User Interface for Multimodal Information System

• US 20060218193A1
• Filed: 06/09/2006
• Published: 09/28/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tahoe Research Limited (f/k/a Learndale Limited) (Vector Capital Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Gopalakrishnan, Kumar C.
• Granted Patent: US 8,108,776 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/44 Browsing; Visualisation therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/51 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/58 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/583 using metadata automatically derived from the content

Abstract

A method and system for providing a user interface for information services related to multimodal information on a computer system is presented. A system for providing a user interface for augmenting multimodal information with information services and interacting with the information services is described.

Claims

1. A system for providing a user interface for providing an information service related to multimodal information, the user interface comprising at least one of:

a view for authenticating a user to the system;

a view for managing a preference;

a view for capturing a multimodal input;

a view for authoring an information service;

a view for managing a classification of the information service;

a view for presenting a transient information service;

a view for presenting the information service in a compact notation;

a view for presenting the information service in a comprehensive notation;

or

a view for presenting a statistic on the information service.

2. The system recited in claim 1 wherein the view for authentication to the system including a mechanism for receiving an authentication parameter.

3. The system recited in claim 1 wherein the view for managing a preference includes a mechanism for modifying the preference.

4. The system recited in claim 1 wherein the view for capturing a multimodal input comprises at least one of:

a mechanism for presenting a visual imagery;

a mechanism for presenting an augmented visual imagery;

a control for managing capture of a visual imagery;

a control for managing capture of an audio information;

a control for capturing a tactile input information;

a control for capturing a textual input information;

a mechanism for presenting a visual augmentation information;

or

a mechanism for presenting an audio augmentation information.

5. The system recited in claim 1 wherein the view for authoring an information service comprises at least one of:

a mechanism for presenting an augmented visual imagery;

a control for managing capture of a visual imagery;

a control for managing capture of an audio information;

a control for capturing a tactile input information;

a control for capturing a textual input information;

or

a control for managing composition of an information service.

6. The system recited in claim 1 wherein the view for managing a classification of an information service comprises at least one of:

a mechanism for presenting the classification of an information service;

a control for classifying an information service;

a control for refining the presentation of the classification;

a control for storing the classification;

or

a control for communicating the classification.

7. The system recited in claim 1 wherein the view for presenting a information service in a compact notation comprises at least one of:

a mechanism for presenting the information service in compact notation;

a mechanism for presenting a metadata associated with the information service;

a control for managing presentation of a visual imagery;

a control for managing presentation of an audio information;

a control for refining the presentation of the information service;

a control for storing the information service;

or

a control for communicating the information service.

8. The system recited in claim 1 wherein the view for presenting a information service in a comprehensive notation comprises at least one of:

a mechanism for presenting the information service in a comprehensive notation;

a mechanism for presenting a metadata associated with the information service;

a control for managing presentation of a visual imagery;

a control for managing presentation of an audio information;

a control for refining the presentation of the information service;

a control for demarcating regions of interest in the information service;

a control for storing the information service;

a control for communicating the information service;

or

a mechanism for navigating links to access another information service from the information service.

9. The system recited in claim 1 wherein each view further comprises at least one of:

a mechanism for indicating the system is busy processing;

a mechanism for indicating the system is busy communicating;

a mechanism for indicating the progress of execution of an operation of extended duration;

or

a mechanism for initiating a command using a menu option.

10. The system recited in claim 1 wherein the information service is configured to perform an operation, the operation comprises at least one of:

delivering an information;

adding an information;

deleting an information;

modifying an information;

classifying an information;

saving an information;

sharing an information;

communicating an information;

restricting access to an information;

or

interassociating of an information.

11. The system recited in claim 1 wherein the system is integrated into a client device.

12. A method for navigating between a first view and a second view, the first view and the second view being one of the views recited in claim 1, the method comprising at least one of:

from a user, inputting a navigation command;

or

from the system, generating a navigation command.

13. The method recited in claim 12 including presenting a transient view in between presenting the first view and the second view.

14. The method recited in claim 12 wherein the user input comprises at least one of:

a keypad input;

a joystick input;

or

an audio input.

20. A system for providing information services related to a multimodal information using the user interface recited in claim 1, and further comprising:

a client device;

a communication network; and

a system server.

15. A method for presenting an augmented multimodal information comprising:

capturing the multimodal information;

presenting the multimodal information;

presenting an intrinsically incorporated augmentation information service; and

presenting an extrinsically incorporated augmentation information service.

16. The method as recited in claim 15 further comprising:

requesting the augmentation information service; and

presenting the augmentation information service automatically.

17. The method as recited in claim 15 further comprising:

requesting an augmentation information option;

presenting the augmentation information option;

selecting the augmentation information option; and

presenting the augmentation information service.

18. The method as recited in claim 15 further comprising

marking up a region of interest in the visual imagery;

requesting the augmentation information service; and

presenting the augmentation information service.

19. The method as recited in claim 15 further comprising:

presenting the augmentation information service automatically.