User Need Estimation On Mobile Device And Its Applications
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1. A method implemented on a mobile device, comprising:
- collecting a plurality of information items at or around a given time;
determining, using the collected information items, a likely mode of the activities of a person who at said given time is in close physical proximity to said device, said likely mode being one or more modes among three or more predetermined possible modes; and
performing, in response to said likely mode or intermediate results of the determination, a predetermined task.
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Abstract
Methods, program products and systems of user need estimation on mobile device and its applications are disclosed. For example, a method includes: collecting a plurality of information items on a mobile device at or around a given time; determining, using the collected information items, a likely mode of the activities of a person who at said given time is in close physical proximity to the device, the likely mode being one or more modes among three or more predetermined possible modes; and performing, in response to the likely mode or intermediate results of the determination, a predetermined task.
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1. A method implemented on a mobile device, comprising:
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collecting a plurality of information items at or around a given time; determining, using the collected information items, a likely mode of the activities of a person who at said given time is in close physical proximity to said device, said likely mode being one or more modes among three or more predetermined possible modes; and performing, in response to said likely mode or intermediate results of the determination, a predetermined task. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method implemented on a network comprising an server and a mobile device, said network operable to communicatively connect said server and said device, the method comprising steps of:
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collecting, on said device, one or more information items at or around a given time; determining, using the collected information items, a likely mode of the activities of a person who at said given time is in close physical proximity to said device, said likely mode being one or more modes among a plurality of predetermined possible modes; and determining, based on said likely mode or intermediate results of its determination, a likely need of said person, said likely need being one or more needs among a plurality of predetermined needs of said person. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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