Mobile information apparatuses that include a digital camera, a touch sensitive screen interface, support for voice activated commands, and a wireless communication chip or chipset supporting IEEE 802.11
First Claim
1. An information apparatus supporting both touch sensitive screen interface and voice activated command interface for interacting with a user, the information apparatus being a mobile and wireless information apparatus, the information apparatus including one or more applications with access to digital content, the information apparatus comprising:
- a digital capturing device for capturing data, the digital capturing device being at least a digital camera for taking pictures or a video camera for capturing at least video,a touch sensitive screen,a graphical user interface over the touch sensitive screen for interacting with the user,a voice activated command function for receiving voice commands from the user for outputting or playing at least part of the digital content,one or more processors,memory or storage storing at least a portion of the digital content, andone or more wireless communication units that include circuitry, one or more radio frequency controllers for radio frequency wireless communication, and at least one antenna, the one or more wireless communication units being compatible, at least in part, with at least a protocol within IEEE 802.11 wireless standards or within Bluetooth specifications; and
wherein the one or more applications are installed or preinstalled in the information apparatus, the one or more applications include;
an e-mail application,a digital imaging application,an audio application,a video application,a document editing application, andan Internet browsing application; and
wherein the information apparatus further includes operating system software supporting an object model or an application programming interface (API) to facilitate operation of the one or more applications included in the information apparatus; and
wherein the information apparatus is operable to allow the user to install additional applications for running on the operating system software to further expand functionalities of the information apparatus; and
wherein the information apparatus is further operable to;
(1) capture, using the digital capturing device included in the information apparatus, the data;
(2) couple, using the one or more wireless communication units of the information apparatus, the information apparatus to a wireless local area network;
(3) wirelessly discover, using the one or more wireless communication units of the information apparatus, one or more wireless output devices that are available in the wireless local area network coupled in (2);
(4) display, on the touch sensitive screen of the information apparatus, one or more items that are related to the one or more wireless output devices that are wirelessly discovered in (3) to be available in the wireless local area network coupled in (2), the one or more wireless output devices being distinct devices from the information apparatus;
(5) receive, from the user and using the touch sensitive screen of the information apparatus, selection of an item, which is related to a selected wireless output device, from among the one or more items that are displayed on the touch sensitive screen in (4) for user selection; and
(6) wirelessly transfer, using the one or more wireless communication units of the information apparatus and over the wireless local area network coupled in (2), from the information apparatus to the wireless output device selected in (5), at least part of the data captured by the digital capturing device of the information apparatus in (1); and
wherein the information apparatus is a mobile and wireless information apparatus that is at least one of a smart phone, an information pad, a digital pad, an ebook, an Internet appliance, or a digital camera, individually or in any combination; and
wherein the wireless transfer of at least part of the data in (6) is based, at least in part, on the information apparatus having received, using the touch sensitive screen of the information apparatus and from the user, the selection of the item related to the selected wireless output device in (5); and
wherein at least part of the data captured by the digital capturing device of the information apparatus in (1) includes image data or video data or audio data.
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Abstract
Information apparatus specifications that include voice activated command functions are disclosed and enabled. The information apparatus may include a touch sensitive screen, a digital camera, a wireless communication unit, an operating system, a graphical user interface, an e-mail application, an Internet browsing application, and an application for playing audio or video content. The information apparatus operating system supports an application programming interface (API). A user can install additional applications. The information apparatus may further include a microphone and a speaker for interacting via voice commands with the user. In some examples, the user may take a picture with the digital camera included in the information apparatus and transfer or synchronize the picture to a wireless output device. In other examples, the information apparatus may further wirelessly play, print, stream, or mirror digital content, via the touch sensitive screen, to an output device.
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20 Claims
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1. An information apparatus supporting both touch sensitive screen interface and voice activated command interface for interacting with a user, the information apparatus being a mobile and wireless information apparatus, the information apparatus including one or more applications with access to digital content, the information apparatus comprising:
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a digital capturing device for capturing data, the digital capturing device being at least a digital camera for taking pictures or a video camera for capturing at least video, a touch sensitive screen, a graphical user interface over the touch sensitive screen for interacting with the user, a voice activated command function for receiving voice commands from the user for outputting or playing at least part of the digital content, one or more processors, memory or storage storing at least a portion of the digital content, and one or more wireless communication units that include circuitry, one or more radio frequency controllers for radio frequency wireless communication, and at least one antenna, the one or more wireless communication units being compatible, at least in part, with at least a protocol within IEEE 802.11 wireless standards or within Bluetooth specifications; and wherein the one or more applications are installed or preinstalled in the information apparatus, the one or more applications include; an e-mail application, a digital imaging application, an audio application, a video application, a document editing application, and an Internet browsing application; and wherein the information apparatus further includes operating system software supporting an object model or an application programming interface (API) to facilitate operation of the one or more applications included in the information apparatus; and wherein the information apparatus is operable to allow the user to install additional applications for running on the operating system software to further expand functionalities of the information apparatus; and wherein the information apparatus is further operable to; (1) capture, using the digital capturing device included in the information apparatus, the data; (2) couple, using the one or more wireless communication units of the information apparatus, the information apparatus to a wireless local area network; (3) wirelessly discover, using the one or more wireless communication units of the information apparatus, one or more wireless output devices that are available in the wireless local area network coupled in (2); (4) display, on the touch sensitive screen of the information apparatus, one or more items that are related to the one or more wireless output devices that are wirelessly discovered in (3) to be available in the wireless local area network coupled in (2), the one or more wireless output devices being distinct devices from the information apparatus; (5) receive, from the user and using the touch sensitive screen of the information apparatus, selection of an item, which is related to a selected wireless output device, from among the one or more items that are displayed on the touch sensitive screen in (4) for user selection; and (6) wirelessly transfer, using the one or more wireless communication units of the information apparatus and over the wireless local area network coupled in (2), from the information apparatus to the wireless output device selected in (5), at least part of the data captured by the digital capturing device of the information apparatus in (1); and wherein the information apparatus is a mobile and wireless information apparatus that is at least one of a smart phone, an information pad, a digital pad, an ebook, an Internet appliance, or a digital camera, individually or in any combination; and wherein the wireless transfer of at least part of the data in (6) is based, at least in part, on the information apparatus having received, using the touch sensitive screen of the information apparatus and from the user, the selection of the item related to the selected wireless output device in (5); and wherein at least part of the data captured by the digital capturing device of the information apparatus in (1) includes image data or video data or audio data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for wirelessly transmitting digital content from an information apparatus to one or more wireless output devices, the information apparatus being a mobile and wireless information apparatus, the information apparatus including one or more applications with access to the digital content, the one or more applications include:
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an e-mail application, a digital imaging application, an audio application, a video application, a document creation application, and an Internet browsing application; and operating system software in the information apparatus supporting an object model or an application programming interface (API) to facilitate operations of the one or more applications included in the information apparatus; and wherein the information apparatus is operable to allow a user of the information apparatus to install additional applications for running on said operating system software to further expand functionalities of the information apparatus;
the information apparatus further comprising;a digital capturing device for capturing image data or video data, a touch sensitive screen, a graphical user interface over the touch sensitive screen for interacting with the user, a voice activated command function for receiving voice commands from the user for outputting or playing at least part of the digital content, one or more processors, memory or storage for storing at least a portion of the digital content, and wireless communication circuitry that includes at least a radio frequency controller and an antenna for establishing radio frequency wireless communication, the method comprising; wirelessly discovering, by the information apparatus and over the radio frequency wireless communication and using the wireless communication circuitry of the information apparatus, the one or more wireless output devices that are available, locally, for service, the one or more wireless output devices being distinct devices from the information apparatus; displaying, on the touch sensitive screen of the information apparatus, information that is related to at least one wireless output device from among the one or more wireless output devices that are wirelessly discovered by the information apparatus, for selection by the user; receiving, via the touch sensitive screen of the information apparatus and from the user, at least a selection of the information displayed on the touch sensitive screen of the information apparatus, the selection of the information being related to a selected wireless output device from among the one or more wireless output devices that are wirelessly discovered to be available for service; and wirelessly transferring or outputting, over the radio frequency wireless communication and using the wireless communication circuitry of the information apparatus, at least part of the digital content, which is accessed by the one or more applications, from the information apparatus to the selected wireless output device; and wherein at least part of the digital content that is accessed from at least one of said e-mail application, said digital imaging application, said audio application, said video application, said document creation application, or said Internet browsing application, individually or in any combination, is wirelessly transferred or outputted from the information apparatus to the selected wireless output device, over the radio frequency wireless communication, based, at least in part, on the information apparatus having received, via the graphical user interface and over the touch sensitive screen of the information apparatus, the selection of the information displayed on the touch sensitive screen of the information apparatus; and wherein the information apparatus is at least one of a smart phone, an information pad, a digital pad, an ebook, an Internet appliance, or a digital camera, individually or in any combination; and wherein the method further comprises; capturing, using the digital capturing device included in the information apparatus, the image data or the video data; and wirelessly transferring or outputting, using the wireless communication circuitry of the information apparatus, at least part of the image data or the video data, captured by the digital capturing device, from the information apparatus to the selected wireless output device that is wirelessly discovered to be available for service; and wherein the wireless communication circuitry of the information apparatus includes one or more chips or chipsets that are compatible, at least partly, with at least a protocol within IEEE 802.11 wireless standards or Bluetooth specifications for establishing the radio frequency wireless communication. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An information apparatus containing software or firmware executable, at least partly, by one or more processors at the information apparatus to facilitate access of digital content and output of the digital content from the information apparatus, the information apparatus being a mobile and wireless information apparatus, and the information apparatus including one or more applications installed or pre-installed, the one or more applications including:
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an e-mail application, a digital imaging application, an audio application, a video application, and an Internet browsing application; and operating system software in the information apparatus supporting an object model or an application programming interface (API) to facilitate operations of at least one of said e-mail application, said digital imaging application, said audio application, said video application, or said Internet browsing application, individually or in any combination, interfacing with device management applications in the information apparatus; and wherein, the information apparatus is operable to allow a user of the information apparatus to install additional applications to further expand functionalities of the information apparatus;
the information apparatus further including comprising at least;a digital camera for taking pictures, a touch sensitive screen interface for interacting with the user, a graphical user interface over the touch sensitive screen interface, a microphone, a speaker for outputting sound, a voice activated command function for receiving voice commands from the user of the information apparatus, memory or storage storing at least a portion of the digital content, and wireless communication circuitry for establishing radio frequency wireless communication between the information apparatus and one or more wireless output devices, the one or more wireless output devices being distinct devices from the information apparatus; and
wherein the software or the firmware, at the information apparatus, is executable by the one or more processors of the information apparatus to further facilitate the information apparatus to;(1) couple the information apparatus, using the wireless communication circuitry of the information apparatus, to a wireless local area network, the coupling to the wireless local area network being compliant, at least in part, with at least a protocol within IEEE 802.11 wireless standards; (2) access, using at least one application from the one or more applications that are installed or pre-installed at the information apparatus, the digital content; (3) wirelessly discover, using the wireless communication circuitry of the information apparatus, at least one wireless output device from among the one or more wireless output devices that are available in the wireless local area network coupled in (1) for service; (4) display, on the touch sensitive screen interface of the information apparatus, an item related to the at least one wireless output device that is wirelessly discovered by the information apparatus in (3) to be available in the wireless local area network coupled in (1); (5) receive, via the touch sensitive screen interface of the information apparatus and from the user, at least an indication of a selection of the item that is related to the at least one wireless output device, which is displayed on the touch sensitive screen interface in (4) for user selection; (6) wirelessly transfer or output, from the information apparatus and using the wireless communication circuitry of the information apparatus and over the wireless local area network coupled in (1), at least part of the digital content, accessed by the one or more applications in (2), to or at the at least one wireless output device that is wirelessly discovered in (3), to be available in the wireless local area network coupled in (1), the wireless transfer or output of at least part of the digital content being based, at least in part, on the information apparatus having received, via the touch sensitive screen interface of the information apparatus and from the user, at least the indication of the selection of the item related to the wireless output device in (5); and wherein the information apparatus is a mobile and wireless information apparatus that is at least one of a smart phone, an information pad, a digital pad, an ebook, an Internet appliance, or a digital camera, individually or in any combination; and wherein the at least one wireless output device is at least one of a television device, a sound output device, a music playing device, a display device, a printing device, a projection device, or an output controller externally connectable to a television, individually or in any combination; and wherein the software or the firmware is further executable by the one or more processors of the information apparatus to; (7) receive, via the voice activated command function and from the user, a command to output or to play at least part of the digital content accessed by the one or more applications in (2) at the information apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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