Data retrieval method and apparatus
First Claim
1. A method to create within a computer system, an association between the appearance of a physical memento object which is not part of nor representative of a part of a human body and one or more stored files, said method comprising:
- measuring physical parameters of said physical memento object which is not part of nor representative of a part of a human body;
creating a memento object identity from the obtained measurements, which memento object identity is based on consistent and repeatable measurements without requiring recognition of specific elements of the object being measured;
storing said electronic identity in an identity store; and
associating said one or more stored files with said memento object identity.
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Abstract
An association is created in a computer system between the appearance of a token and one or more stored files for the purpose of retrieving and presenting said one or more stored files. The appearance of the token is measured and a token identity is created from the obtained measurement. The token identity is stored in an identity store. The stored file is associated with the token identity within the computer system. The appearance of the token is subsequently measured and a subsequent identity is created for the token using subsequent measurement data obtained from the subsequent measurement. The identity store is searched for a match with the subsequent identity and upon the location of a match, the one or more stored files are retrieved and presented to a user.
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18 Claims
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1. A method to create within a computer system, an association between the appearance of a physical memento object which is not part of nor representative of a part of a human body and one or more stored files, said method comprising:
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measuring physical parameters of said physical memento object which is not part of nor representative of a part of a human body; creating a memento object identity from the obtained measurements, which memento object identity is based on consistent and repeatable measurements without requiring recognition of specific elements of the object being measured; storing said electronic identity in an identity store; and associating said one or more stored files with said memento object identity. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 18)
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2. A method to create within a computer system, an association between the appearance a physical memento object which is not part of nor representative of a part of a human body and information of the location of one or more files, said method comprising:
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measuring physical parameters of said physical memento object which is not part of nor representative of a part of a human body; creating a memento object identity from the obtained measurements, which memento object identity is based on consistent and repeatable measurements without requiring recognition of specific elements of the object being measured; and storing said electronic identity in an identity store; and associating said memento object identity with said information of the location of one or more files.
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3. A method to retrieve one or more stored files within a computer system, by use of a stored memento object identity created from measuring physical parameters of a physical memento object which is not part of nor representative of a part of a human body, where said memento object identity is associated with said one or more stored files, which memento object identity is based on consistent and repeatable measurements without requiring recognition of specific elements of the object being measured, said method comprising:
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creating a subsequent identity for said memento object by again measuring said physical parameters of said memento object which is not part of nor representative of a part of a human body; searching for a match between said subsequent identity and said memento object identity; and upon the location of a match, retrieving said one or more stored files which are associated with said stored memento object identity. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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4. A method to create within a computer system, an association between physical parameters of a physical memento object and one or more stored files for the purpose of retrieving and presenting said one or more stored files, said method comprising:
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measuring physical parameters of said memento object which is not part of nor representative of a part of a human body; creating a memento object identity from the obtained measurements, which memento object identity is based on consistent and repeatable measurements without requiring recognition of specific elements of the object being measured; storing said memento object identity in an identity store; associating within said computer system, said stored file with said memento object identity; subsequently measuring said physical parameters of said memento object which is not part of nor representative of a part of a human body; creating a subsequent identity for said memento object using subsequent measurement data obtained from said subsequent measurement; searching in said identity store for a match with said subsequent identity; upon the location of a match, retrieving said one or more stored files; and presenting said retrieved file to a user.
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9. Apparatus to create within a computer system, an association between the appearance a physical memento object and one or more stored files, said apparatus comprising:
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measuring means by which physical parameters of said memento object are measured which is not part of nor representative of a part of a human body processing means to create a memento object identity from measurement data obtained by said measuring means, which memento object identity is based on consistent and repeatable measurements without requiring recognition of specific elements of the object being measured; an identity store to store said memento object identity; a file store to store said one or more stored files; and means to associate said memento object identity and said one or more stored files. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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10. Apparatus to create within a computer system, an association between the appearance a physical memento object and information of the location of one or more files, said apparatus comprising:
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measuring means by which physical parameters of said memento object are measured without measuring any part of nor anything representative of a part of a human body; processing means to create a memento object identity from measurement data obtained by said measuring means, which memento object identity is based on consistent and repeatable measurements without requiring recognition of specific elements of the object being measured; an identity store to store said memento object identity; a location information store to store said file location information; and means to associate said memento object identity and said file location information.
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11. Apparatus to retrieve within a computer system, one or more stored files by use of a memento object identity created from measuring physical parameters of a physical memento object, where said memento object identity is associated with said one or more stored files, said apparatus comprising:
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measuring means by which physical parameters of said memento object are measured separately from any part of nor representative of a part of a human body; means to create a subsequent identity for said memento object from measurement data obtained from said measuring means, which memento object identity is based on consistent and repeatable measurements without requiring recognition of specific elements of the object being measured; means to search for a match for said subsequent identity with said memento object identity; and means to retrieve said one or more stored files, based on the identification of a match or a partial match between said subsequent identity and said memento object identity.
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12. Apparatus to create within a computer system, an association between a physical memento object and a stored file for the purpose of retrieving and presenting said stored file, said apparatus comprising:
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measuring means by which physical parameters of said memento object are measured separately from any part of nor representative of a part of a human body on the first and subsequent occasions; processing means to create a memento object identity and a subsequent identity from measurement data obtained from said measuring means, which memento object identity is based on consistent and repeatable measurements without requiring recognition of specific elements of the object being measured; an identity store to store said memento object identity; a file store to store said files; means to associate said memento object identity and said files; searching means to find a match with said subsequent identity in said identity store; means to retrieve files associated with said memento object identity, based on the identification of a match or a partial match between said subsequent identity and said memento object identity; and presentation means by which said retrieved files are presented to a user.
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Specification