Methods and systems for initiating actions across communication networks using hand-written commands

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9268997-B2
Application number	US-201313958288-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 2, 2013
Priority date	Aug 2, 2013
Publication date	Feb 23, 2016
Grant date	Feb 23, 2016

Abstract

A method and system for providing hand-written command processing includes a network-connected application server receiving from a user device data storing hand-written information. The hand-written information is processed to identify one or more hand-written characters included in the data. A determination is made as to whether the identified characters include a command for initiating an action across the communication network. Upon determining that the characters include a command, the application server automatically performs the action identified by the command across the communication network. The action can include generating and sending a messaging service message or an e-mail, creating a scheduled reminder, creating and storing a checklist or note, or retrieving a previously stored checklist or note, based on information included in the hand-written characters. The user device may be a tablet-type user device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
receiving, by an application server, from a user device communicatively coupled via a communication network to the application server, data storing hand-written information obtained from a user of the user device;
identifying, by the application server, a first gap in the received data storing the hand-written information and a second gap in the received data storing the hand-written information, the second gap being subsequent to the first gap;
processing, by the application server, in response to the identifying of the second gap, a portion of the received data storing the hand-written information that is between the first gap and the second gap to identify one or more hand-written characters included in the portion of the received data that is between the first gap and the second gap;
determining, by the application server, based on the identified one or more hand-written characters, whether the identified one or more characters include a command for initiating an action across the communication network; and
responsive to determining that the identified one or more characters include the command, automatically performing, by the application server, the action identified by the command included in the one or more hand-written characters across the communication network.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the hand-written information corresponds to information written on the user device by the user wanting to send a message, create a scheduled reminder, or store a checklist or note, and
wherein the automatically performing the action comprises at least one of:
generating and sending a messaging service message or an e-mail message to at least one recipient identified by the one or more hand-written characters;
creating a scheduled reminder based on information included in the one or more hand-written characters; and
creating and storing a checklist or note based on information included in the one or more hand-written characters.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the automatically performing the action comprises:
identifying a checklist or note previously stored by the application server based on information included in the one or more hand-written characters;
retrieving the identified checklist or note from memory; and
transmitting the retrieved checklist or note from the application server to the user device for display to the user.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
responsive to determining that the identified one or more characters include a command and prior to automatically performing the action, generating and transmitting to the user device a confirmation message including the identified command,
wherein the action is automatically performed only upon determining that no corrective command is received from the user device within a predetermined time-period following the transmitting of the confirmation message.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the confirmation message includes the identified one or more hand-written characters and the command, and
wherein the confirmation message further identifies, from among a plurality of data received from the user device and storing hand-written information, the processed data from which the characters and command were identified.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the automatically performing the action identified by the command comprises causing in the application server a message to be transmitted through a mobile wireless communication network to a mobile station of a recipient identified by the hand-written characters.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user device is a tablet-type user device, and the received data stores hand-written information obtained from the user through an input interface of a display of the tablet-type user device.

8. A system comprising:
a communication network providing data communication services to a user device communicatively coupled thereto; and
an application server communicatively coupled to the communication network and configured to:
receive, from the user device via the communication network, data storing hand-written information obtained from a user of the user device;
identify a first gap in the received data storing the hand-written information and a second gap in the received data storing the hand-written information, the second gap being subsequent to the first gap;
process, in response to the identifying of the second gap, a portion of the received data storing the hand-written information that is between the first gap and the second gap to identify one or more hand-written characters included in the portion of the received data that is between the first gap and the second gap;
determine, based on the identified one or more hand-written characters, whether the identified one or more characters include a command for initiating an action across the communication network; and
responsive to determining that the identified one or more characters include the command, automatically perform the action identified by the command included in the one or more hand-written characters across the communication network.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the hand-written information corresponds to information written on the user device by the user wanting to send a message, create a scheduled reminder, or store a checklist or note, and
wherein the application server is configured to automatically perform the action by performing at least one of:
generating and sending a messaging service message or an e-mail to at least one recipient identified by the one or more hand-written characters;
creating a scheduled reminder based on information included in the one or more hand-written characters; and
creating and storing a checklist or note based on information included in the one or more hand-written characters.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the application server is configured to automatically perform the action by:
identifying a checklist or note previously stored by the application server based on information included in the one or more hand-written characters;
retrieving the identified checklist or note from memory; and
transmitting the retrieved checklist or note to the user device for display to the user.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the application server is further configured to:
responsive to determining that the identified one or more characters include a command and prior to automatically performing the action, generate and transmit to the user device a confirmation message including the identified command,
wherein the application server automatically performs the action only upon determining that no corrective command is received from the user device within a predetermined time-period following the transmitting of the confirmation message.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the confirmation message includes the identified one or more hand-written characters and the command, and
wherein the confirmation message further identifies, from among a plurality of data received from the user device and storing hand-written information, the processed data from which the characters and command were identified.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the application server is configured to automatically perform the action identified by the command by causing a message to be transmitted through a mobile wireless communication network to a mobile station of a recipient identified by the hand-written characters.

14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the user device is a tablet-type user device, and the received data stores hand-written information obta

Assignees

• Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon

Inventors

• Sheth Abhishek Sumitra
• Chin Lauren
• Butterfield John Michael
• Nelson Zachariah Eamon
• Sadhvani Rita
• Miller Robert M

Classifications

• G06Q10/109 Primary

  Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting · CPC title

• G06F3/01

  Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer (G06F3/16 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06K9/00442 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic