Method and system for utilizing context data tags to catalog data in wireless system

• US 8,355,706 B2
• Filed: 01/02/2008
• Issued: 01/15/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/20/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Broadcom Corporation (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Quigley, Thomas, MacInnis, Alexander G., Behzad, Arya, Karaoguz, Jeyhan, Walley, John, Buer, Mark
• Primary Examiner(s): RAMPURIA, SHARAD K
• Application Number:
  US11/968,560
• Publication Number:
  US 20090024641A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,840 Days
• Field of Search: 455418-420, 4554141-4143, 455/3.01, 455/3.06, 455/456.3, 709203-206, 715/745
• US Class Current: 455/414.3
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/907 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/908 using metadata automatically derived from the content
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles

Abstract

A Wireless mobile communication (WMC) device may maintain user preference information, which is unique to the WMC device capabilities and the device user. The WMC device may modify and/or update the user preference information based on device use and information ascertained from applications running on the WMC device itself; for example scheduling applications. The user preference information may be utilized to create context data tags for generated data on the WMC device. Context data tags may comprise such information as time/date stamping, subject information, and/or location information. The context data tags may be utilized to tag the generated data, enabling continuous and improved cataloging. Improved cataloging may enable improved searchability of tagged data. Tagged data alternatively and/or additionally may be transferred and stored in a remote device for improved and secure back-up storage. The remote device may utilize context data tags for cataloging and storing received data.

Claims

1. A method for handling data in wireless devices, the method comprising:

generating user preference information based on biometric data associated with a particular user of a wireless mobile communication device, wherein said user preference information comprises location stamping associated with a location of said wireless mobile communication device during said generation and/or maintenance of said data;

updating said user preference information based on device utilization information associated with said wireless mobile communication device;

tagging data in said wireless mobile communication device with context data tags based on said user preference information while said data is being generated and/or maintained in said wireless mobile communication device; and

cataloging said tagged data in said wireless mobile communication device utilizing said context data tags.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said user preference information is stored in said wireless mobile communication device.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein at least a portion of said user preference information is stored external to said wireless mobile communication device.

4. The method according to claim 1, comprising transferring said tagged data to a remote device.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein said user preference information comprises time and/or date stamp associated with said data.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein said device utilization information comprises information associated with one or more applications utilized in conjunction with said generation and maintenance of said data.

7. The method according to claim 4, comprising storing said transferred tagged data in said remote device.

8. The method according to claim 4, wherein said context data tags is utilized in said remote device in operations performed on said transferred tagged data.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein said transferred tagged data is catalogued in said remote device utilizing said context data tags.

10. The method according to claim 6, wherein said one or more applications comprise a calendar application and a scheduling application.

11. A system for handling data in wireless devices, the system comprising:

at least one processor in a wireless mobile communication device that generates user preference information based on biometric data associated with a particular user of a wireless mobile communication device, wherein said user preference information comprises location stamping associated with a location of said wireless mobile communication device during said generation and/or maintenance of said data;

said at least one processor modifies said user preference information based on device utilization information associated with said wireless mobile communication device, wherein said device utilization information further comprises information associated with one or more applications utilized in conjunction with generation of said data;

said at least one processor tags data with context data tags based on said user preference information while said data is being generated and/or maintained in said wireless mobile communication device; and

said at least one processor catalogs said tagged data in said wireless mobile communication device utilizing said context data tags.

12. The system according to claim 11, wherein said user preference information is stored in said wireless mobile communication device.

13. The system according to claim 11, wherein at least a portion of said user preference information is stored external to said wireless mobile communication device.

14. The system according to claim 11, wherein said at least one processor transfers said tagged data to a remote device.

15. The system according to claim 11, wherein said user preference information comprises time and/or date stamp associated with said data.

16. The system according to claim 11, wherein said one or more applications comprise a calendar application and a scheduling application.

17. The system according to claim 14, wherein said at least one processor enables storing said transferred tagged data in said remote device.

18. The system according to claim 14, wherein said context data tags is utilized in said remote device in operations performed on said transferred tagged data.

19. The system according to claim 18, wherein said transferred tagged data is catalogued in said remote device utilizing said context data tags.

20. A system, comprising:

one or more circuits for use in a biometric acquisition system, said one or more circuits being operable to acquiring biometric data associated with a particular user during use of a mobile device by said particular user;

said one or more circuits are operable to validate said acquired biometric data, by comparing said acquired biometric data with stored biometric data associated with said particular user;

said one or more circuits are operable to generate user preference information based on biometric data associated with said particular user of said mobile device, wherein said user preference information comprises location stamping associated with a location of said wireless mobile communication device during said generation and/or maintenance of said data;

said one or more circuits are operable to update said user preference information based on device utilization information associated with said mobile device; and

said one or more circuits are operable to determine tagging preferences associated with said particular user and generate tags for data associated with said particular user based at least in part on said tagging preferences.

21. The system according to claim 20, wherein said acquired biometric data is based on finger print, iris scan, voice pattern, and/or behavioral pattern.