Method and system for recalling details regarding past events
First Claim
1. A wireless communications device for retrieving information related to past events, comprising:
- an encounter management module configured to receive identifying information from encountered remote devices;
a proximity log database configured to store the identifying information received by the encounter management module;
a personal information management application configured to provide one or more parameters for a query that is related to a past event; and
a recall module configured to search said proximity log database according to the query, and to receive a result from said proximity log database as a response to the query, wherein the result identifies information associated with a past remote device encounter.
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Abstract
Techniques for recalling details regarding past events include identifying information from encountered remote devices, and storing the received identifying information in a proximity log database. An entry (e.g., a phonebook or calendar entry) stored by a personal information management application is accessed, and a query is generated from parameters provided by a personal information management application. Based on this query, the method searches the proximity log database; and receives a result from the proximity log database as a response to the query. The result identifies a past remote device encounter. Heuristics may be employed to infer data from the result.
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24 Claims
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1. A wireless communications device for retrieving information related to past events, comprising:
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an encounter management module configured to receive identifying information from encountered remote devices;
a proximity log database configured to store the identifying information received by the encounter management module;
a personal information management application configured to provide one or more parameters for a query that is related to a past event; and
a recall module configured to search said proximity log database according to the query, and to receive a result from said proximity log database as a response to the query, wherein the result identifies information associated with a past remote device encounter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of retrieving information related to past events from a wireless communications device, comprising:
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receiving identifying information from encountered remote devices;
storing the received identifying information in a proximity log database;
accessing an entry stored by a personal information management application;
generating a query that is related to a past event from one or more query parameters provided by the personal information management application;
searching the proximity log database according to the query; and
obtaining a result from the proximity log database as a response to the query, wherein the result identifies information associated with a past remote device encounter. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A computer program product comprising a computer useable medium having computer program logic recorded thereon for enabling a processor in a wireless communications device to retrieve information related to past events, the computer program logic comprising:
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program code for enabling the processor to receive identifying information from encountered remote devices;
program code for enabling the processor to store the received identifying information in a proximity log database;
program code for enabling the processor to access an entry stored by a personal information management application;
program code for enabling the processor to generate a query that is related to a past event from one or more query parameters provided by a personal information management application;
program code for enabling the processor to search the proximity log database according to the query; and
program code for enabling the processor to receive a result from the proximity log database as a response to the query, wherein the result identifies a past remote device encounter.
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