Virtual experience of a mobile device

• US 20020073025A1
• Filed: 12/08/2000
• Published: 06/13/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Electronics Inc. (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Electronics Inc. (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Tanner, Robert G., Ludtke, Harold Aaron
• Application Number:
  US09/733,844
• Publication Number:
  US 20020073025A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/39
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/453 Help systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/10 specially adapted for electronic funds transfer [EFT] systems; specially adapted for home banking systems
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/0053 Computers, e.g. programming

Abstract

A system and method for a virtual tutorial system are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes a processor, a memory adapted to communicate with the processor, a display adapted to communicate with the processor, and a virtual electronic device shown on the display by the processor to emulate operation the electronic device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

showing a first virtual electronic device on a display to illustrate a first electronic device;

navigating through features of the electronic device using the first virtual electronic device.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising showing a second virtual electronic device to emulate an exchange of information between the first electronic device and a second electronic device.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising showing a virtual eCommerce system to emulate an exchange of information between the first electronic device and an eCommerce system.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising showing a device map listing features of the first electronic device.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising showing a magnified view of the first virtual electronic device to provide a detailed illustration of a feature of the first electronic device.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising showing an interactive simulation to instruct a user how to use a feature of the first electronic device.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising showing an animated sequence to instruct a user how to use a feature of the first electronic device.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising showing a video to instruct a user how to use a feature of the first electronic device.

9. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed by a processor, perform a method for instructing a user how to operate a first electronic device comprising:

showing a first virtual electronic device on a display to illustrate the first electronic device;

navigating through features of the electronic device using the first virtual electronic device.

10. The computer-readable medium of claim 9 wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform a method further comprising showing a second virtual electronic device to emulate an exchange of information between the first electronic device and a second electronic device.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 9 wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform a method further comprising showing a virtual eCommerce system to emulate an exchange of information between the first electronic device and an eCommerce system.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 9 wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform a method further comprising showing a device map listing features of the first electronic device.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 9 wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform a method further comprising showing a magnified view of the first virtual electronic device to provide a detailed illustration of a feature of the first electronic device.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 9 wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform a method further comprising showing an interactive simulation to instruct a user how to use a feature of the first electronic device.

15. The computer-readable medium of claim 9 wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform a method further comprising showing an animated sequence to instruct a user how to use a feature of the first electronic device.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 9 wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform a method further comprising showing a video to instruct a user how to use a feature of the first electronic device.

18. The system of claim 17 wherein the first virtual electronic device is a virtual handheld device.

19. The system of claim 18 wherein the virtual handheld device is a virtual digital wallet.

20. The system of claim 17 wherein the first virtual electronic device comprises:

a virtual display; and

a virtual peripheral port.

21. The system of claim 20 wherein the first virtual electronic device further comprises a virtual biometric access device.

22. The system of claim 20 wherein the first virtual electronic device further comprises a virtual memory.

23. The system of claim 20 wherein the first virtual electronic device further comprises virtual input devices.

24. The system of claim 17 further comprising a second virtual electronic device shown on the display by the processor to emulate operation of a second electronic device.

25. The system of claim 24 wherein the first virtual electronic device and the second virtual electronic device are shown simultaneously on the display to emulate an exchange of information between the first electronic device and the second electronic device.

26. The system of claim 17 further comprising a virtual electronic system shown on the display to emulate the operation of an electronic system.

27. The system of claim 26 wherein the virtual electronic system is a virtual eCommerce system.

28. The system of claim 26 wherein the first virtual electronic device and the virtual electronic system are shown simultaneously on the display to emulate an exchange of information between the first electronic device and the electronic system.

29. The system of claim 17 further comprising a graphical user interface.

30. The system of claim 17 further comprising a device map corresponding to features of the first electronic device.

31. The system of claim 17 further comprising a magnified view of the first virtual electronic device shown on the display to provide a detailed illustration of a feature of the first electronic device.

32. The system of claim 17 further comprising an interactive simulation shown on the display to instruct a user how to perform a function of the first electronic device.

33. The system of claim 17 further comprising an animated sequence shown on the display to instruct a user how to perform a function of the first electronic device.

34. The system of claim 17 further comprising a video shown on the display to instruct a user how to perform a function of the first electronic device.

35. The system of claim 17 further comprising the first electronic device.

36. The system of claim 35 wherein the first electronic device is adapted to communicate with the processor.

37. The system of claim 36 wherein the processor determines features that can be performed by the first electronic device.

17. A system comprising:

a processor;

a display to communicate with the processor; and

a first virtual electronic device shown on the display by the processor to emulate operation of a first electronic device.

38. A computerized tutorial comprising:

means for presenting a virtual electronic device on a display

means for navigating through features of the electronic device by using the virtual electronic device.