A system and method in which a device will search for and work collaboratively with an expert to respond to a request that the device is unable to respond to on its own. The expert may be one or more of, or a combination of, a human, a virtual persona, a robot or another device.
Please help me write a proper abstract based on the patent claims. CLAIM: 1. A system configured to allow experts to collaboratively respond to a request comprising: one or more experts connected to a network; a first device comprising a processor, memory storage, executable code, and a network connection, wherein the first device is connected to the network and the first device has one or more system features that are controllable by at least one of the experts; wherein the first device is configured to determine if it has the ability to respond to the request, search for a specific expert that is among the at least one experts that has the ability to respond to the request using one or more of the devices system features, and to temporarily provide access to the system features to the specific expert; wherein the first device is further configured to determine if the request was appropriately responded to once control has returned to the device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the first device is further configured to monitor the activity of the specific expert during the temporary access to the system features and to interceded if necessary. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein the search for a specific expert involves determining if the there is an adequate interface available to control the system features required to respond to the request. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the specific expert is a human. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the specific expert is a second device or a machine. 6. The system of claim 5, wherein the second device or the machine is combined with a human. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the specific expert is a virtual persona. 8. The system of claim 7, wherein the virtual persona is combined with a human. 9. The system of claim 1 further comprising a graphical display in which connections between the device and the one or more experts can be visualized. 10. The system of claim 9 where in the graphical display is configured to display a user as a whole and a virtual presence of the user as a part of the whole. 11. A collaborative method comprising: a device determining if it has the ability to respond to a request, wherein the device comprises a processor, memory storage, executable code, and a network connection; the device searching on a network for a expert with the ability to respond to the request; the device providing temporary control the expert in order to solve the problem; the device determining that the request has been appropriately responded to once control has returned to the device. 12. The method of claim 11 wherein the device performs monitoring the activity performed by the expert during the temporary access and interceding if necessary. 13. The method of claim 11 wherein the searching involves determining if the there is an adequate interface available for the expert to control the device. 14. The method of claim 11, wherein the expert is a human. 15. The method of claim 11, wherein the expert is a robot. 16. The method of claim 15, wherein the robot is combined with a human. 17. The method of claim 11, wherein the expert is a virtual persona. 18. The method of claim 17, wherein the virtual persona is combined with a human. 19. The method of claim 11 further comprising displaying graphically the interconnections connections between the device and the one or more experts. 20. The method of claim 19 where in the displaying graphically comprises displaying a user as a whole and a virtual presence of the user as a part of the whole.