receiving a first presence code that indicates proximal presence of a first mobile device without identifying a user of the first mobile device, providing the first presence code to a first network that manages user profiles, and receiving, from the first network, a first profile for the user of the first mobile device. The method further includes determining, based on the first profile, first adaptation data for an Internet-of-things device in proximity to the first mobile device. The first adaptation data is used to modify behavior of the Internet-of-things device based on the proximal presence of the first mobile device.

I claim: 
     
         1 . An Internet-of-things device, comprising:
 a communication interface and processor communicatively coupled and cooperatively configured to:
 monitor a device-to-device communication channel to detect a first set of presence codes, wherein each presence code indicates proximal presence of a corresponding mobile device to the Internet-of-things device without identifying a user of the mobile device and without identifying the mobile device; 
 provide, to an Internet-of-things server, the first set of presence codes; 
 receive, from the Internet-of-things server, adaptation data used to adapt behavior of the Internet-of-things device based on the proximal presence of each mobile device in a first set of mobile devices, wherein the adaptation data is determined by the Internet-of-things server based on a first set of profiles wherein each profile indicates at least one of an interest or a preference of one of the users of one of the mobile devices in the first set of mobile devices based on the presence code corresponding to the one of the mobile devices; and 
 adapt the behavior of the Internet-of-things device using the adaptation data. 
   
     
     
         2 . The Internet-of-things device of  claim 1 , wherein the first set of profiles is received by the Internet-of-things server from a set of user profile devices in one or more networks, each of the user profile devices to manage user profiles for users associated with the respective networks. 
     
     
         3 . The Internet-of-things device of  claim 2 , wherein the first set of presence codes is provided from the Internet-of-things server to the set of user profile devices. 
     
     
         4 . The Internet-of-things device of  claim 1 , wherein the communication interface and processor are further cooperatively configured to:
 monitor the device-to-device communication channel to detect a second set of presence codes, wherein each of the presence codes of the second set of presence codes indicates proximal presence of a corresponding mobile device in a second and different set of mobile devices to the Internet-of-things device without identifying a user of the mobile device and without identifying the mobile device; and   provide, to the Internet-of-things server, the second set of presence codes;   receive, from the Internet-of-things server, modified adaptation data used to adapt the behavior of the Internet-of-things device based on proximal presence of each mobile device in the second and different set of mobile devices; and   adapt the behavior of the Internet-of-things device using the modified adaptation data.   
     
     
         5 . A method for modifying behavior of an Internet-of-things device based on proximal presence of a mobile device, the method comprising:
 monitoring, using the Internet-of-things device, a device-to-device communication channel to detect a first presence code, wherein the first presence code indicates proximal presence of a first mobile device to the Internet-of-things device without identifying a user of the first mobile device and without identifying the first mobile device;   providing, from the Internet-of-things device to an Internet-of-things server, the first presence code;   receiving, at the Internet-of-things device from the Internet-of-things server, first adaptation data used to modify behavior of the Internet-of-things device based on the proximal presence of first mobile device, wherein the first adaptation data is determined by the Internet-of-things server based on a first profile for a user of the first mobile device; and   adapting the behavior of the Internet-of-things device using the first adaptation data.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the first profile is received by the Internet-of-things server from a first network device based on the first presence code, the first network device managing user profiles for users associated with a first network. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the first presence code is provided from the Internet-of-things server to the first network device. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the first profile includes data concerning the user of the first mobile device without identifying the user of the first mobile device. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the data concerning the user of the first mobile device indicates at least one of an interest or a preference of the user of the first mobile device. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising receiving the first adaptation data at the Internet-of-things device to use in determining output data that correlates to the at least one of the interest or the preference of the user of the first mobile device. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the first presence code is a proximity-related services code allocated by a proximity-related services function within a 3rd Generation Partnership Project network. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 5 , further comprising:
 monitoring, using the Internet-of-things device, the device-to-device communication channel to detect a second presence code, the second presence code indicating proximal presence of a second mobile device to the Internet-of-things device without identifying a user of the second mobile device and without identifying the second mobile device; and   providing, to the Internet-of-things server, the second presence code from the Internet-of-things device.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising providing, from the Internet-of-things device to the Internet-of-things server, an indication that the first and second mobile devices have simultaneous proximal presence to the Internet-of-things device, wherein the first adaptation data is used to modify the behavior of the Internet-of-things device based on the proximal presence of both the first and second mobile devices. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 monitoring, using the Internet-of-things device, the device-to-device communication channel to determine that the first mobile device no longer has proximal presence to the Internet-of-things device;   providing, from the Internet-of-things device to the Internet-of-things server, an indication that the first mobile device no longer has proximal presence to the Internet-of-things device;   receiving, at the Internet-of-things device from the Internet-of-things server, second adaptation data used to modify the behavior of the Internet-of-things device based on the proximal presence of second mobile device but not the proximal presence of the first mobile device, wherein the second adaptation data is determined by the Internet-of-things server based on a second profile for a user of the second mobile device; and   adapting the behavior of the Internet-of-things device using the second adaptation data.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the first adaptation data is used to modify output data displayed by the Internet-of-things device based on the proximal presence of the first mobile device. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the first adaptation data comprises the first profile or data derived from the first profile. 
     
     
         17 . A method for modifying behavior of an Internet-of-things device based on proximal presence of a mobile device, the method comprising:
 receiving a first presence code at a user profile device from an Internet-of-things server, the first presence code indicating proximal presence of a first mobile device to an Internet-of-things device without identifying a user of the first mobile device and without identifying the first mobile device, wherein the first presence code is detected by the Internet-of-things device by monitoring a device-to-device communication channel;   providing the first presence code from the user profile device to a network element of a first network;   receiving an identifier at the user profile device from the network element;   determining, using the user profile device, a first user profile corresponding to the identifier, wherein the first user profile includes data concerning the user of the first mobile device without identifying the user of the first mobile device; and   providing the first user profile from the user profile device to the Internet-of-things server.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the first user profile is used by the Internet-of-things server to determine first adaptation data for modifying behavior of the Internet-of-things device based on the proximal presence of the first mobile device. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising receiving a second presence code at the user profile device from the Internet-of-things server, the second presence code indicating proximal presence of a second mobile device to the Internet-of-things device without identifying a user of the second mobile device and without identifying the second mobile device, wherein the second presence code is detected by the Internet-of-things device by monitoring the device-to-device communication channel. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , further comprising:
 providing the second presence code from the user profile device to a user profile device of a second network;   receiving, at the user profile device from the user profile device of the second network, a second user profile that includes data concerning the user of the second mobile device without identifying the user of the second mobile device; and   providing the second user profile from the user profile device to the Internet-of-things server.