SMART PHONES THAT INCLUDE A DIGITAL CAMERA, A TOUCH SENSITIVE SCREEN, AND SUPPORT FOR VOICE ACTIVATED COMMANDS
First Claim
1. A Smart Phone supporting both touch sensitive screen and voice activated command interfaces for interacting with a user, the Smart Phone being an Internet-Phone with access to the Internet and having one or more applications with access to digital content, the Smart Phone further being a mobile and wireless information apparatus, the Smart Phone including each of the following applications installed or pre-installed:
- a voice communication application,an e-mail application,a messaging application,a digital imaging application,an audio application,a video application,a document creation application,an Internet browsing application, andoperating system software in the Smart Phone supporting an object model or an application programming interface (API) to facilitate at least one of said messaging application, said e-mail application, said audio application, said video application, said digital imaging application, said document creation application, and said Internet browsing application, interfacing with device management applications in the Smart Phone, andwherein, the Smart Phone is operable to allow the user to install additional applications associated for running on said operating system software to further expand the functionalities of the Smart Phone;
the Smart Phone further comprising;
a digital camera for taking pictures,a touch sensitive screen interface for interacting with the user,a graphical user interface over the touch sensitive screen,a microphone interface,a speaker interface for outputting sound to the user,a voice activated command function for receiving voice commands from the user over the microphone interface,a processing unit,a memory or storage unit for storing at least part of the digital content, anda wireless communication unit that includes a radio frequency controller and an antenna for establishing radio frequency wireless communication between the Smart Phone and one or more wireless output devices that are distinct devices from the Smart Phone; and
wherein, the Smart Phone is further operable to;
receive, via the voice activated command function from the user, a request to transmit or output at least part of the digital content from the Smart Phone, the digital content including one or more of an e-mail, audio content, video content, a receipt, a confirmation, a map, a photo, graphics, a web page, and a document, individually or in any combination, andpass at least part of the digital content from at least one of said audio application, said digital imaging application, said document creation application, said e-mail application, said Internet browsing application, and said video application, individually or in any combination, for transmission or output of at least part of the digital content from the Smart Phone, the passing of the at least part of the digital content being facilitated, at least in part, by the object model or the application programming interface (API) provided by the Smart Phone operating system software, andtransmit or output, over the wireless communication unit of the Smart Phone, the at least part of the digital content from the Smart Phone;
whereby, the mobile and wireless Smart Phone is operable to receive voice activated commands from the user to transmit or output at least part of the digital content from the Smart Phone; and
wherein, the Smart Phone is further operable to;
take a picture with the digital camera included in the Smart Phone,provide, via the touch sensitive screen interface of the Smart Phone, the one or more wireless output devices to the user for selection,receive, from the user via the touch sensitive screen interface of the Smart Phone, a selected wireless output device from among the one or more wireless output devices provided to the user,establish a radio frequency wireless connection from the Smart Phone to the selected wireless output device for transfer of at least part of the picture taken with the digital camera, andtransfer, via the wireless communication unit included in the Smart Phone, the at least part of the picture taken with the digital camera over the established radio frequency wireless connection from the Smart Phone to the selected wireless output device; and
whereby, the mobile and wireless Smart Phone is further operable to receive, via the touch sensitive screen interface of the Smart Phone, a selected wireless output device from the user for transfer of at least part of the picture taken with the digital camera of the Smart Phone to the selected wireless output device over the established radio frequency wireless connection between the Smart Phone and the selected wireless output device.
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Abstract
A new Smart Phone specification is disclosed, the Smart Phone may provide voice activated commands and may include a touch sensitive screen, a digital camera, a wireless communication unit, an operating system, a graphical user interface, an e-mail application, an Internet browsing application, and an application for playing audio or video content. The Smart Phone may provide an application programming interface (API) to support applications. The Smart Phone may further include a microphone interface, a speaker interface, and a voice activated command function for receiving voice commands from the user. In some examples, the Smart Phone may take a picture with the digital camera included in the Smart Phone and transfer the picture to a wireless output device; and in other examples, the Smart Phone may stream or transfer digital content to an output device over the air or wirelessly in response to a voice command.
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20 Claims
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1. A Smart Phone supporting both touch sensitive screen and voice activated command interfaces for interacting with a user, the Smart Phone being an Internet-Phone with access to the Internet and having one or more applications with access to digital content, the Smart Phone further being a mobile and wireless information apparatus, the Smart Phone including each of the following applications installed or pre-installed:
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a voice communication application, an e-mail application, a messaging application, a digital imaging application, an audio application, a video application, a document creation application, an Internet browsing application, and operating system software in the Smart Phone supporting an object model or an application programming interface (API) to facilitate at least one of said messaging application, said e-mail application, said audio application, said video application, said digital imaging application, said document creation application, and said Internet browsing application, interfacing with device management applications in the Smart Phone, and wherein, the Smart Phone is operable to allow the user to install additional applications associated for running on said operating system software to further expand the functionalities of the Smart Phone;
the Smart Phone further comprising;a digital camera for taking pictures, a touch sensitive screen interface for interacting with the user, a graphical user interface over the touch sensitive screen, a microphone interface, a speaker interface for outputting sound to the user, a voice activated command function for receiving voice commands from the user over the microphone interface, a processing unit, a memory or storage unit for storing at least part of the digital content, and a wireless communication unit that includes a radio frequency controller and an antenna for establishing radio frequency wireless communication between the Smart Phone and one or more wireless output devices that are distinct devices from the Smart Phone; and wherein, the Smart Phone is further operable to; receive, via the voice activated command function from the user, a request to transmit or output at least part of the digital content from the Smart Phone, the digital content including one or more of an e-mail, audio content, video content, a receipt, a confirmation, a map, a photo, graphics, a web page, and a document, individually or in any combination, and pass at least part of the digital content from at least one of said audio application, said digital imaging application, said document creation application, said e-mail application, said Internet browsing application, and said video application, individually or in any combination, for transmission or output of at least part of the digital content from the Smart Phone, the passing of the at least part of the digital content being facilitated, at least in part, by the object model or the application programming interface (API) provided by the Smart Phone operating system software, and transmit or output, over the wireless communication unit of the Smart Phone, the at least part of the digital content from the Smart Phone; whereby, the mobile and wireless Smart Phone is operable to receive voice activated commands from the user to transmit or output at least part of the digital content from the Smart Phone; and wherein, the Smart Phone is further operable to; take a picture with the digital camera included in the Smart Phone, provide, via the touch sensitive screen interface of the Smart Phone, the one or more wireless output devices to the user for selection, receive, from the user via the touch sensitive screen interface of the Smart Phone, a selected wireless output device from among the one or more wireless output devices provided to the user, establish a radio frequency wireless connection from the Smart Phone to the selected wireless output device for transfer of at least part of the picture taken with the digital camera, and transfer, via the wireless communication unit included in the Smart Phone, the at least part of the picture taken with the digital camera over the established radio frequency wireless connection from the Smart Phone to the selected wireless output device; and whereby, the mobile and wireless Smart Phone is further operable to receive, via the touch sensitive screen interface of the Smart Phone, a selected wireless output device from the user for transfer of at least part of the picture taken with the digital camera of the Smart Phone to the selected wireless output device over the established radio frequency wireless connection between the Smart Phone and the selected wireless output device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for transmitting digital content from a Smart Phone via a voice activated command interface, the Smart Phone being an Internet-Phone with access to the Internet and having one or more applications with access to digital content, the Smart Phone further being a mobile and wireless information apparatus, the Smart Phone including each of the following applications installed or pre-installed:
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a voice communication application, an e-mail application, a messaging application, a digital imaging application, an audio application, a video application, a document editing application, an Internet browsing application, and operating system software in the Smart Phone supporting an object model or an application programming interface (API) to facilitate at least one of said messaging application, said e-mail application, said audio application, said video application, said digital imaging application, said document editing application, and said Internet browsing application, interfacing with device management applications in the Smart Phone, and wherein, the Smart Phone is operable to allow the user to install additional applications associated for running on said operating system software to further expand the functionalities of the Smart Phone;
the Smart Phone further comprising;a digital camera for taking pictures, a touch sensitive screen interface for interacting with the user, a graphical user interface over the touch sensitive screen, a microphone interface, a speaker interface for outputting sound to the user, a voice activated command function for receiving voice commands from the user over the microphone interface, a processing unit, a memory or storage unit for storing at least part of the digital content, and a wireless communication unit that includes a radio frequency controller and an antenna for establishing radio frequency wireless communication between the Smart Phone and one or more wireless output devices that are distinct devices from the Smart Phone, the method comprising; receiving, via the voice activated command function from the user, a request to transfer at least part of the digital content from the Smart Phone to a selected one of the one or more wireless output devices; providing, via at least one of the speaker interface of the Smart Phone or the touch sensitive screen interface of the Smart Phone, one or more wireless output devices to the user for selection; receiving, via the voice activated command function from the user or via the touch sensitive screen interface of the Smart Phone, the selected wireless output device from among the one or more discovered wireless output devices that are provided to the user for selection by the user; establishing a radio frequency wireless connection from the Smart Phone to the selected wireless output device for transfer of the at least part of the digital content to the selected wireless output device; passing the at least part of the digital content from at least one of said audio application, said digital imaging application, said document editing application, said e-mail application, said Internet browsing application, and said video application, individually or in any combination, for transferring of the at least part of the digital content from the Smart Phone to the selected wireless output device, the passing of the at least part of the digital content being facilitated, at least in part, by the object model or the application programming interface (API) provided by the Smart Phone operating system software; and transferring the at least part of the digital content to the selected wireless output device over the established radio frequency wireless connection from the Smart Phone to the selected wireless output device; and wherein, the at least part of the digital content in the Smart Phone and accessible from at least one of said audio application, said digital imaging application, said document editing application, said e-mail application, said Internet browsing application, and said video application, individually or in any combination, is transferred to the selected wireless output device over the radio frequency wireless communication connection established between the Smart Phone and the selected wireless output device when the mobile and wireless Smart Phone receives voice activated commands from the user to initiate such transfer. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A Smart Phone including Smart Phone software containing a program of commands executable by a processor of the Smart Phone to facilitate transfer of digital content from the Smart Phone to a wireless output device, the Smart Phone being an Internet-Phone with access to the Internet and being a mobile and wireless information apparatus, and the Smart Phone including each of the following applications installed or pre-installed:
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a voice communication application, an e-mail application, a messaging application, a digital imaging application, an audio application, a video application, a document editing application, an Internet browsing application, and operating system software in the Smart Phone supporting an object model or an application programming interface (API) to facilitate at least one of said messaging application, said e-mail application, said audio application, said video application, said digital imaging application, said document editing application, and said Internet browsing application, interfacing with device management applications in the Smart Phone, and wherein, the Smart Phone is operable to allow the user to install additional applications to further expand the functionalities of the Smart Phone;
the Smart Phone further comprising;a digital camera for taking pictures, a touch sensitive screen interface for interacting with the user, a graphical user interface over the touch sensitive screen, a microphone interface, a speaker interface for outputting sound to the user, a voice activated command function for receiving voice commands from the user over the microphone interface, a processing unit, a memory or storage unit for storing at least part of the digital content, and a wireless communication unit that includes a radio frequency controller and an antenna for establishing radio frequency wireless communication between the Smart Phone and one or more wireless output devices that are distinct devices from the Smart Phone, the Smart Phone software being further executable by the processor of the Smart Phone to facilitate the Smart Phone to; receive, via the voice activated command function from the user, a request to transmit or output at least part of the digital content from the Smart Phone, the digital content including one or more of an e-mail, a receipt, a confirmation, a map, a photo, graphics, a web page, and a document, individually or in any combination, and transmit or output, over the wireless communication unit of the Smart Phone, the at least part of the digital content from the Smart Phone; whereby, the mobile and wireless Smart Phone is operable to receive voice activated commands from the user to transmit or output the at least part of the digital content from the Smart Phone; and wherein, the Smart Phone software is further executable by the processor of the Smart Phone to facilitate the Smart Phone to; take a picture with the digital camera included in the Smart Phone, discover, over a radio frequency wireless communication and through the wireless communication unit of the Smart Phone, one or more wireless output devices, provide, via the touch sensitive screen interface of the Smart Phone, the one or more discovered wireless output devices to the user for selection, receive from the user via the touch sensitive screen interface of the Smart Phone, a selected wireless output device from among the one or more wireless output devices provided to the user, establish a radio frequency wireless connection from the Smart Phone to the selected wireless output device for transfer of at least part of the picture taken with the digital camera, and transfer, via the wireless communication unit included in the Smart Phone, the at least part of the picture taken with the digital camera over the established radio frequency wireless connection from the Smart Phone to the selected wireless output device; and whereby, the mobile and wireless Smart Phone is further operable to receive, via the touch sensitive screen interface of the Smart Phone, the selected wireless output device from the user for transfer of the at least part of the picture taken with the digital camera of the Smart Phone to the selected wireless output device over the established radio frequency wireless connection between the Smart Phone and the selected wireless output device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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