At&t Intellectual Property I, LP

Michael Zadig

Donald Newton

A method, computer-readable medium and apparatus for receiving a package are disclosed. For example, the method via a processor receives an indication that the package is to be placed into a delivery box, captures an image of the delivery of the package, and sends a confirmation that the package has been placed into the delivery box.

Method and apparatus for providing secure delivery

An example context-based computing framework includes methods to configure a computer device. Some example methods include generating a request for access to computing resources available at a first location in response to determining the computer device has moved from a second location to the first location. Some example methods also include, based on context data contained in a response to the request, configuring an interface of an application of the computer device is configured to allow interaction with a subset of a set of features of a first computing resource of the computing resources. The context data is identified in the context profile and the context profile is associated with the first location. Some example methods further include interacting, via the interface of the application, with a first feature of the subset of the set of features of the first computing resource.

Context-based computing framework for obtaining computing resource context information associated with a location

Example methods disclosed herein to provision a context profile for use in context-based computing include creating, by executing an instruction with a processor, a context profile associated with a first location. The context profile contains context information identifying a computing resource available at the first location. The context information also specifies an associated set of resource interaction characteristics for interacting with the computing resource. Example disclosed methods further include enabling access to the context profile by an electronic device having a device location corresponding to the first location in response to a query containing a request for the context information received from the electronic device.

Context-based computing frameworks disclosed herein may determine a location associated with a query from a device, the query requesting context information. Such context-based computing frameworks may also obtain the context information from a context profile associated with the location, the context information identifying a computing resource associated with the location. Such context-based computing frameworks may further send the context information in response to the query, the context information to enable configuration of interaction between the device and the computing resource associated with the location.

An example method for context-based computing disclosed herein includes receiving context information provisioned for a current location from a context service in response to a query, and configuring interaction with a resource associated with the current location based on the context information received from the context service. Another example method for context-based computing disclosed herein includes determining a location associated with a query requesting context information, obtaining the context information from a context profile associated with the location, and sending the context information in response to the query, the context information to facilitate interaction with a resource associated with the location.

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