METHOD FOR FACILITATING PERSONALIZED OR CUSTOMIZED TASKS BASED ON IMAGES CAPTURED VIA A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE

• US 20110029334A1
• Filed: 10/13/2010
• Published: 02/03/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/14/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Rakuten Group, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Palisades Technology LLC
• Inventors: Reber, William L.
• Granted Patent: US 8,209,233 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/5
• 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

Methods are presented for use with a wireless communication device. A digital image of an event venue is captured via a wireless communication device. The digital image of the event venue is displayed to the user. The wireless communication device interacts with the user to select the digital image. At least one task option corresponding to a customized or personalized event task is displayed. The wireless communication device interacts with the user to select the customized event task. The digital image is transmitted to a server system along with data indicating the customized or personalized event task to identify the event venue via the server system, based on the recognition of the event venue in the digital image, and not based on the recognition of an optical code. Event information is received and displayed, based on the recognition of the event venue to facilitate the customized event task.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

capturing via a wireless communication device and in response to actions of a user, a digital image of an event venue;

displaying the digital image of the event venue to the user on a display device of the wireless communication device;

interacting with the user via the wireless communication device to select the digital image;

displaying at least one task option corresponding to a customized event task on the display device of the wireless communication device;

interacting with the user via the wireless communication device to select the customized event task;

transmitting the digital image from the wireless communication device to a server system along with data indicating the customized event task to identify the event venue via the server system, based on the recognition of the event venue in the digital image, and not based on the recognition of an optical code;

receiving event information at the wireless communication device, based on the recognition of the event venue;

interacting with the user to facilitate the customized event task associated with the event venue via the wireless communication device, based on the event information; and

displaying at least a portion of the event information on the wireless communication device.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the event information includes at least one of:

scheduling information, food information, transportation information and ride information.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the customized event task is shared, via the server system, to other users of other wireless communication devices.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the customized event task includes task options made available from a service provider.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the customized event task includes ordering a ticket.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the ordering of the ticket includes at least one of:

pre-ordering the ticket for a later date; and

ordering the ticket for a current date.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the customized event task includes sending an email to a person.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the customized event task includes placing a call to a person.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the customized event task was generated by another user of another wireless communication device and provided to the wireless communication device via the computer network.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the customized event task was customized by the user.

11. A method comprising:

capturing via a wireless communication device and in response to actions of a user, a digital image of an event venue;

displaying the digital image of the event venue to the user on a display device of the wireless communication device;

interacting with the user via the wireless communication device to select the digital image;

displaying at least one task option corresponding to a personalized event task on the display device of the wireless communication device;

interacting with the user via the wireless communication device to select the personalized event task;

transmitting the digital image from the wireless communication device to a server system along with data indicating the personalized event task to identify the event venue via the server system, based on the recognition of the event venue in the digital image, and not based on the recognition of an optical code;

receiving event information at the wireless communication device, based on the recognition of the event venue;

interacting with the user to facilitate the personalized event task associated with the event venue via the wireless communication device, based on the event information; and

displaying at least a portion of the event information on the wireless communication device.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the event information includes at least one of:

scheduling information, food information, transportation information and ride information.

13. The method of claim 11 wherein the personalized event task is shared, via the server system, to other users of other wireless communication devices.

14. The method of claim 11 wherein the personalized event task includes task options made available from a service provider.

15. The method of claim 11 wherein the personalized event task includes ordering a ticket.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein the ordering of the ticket includes at least one of:

pre-ordering the ticket for a later date; and

ordering the ticket for a current date.

17. The method of claim 11 wherein the personalized event task includes sending an email to a person.

18. The method of claim 11 wherein the personalized event task includes placing a call to a person.

19. The method of claim 11 wherein the personalized event task was generated by another user of another wireless communication device and provided to the wireless communication device via the computer network.

20. The method of claim 11 wherein the personalized event task was personalized by the user.