Scenario-Based Content Organization and Retrieval

• US 20110167357A1
• Filed: 01/05/2010
• Published: 07/07/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Bilbrey, Brett, Benjamin, Todd
• Application Number:
  US12/652,686
• Publication Number:
  US 20110167357A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/753
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1818 Conference organisation arrangements, e.g. handling schedules, setting up parameters needed by nodes to attend a conference, booking network resources, notifying involved parties
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location

Abstract

Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for scenario-based content categorization, retrieval, and presentation are disclosed. At a first moment in time, a first event scenario is detected by a mobile device, where the first event scenario is defined by one or more participants and one or more contextual cues concurrently monitored by the mobile device and observable to a human user of the mobile device. An information bundle is created in real-time for the first event scenario, where the information bundle includes one or more documents accessed during the first event scenario and is retrievable according to the one or more contextual cues. Access to the one or more documents is automatically provided on the mobile device during a second event scenario that is related to the first event scenario by one or more common contextual cues. Other scenario-based content retrieval and presentation methods are also disclosed.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

at a first moment in time, detecting on a mobile device a first event scenario presently occurring in proximity to the mobile device, the first event scenario being defined by one or more participants and one or more contextual cues concurrently monitored by the mobile device and observable to a user of the mobile device;

in response to detecting the first event scenario and without requiring further user input, creating in real-time an information bundle associated with the first event scenario, the information bundle comprising respective data identifying the one or more participants, the one or more contextual cues, and one or more documents that are accessed by the user of the mobile device during the first event scenario; and

storing the information bundle at a storage device associated with the mobile device, wherein the information bundle is retrievable based on at least one of the one or more contextual cues.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting the first event scenario further comprises:

receiving first user input on a touch-sensitive display, the first user input indicating a start of the first event scenario.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting the first event scenario further comprises:

receiving first user input on a touch-sensitive display, the first user input indicating an end of the first event scenario.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting the first event scenario further comprises:

determining a current location of the mobile device;

determining a current time; and

receiving on the mobile device notification of a scheduled calendar event, the notification indicating an imminent start of the scheduled calendar event at the current location of the mobile device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting the first event scenario further comprises:

determining a current time;

identifying one or more persons present in proximity to the mobile device; and

receiving on the mobile device notification of a scheduled calendar event, the notification indicating an imminent start of the scheduled calendar event and that the identified one or more persons are participants of the scheduled calendar event.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more contextual cues concurrently monitored by the mobile device and observable to a user of the mobile device include one or more of a current location, a current time, and a sensory characterization of an environment surrounding the mobile device.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the sensory characterization of the environment surrounding the mobile device includes one or more of a temperature reading, a weather report, identification of a visual landmark present in the environment, and identification of an audio landmark present in the environment.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein creating in real-time an information bundle in association with the first event scenario further comprises:

identifying the one or more participants and the one or more contextual cues present in proximity to the mobile device;

identifying the one or more documents that are accessed during the first event scenario;

deriving respective identifiers, functional labels, or descriptive labels for at least one the one or more participants, contextual cues, or documents; and

creating, at the end of the first event scenario, the information bundle associated with the first event scenario, the information bundle comprising the derived identifiers, functional labels, or descriptive labels for the at least one of the one or more participants, contextual cues, or documents.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the information bundle further includes content copied from the one or more documents and content recorded during the first event scenario.

10. The method of claim of claim 1, wherein storing the information bundle at a storage device associated with the mobile device comprises:

sending the information bundle to a server in communication with the mobile device, where the server stores the information bundle.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the information bundle is enriched by the server with additional information received from respective mobile devices associated with the one or more participants of the first event scenario.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving information from respective mobile devices associated with the one or more participants; and

enriching the information bundle with the received information.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

subsequent to the creating and storing, detecting on the mobile device a second event scenario presently occurring in proximity to the mobile device, the second event scenario being related to the first event scenario by at least one common participant or contextual cue;

in response to detecting the second event scenario and without requiring further user input, retrieving the stored information bundle of the first event scenario based on the at least one common participant or contextual cue; and

providing, on the mobile device and during the second event scenario, a collection of user interface elements associated with the retrieved information bundle, the collection of user interface elements for accessing the one or more documents identified in the retrieved information bundle.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the first event scenario is associated with a first scheduled calendar event, and the second event is associated with a second scheduled calendar event related to the first calendar event.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the collection of user interface elements is a collection of links to the one or more documents and is presented on a home screen of a touch-sensitive display of the mobile device.

16. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving on the mobile device a query indicating one or more of the contextual cues;

retrieving, based on the one or more of the contextual cues in the received query, the information bundles associated with the first event scenario; and

presenting on the mobile device a collection of user interface elements associated with the retrieved information bundle, the collection of user interface elements for accessing the one or more documents identified in the retrieved information bundle.

17. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

building a personal profile for the user based on respective information bundles of one or more previously recorded event scenarios, the personal profile indicating one or more routines that were performed by the user during the one or more previously recorded event scenarios, each routine has an associated location and set of data items accessed during the previously recorded event scenarios;

detecting a current location of the mobile device;

determining that the current location of the mobile device is outside of a geographical area associated with the one or more routines; and

suggesting an alternative routine to the user on the mobile device, where the alternative routine modifies the associated location of one of the one or more routines based on the associated location of the routine and the current location of the mobile device.

18. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

at a first moment in time, detecting on a mobile device a first event scenario presently occurring in proximity to the mobile device, the first event scenario being defined by one or more participants and one or more contextual cues concurrently monitored by the mobile device and observable to a user of the mobile device;

in response to detecting the first event scenario and without requiring further user input, creating in real-time an information bundle associated with the first event scenario, the information bundle comprising respective data identifying the one or more participants, the one or more contextual cues, and one or more documents that are accessed by the user of the mobile device during the first event scenario; and

storing the information bundle at a storage device associated with the mobile device, wherein the information bundle is retrievable based on at least one of the one or more contextual cues.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein creating in real-time an information bundle in association with the first event scenario further comprises:

identifying the one or more participants and the one or more contextual cues present in proximity to the mobile device;

identifying the one or more documents that are accessed during the first event scenario;

deriving respective identifiers, functional labels, or descriptive labels for at least one the one or more participants, contextual cues, or documents; and

creating, at the end of the first event scenario, the information bundle associated with the first event scenario, the information bundle comprising the derived identifiers, functional labels, and descriptive labels for the at least one of the one or more participants, contextual cues, or documents.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the operations further comprise:

subsequent to the creating and storing, detecting on the mobile device a second event scenario presently occurring in proximity to the mobile device, the second event scenario being related to the first event scenario by at least one common participant or contextual cue;

in response to detecting the second event scenario and without requiring further user input, retrieving the stored information bundle of the first event scenario based on the at least one common participant or contextual cue; and

providing, on the mobile device and during the second event scenario, a collection of user interface elements associated with the retrieved information bundle, the collection of user interface elements for accessing the one or more documents identified in the retrieved information bundle.

21. A system comprising:

one or more processors;

memory coupled to the one or more processors and operable for storing instructions, which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations, comprising;

at a first moment in time, detecting on a mobile device a first event scenario presently occurring in proximity to the mobile device, the first event scenario being defined by one or more participants and one or more contextual cues concurrently monitored by the mobile device and observable to a user of the mobile device;

in response to detecting the first event scenario and without requiring further user input, creating in real-time an information bundle associated with the first event scenario, the information bundle comprising respective data identifying the one or more participants, the one or more contextual cues, and one or more documents that are accessed by the user of the mobile device during the first event scenario; and

storing the information bundle at a storage device associated with the mobile device, wherein the information bundle is retrievable based on at least one of the one or more contextual cues.

22. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

identifying one or more participants and one or more contextual cues present in proximity to the mobile device, the one or more participants and the one or more contextual cues defining a first event scenario;

identifying one or more documents that are accessed during the first event scenario;

deriving respective identifiers, functional labels, and descriptive labels for the one or more participants, contextual cues, and documents; and

creating, at the end of the first event scenario, the information bundle associated with the first event scenario, the information bundle comprising the derived identifiers, functional labels, and descriptive labels for the one or more participants, contextual cues, and documents.

23. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

building a personal profile for a user based on respective information bundles of one or more previously recorded event scenarios, the personal profile indicating one or more routines that were performed by the user during the one or more previously recorded event scenarios, each routine having an associated location and set of data items accessed during the previously recorded event scenarios;

detecting a current location of the mobile device;

determining that the current location of the mobile device is outside of a geographical area associated with the one or more routines; and

suggesting an alternative routine to the user on the mobile device, where the alternative routine modifies the associated location of one of the one or more routines based on the associated location of the routine and the current location of the mobile device.