Device with multiple cue modules

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9258667-B2
Application number	US-201313921392-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 19, 2013
Priority date	Sep 28, 2009
Publication date	Feb 9, 2016
Grant date	Feb 9, 2016

Abstract

A device includes a primary cue module, a secondary cue module, a processing module, and a wireless transceiver. The primary cue module obtains primary data regarding an object of interest and the secondary cue module obtains secondary data regarding the object of interest. The processing module is operably coupled to: convert the primary data and the secondary data into an outbound message; convert the outbound message into an outbound symbol stream; and convert an inbound symbol stream into an inbound message, wherein the inbound message includes information regarding the object of interest. The wireless transceiver is operably coupled to: convert the outbound symbol stream into an outbound wireless signal; and convert an inbound wireless signal into the inbound symbol stream.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A mobile communications device comprising:
a processor operably coupled to a plurality of cue generators to collect a plurality of cues about an object of interest external to the mobile communications device, the processor determining one or more remote searchable databases to search based on the collected plurality of cues about the object of interest;
a wireless transmitter operably coupled to the processor to transmit an outbound wireless message including the collected plurality of cues and a request for additional information about the object of interest from the one or more remote searchable databases, the collected plurality of cues narrowing a search of the one or more remote searchable databases;
a wireless receiver operably coupled to the processor to receive an inbound wireless message containing one or more parts of the requested additional information; and
a display to present the received one or more parts of the requested additional information.

2. The mobile communications device of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of cues comprises an image of the object of interest, the image created by the mobile communications device.

3. The mobile communications device of claim 2 , wherein at least one of the plurality of cues comprises additional cues about the image created by the mobile communications device.

4. The mobile communications device of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of cues comprises an image of an object neighboring the object of interest, the image created by the mobile communications device.

5. The mobile communications device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of cues are automatically selected by the processor.

6. The mobile communications device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of cues comprise additional cues requested by the inbound wireless message.

7. The mobile communications device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of cue generators comprise:
a primary cue generator including at least one of:
one or more digital image cue generators;
one or more sound cue generators;
a radio receiver;
one or more location cue generators; and
a text input generator, and

a secondary cue generator, different from the primary cue generator, including at least one of:
one or more digital image cue generators;
one or more sound cue generators;
one or more location cue generators;
a text input generator;
one or more weather cue generators;
one or more altitude cue generators;
one or more accelerometers;
one or more frequency spectrum scanning generators;
a compass application; and
a calendar application.

8. The mobile communications device of claim 1 , wherein the object of interest comprises at least one of: a person, a building, a landmark, a thing, a mammal, an insect, a reptile, a fish, a song, a plant, and a sound source.

9. A method performed by a mobile communications device, the method comprising:
collecting a plurality of cues about an object of interest, the object of interest external to the mobile communications device, the mobile communications device determining one or more remote searchable databases to search;
transmitting a request for additional information about the object of interest from the one or more remote searchable databases, the request including the collected plurality of cues to narrow a search of the one or more remote searchable databases;
receiving one or more parts of the requested additional information; and
displaying the one or more parts of the requested information.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of cues are automatically selected by the mobile communications device.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of cues comprise additional cues requested by a processor
coupled to the remote searchable databases.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the step of collecting a plurality of cues about an object of interest comprises creating at least a primary cue and one or more secondary cues.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein at least one of the plurality of cues comprises an image of the object of interest, the image created by the mobile communications device.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the at least one of the plurality of cues comprises additional cues about the image created by the mobile communications device.

15. The method of claim 9 , wherein the at least one of the plurality of cues comprises an image of an object neighboring the object of interest, the image created by the mobile communications device.

16. The method of claim 9 further comprising automatically selecting the plurality of cues.

17. The method of claim 9 further comprising the collecting of plurality of cues including collection from any of:
one or more digital image cue generators;
one or more sound cue generators;
a radio receiver;
one or more location cue generators;
a text input generator;
one or more weather cue generators;
one or more altitude cue generators;
one or more accelerometers;
one or more frequency spectrum scanning generators;
a compass application; and
a calendar application.

18. An information distribution device comprising:
a wireless interface for receiving at least one wireless request message from a mobile communications device, the at least one request messages comprising at least a plurality of cues about an object of interest, external to and selected by the mobile communications device and a request for additional information about the object of interest;
a processor configured to process the at least a plurality of cues and request for additional information, the processor further configured to search operably connected memory for the additional information, retrieve a plurality of probable information records, rank the plurality of probable information records based on at least a first and a second one of the plurality of cues to produce a plurality of ranked probable information records, and convert the plurality of ranked probable information records into data within a wireless response message; and
a transmitter operably coupled to the processor to transmit the wireless response message to the mobile communications device containing one or more parts of the requested additional information.

19. The information distribution device of claim 18 , wherein the processor is further configured to, when the operably connected memory contains less than requested additional information, generate an additional wirelessly transmitted message requesting at least one additional cue.

20. The information distribution device of claim 19 , wherein the processor is further configured to, when receiving the at least one additional cue, searching the operably connected memory using the first, the second, and at least one additional cues to locate the additional information.

Assignees

• Broadcom Corp

Inventors

• Seshadri Nambirajan

Classifications

• H04M1/72572

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• H04M2250/10

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• H04W4/027

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• H04M1/72569

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04W4/00 Primary

  Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor · CPC title