Data retrieval method and apparatus
First Claim
1. A method to create within a computer system, an association between the appearance of a token and one or more stored files, comprising the steps of:
- measuring said appearance of said token;
creating a token identity from the obtained measurement;
storing said electronic identity in an identity store; and
associating said one or more stored files with said token identity.
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Abstract
A method to create within a computer system, an association between the appearance of a token and one or more stored files for the purpose of retrieving and presenting said one or more stored files, comprising the steps of: measuring said appearance of said token; creating a token identity from the obtained measurement; storing said token identity in an identity store; associating within said computer system, said stored file with said token identity; subsequently measuring said appearance of said token; creating a subsequent identity for said token using subsequent measurement data obtained from said subsequent measurement; searching in said identity store for a match with said subsequent identity; upon the location of a match, retrieving said one or more stored files; and presenting said retrieved file to a user.
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16 Claims
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1. A method to create within a computer system, an association between the appearance of a token and one or more stored files, comprising the steps of:
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measuring said appearance of said token;
creating a token identity from the obtained measurement;
storing said electronic identity in an identity store; and
associating said one or more stored files with said token identity. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8)
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2. A method to create within a computer system, an association between the appearance a token and information of the location of one or more files, comprising the steps of:
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measuring said appearance of said token;
creating a token identity from the obtained measurement; and
storing said electronic identity in an identity store; and
associating said token identity with said information of the location of one or more files.
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3. A method to retrieve one or more stored files within a computer system, by use of a stored token identity created from measuring the appearance of a token, where said token identity is associated with said one or more stored files, comprising the steps of:
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creating a subsequent identity for said token by measuring said appearance again;
searching for a match for said subsequent identity with said token identity; and
upon the location of a match, retrieving said one or more stored files which are associated with said stored token identity.
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4. A method to create within a computer system, an association between the appearance of a token and one or more stored files for the purpose of retrieving and presenting said one or more stored files, comprising the steps of:
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measuring said appearance of said token;
creating a token identity from the obtained measurement;
storing said token identity in an identity store;
associating within said computer system, said stored file with said token identity;
subsequently measuring said appearance of said token;
creating a subsequent identity for said token using subsequent measurement data obtained from said subsequent measurement;
searching in said identity store for a match with said subsequent identity;
upon the location of a match, retrieving said one or more stored files; and
presenting said retrieved file to a user.
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9. Apparatus to create within a computer system, an association between the appearance a token and one or more stored files, comprising:
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measuring means by which said appearance of said token can be measured;
processing means to create a token identity from measurement;
data obtained by said measuring means;
an identity store to store said token identity;
a file store to store said one or more files; and
means to associate said token identity and said files. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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10. Apparatus to create within a computer system, an association between the appearance a token and information of the location of one or more files, comprising:
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measuring means by which the appearance of said token is measured;
processing means to create a token identity from measurement data obtained by said measuring means;
an identity store to store said token identity;
a location information store to store said file location information; and
means to associate said token identity and said file location information.
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11. Apparatus to retrieve within a computer system, one or more stored files by use of a token identity created from measuring the appearance of a token, where said token identity is associated with said one or more stored files, comprising:
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measuring means by which said appearance of said token is measured;
means to create a subsequent identity for said token from measurement data obtained from said measuring means;
means to search for a match for said subsequent identity with said token identity; and
means to retrieve said one or more stored files, based on the identification of a match or a partial match between said subsequent identity and said token identity.
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12. Apparatus to create within a computer system, an association between a token and a stored file for the purpose of retrieving and presenting said stored file, comprising:
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measuring means by which the appearance of said token is measured on the first and subsequent occasions;
processing means to create a token identity and a subsequent identity from measurement data obtained from said measuring means;
an identity store to store said token identity;
a file store to store said files;
means to associate said token identity and said files;
searching means to find a match with said subsequent identity in said identity store;
means to retrieve files associated with said token identity, based on the identification of a match or a partial match between said subsequent identity and said token identity; and
presentation means by which said retrieved files are presented to a user
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