Method and system for tagging data with context data tags in a wireless system

• US 9,509,795 B2
• Filed: 09/28/2007
• Issued: 11/29/2016
• 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: MacInnis, Alexander G., Quigley, Thomas, Behzad, Arya, Karaoguz, Jeyhan, Walley, John, Buer, Mark
• Primary Examiner(s): DOAN, KIET M
• Application Number:
  US11/864,202
• Publication Number:
  US 20090023432A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,350 Days
• Field of Search: 455/456.1, 455/39, 455/418, 455/412.1, 455/414.3, 455/558, 455/466, 455/41.2, 455/41.1, 455/556.1, 455/73, 348/211.99, 370/310.2, 386/241
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/437 Administration of user profiles, e.g. generation, initialisation, adaptation, distribution
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/48 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/56 Provisioning of proxy services store-and-forward switching systems in data switching networks H04L12/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data

Abstract

A wireless mobile communication (WMC) device may be utilized to generate and/or maintain multimedia data files. Context data tags may be created to tag the generated multimedia data files, enabling identification of multimedia data files without directly accessing the contents of the multimedia data files. Context data tags may comprise such attributes as time/date stamps, location, subject, environment, scheduling, and/or biometric information. The WMC device may maintain user preference information, which is unique to the WMC device capabilities and/or to a specific device user. The user preference information may be utilized to specify attributes that may be utilized in creating context data tags for multimedia data files. The user preference information may be maintained in the WMC device and/or externally. Tagging operation may be performed dynamically, and a remote device may be utilized to perform tagging operations and/or to maintain the user preference information.

Claims

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

identifying data that is at least one of generated or maintained in a wireless mobile communication device;

generating a context data tag according to biometric information received from a biometric sensor;

tagging said data with said context data tag based on user preference information, wherein said user preference information is specific to a particular user and said user preference information specifies one or more attributes associated with said particular user for controlling said generation of said context data tag.

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 performing at least a portion of said tagging external to said wireless mobile communication device.

5. The method according to claim 1, comprising performing said tagging dynamically in response to said generation of said data.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein said one or more attributes enable said identifying said data based on at least one of contents of said data conditions pertaining to at least one of said generation or maintenance of said data.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein said one or more attributes comprise at least one of time, date, location, subject, scheduling, environment, or biometric information.

8. The method according to claim 6, comprising utilizing at least one of an operation, an application, or an accessory device to derive said one or more attributes.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein said user preference information comprises an indication to use at least one of time or date stamping associated with said data.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein said user preference information comprises an indication to use location stamping associated with location of said wireless mobile communication device during at least one of said generation or maintenance of said data.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein said location stamping is based on Global Positioning System (GPS) location, wherein said generating said context data tag comprises generating said context data tag according to said GPS location.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein said user preference information comprises an indication to use at least one of calendar or scheduling information, wherein said generating said context data tag comprises generating said context data tag according to at least one of said calendar or said scheduling information.

13. A system, the system comprising:

at least one processor utilized in a wireless mobile communication device that identifies data that is at least one of generated or maintained in said wireless mobile communication device;

said at least one processor that generates a context data tag according to biometric information received from a biometric sensor; and

said at least one processor that enables tagging said data with said context data tag based on user preference information, wherein said user preference information is specific to a particular user and said user preference information specifies one or more attributes associated with said particular user for controlling of said generation of said context data tag.

14. The system according to claim 13, wherein said user preference information is stored in said wireless mobile communication device.

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

16. The system according to claim 13, wherein said at least one processor enables performing at least a portion of said tagging external to said wireless mobile communication device.

17. The system according to claim 13, wherein said at least one processor enables performing said tagging dynamically in response to said generation of said data.

18. The system according to claim 13, wherein said one or more attributes enable said at least one processor to identify said data based on at least one of contents of said data or conditions pertaining to at least one of said generation or maintenance of said data.

19. The system according to claim 18, wherein said one or more attributes comprise at least one of time, date, location, subject, scheduling, environment, or biometric information.

20. The system according to claim 18, wherein said at least one processor enables utilizing at least one of an operation, an application, or an accessory device to derive said one or more attributes.

21. The system according to claim 13, wherein said user preference information comprises an indication to use at least one of time or date stamping associated with said data.

22. The system according to claim 13, wherein said user preference information comprises an indication to use location stamping associated with location of said wireless mobile communication device during at least one of said generation or maintenance of said data.

23. The system according to claim 22, wherein said location stamping is based on Global Positioning System (GPS) location, wherein said at least one processor is operable to generate said context data tag according to said GPS location.

24. The system according to claim 13, wherein said user preference information comprises an indication to use calendar and/or scheduling information, wherein said at least one processor is operable to generate said context data tag according to at least one of said calendar or said scheduling information.

25. A system comprising:

a wireless communication device comprising

circuitry that identifies data generated in said wireless communication device;

circuitry that generates a context data tag according to biometric information received from a biometric sensor; and

circuitry that enables tagging said data with said context data tag based on user preference information, wherein said user preference information is specific to a particular user and said user preference information specifies one or more attributes associated with said particular user to control said generation of said context data tag.

26. The system of claim 25, wherein the biometric data comprises at least one of fingerprint data, retina data, a behavioral pattern, iris scan data, or brain wave data.