ENTITY IDENTIFICATION AND INFORMATION RETRIEVAL WITH A MOBILE DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method for obtaining information with a mobile device pertaining to at least one entity in a room containing a plurality of entities, said at least one entity being connected to a network, said method comprising:
- a) identifying a location of the mobile device with respect to a map of the room, said map containing identifications and locations of the plurality of entities;
b) determining an identification of the at least one entity based upon a correlation of the identified location of the mobile device with respect to the map of the room;
c) connecting the mobile device to the network; and
d) obtaining information in the mobile device pertaining to the at least one entity through the connection with the network.
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Abstract
A mobile device for obtaining information pertaining to at least one entity in a room containing multiple entities connected to a network. The location of the mobile device with respect to a map of the room is identified and the identification of the at least one entity is determined based upon a correlation of the identified location of the mobile device with respect to the map of the room. The mobile device is connected to the network and information pertaining to the at least one entity is obtained through the connection with the network.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for obtaining information with a mobile device pertaining to at least one entity in a room containing a plurality of entities, said at least one entity being connected to a network, said method comprising:
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a) identifying a location of the mobile device with respect to a map of the room, said map containing identifications and locations of the plurality of entities; b) determining an identification of the at least one entity based upon a correlation of the identified location of the mobile device with respect to the map of the room; c) connecting the mobile device to the network; and d) obtaining information in the mobile device pertaining to the at least one entity through the connection with the network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A mobile device for obtaining information pertaining to at least one entity connected to a network, said mobile device comprising:
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a network interface; a location aware device configured to automatically identify a location of the location aware device in a room containing a plurality of entities; a location identification module configured to receive the identified location of the location aware device and to determine the identified location with respect to a map of the room, said map containing identifications and locations of the plurality of entities; an entity identification module configured to determine an identification of at least one entity within a predetermined proximity of the location aware device based upon the position of the identified location with respect to the entities contained in the map; and a network interface module configured to connect to the network through the network interface and to obtain information pertaining to the identified at least one entity over the network. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer readable storage medium on which is embedded one or more computer programs, said one or more computer programs implementing obtaining information with a mobile device pertaining to at least one entity in a room containing a plurality of entities, said at least one entity being connected to a network, said one or more computer programs comprising a set of instructions for:
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identifying a location of the mobile device with respect to a map of the room, said map containing identifications and locations of the plurality of entities; determining an identification of the at least one entity based upon a correlation of the identified location of the mobile device with respect to the map of the room; connecting the mobile device to the network; and obtaining information in the mobile device pertaining to the at least one entity through the connection with the network. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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