SOCIAL REMINDERS

• US 20180007538A1
• Filed: 05/26/2017
• Published: 01/04/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: NAIK, Devang K., PIERNOT, Philippe P.
• Granted Patent: US 9,986,419 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42348 Location-based services which utilize the location information of a target
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data

Abstract

Techniques for providing reminders based on social interactions between users of electronic devices are described. Social reminders can be set to trigger based on social interactions of users. For example, a user may request to be reminded to discuss a certain discussion topic with a particular phonebook contact, when the user next encounters the contact.

Claims

1-25. -25. (canceled)

26. An electronic device comprising:

one or more processors;

memory storing computer-readable instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to;

receive input representing user instruction to provide a reminder in the future, the instruction identifying an entity; and

after receiving the input;

detect, by a microphone of the electronic device, an audio input;

identify, in the detected audio input, a voice corresponding to the entity; and

in response to identifying the voice, provide the reminder.

27. The device of claim 26, wherein identifying the voice corresponding to the entity is performed using a voiceprint of the entity stored in association with the electronic device.

28. The device of claim 26, wherein the computer-readable instructions further cause the one or more processors to:

determine whether an external electronic device associated with the entity is within a threshold proximity; and

in accordance with a determination that the external electronic device is within the threshold proximity, provide the reminder.

29. The device of claim 26, wherein providing the reminder comprises causing the reminder to be provided on an external electronic device associated with the entity.

30. The device of claim 26, wherein providing the reminder comprises providing an audio output.

31. The device of claim 26, wherein providing the reminder comprises providing visual output on a display of the electronic device.

32. The device of claim 26, wherein the computer-readable instructions further cause the one or more processors to:

send an instruction, from the electronic device to an external electronic device associated with the entity, instructing the external electronic device to create a second reminder corresponding to the reminder represented by the input received at the electronic device.

33. The device of claim 26, wherein the computer-readable instructions further cause the one or more processors to:

identify, based on the input, a phonebook contact corresponding to the entity, wherein the voice corresponding to the entity is identified based on the identified phonebook contact.

34. The device of claim 26, wherein the computer-readable instructions further cause the one or more processors to:

identify, based on the input, profile information corresponding to the entity, wherein the voice corresponding to the entity is identified based on the identified profile information.

35. The device of claim 26, wherein the computer-readable instructions further cause the one or more processors to:

detect, using at least two communication modalities, an external electronic device associated with the entity; and

in response to detecting the external electronic device using the at least two communication modalities, provide the reminder.

36. The device of claim 35, wherein the at least two communication modalities comprise a first and a second modality, and wherein detecting the external electronic device further comprises, at the electronic device:

detecting the external electronic device using the first modality; and

foregoing detection of the external electronic device using the second modality until the electronic device has detected the external electronic device using the first modality.

37. The device of claim 36, wherein the first modality is selected from the group consisting of Bluetooth communication and WiFi communication.

38. The device of claim 35, wherein detecting the external electronic device using the at least two communication modalities comprises:

comparing a first Service Set Identifier (SSID) name with a second SSID name, the first SSID name representing a current WiFi connection of the electronic device and the second SSID name representing a current WiFi connection of the external electronic device.

39. The device of claim 35, wherein detecting the external electronic device using the at least two communication modalities comprises, at the electronic device:

detecting a sound emission from the external electronic device;

determining whether the sound emission is within a predetermined frequency range; and

in response to determining that the sound emission is within a predetermined frequency range, providing the reminder.

40. The device of claim 35, wherein detecting the external electronic device using the at least two communication modalities comprises, at the electronic device:

detecting, by the microphone of the electronic device, a first audio input;

receiving data representing a second audio input, the second audio input detected by the external electronic device;

determining whether the first and the second audio inputs contain an audio component in common; and

in response to a determination that the first and the second audio inputs contain an audio component in common, providing the reminder.

41. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-readable instructions, which when executed by one or more processors of an electronic device, causes the one or more processors to:

receive input representing user instruction to provide a reminder in the future, the instruction identifying an entity; and

after receiving the input;

detect, by a microphone of the electronic device, an audio input;

identify, in the detected audio input, a voice corresponding to the entity; and

in response to identifying the voice, provide the reminder.

42. A method comprising:

at an electronic device;

receiving input representing user instruction to provide a reminder in the future, the user instruction identifying an entity; and

after receiving the input;

detecting, by a microphone of the electronic device, an audio input;

identifying, in the detected audio input, a voice corresponding to the entity; and

in response to identifying the voice, providing the reminder.

43. An electronic device comprising:

one or more processors;

memory storing computer-readable instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to;

receive input representing user instruction to provide a reminder in the future, the instruction identifying an entity;

after receiving the input, detect an external electronic device, the detecting including determining that the external electronic device is associated with the entity; and

in response to detecting the external electronic device, provide the reminder.

44. The device of claim 43, wherein providing the reminder comprises causing the reminder to be provided on the external electronic device.

45. The device of claim 43, wherein providing the reminder comprises providing an audio output.

46. The device of claim 43, wherein the computer-readable instructions further cause the one or more processors to:

identify, based on the input, a phonebook contact corresponding to the entity, wherein the determining that the external electronic device is associated with the entity is based on the identified phonebook contact.

47. The device of claim 43, wherein the computer-readable instructions further cause the one or more processors to:

identify, based on the input, profile information corresponding to the entity, wherein the determining that the external electronic device is associated with the entity is based on the identified profile information.

48. The device of claim 43, wherein detecting the external electronic device includes detecting the external electronic device using at least two communication modalities, and wherein the reminder is provided in response to detecting the external electronic device using the at least two communication modalities.

49. The device of claim 48, wherein the at least two communication modalities comprise a first and a second modality, and wherein detecting the external electronic device further comprises, at the electronic device:

detecting the external electronic device using the first modality; and

foregoing detection of the external electronic device using the second modality until the electronic device has detected the external electronic device using the first modality.

50. The device of claim 49, wherein the first modality is selected from the group consisting of Bluetooth communication and WiFi communication.

51. The device of claim 48, wherein detecting the external electronic device using the at least two communication modalities comprises:

comparing a first Service Set Identifier (SSID) name with a second SSID name, the first SSID name representing a current WiFi connection of the electronic device and the second SSID name representing a current WiFi connection of the external electronic device.

52. The device of claim 48, wherein detecting the external electronic device using the at least two communication modalities comprises, at the electronic device:

detecting a sound emission from the external electronic device; and

determining whether the detected sound emission is within a predetermined frequency range; and

in response to determining that the detected sound emission is within a predetermined frequency range, providing the reminder.

53. The device of claim 48, wherein detecting the external electronic device using the at least two communication modalities comprises, at the electronic device:

detecting, by the microphone of the electronic device, a first audio input;

receiving data representing a second audio input, the second audio input detected by the external electronic device;

determining whether the first and the second audio inputs contain an audio component in common; and

in response to a determination that the first and the second audio inputs contain an audio component in common, providing the reminder.

54. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-readable instructions, which when executed by one or more processors of an electronic device, causes the one or more processors to:

receive input representing user instruction to provide a reminder in the future, the instruction identifying an entity;

after receiving the input, detect an external electronic device, the detecting including determining that the external electronic device is associated with the entity; and

in response to detecting the external electronic device, provide the reminder.

55. A method comprising:

at an electronic device;

receiving input representing user instruction to provide a reminder in the future, the instruction identifying an entity,

after receiving the input, detecting an external electronic device, the detecting including determining that the external electronic device is associated with the entity; and

in response to detecting the external electronic device, providing the reminder.