Adaptive communication data retrieval system

• US 7,590,415 B2
• Filed: 11/15/2006
• Issued: 09/15/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/28/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Cricket Communications Incorporated (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Tijerino, Yuri Adrian
• Primary Examiner(s): Trinh, Sonny
• Application Number:
  US11/599,782
• Publication Number:
  US 20070060111A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,035 Days
• Field of Search: 455/414.1, 455/414.2, 455/456.3, 455/456.1, 455/456.2, 455/425, 455/517, 455/456.6
• US Class Current: 455/414.3
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• 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

A system for providing a mobile communication device with information, the system including at least one server being communicable with the mobile communication device to communicate service choices and the information to the mobile communication device. Upon selection of at least one of the service choices, the mobile communication device augments the selection with data at least partially indicative of preference data and wherein the at least one server utilizes the augmented selection to identify information corresponding to the augmented selection. The server then communicates the identified information to the mobile communications device.

Claims

1. A method of searching information over a wireless communication network using a wireless mobile device, the method comprising:

communicatively connecting a wireless mobile device to a server over a wireless communications network;

receiving input, by the wireless mobile device, selecting a service choice offered by the server;

augmenting the selected service choice with user preference data and an item of environmental data;

transmitting a search request to the server based on the augmented service choice;

receiving information identified by the server in response to the search request; and

displaying the received information by the wireless mobile device, wherein the displayed information comprises;

a search result corresponding to the augmented service choice; and

a separate list of suggestions based on previously accessed choices.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the user preference data is stored at the wireless mobile device.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the user preference data comprises:

a user profile;

learned data; and

historical data.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the wireless mobile device is configured to determine at least one item of the user preference data through a learned usage pattern.

5. The method of claim 1, comprising:

updating the user preference data based on information received by the wireless mobile device in response to the search request.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the environmental data comprises at least one of:

a current position of the wireless mobile device;

a current temperature; and

a current weather condition.

7. A wireless mobile device for searching information over a wireless communication network, the device comprising:

a user interface for detecting input selecting a service choice presented by a server;

a processor configured to generate, based on the selected service choice, a search request augmented with a combination of user preference data and environmental data;

a transmitter for transmitting the search request to the server via a wireless communication network;

a receiver for receiving information identified by the server in response to the search request; and

a display for displaying the received information comprising;

a search result corresponding to the augmented service choice; and

a separate list of suggestions based on previously accessed choices.

8. The wireless mobile device of claim 7, comprising:

a storage component for storing the user preference data.

9. The wireless mobile device of claim 8, wherein the user preference data comprises:

a user profile;

learned data; and

historical data.

10. The wireless mobile device of claim 9, wherein the wireless mobile device is configured to determine at least one item of the user preference data through a learned usage pattern.

11. The wireless mobile device of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to update the user preference data based on information received in response to the search request.

12. The wireless mobile device of claim 7 further comprising one or more of:

a positioning device;

a thermometer; and

a barometer.

13. The wireless mobile device of claim 12, wherein the environmental data comprises at least one of:

a current position of the wireless mobile device;

a current temperature;

a current weather condition; and

a current time.

14. A system for searching information over a wireless communication network using a wireless mobile device, the system comprising:

a server configured to provide one or more services;

one or more databases communicatively coupled to the server; and

a wireless mobile device comprising;

(i) processor electronics configured to perform operations comprising;

communicatively connecting to the server over the wireless communications network;

selecting a service choice provided by the server;

augmenting the selected service choice with user preference data and an item of environmental data;

transmitting a search request to the server based on the augmented service choice; and

receiving information identified by the server in response to the search request; and

(ii) a display for displaying the received information comprising;

a search result corresponding to the augmented choice; and

a separate list of suggestions based on previously accessed choices.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the wireless mobile device further includes a storage device configured to store the user preference data.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the user preferences comprise:

a user profile;

learned data; and

historical data.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the wireless mobile device is configured to determine at least one item of the user preference data through a learned usage pattern.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the processor electronics are further configured to perform operations comprising:

updating the user preference data based on information received in response to the search request.

19. The system of claim 14, wherein the wireless mobile device further comprises one or more of:

a positioning device configured to generate a current position of the wireless mobile device;

a thermometer configured to determine a current temperature; and

a barometer configured to determine a current atmospheric pressure.