Wireless communication device and method for use therewith

• US 8,200,541 B2
• Filed: 09/03/2009
• Issued: 06/12/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/14/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Rakuten Group, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Palisades Technology LLC
• Inventors: Reber, William L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Kazimi, Hani M
• Application Number:
  US12/553,345
• Publication Number:
  US 20100015960A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,013 Days
• Field of Search: 705/26.1, 705/27.2, 705/5
• US Class Current: 705/26.1
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/005 characterised by the type of game, e.g. ball games, fighting games
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/80 Special adaptations for executing a specific game genre or game mode
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/6607 for animating game characters, e.g. skeleton kinematics
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/02 Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0222 During e-commerce, i.e. online transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0631 Item recommendations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0643 Graphical representation of items or shoppers
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 13/80 2D [Two Dimensional] animation, e.g. using sprites
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 15/405 using Z-buffer
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 15/503 Blending, e.g. for anti-aliasing

Abstract

An image of at least one object (14) is captured. An object class selection is received from a menu (70) of a plurality of object classes. At least one task menu specific to the object class selection is provided. A task selection is received from the at least one task menu. A task associated with the at least one object (14) is facilitated based on the image and the task selection.

Claims

1. A method for use with a wireless communication device capable of accessing a computer network, the method comprising:

receiving, via a server system of the computer network, an image of a person captured with the wireless communication device;

receiving, via a server system, a selection of a task from a task menu, the task menu including a plurality of tasks that are based on the selection of the person class from an object class menu having a plurality of object classes including at least two of;

a person class, a product class, an event class, a location class and a company class, wherein the task includes arranging an event with the person; and

facilitating the task via communication with the computer network, wherein facilitating the task includes;

recognizing the person in the image via the server system;

determining contact information for the person; and

sending the contact information to the wireless communication device for display on a display device of the wireless communication device.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving a name associated with the person via the wireless communication device;

wherein facilitating the task is further based on the name.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein facilitating the task further includes at least one of:

arranging a meeting with the person;

arranging a meal with the person;

arranging a date with the person;

seeing a movie with the person;

arranging an introduction to the person;

sending a message to the person;

sending mail to the person;

placing a call to the person; and

placing a video call to the person.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein facilitating the task includes sending an email to the person.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the image includes a stereoscopic image.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein at least one task option is configured as a customized task.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the customized task is shared by other users of other wireless communication devices via the server system.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the plurality of tasks include previously added task options made available from a service provider.

9. A method for use with a wireless communication device capable of accessing a computer network, the method comprising:

receiving at a wireless communication device and via a computer network, a sequence of images of an event, at least one image of the sequence of images including a person;

displaying an object class menu that includes at least two of;

a person class, a product class, an event class, a location class and a company class;

displaying a task menu including a plurality of tasks that are based on user selection of the person class;

receiving, via a server system, a selection of a task option from the plurality of tasks, the task option including arranging an event with the person; and

facilitating the task via communication with the computer network and based on the recognition of the person in the at least one image via the server system, wherein facilitating the task includes determining contact information for the person.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein the sequence of images includes a plurality of stereoscopic images.

11. The method of claim 9 further comprising:

receiving a name associated with the person via the wireless communication device;

wherein facilitating the task is further based on the name.

12. The method of claim 9 wherein facilitating the task further includes at least one of:

arranging a meeting with the person;

arranging a meal with the person;

arranging a date with the person;

seeing a movie with the person;

arranging an introduction to the person;

sending a message to the person;

sending mail to the person;

placing a call to the person; and

placing a video call to the person.

13. The method of claim 9 wherein the contact information includes at least one of:

an email address and a telephone number.

14. The method of claim 9 wherein at least one task option is configured as a customized task.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein the customized task is shared by other users of other wireless communication devices via a server system.

16. The method of claim 9 wherein the plurality of tasks include previously added task options made available from a service provider.

17. A method for use with a wireless communication device capable of accessing a computer network, the method comprising:

capturing at a wireless communication device at least one image that includes a person;

displaying an object class menu that includes at least two of;

a person class, a product class, an event class, a location class and a company class;

displaying a task menu including a plurality of tasks that are based on user selection of the person class;

receiving, via a server system, selection of a task option from the plurality of tasks, the task option including arranging an event with the person; and

facilitating the task via communication with the computer network and based on the recognition of the person in the at least one image via the server system, wherein facilitating the task includes determining contact information for the person.

18. The method of claim 17 wherein the sequence of images includes a plurality of stereoscopic images.

19. The method of claim 17 further comprising:

receiving a name associated with the person via the wireless communication device;

wherein facilitating the task is further based on the name.

20. The method of claim 17 wherein facilitating the task further includes at least one of:

arranging a meeting with the person;

arranging a meal with the person;

arranging a date with the person;

seeing a movie with the person;

arranging an introduction to the person;

sending a message to the person;

sending mail to the person;

placing a call to the person; and

placing a video call to the person.

21. The method of claim 17 wherein the contact information includes at least one of:

an email address and a telephone number.

22. The method of claim 17 wherein at least one task option is configured as a customized task.

23. The method of claim 22 wherein the customized task is shared by other users of other wireless communication devices via a server system.

24. The method of claim 17 wherein the plurality of tasks include previously added task options made available from a service provider.