Method and apparatus for personal attribute selection and management using a preference memory
First Claim
1. An application device capable of a preference set-up, said application device comprising:
- a port for coupling with a donor device having preferences; and
a controller operatively coupled to said port to access the donor device via the port to interrogate the donor device by sending a preference selection vector to the donor device identifying at least an environment of use and an application device type and to receive at least human senses preferences from the donor device in response to the preference selection vector.
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Abstract
An application device (401) is connectable with a donor device (541) such as a portable memory card (560) or widely accessible central database (550). The donor device (541) stores and provides preferences to the application device (401). The donor device (541) contains a reference preference memory capable of storing preferences for a particular user. A controller (450) accesses the donor device to obtain preferences that pertain to the particular user under certain conditions and stores preferences obtained from the donor device in the session preference memory (490) of the application device (401) for use in a session by the particular user.
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44 Claims
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1. An application device capable of a preference set-up, said application device comprising:
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a port for coupling with a donor device having preferences; and a controller operatively coupled to said port to access the donor device via the port to interrogate the donor device by sending a preference selection vector to the donor device identifying at least an environment of use and an application device type and to receive at least human senses preferences from the donor device in response to the preference selection vector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A donor device capable of setting-up preferences for an application device, said donor device comprising:
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a port for coupling to an application device to receive a preference selection vector from the application device identifying at least an environment of use and an application device; and a reference preference memory with a multi-dimensional structure and having preferences stored therein and operatively coupled to said port to be interrogated by the preference selection vector and to provide to the application device at least specific human preferences that pertain to the preference selection vector. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of setting-up preferences, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) coupling an application device requiring a preference set-up and a donor device having preferences; (b) accessing the donor device having preferences stored therein; (c) interrogating the donor device by sending a preference selection vector to the donor device identifying at least an environment of use and an application device type; and (d) receiving at least human senses preferences from the donor device in response to the preference selection vector. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A method of setting-up preferences, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) coupling an application device requiring a preference set-up and a donor device having preferences; (b) accessing the application device; (c) receiving from the application device a preference selection vector for interrogation identifying at least an environment of use and an application device type; and (d) accessing a reference preference memory using the preference selection vector and transmitting at least human senses preferences to the application device that pertain to the preference selection vector. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44)
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