Multi-modal method for browsing graphical information displayed on mobile devices
First Claim
1. A method of browsing a data service with a wireless mobile device having a display capable of displaying images, the method comprising the steps of:
- displaying an image on said display;
superimposing said image over a grid of selectable cells;
associating each of the cells with a specific action;
selecting said cell in response to performing the specific action, wherein the specific action comprises one of pressing an appropriate key on a keypad of the mobile device to select a particular cell and speaking a vocal identifier into the mobile device to select a particular cell; and
retrieving information for display associated with the selected cell.
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Abstract
A method of browsing interactive data services with a wireless mobile device using a multi-modal technique for selecting components of an image. The method of browsing is particularly useful with mobile devices operation in accordance with Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) but is not limited thereto. A first mode of selection includes overlaying an image over a grid of cells on the display of the mobile device such as a mobile phone (FIG. 2). The cells are matched to a corresponding key on the keypad of the mobile phone. The user selects the cell containing the portion of the image of interest for further browsing by pressing the appropriate key. The cell contains a pointer to, e.g. a universal resource locator (URL) on the Internet, related information for retrieval and display on the phone. A second mode of selection includes using vocal identifiers matched to specific cells on a voice recognition capable phone or network. When the user speaks a recognized identifier, it is matched to the appropriated cell which is then selected to display the desired information.
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15 Claims
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1. A method of browsing a data service with a wireless mobile device having a display capable of displaying images, the method comprising the steps of:
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displaying an image on said display;
superimposing said image over a grid of selectable cells;
associating each of the cells with a specific action;
selecting said cell in response to performing the specific action, wherein the specific action comprises one of pressing an appropriate key on a keypad of the mobile device to select a particular cell and speaking a vocal identifier into the mobile device to select a particular cell; and
retrieving information for display associated with the selected cell. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7)
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5. A method according to claim I wherein said information associated with the selected cell is retrieved by following a previously stored virtual link.
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8. A wireless mobile device for browsing data content as part of a data service, the wireless mobile device comprising:
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a micro-browser for browsing and retrieving data content of the data service; and
a display for displaying an image retrieved by the micro-browser; and
the wireless mobile device being configured to select a portion of an image displayed by any one of pressing a key associated with said portion and speaking a vocal identifier associated with said portion; and
the micro-browser being configured to retrieve data content relating to the selected portion of the image for presentation on said display. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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