Social web of objects

摘要

According to exemplary embodiments, networked object management software, devices, systems and methods are described which use social mapping principles to streamline interactions between users and their networked objects, as well as between the networked objects themselves. Friendship relationships are established, by a network management system, between a plurality of the networked objects, each of the plurality of networked objects being associated with a use. When the network management system receives a task request, it can then assign the requested task to one of the plurality of networked objects which has a capability to perform the requested task and which also has an established friendship relationship with the user.

主权项

1. A method for managing networked objects comprising:
establishing, by a network management system, friendship relationships between a plurality of said networked objects, each of said plurality of networked objects being associated with a user; receiving, at said network management system, a task request; and assigning, by said network management system, said requested task to one of said plurality of networked objects which has a capability to perform said requested task and which has an established friendship relationship with said user, wherein said step of assigning is performed automatically by said network management system without interaction of user, wherein when said plurality of networked objects, associated with said user, does not include a networked object capable of performing said requested task, transmitting, by said network management system, said task request to another network associated with a different user and having a networked object which has a friend relationship with said network management system and which has said capability to perform said requested task, wherein said networked objects are devices.