Object tagging system and method

• US 20070207733A1
• Filed: 02/15/2007
• Published: 09/06/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Palm, Inc. (TCL Technology Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Kammer, David, Lemke, Steven, Wong, Yoon, Webb, Russell
• Granted Patent: US 7,937,039 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.100
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/327 Short range or proximity payments by means of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/346 Cards serving only as information carrier of service
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/28 the pass enabling tracking or indicating presence
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/37 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 19/201 Accessories of ATMs
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/1008 Active credit-cards provided with means to personalise their use, e.g. with PIN-introduction/comparison system
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface

Abstract

A method of indexing information stored on a portable electronic device. The method includes receiving an association signal by the portable electronic device the association signal providing an indication of adjacent resources, accessing a database including a table storing relationships between data stored on the portable electronic device and the association signal, and indexing the data based on the relationships accessed in the database.

Claims

1-29. -29. (canceled)

30. A method of accessing information stored on a portable electronic device, comprising:

storing on the portable electronic device a table comprising identifiers associated with other objects and data associated with each identifier;

storing on the portable electronic device personal information associated with a user of the portable electronic device;

wirelessly receiving at the portable electronic device an identifier associated with a nearby object; and

accessing the data based on the identifier and the personal information.

31. The method of claim 30, wherein the nearby object is a computing device.

32. The method of claim 31, wherein the nearby object is a portable electronic device.

33. The method of claim 30, further comprising displaying the accessed data.

34. The method of claim 30, wherein the data is accessed automatically.

35. The method of claim 30, wherein the personal information comprises a personal interest list.

36. The method of claim 30, wherein the personal information comprises personal notes.

37. The method of claim 30, wherein the personal information comprises personal location data.

38. The method of claim 30, wherein the data comprises personal information associated with a user of the nearby computing device.

39. The method of claim 38, wherein the personal information associated with the user of the nearby computing device comprises notes associated with contact information for the user of the nearby computing device.

40. The method of claim 30, wherein the portable electronic device comprises a personal digital assistant and a mobile telephone and is configured to provide internet connectivity.

41. The method of claim 40, wherein the portable electronic device comprises an expansion slot.

42. The method of claim 30, wherein the portable electronic device is a handheld computer.

43. A mobile computing device, comprising:

a processing circuit configured to process mobile telephone and personal information management functions;

a memory configured to store a plurality of identifiers associated with other objects, data associated with each identifier, and personal information associated with a user of the mobile computing device; and

a wireless transceiver configured to receive an identifier associated with a nearby object, wherein the processing circuit is configured to access the data based on the identifier and the personal information.

44. The mobile computing device of claim 43, wherein the mobile computing device is a handheld computing device.

45. The mobile computing device of claim 43, wherein the processing circuit is configured to display the accessed data.

46. The mobile computing device of claim 45, wherein the processing circuit is configured to display the accessed data automatically.

47. The mobile computing device of claim 43, wherein the data comprises personal information associated with a user of the nearby object.

48. The mobile computing device of claim 43, wherein the nearby object is a portable computing device.

49. A system for playing audio files, comprising:

a housing configured to be held in a hand;

a memory configured to store audio files;

a processor configured to play the audio files;

an expansion slot coupled to the processor;

a first wireless transceiver configured to be attached to the handheld computer via the expansion slot; and

an electronic device comprising a second wireless transceiver configured for coupling to a person'"'"'s clothing and configured to communicate with the RF transceiver when the clothing is worn.

50. The system of claim 49, wherein the clothing comprises a shoe.

51. The system of claim 49, further comprising:

a display having graphical user interface features; and

a user input device.

52. The system of claim 49, further comprising the shoe.

53. The system of claim 49, wherein the second wireless transceiver is configured to communicate an identifier to the first wireless transceiver.

54. The system of claim 49, wherein the processor is configured to collect information about the electronic device and to display the information on a display.