Information gathering and personalization techniques
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1. A data capture system for collecting user activity data, the system comprising:
- a personal data capture device which can be worn or carried about the person of a user during a period of use, the device including a memory and environmental sensor means for supplying environmental data to the memory during the period of use;
a terminal for data communication with the data capture device to upload environmental data stored in the memory of the device during the period of use; and
a data warehouse accessible from the terminal, the data warehouse containing information specific to the user, wherein a personal agent/assistant employing the information in the data warehouse presents a user interface on the terminal, the user interface including a virtual character whose behavior responds to the user'"'"'s data capture behavior in the data capture device and upload behavior to the data warehouse.
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Abstract
A portable device comprising a processor, an amount of memory, and one or more environmental sensors is carried about the body, and periodically data is recorded from the sensors. When connected to a personal computer or the like, the records on the portable device can be transferred to the personal computer, analyzed, and used by an intelligent agent application, enabling the application to provide the portable device with the information necessary to alert the user when he/she is in a particular place at a particular time.
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30 Claims
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1. A data capture system for collecting user activity data, the system comprising:
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a personal data capture device which can be worn or carried about the person of a user during a period of use, the device including a memory and environmental sensor means for supplying environmental data to the memory during the period of use;
a terminal for data communication with the data capture device to upload environmental data stored in the memory of the device during the period of use; and
a data warehouse accessible from the terminal, the data warehouse containing information specific to the user, wherein a personal agent/assistant employing the information in the data warehouse presents a user interface on the terminal, the user interface including a virtual character whose behavior responds to the user'"'"'s data capture behavior in the data capture device and upload behavior to the data warehouse. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A data capture system capable of serving a plurality of a users and for collecting user activity data, the system comprising:
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a personal data capture device which can be worn or carried about the person of a user during a period of use, the device including a memory and environmental sensor means for supplying environmental data to the memory during the period of use;
a terminal for data communication with the data capture device to upload environmental data stored in the memory of the device during the period of use;
a data warehouse accessible from the terminal, the data warehouse containing information specific to the user, wherein a personal agent/assistant employing the information in the data warehouse presents a user interface on the terminal, the user interface including a virtual character whose behavior responds to the user'"'"'s data capture behavior in the data capture device and upload behavior to the data warehouse; and
means for identifying users connecting to their respective data warehouses via respective terminals and means for enabling communication between users thus identified. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A method of data capture for collecting user activity data, the method comprising:
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wearing or carrying about the person of a user dung a period of use a personal data capture device which includes a memory and an environmental sensor for supplying environmental data to the memory during the period of use;
connecting the data capture device to a terminal for data communication with the data capture device;
transferring to the terminal the environmental data stored in the memory of the device during the period of use;
accessing a data warehouse containing information specific to the user from the terminal; and
presenting a user interface on the terminal by using a personal agent/assistant which employs the information in the data warehouse, wherein the user interface includes a virtual character whose behavior responds to the user'"'"'s data capture behavior in the data capture device and upload behavior to the data warehouse. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of data capture involving a plurality of a users and for collecting user activity data, the method comprising:
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wearing or carrying about the person of a user during a period of use a personal data capture device which includes a memory and an environmental sensor for supplying environmental data to the memory during the period of use;
connecting the data capture device to a terminal for data communication with the data capture device;
transferring to the terminal the environmental data stored in the memory of the device during the period of use;
accessing a data warehouse containing information specific to the user from the terminal;
presenting a user interface on the terminal by using a personal agent/assistant which employs the information in the data warehouse, wherein the user interface includes a virtual character whose behavior responds to the user'"'"'s data capture behavior in the data capture device and upload behavior to the data warehouse; and
identifying users connecting to their respective data warehouses via respective terminals and enabling communication between users thus identified. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
responding to a contact list stored in a user'"'"'s data capture device, terminal or data warehouse to alert or connect the user to another user included in that contact list.
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30. The method of claim 28, further comprising:
connecting simultaneous users for communication with each other while the users are connected to their respective data warehouses.
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