Method and System for Facilitating Tasks Using Images and Selections from Object Class and Task Menus

• US 20080247612A1
• Filed: 06/19/2008
• Published: 10/09/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Rakuten Group, Inc.
• Original Assignee: William Reber LLC
• Inventors: Reber, William L.
• Granted Patent: US 7,933,811 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/118
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/005 characterised by the type of game, e.g. ball games, fighting games
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/80 Special adaptations for executing a specific game genre or game mode
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/6607 for animating game characters, e.g. skeleton kinematics
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/02 Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0222 During e-commerce, i.e. online transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0631 Item recommendations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0643 Graphical representation of items or shoppers
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 13/80 2D [Two Dimensional] animation, e.g. using sprites
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 15/405 using Z-buffer
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 15/503 Blending, e.g. for anti-aliasing

Abstract

An image of at least one object (14) is captured. An object class selection is received from a menu (70) of a plurality of object classes. At least one task menu, specific to the object class selection is provided. A task selection is received from the at least one task menu. A task associated with the at least one object (14) is facilitated based on the image and the task selection.

Claims

1-32. -32. (canceled)

33. A method for use with a wireless communication device capable of accessing a computer network, the method comprising:

receiving an image of a person captured with the wireless communication device;

receiving a selection of a task from a task menu, wherein the task includes contacting the person; and

facilitating the task via communication with the computer network and based on a recognition of the person in the image, wherein facilitating the task includes determining contact information for the person.

34. The method of claim 33 further comprising:

receiving a name associated with the person;

wherein facilitating the task is further based on the name.

35. The method of claim 34 wherein receiving the name includes receiving a user-spoken name.

36. The method of claim 33 wherein the task includes sending physical mail to the person.

37. The method of claim 33 wherein facilitating the task includes sending email to the person.

38. The method of claim 33 wherein facilitating the task includes placing a call to the person.

39. The method of claim 33 wherein facilitating the task includes placing a video call to the person.

40. A method for use with a wireless communication device capable of accessing a computer network, the method comprising:

receiving an image of a person captured with the wireless communication device;

receiving a selection of a task from a task menu, wherein the task includes arranging an event with the person; and

facilitating the task via communication with the computer network and based on a recognition of the person in the image, wherein facilitating the task includes determining contact information for the person.

41. The method of claim 40 further comprising:

receiving a name associated with the person;

wherein facilitating the task is further based on the name.

42. The method of claim 41 wherein receiving the name includes receiving a user-spoken name.

43. The method of claim 40 wherein the task includes arranging a meal with the person.

44. The method of claim 40 wherein the task includes arranging a date with the person.

45. The method of claim 40 wherein the task includes arranging a meeting with the person.

46. The method of claim 40 wherein the event includes seeing a movie with the person.

47. The method of claim 40 wherein facilitating the task includes sending email to the person.

48. The method of claim 40 wherein facilitating the task includes placing a call to the person.

49. The method of claim 40 wherein facilitating the task includes placing a video call to the person.

50. A method for use with a wireless communication device capable of accessing a computer network, the method comprising:

receiving an image of a person captured with the wireless communication device;

receiving a name associated with the person;

receiving a selection of a task from a task menu, wherein the task is associated with the person; and

facilitating the task via communication with the computer network and based on a recognition of the person in the image and further based on the name, wherein facilitating the task includes determining contact information for the person.

51. The method of claim 50 wherein facilitating the task includes sending a communication to the person.

52. The method of claim 50 wherein facilitating the task includes determining contact information for the person.

53. The method of claim 50 wherein the task includes arranging an event with the person.