4DHelp mobile device for 4DHelp information distribution system

• US 7,634,298 B2
• Filed: 12/05/2006
• Issued: 12/15/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Richard D. Kaplan
• Original Assignee: Richard D. Kaplan
• Inventors: Kaplan, Richard D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lao, Lun-Yi
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hong, Dung
• Application Number:
  US11/634,460
• Publication Number:
  US 20080026743A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,106 Days
• Field of Search: 361/679, 455/563, 382/154, 382/296, 382/285
• US Class Current: 455/563
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability

Abstract

The present invention provides for a mobile device component used in a 4DHelp information distribution system. The mobile device enables a user to utilize the 4DHelp information distribution system in a wireless environment such that even if the user is physically isolated from self-help data or instructional materials, the user can still access useful 4DHelp information and receive significant benefits. The mobile device includes an input device for which the user can enter a user request, a transmitting device that transmits and retrieves 4DHelp data based upon the user'"'"'s request, a receiver that accepts the 4DHelp data transmitted, and a processing device that provides a visual output display to the user and allows the user to adjust the 4DHelp visual output display.

Claims

1. A mobile device comprising:

an input device operative to receive a user information request for instructional materials;

a transmitter operative to transmit a data retrieval request based on the user information request for instructional materials;

a receiver operative to receive interactive three dimensional instructional data in response to the data retrieval request, wherein interactive three dimensional instructional data enables the user to perform operations on a multimedia item displayed as part of the interactive three dimensional data; and

a processing device, in response to executable instructions, operative to;

provide a visual output display of a portion of the instructions of the interactive three dimensional instructional data;

determine, based at least in part on a topic associated with the user information request for instructional materials, a set of promotional data related to the interactive three dimensional instructional data;

embed a given promotional item with the interactive three dimensional instructional data, wherein the given item appears as a promotional multimedia item and the embedded promotional data is activated upon a user defined action, the user defined action including interacting with the interactive three dimensional instructional data; and

adjust the visual output display of the portion of the interactive three dimensional instructional data in response to a user input request for instructional materials and visually adjust the output display provided to an output device in response to the user input request for instructional materials.

2. The mobile device of claim 1 further comprising:

a local memory device having the interactive three dimensional instructional data stored therein such that the receiver receives the data therefrom.

3. The mobile device of claim 1 further comprising:

the transmitter device is a wireless transmitter such that the interactive three dimensional instructional data is retrieved from an external database.

4. The mobile device of claim 1 further comprising:

an audio receiver operative to receive audio input such that the processing device is operative to receive the audio input as the user request.

5. The mobile device of claim 4 further comprising:

a natural language engine such that the audio input is a natural language input, the natural language engine receiving and processing the natural language audio input to generate the user input request usable by the processing device.

6. The mobile device of claim 1 wherein the user information request includes a request for instructions and a universal identifier associated with a particular element for which the instructions are associated.

7. The mobile device of claim 1 wherein the transmitter and a receiver maintain an open communication channel with an instruction providing source such that the user input requests may be further processing through the instruction providing source and the receiver is operative to receive additional interactive three dimensional instructional data.

8. A mobile device comprising:

an input device operative to receive a user information request for instructional materials;

a wireless transmitter operative to transmit a data retrieval request based on the user information request for instructional materials to an external database;

a receiver operative to receive interactive three dimensional instructional data in response to the data retrieval request, wherein interactive three dimensional instructional data enables the user to perform operations on a multimedia item displayed as part of the interactive three dimensional data;

a processing device, in response to executable instructions, operative to;

provide a visual output display of a portion of the instructions of the interactive three dimensional instructional data;

determine, based at least in part on a topic associated with the user information request for instructional materials, a set of promotional data related to the interactive three dimensional instructional data;

embed a given promotional item from the set of promotional data with the interactive three dimensional instructional data, wherein the given item appears as a promotional multimedia item and the embedded promotional data is activated upon a user defined action, the user defined action including interacting with the interactive three dimensional instructional data; and

adjust the visual output display of the portion of the interactive three dimensional instructional data in response to a user input request for instructional materials and visually adjusting the output display provided to an output device in response to the user input request for instructional materials;

an audio receiver operative to receive audio input such that the processing device is operative to receive the audio input as the user request; and

a natural language engine such that the audio input is a natural language input, the natural language engine receiving and processing the natural language audio input to generate the user input request usable by the processing device.

9. The mobile device of claim 8 wherein the user information request includes a request for instructions and a universal identifier associated with a particular element for which the instructions are associated.

10. The mobile device of claim 8 wherein the transmitter and a receiver maintain an open communication channel with an instruction providing source such that the user input requests may be further processing through the instruction providing source and the receiver is operative to receive additional interactive three dimensional instructional data.