LOCATION ASSISTED WORD COMPLETION

• US 20100130236A1
• Filed: 11/26/2008
• Published: 05/27/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Creutz, Mathias Johan Philip, Sivadas, Sunil
• Application Number:
  US12/323,600
• Publication Number:
  US 20100130236A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.600
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds

Abstract

Embodiments include systems and methods for providing location and object specific word completion assistance. Sensors may detect information regarding a landmark, location or object, and an embodiment may identify such landmarks, locations and objects and provide word lists to assist a user in entering text. Identification of such places and objects may include receiving information from one or more sensors; such information includes location and orientation information, near field communications information, and images. Images may be analyzed to determine objects and locations in the images.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving input comprising one or more characters;

determining if sensor data regarding a location is available;

if sensor data regarding a location is available, determining a geographical location, and processing the sensor data to identify at least one object positioned proximate the determined geographical location;

obtaining at least one location specific word based on the identified at least one object; and

determining if the at least one location specific word would match the received one or more input characters into a word, and if so, presenting the at least one matched word as a potential completion.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein processing the sensor data to identify at least one object positioned proximate the determined a geographical location includes:

transmitting to a wireless network information regarding the determined geographical location;

receiving from the wireless network information regarding objects proximate to the determined geographical location; and

utilizing the received information regarding objects proximate to the determined geographical location to identify the at least one object from the sensor data.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein obtaining at least one location specific word based on the identified at least one object includes:

transmitting to a wireless network information regarding the identified at least one object; and

receiving from the wireless network the least one location specific word.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the sensor data includes a camera image, and the determined geographical location includes the geographical location where the camera image was created.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein identifying an object in the camera image includes:

determining a geographical orientation for the camera image; and

utilizing the determined geographical location and the determined geographical orientation to identify at least one object positioned proximate the determined geographical location.

6. The method of claim 5 further including:

calculating a distance value to an object determined to be in the camera image; and

utilizing the distance value along with the determined geographical location and the determined geographical orientation to identify at least one object positioned proximate the determined geographical location.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein sensor data includes data received from a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein presenting the at least one matched word as a potential completion includes presenting a list of possibly matching words, wherein the at least one matched word is prioritized in the presentation list.

9. An apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

a memory, the memory including executable instructions, that when provided to the processor, cause the apparatus to perform;

receiving input comprising one or more characters;

determining if sensor data regarding a location is available;

if sensor data regarding a location is available, determining a geographical location, and processing the sensor data to identify at least one object positioned proximate the determined geographical location;

obtaining at least one location specific word based on the identified at least one object; and

determining if the at least one location specific word would match the received one or more input characters into a word, and if so, presenting the at least one matched word as a potential completion.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the memory further includes executable instructions wherein processing the sensor data to identify at least one object positioned proximate the determined a geographical location comprises:

transmitting to a wireless network information regarding the determined geographical location;

receiving from the wireless network information regarding objects proximate to the determined geographical location; and

utilizing the received information regarding objects proximate to the determined geographical location to identify the at least one object from the sensor data.

11. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the memory further includes executable instructions wherein obtaining at least one location specific word based on the identified at least one object comprises:

transmitting to a wireless network information regarding the identified at least one object; and

receiving from the wireless network the least one location specific word.

12. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the sensor data includes a camera image, and the determined geographical location includes the geographical location where the camera image was created.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the memory further includes executable instructions regarding identifying an object in the camera image, comprising:

determining a geographical orientation for the camera image; and

utilizing the determined geographical location and the determined geographical orientation to identify at least one object positioned proximate the determined geographical location.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein the memory further includes executable instructions for performing:

calculating a distance value to an object determined to be in the camera image; and

utilizing the distance value along with the determined geographical location and the determined geographical orientation to identify at least one object positioned proximate the determined geographical location.

15. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the apparatus includes a mobile terminal.

16. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein presenting the at least one matched word as a potential completion includes displaying on a display a list of possibly matching words, wherein the at least one matched word is prioritized in the display list.

17. A computer readable medium including executable instructions to perform:

receiving input comprising one or more characters;

determining if sensor data regarding a location is available;

if sensor data regarding a location is available, determining a geographical location, and processing the sensor data to identify at least one object positioned proximate the determined geographical location;

obtaining at least one location specific word based on the identified at least one object; and

determining if the at least one location specific word would match the received one or more input characters into a word, and if so, presenting the at least one matched word as a potential completion.

18. The computer readable medium of claim 17 further including executable instructions wherein processing the sensor data to identify at least one object positioned proximate the determined a geographical location includes:

transmitting to a wireless network information regarding the determined geographical location;

receiving from the wireless network information regarding objects proximate to the determined geographical location; and

utilizing the received information regarding objects proximate to the determined geographical location to identify the at least one object from the sensor data.

19. The computer readable medium of claim 17 further including executable instructions wherein obtaining at least one location specific word based on the identified at least one object includes:

transmitting to a wireless network information regarding the identified at least one object; and

receiving from the wireless network the least one location specific word.

20. The computer readable medium of claim 17 further including executable instructions wherein the sensor data includes a camera image, and the determined geographical location includes the geographical location where the camera image was created, and including executable instructions to perform:

determining a geographical orientation for the camera image; and

utilizing the determined geographical location and the determined geographical orientation to identify at least one object positioned proximate the determined geographical location.