Object tagging system and method

• US 7,937,039 B2
• Filed: 02/15/2007
• Issued: 05/03/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Webb, Russell Y., Kammer, David, Wong, Yoon Kean, Lemke, Steven C.
• Primary Examiner(s): PHAM, TUAN
• Application Number:
  US11/706,872
• Publication Number:
  US 20070207733A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,538 Days
• Field of Search: 455/41.2, 455/456.1, 455/456.3, 455/456.6, 455/457, 455/41.1
• US Class Current: 455/41.2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/327 Short range or proximity payments by means of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/346 Cards serving only as information carrier of service
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/28 the pass enabling tracking or indicating presence
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/37 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 19/201 Accessories of ATMs
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/1008 Active credit-cards provided with means to personalise their use, e.g. with PIN-introduction/comparison system
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface

Abstract

A method of indexing information stored on a portable electronic device. The method includes receiving an association signal by the portable electronic device the association signal providing an indication of adjacent resources, accessing a database including a table storing relationships between data stored on the portable electronic device and the association signal, and indexing the data based on the relationships accessed in the database.

Claims

1. A method of accessing information stored on a portable electronic device, comprising:

storing on the portable electronic device a table comprising identifiers associated with other objects and data associated with each identifier, wherein for at least some of the objects, the data is stored and associated with the identifiers automatically based at least in part on receiving the identifiers;

storing on the portable electronic device personal information associated with a user of the portable electronic device;

wirelessly receiving at the portable electronic device an identifier associated with a nearby object;

prioritizing the data based on at least one factor, the at least one factor including one of a distance to and a location of the objects associated with the data; and

accessing the data based on the identifier and the prioritization.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the nearby object is a computing device.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the nearby object is a portable electronic device.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying the accessed data.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the data is accessed automatically.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the personal information comprises a personal interest list.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the personal information comprises personal notes.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the personal information comprises personal location data.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the data comprises personal information associated with a user of the nearby computing device.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the personal information associated with the user of the nearby computing device comprises notes associated with contact information for the user of the nearby computing device.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the portable electronic device comprises a personal digital assistant and a mobile telephone and is configured to provide internet connectivity.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the portable electronic device comprises an expansion slot.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the portable electronic device is a handheld computer.

14. A mobile computing device, comprising:

a processing circuit configured to process mobile telephone and personal information management functions;

a memory configured to store a plurality of identifiers associated with other objects, data associated with each identifier, and personal information associated with a user of the mobile computing device; and

a wireless transceiver configured to receive an identifier associated with a nearby object, wherein the processing circuit is configured to access the data based on the identifier and the personal information; and

wherein for at least some of the objects, the processing circuit is configured to automatically associate the data with the identifiers based on receiving the identifier; and

wherein the processing circuit is configured to prioritize the data based on at least one factor, the at least one factor including one of a distance to and a location of the objects associated with the data;

and wherein the processing circuit accesses the data further based on the prioritization of the data and the identifier.

15. The mobile computing device of claim 14, wherein the mobile computing device is a handheld computing device.

16. The mobile computing device of claim 14, wherein the processing circuit is configured to display the accessed data.

17. The mobile computing device of claim 16, wherein the processing circuit is configured to display the accessed data automatically.

18. The mobile computing device of claim 14, wherein the data comprises personal information associated with a user of the nearby object.

19. The mobile computing device of claim 14, wherein the nearby object is a portable computing device.