Dynamic context-data representation

• US 8,655,390 B2
• Filed: 08/27/2012
• Issued: 02/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Buckyball Mobile, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Buckyball Mobile, Inc.
• Inventors: Karmarkar, Amit Vishram, Peters, Richard Ross
• Primary Examiner(s): Kincaid, Lester
• Assistant Examiner(s): HERRERA, DIEGO D
• Application Number:
  US13/595,891
• Publication Number:
  US 20130172021A1
• Time in Patent Office: 540 Days
• Field of Search: 455/456.2, 455/456.3, 455/412.1, 455/457
• US Class Current: 455/457
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/185 by embedding added-value information into content, e.g. geo-tagging

Abstract

Disclosed are a system, method, and article of manufacture of a dynamic context-data representation. A first context data can be received. The first context data can be obtained from a user-worn sensor. The user-worn sensor can measure a user attribute. A second context data can be received. The second context data can be obtained from another sensor. The second context data can measure a user location. A graphical representation of the first context data and the second context data can be created. The graphical representation can be modified according to a change of a value of the first context data as a function of time or a change of a value of the second context data as a function of time.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

obtaining a first context data of a first environmental attribute of a user-facing digital camera of a user-worn computer goggles, wherein the first context data comprises a first digital image, and wherein the first context data comprises a first user state data as indicated by a first user-movement pattern, and wherein the first user-movement pattern is obtained by the user-facing digital camera of the user-worn computer goggles;

obtaining a second context data of a second environmental attribute of the user-facing digital camera of the user-worn computer goggles, wherein the second context data comprises a second digital image, and wherein the second context data comprises a second user state data as indicated by a second user-movement pattern, and wherein the second user-movement pattern is obtained by the user-facing digital camera of the user-worn computer goggles;

generating a tag cloud comprising a tint component that describes the first context data of the user-facing digital camera of the user-worn computer goggles and a second component that describes the second context data of the user-facing digital camera of the user-worn computer goggles;

modifying a display attribute of the first component according to the first context data as a function of time; and

modifying a display attribute of the second component according to the second context data as a function of time.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

rendering, with a server, the context-data tag cloud into a format accessible by a web browser.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

associating a metadata term with the first context data, and wherein the metadata term comprises to text that describes an attribute of the context data.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the metadata term comprises a pre-specified tag.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

periodically obtaining a substantially current value of the first context data.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising:

periodically revising the text to describe the substantially current value of the first context data.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

providing a control element that allows a user to initiate a revision of the text to describe the substantially current value of the first context data.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the first context data is obtained from a biosensor in the user-worn computer goggles.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the first context data comprises a user attribute.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the first context data attribute comprises a biometric data.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the first context data is obtained from a user-worn sensor.

12. A method comprising:

obtaining a first context data of a first environmental attribute, wherein the first context data comprises a user-movement pattern that indicates a user state, wherein the user-movement pattern is obtained by a user-facing digital camera of a user-worn computer goggles;

obtaining a second context data of a second environmental attribute obtained by another sensor of the user-worn computer goggles;

generating an icon comprising a first component that describes the first context data and a second component that describes the second context data;

modifying a display attribute of the first component according to the first context data as a function of time of the user movement attribute; and

modifying a display attribute of the second component according to the second context data as a function of time.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the second context data comprises a user location data.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the second context data is obtained from a biosensor.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the icon comprises a graphical representation of the first context data and the second context data formatted for display with a web browser.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein the other sensor comprises another digital camera of the user-worn computer goggles.

17. A method comprising:

receiving a first context data obtained from a user-worn sensor, wherein the user-worn sensor comprises a user-facing digital camera that measures a user movement attribute, and wherein the user-facing digital camera is in a user-worn computer goggles, and wherein the first context data comprises a first user state data as indicated by a first user-movement pattern;

receiving a second context data obtained from a another sensor, wherein the second context data measures a user location;

creating a graphical representation of the first context data and the second context data; and

modifying, the graphical representation according to a change of a value of the first context data as a function of time of the user movement attribute.

18. The method of claim 17 further comprising:

periodically communicating the graphical representation to a mobile device.