Portable Communication Device and Method of Use
First Claim
1. A method of using a handheld wireless communication device configured to communicate via a mobile telephone network and comprising a memory and an image input device, the method comprising:
- receiving one or more images at the image input device;
wherein the one or more images include information corresponding to an article of commerce;
storing the one or more images in the memory;
after said storing, receiving a user input;
in response to receiving the user input, wirelessly transmitting the one or more images, as at least part of a request, through the mobile telephone network to a remote computer with the handheld wireless communication device;
receiving a response to the request at the handheld wireless communication device;
presenting the response to the user with the handheld wireless communication device;
wherein the remote computer is configured to perform at least one of;
process a sale of the article of commerce, andprocess a request for information related to the article of commerce.
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Abstract
A portable communication device and method of use is provided. In one embodiment, the method of using a handheld mobile telephone includes capturing a plurality of images via an image input device; storing the plurality of images in a memory, receiving a first speech input, identifying command information in said first speech input; retrieving information from memory based, at least in part, on the command information. The method may further include generating a request related to an article of commerce that includes, at least in part, the information retrieved from memory, determining a destination for transmitting the request, and wirelessly transmitting said request through a mobile telephone network to the destination.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of using a handheld wireless communication device configured to communicate via a mobile telephone network and comprising a memory and an image input device, the method comprising:
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receiving one or more images at the image input device; wherein the one or more images include information corresponding to an article of commerce; storing the one or more images in the memory; after said storing, receiving a user input; in response to receiving the user input, wirelessly transmitting the one or more images, as at least part of a request, through the mobile telephone network to a remote computer with the handheld wireless communication device; receiving a response to the request at the handheld wireless communication device; presenting the response to the user with the handheld wireless communication device; wherein the remote computer is configured to perform at least one of; process a sale of the article of commerce, and process a request for information related to the article of commerce. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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11. A method of using a handheld wireless communication device configured to communicate via a mobile telephone network and comprising a memory and an image input device, the method comprising:
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receiving one or more images at the image input device; wherein the one or more images include information corresponding to an article of commerce; storing the one or more images in the memory; after said storing, receiving a user input; in response to receiving the user input, wirelessly transmitting the one or more images, as at least part of a request for information related to the article of commerce, through the mobile telephone network to a remote computer with the handheld wireless communication device; with the remote computer, receiving the request including the one or more images; based on information contained in the one or more images, retrieving data that comprises at least a portion of a web page; transmitting a response, that includes at least part of the retrieved data, to the mobile telephone via a data path that includes the mobile telephone network; receiving the response at the handheld wireless communication device; and presenting the response to the user with the handheld wireless communication device. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A method, implemented at least in part with a computer system, of providing information to a user of a mobile telephone, comprising:
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receiving a communication from the mobile telephone that traverses a mobile telephone network; wherein the communication includes an image comprising information corresponding to an article of commerce, wherein the image comprises text content; converting at least part of the text content of the image to text; based on the text, retrieving data supplied by a server connected to the internet; and transmitting at least part of retrieved data to the mobile telephone via a data path that includes the mobile telephone network for presentation to the user. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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