Methods, systems, and products for recalling and retrieving documentary evidence

• US 9,575,997 B2
• Filed: 07/12/2015
• Issued: 02/21/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/04/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Miller, Robert Raymond II, Li, Kevin A., Meuninck, Troy C., Pratt, James H., Schroeter, Horst J., Shahraray, Behzad
• Primary Examiner(s): Robinson, Greta
• Application Number:
  US14/797,137
• Publication Number:
  US 20150317333A1
• Time in Patent Office: 590 Days
• Field of Search: 707/609, 707/640, 707/748, 707/653, 707/661, 707/665, 707/672, 707/673, 707/674, 707/680, 707/686, 707/687, 707/693, 707/696, 707/721, 707/736, 707/751, 707/756, 707/766, 707/768, 707/771, 707/781, 707/912, 707/914, 707/915, 707/916, 707/942, 707/767, 707/769, 707/913, 713/156, 713/160, 713/161, 713/165, 713/167, 713/170, 713/173, 709/206, 709/207, 709/213
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/5866 using information manually generated, e.g. tags, keywords, comments, manually generated location and time information
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/73 Querying
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/90328 using search space presentation or visualization, e.g. category or range presentation and selection
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/93 Document management systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques

Abstract

Methods, systems, and products help users recall memories and search for content of those memories. When a user cannot recall a memory, the user is prompted with questions to help recall the memory. As the user answers the questions, a virtual recollection of the memory is synthesized from the answers to the questions. When the user is satisfied with the virtual recollection of the memory, a database of content may be searched for the virtual recollection of the memory. Video data, for example, may be retrieved that matches the virtual recollection of the memory. The video data is thus historical data documenting past events.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

sending, by a server, a series of electronic questions to a client device;

receiving, by the server, electronic answers from the client device, the electronic answers responsive to the series of electronic questions;

querying, by the server, an electronic profile for the electronic answers, the electronic profile having electronic associations between digital objects and answers including the electronic answers;

retrieving, by the server, the digital objects from the electronic profile having the electronic associations with the electronic answers;

generating, by the server, a digital image; and

incorporating, by the server, the digital objects retrieved from the electronic profile into the digital image.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising querying an electronic database of content for the digital image.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising determining a match between the digital image and content referenced in the electronic database of content.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising retrieving a video file in response to the match.

5. The method of claim 3, further comprising retrieving an image file in response to the match.

6. The method of claim 3, further comprising retrieving an audio file in response to the match.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining a count of the digital objects.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising incorporating at least one of the digital objects as visual feedback into the digital image.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising incorporating at least one of the digital objects as audible feedback into the digital image.

10. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory device, the memory device storing instructions, the instructions when executed causing the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising;

sending a series of electronic questions to a client device, the series of electronic questions for creating a digital image;

receiving electronic answers from the client device, the electronic answers responsive to the series of electronic questions;

querying an electronic profile for the electronic answers, the electronic profile having electronic associations between different digital objects and different answers including the electronic answers;

retrieving digital objects from the electronic profile, the digital objects having the electronic associations with the electronic answers from the client device;

generating the digital image; and

incorporating the digital objects retrieved from the electronic profile into the digital image.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the operations further comprise querying an electronic database of content for the digital image.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the operations further comprise determining a match between the digital image and content referenced in the electronic database of content.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving a video file in response to the match.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving an image file in response to the match.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving an audio file in response to the match.

16. The system of claim 10, wherein the operations further comprise determining a count of the digital objects.

17. The system of claim 10, wherein the operations further comprise incorporating at least one of the digital objects into the digital image as visual feedback.

18. The system of claim 10, wherein the operations further comprise incorporating at least one of the digital objects into the digital image as audible feedback.

19. A memory device storing instructions that when executed cause a processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

sending a series of electronic questions to a client device, the series of electronic questions for creating a digital image;

receiving electronic answers from the client device, the electronic answers responsive to the series of electronic questions;

querying an electronic profile for the electronic answers, the electronic profile having electronic associations between different digital objects and different answers including the electronic answers;

retrieving digital objects from the electronic profile, the digital objects having the electronic associations with the electronic answers;

determining a count of the digital objects;

halting the series of electronic questions in response to the count equaling a threshold number;

generating the digital image; and

incorporating the digital objects retrieved from the electronic profile into the digital image.

20. The memory device of claim 19, wherein the operations further comprise querying an electronic database of content for the digital image.