Managing information related to communication

• US 8,055,648 B2
• Filed: 03/27/2007
• Issued: 11/08/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Cohen, Alexander J., Mangione-Smith, William Henry, Tegreene, Clarence T., Lord, Robert W., Levien, Royce A., Jung, Edward K. Y., Malamud, Mark A., Rinaldo, John D. Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): ALAM, SHAHID AL
• Application Number:
  US11/729,313
• Publication Number:
  US 20080189266A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,687 Days
• Field of Search: 707/4, 707/5, 707/104.1, 707/713, 707/723, 707/912, 707/770, 707/802, 707/803, 704/260, 706/45, 345/156
• US Class Current: 707/713
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/748 Hypervideo linking data to content, e.g. by linking an URL to a video object in the context of video distribution systems H04N21/858

Abstract

In one aspect, a method related to receiving, retrieving and presenting information. In addition, other method, system, and program product aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and/or text forming a part of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A method related to information management, the method comprising:

receiving identifying information, wherein the identifying information is associated with a spoken discourse between two or more participants;

searching for non-spoken complementary information in response to a directive from one or more of the participants, wherein the complementary information includes information associated and/or provisionally associated with the identifying information, the complementary information determined to be candidates for a list of topics to be presented to the one or more participants;

presenting the identifying information and/or the complementary information in the form of the list of topics presented to the one or more participants; and

responding to a selection by the one or more participants of at least one topic from the list of topics by resolving one or more provisional associations via correlating at least two search results from the searching for non-spoken complementary information to narrow a range for the provisional associations.

2. A system related to information management the system comprising:

circuitry for receiving identifying information, wherein the identifying information is associated with a spoken discourse between two or more participants;

circuitry for searching for unspoken complementary information in response to a directive from one or more of the participants, wherein the complementary information includes information associated and/or provisionally associated with the identifying information, the complementary information determined to be candidates for a list of topics to be presented to the one or more participants;

circuitry for presenting the identifying information and/or the complementary information in the form of the list of topics presented to the one or more participants; and

circuitry for responding to a selection by the one or more participants of at least one topic from the list of topics by resolving one or more provisional associations via correlating at least two search results from the searching for non-spoken complementary information to narrow a range for the provisional associations.

3. A system related to information management, the system comprising:

means for receiving identifying information, wherein the identifying information is associated with a spoken discourse between two or more participants;

means for searching for unspoken complementary information in response to a directive from one or more of the participants, wherein the complementary information includes information associated and/or provisionally associated with the identifying information, the complementary information determined to be candidates for a list of topics to be presented to the one or more participants;

means for presenting the identifying information and/or the complementary information in the form of the list of topics presented to the one or more participants; and

means for responding to a selection by the one or more participants of at least one topic from the list of topics by resolving one or more provisional associations via correlating at least two search results from the searching for non-spoken complementary information to narrow a range for the provisional associations.

4. A computer program product related to information management, the computer program product comprising:

computer storage media bearing computer executable instructions related to receiving identifying information, wherein the identifying information is associated with a spoken discourse between two or more participants;

one or more instructions for searching for unspoken complementary information in response to a directive from one or more of the participants, wherein the complementary information includes information associated and/or provisionally associated with the identifying information, the complementary information determined to be candidates for a list of topics to be presented to the one or more participants;

one or more instructions for presenting the identifying information and/or the complementary information in the form of the list of topics presented to the one or more participants; and

one or more instructions for responding to a selection by the one or more participants of at least one topic from the list of topics by resolving one or more provisional associations via correlating at least two search results from the searching for non-spoken complementary information to narrow a range for the provisional associations.

5. The computer program product of claim 4, wherein the one or more instructions related to receiving identifying information, wherein the identifying information is included in a discourse, further comprise:

one or more instructions related to receiving the identifying information, wherein the identifying information is included in the discourse, wherein the identifying information identifies at least a portion of a topic.

6. The computer program product of claim 4, wherein the one or more instructions related to receiving identifying information, wherein the identifying information is included in a discourse, further comprise:

one or more instructions related to the identifying information, wherein the identifying information is included in the discourse, and wherein the identifying information includes a spoken word.

7. The computer program product of claim 4, wherein the one or more instructions related to receiving identifying information, wherein the identifying information is included in a discourse, further comprise:

one or more instructions related to receiving the identifying information, wherein the identifying information is included in the discourse, and wherein the identifying information includes a photograph.

8. The computer program product of claim 4, wherein the one or more instructions related to receiving identifying information, wherein the identifying information is included in a discourse, further comprise:

one or more instructions related to receiving the identifying information, wherein the identifying information is included in the discourse, and wherein the identifying information includes a video segment and/or a video frame.

9. The computer program product of claim 4, wherein the one or more instructions related to receiving identifying information, wherein the identifying information is included in a discourse, further comprise:

one or more instructions related to receiving the identifying information, wherein the identifying information is included in the discourse, and wherein the identifying information includes a graphic item.

10. The computer program product of claim 4, wherein the one or more instructions related to receiving identifying information, wherein the identifying information is included in a discourse, further comprise:

one or more instructions related to receiving the identifying information, wherein the identifying information is included in the discourse, and wherein the identifying information includes a textual item.

11. The computer program product of claim 4, wherein the one or more instructions related to receiving identifying information, wherein the identifying information is included in a discourse, further comprise:

one or more instructions related to receiving the identifying information, wherein the identifying information is included in the discourse, and wherein the identifying information includes a data set.

12. The computer program product of claim 4, wherein the one or more instructions related to receiving identifying information, wherein the identifying information is included in a discourse, further comprise:

one or more instructions related to receiving the identifying information, wherein the identifying information is included in the discourse, and wherein the identifying information includes an identification and/or a provisional identification of a person.

13. The computer program product of claim 4, wherein the one or more instructions related to receiving identifying information, wherein the identifying information is included in a discourse, further comprise:

one or more instructions related to receiving the identifying information, wherein the identifying information is included in the discourse, and wherein the identifying information includes an identification and/or a provisional identification of a location.

14. The computer program product of claim 4, wherein the one or more instructions related to receiving identifying information, wherein the identifying information is included in a discourse, further comprise:

one or more instructions related to receiving the identifying information, wherein the identifying information is included in the discourse, and wherein the identifying information includes an identification and/or a provisional identification of an object.

15. The computer program product of claim 4, wherein the one or more instructions related to searching for complementary information, wherein the complementary information includes information associated and/or provisionally associated with the identifying information, further comprise:

one or more instructions related to searching for the complementary information, wherein the complementary information is associated and/or provisionally associated with the identifying information, and wherein the searching includes receiving the complementary information.

16. The computer program product of claim 4, wherein the one or more instructions related to searching for complementary information, wherein the complementary information includes information associated and/or provisionally associated with the identifying information, further comprise:

one or more instructions related to searching for the complementary information, wherein the complementary information includes information that is associated and/or provisionally associated with the identifying information, and wherein the searching includes searching a private resource.

17. The computer program product of claim 4, wherein the one or more instructions related to searching for complementary information, wherein the complementary information includes information associated and/or provisionally associated with the identifying information, further comprise:

one or more instructions related to searching for the complementary information, wherein the complementary information includes information that is associated and/or provisionally associated with the identifying information, and wherein the searching includes searching a public resource.

18. The computer program product of claim 4, wherein the one or more instructions related to searching for complementary information, wherein the complementary information includes information associated and/or provisionally associated with the identifying information, further comprise:

one or more instructions related to for the complementary information, wherein the complementary information includes information that is associated and/or provisionally associated with the identifying information, and wherein the complementary information includes a spoken word.

19. The computer program product of claim 4, wherein the one or more instructions related to searching for complementary information, wherein the complementary information includes information associated and/or provisionally associated with the identifying information, further comprise:

one or more instructions related to searching for the complementary information, wherein the complementary information includes information that is associated and/or provisionally associated with the identifying information, and wherein the complementary information includes a photograph.

20. The computer program product of claim 4, wherein the one or more instructions related to searching for complementary information, wherein the complementary information includes information associated and/or provisionally associated with the identifying information, further comprise:

one or more instructions related to searching for the complementary information, wherein the complementary information includes information that is associated and/or provisionally associated with the identifying information, and wherein the complementary information includes a video segment and/or a video frame.

21. The computer program product of claim 4, wherein the one or more instructions related to searching for complementary information, wherein the complementary information includes information associated and/or provisionally associated with the identifying information, further comprise:

one or more instructions related to searching for the complementary information, wherein the complementary information includes information that is associated and/or provisionally associated with the identifying information, and wherein the complementary information includes a graphic item.

22. The computer program product of claim 4, wherein the one or more instructions related to searching for complementary information, wherein the complementary information includes information associated and/or provisionally associated with the identifying information, further comprise:

one or more instructions related to searching for the complementary information, wherein the complementary information includes information that is associated and/or provisionally associated with the identifying information, and wherein the complementary information includes a textual item.

23. The computer program product of claim 4, wherein the one or more instructions related to searching for complementary information, wherein the complementary information includes information associated and/or provisionally associated with the identifying information, further comprise:

one or more instructions related to searching for the complementary information, wherein the complementary information includes information that is associated and/or provisionally associated with the identifying information, and wherein the complementary information includes a data set.

24. The computer program product of claim 4, wherein the one or more instructions related to presenting the identifying information and/or the complementary information further comprise:

one or more instructions related to presenting the identifying information using a visual presentation device and/or a sonic presentation device and/or a tactile presentation device.

25. The computer program product of claim 4, wherein the one or more instructions related to presenting the identifying information and/or the complementary information further comprise:

one or more instructions related to presenting the complementary information using a visual presentation device and/or a sonic presentation device and/or a tactile presentation device.

26. The computer program product of claim 4, further comprising:

a signal-storing medium bearing one or more instructions related to storing the identifying information.

27. The program product of claim 4, further comprising:

a signal-storing medium bearing one or more instructions related to storing the complementary information.