Communication device and method to derive context information

• US 7,881,922 B2
• Filed: 09/08/2006
• Issued: 02/01/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/04/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Would, Daniel E, Fletcher, Ben J
• Primary Examiner(s): Vo; Huyen X.
• Application Number:
  US11/530,309
• Publication Number:
  US 20070244946A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,607 Days
• Field of Search: 704/270, 704/231, 704/270.1, 704/3, 704/4, 704/7, 704/276, 704/272, 701/211
• US Class Current: 704/3
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24575 using context

Abstract

A communication device comprises processing means, storage means for storing a database of language components, display means and user interface means. The processing means is arranged to determine at least one qualifier, to access the database, and to select at least one language component according to the at least one determined qualifier, and the display means is arranged to display the at least selected language component. A user can select a displayed language component, and this can be outputted as an audio or wireless signal.

Claims

1. A method for execution by a communication device, the method comprising:

determining, using a global positioning system receiver in the device, a location of the device;

accessing information stored in the device to determine an entity type located at the location of the device;

accessing a database of language components stored in the device, each of the language components being associated with at least one entity type, said language components comprising information enabling communication with an entity type; and

presenting to the entity type located at the location of the device a selected at least one language component associated in the database with the entity type located at the location of the device.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said presenting includes displaying the selected at least one language component.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein said presenting includes:

receiving a user input corresponding to a specific language component associated in the database with the entity type located at the location of the device; and

outputting an audio signal corresponding to the specific language component.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein said presenting includes:

receiving a user input corresponding to a specific language component associated in the database with the entity type located at the location of the device; and

outputting a wireless signal corresponding to the specific language component.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising, when selecting a plurality of language components ordering the selected plurality of language components according to at least one predetermined parameter.

6. A computer program product on a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer instructions, the computer instructions when executed by a communications device perform a method comprising:

determining a location of the device;

determining an entity type located at the location of the device;

accessing a database of language components, each of the language components being associated with at least one entity type, said language components comprising information enabling communication with an entity type; and

presenting to the entity type located at the location of the device a selected at least one language component associated in the database with the entity type located at the location of the device.

7. The computer program product according to claim 6, wherein the presenting includes displaying the selected at least one language component.

8. The computer program product according to claim 6, and further comprising computer instructions for receiving a user input corresponding to a specific language component associated in the database with the entity type located at the location of the device and said presenting includes outputting an audio signal corresponding to the specific language component.

9. The computer program product according to claim 6, and further comprising computer instructions for receiving a user input corresponding to a specific displayed language component associated in the database with the entity type located at the location of the device and said presenting includes outputting a wireless signal corresponding to the specific language component.

10. A communication device, which comprises:

a database, said database containing a plurality of language components, each of said language components being associated with at least one entity type, said language components comprising information enabling communication with an entity type;

means for determining a location of said device;

means for determining an entity type located at said location of said device;

means for searching said database for language components associated with the entity type located at said location of said device; and

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means for presenting one of the language components associated with the entity type located at said location of said device to the entity type located at the location of said device.

11. The communication device as claimed in claim 10, wherein said means for presenting one of the language components includes a visual display.

12. The communication device as claimed in claim 10, wherein said means for presenting one of the language components includes an audio output device.

13. The communication device as claimed in claim 10, wherein said means for presenting one of the language components includes a wireless signaling device.

14. The communication device as claimed in claim 10, including:

means for presenting to a user of said device the language components associated with the entity type located at said location of said device; and

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means for enabling said user to select one of said language components associated with the entity type located at said location for presentation to said entity type.

15. The communication device as claimed in claim 14, including:

means for ordering the language components presented to the user according to at least one predetermined parameter.

16. The communication device as claimed in claim 14, including:

means for presenting to said user language components associated with the entity type located at said location filtered according to a qualifier in addition to location of said device.

17. The computer program product according to claim 14, further comprising computer instructions which, when executed by the communication device, order the plurality of language components associated in the database with the entity type located at the location of the device according to at least one predetermined parameter.