APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ACTIVE ACQUISITION OF KEY INFORMATION AND PROVIDING RELATED INFORMATION
First Claim
1. An apparatus for providing information related to key information, the apparatus comprising:
- key information;
an information source;
a processor configured to;
access the information source to search the information source for information related to the key information; and
retrieve the related information; and
a memory for storing the key information and the related informationwherein the key information is actively acquired.
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Abstract
An apparatus for automatically providing information related to actively acquired key information is disclosed. The apparatus 201 comprises an input device 205 to actively acquire key information, an output device 209 to provide the related information, a processor, and a memory. The processor is configured to access an information source 221 to search for related information based on the key information, and to receive the found related information. The information source may be stored in the memory, or remotely, or partly in the memory and partly remotely. The processor may be in the same physical device as the input device and the output device, or the processor may be in a separate physical device from the input and output devices.
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52 Claims
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1. An apparatus for providing information related to key information, the apparatus comprising:
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key information; an information source; a processor configured to; access the information source to search the information source for information related to the key information; and retrieve the related information; and a memory for storing the key information and the related information wherein the key information is actively acquired. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus for providing information related to key information, the apparatus comprising:
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an input device to actively acquire key information; an output device to provide information related to the key information; and a processor in communication with the input device and with the output device. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A method for providing information, the method comprising:
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providing an input device; providing an output device; providing a processor; configuring the input device to actively acquire key information; configuring the output device to provide information related to the key information; and configuring the processor to communicate with the input device and with the output device. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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