Configurable mobile device for authenticated communication, voice recognition, and touch sensitive input

• US 10,469,644 B1
• Filed: 06/28/2004
• Issued: 11/05/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Smart Mobile Technologies LLC
• Original Assignee: Smart Mobile, Inc.
• Inventors: Rao, Raman Kaliputnam, Rao, Sunil Kaliputnam, Rao, Sanjay Kaliputnam
• Primary Examiner(s): Jain, Ankur
• Application Number:
  US10/878,666
• Time in Patent Office: 5,608 Days
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Abstract

Processing of the authentication data includes use of information of the comparing to determine a match condition of the authentication data. Authentication data may be one or more of a user profile, voice data, audio data, video data, photographic data, handwriting data, fingerprint data, retinal scan data, and location information. The software for recognizing a finger print could reside on a network server or on the hand held device. The present invention also allows for the person to speak to a cell phone/hand held device and access remote macros. For example, by stating “open garage”. This command could connect to a network server which would then authenticate the voice. Since voice recognition could be burdensome, this operation could be performed on a networked server or on the hand held device. Once the voice has been recognized through voice recognition software, the command will be performed.

Claims

1. A mobile device comprising:

a processor, a touch sensitive display, a keyboard, a memory and one or more software programs stored in the memory of the mobile device,

wherein text is presented on the touch sensitive display;

wherein a software for recognizing a fingerprint resides on the mobile device;

wherein a microphone of the mobile device is enabled to accept a voice input and send a clip of the voice input to a server;

wherein the server is enabled to perform voice recognition on the clip to generate a text;

wherein the server is enabled to send the text to the mobile device;

wherein the mobile device is configured to acquire sound from the microphone, and

wherein the mobile device is configured with a plurality of keyboard configurations;

wherein a user is enabled to reassign a key to represent a function; and

wherein the mobile device is enabled with voice recognition.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is configured to receive authentication data, and wherein the device determines a match of the authentication data based on a comparison of the authentication data.

3. The device of claim 2, wherein the authentication data is audio data, wherein the processor is configured to process the audio data by transferring the audio data to one or more of a plurality of mobile devices and comparing the audio data to audio data samples stored in the memory device of one or more of the plurality of mobile devices, wherein the processor is configured to process the audio data by using information of the comparing to determine a match condition of the audio data.

4. The device of claim 3, wherein the audio data includes one or more of voice data of a person and sound data received at a mobile device.

5. The device of claim 4, wherein the processor is configured to convert the audio data to a text format.

6. The device of claim 2, wherein the authentication data is handwriting data, wherein the processor is configured to process the handwriting data by transferring the handwriting data to one or more of a plurality of mobile devices and comparing the handwriting data to handwriting data samples stored in the memory device of one or more of the plurality of mobile devices, wherein the processor is configured to process the handwriting data by using information of the comparing to determine a match condition of the handwriting data to a person.

7. The device of claim 2, wherein the processor of a first mobile device is configured to process the authentication data by comparing the authentication data to data samples stored in the memory device of a first mobile device.

8. The device of claim 2, wherein the processor of a first mobile device is configured to process the authentication data by transferring the authentication data to a second mobile device, wherein the processor of the second mobile device performs the comparing of the authentication data to data samples stored in the memory device of the second mobile device.

9. The device of claim 8, wherein the processor of the first mobile device determines the match condition using information of the comparing.

10. The device of claim 8, wherein the processor of the second mobile device determines the match condition using information of the comparing.

11. The device of claim 2, wherein the processor controls communication between a plurality of mobile devices according to the match condition.

12. The device of claim 2, wherein the processor controls access by a person to a host mobile device of a plurality of mobile devices according to the match condition.

13. The device of claim 2, wherein the processor controls access to services of a network via a mobile device according to the match condition.

14. The device of claim 2, wherein the processor controls access to a vehicle via a mobile device according to the match condition.

15. The device of claim 2, wherein the processor controls a transaction via a mobile device according to the match condition.

16. The device of claim 15, wherein the transaction is a travel transaction, wherein the travel transaction includes one or more of traveler authentication, issuance of tickets, authorization of travel documents, authorization of travel permissions, passenger screening, baggage screening, pre-boarding procedures, post boarding procedures, immigration clearance procedures, and customs clearance procedures.

17. The device of claim 2, wherein the authentication data includes data selected from a group consisting of audio, handwriting, user profiles, passwords, finger prints, retinal scans, photos, images, and video.

18. The device of claim 2, wherein the processor is configured to process the authentication data by digitizing the authentication data.

19. The device of claim 2, wherein the processor is configured to process the authentication data by storing the authentication data in a database of one or more of a plurality of mobile devices.

20. The device of claim 19, wherein the database includes the data samples, wherein the data samples include data samples of the person and data of at least one location of the mobile device.

21. The device of claim 2, wherein comparing the authentication data includes comparing the authentication data to data stored in the memory of the mobile device.

22. The device of claim 2, wherein comparing the authentication data includes comparing the authentication data to data stored in the memory of a second mobile device.

23. The device of claim 2, wherein the match condition includes one of a positive match, a conditional match, and a negative match.

24. The device of claim 1, wherein the device includes a microphone.

25. The device of claim 1, wherein the mobile device includes one or more of a keyboard, a touch screen display, a display, an audio receiver, a camera, and a scanner.

26. The device of claim 1, wherein the device receives information from a server that is part of one or more of a wired network and a wireless network.

27. The device of claim 1, wherein the mobile device includes one or more of servers, portable computers (PCs), multifunction communication devices, cellular telephones, and personal digital assistants (PDAs).

28. The device of claim 1, wherein the processor dynamically configures the keyboard as an input device and output device and the touch sensitive display as an input device and output device.

29. The device of claim 1, wherein the keyboard is for input and output and the touch sensitive display is for input and output.

30. The device of claim 1 wherein the icon dynamically updated with a different additional or modified icon in response to context information, wherein the context information includes one or more of location of the mobile device and information received from a server.

31. The device of claim 1 wherein the mobile device is configured to receive an information message from a server and wherein the keyboard on the mobile device is updated with a different, additional or modified keyboard based on the information message from the server.

32. The device of claim 1 wherein one or more windows are displayed on the mobile device wherein a keyboard or icon is displayed in a window on the mobile device in response to an information message received from a server.

33. The device of claim 1 wherein the keyboard is dynamically updated with a different, additional or modified keyboard in response to context information, wherein the context information includes one or more of location of the mobile device, recent configurations of the keyboard, and information received from a server.

34. The device of claim 1 wherein the mobile device supports keyboards in one or more languages.

35. The device of claim 1 wherein the keyboard can be a full function, partial function or touch screen keyboard.

36. The device of claim 1 wherein the mobile device is configured to receive a voice input from the user.

37. The device of claim 1 wherein the software program is configured to be executed by the processor on the mobile device, wherein the software program is executed upon contact with an icon on the touch sensitive display.

38. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is configured to receive authentication data, wherein the processor of a first mobile device is configured to process the authentication data by transferring the authentication data to an electronic device, wherein the processor of the electronic device performs the comparison of the authentication data to data samples stored in the memory of the electronic device.

39. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is configured to receive authentication data, wherein the processor of a first mobile device is configured to process the authentication data by transferring the authentication data to one or more servers, wherein the processor of one or more servers performs the comparison of the authentication data to data stored in memory accessible by one or more servers.

40. The device of claim 1, wherein the device determines a verification condition of the authentication data based on a comparison of the authentication data to stored data samples stored in the memory of the mobile device.

41. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the mobile device is enabled to provide context-aware keypad changes based upon devices present in the local environment and the location of the mobile device.

42. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the mobile device is enabled to perform voice recognition locally and to convert voice to text using the server with voice;

wherein the server is enabled to store configurations associated with the mobile device; and

wherein the server performs voice to text translation on the mobile device.