Automated notation techniques implemented via mobile devices and/or computer networks

• US 8,417,233 B2
• Filed: 06/12/2012
• Issued: 04/09/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/13/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Zeno Holdings, LLC (Endpoint IP LLC)
• Original Assignee: Mercury Mobile LLC
• Inventors: Woloshyn, Timothy D. T.
• Primary Examiner(s): Afshar, Kamran
• Assistant Examiner(s): Behnamian, Shahriar
• Application Number:
  US13/494,025
• Publication Number:
  US 20120315881A1
• Time in Patent Office: 301 Days
• Field of Search: 455/412.2, 455/412.1, 455/558, 709/205, 709/209, 709/208, 709/211, 709/219, 709/217, 709/223
• US Class Current: 455/418
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/169 Annotation, e.g. comment data or footnotes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/066 Format adaptation, e.g. format conversion or compression
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/75 Indicating network or usage conditions on the user display
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72433 for voice messaging, e.g. dictaphones for answering incoming calls H04M1/64
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72484 wherein functions are triggered by incoming communication events
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/60 logging of communication history, e.g. outgoing or incoming calls, missed calls, messages or URLs logging of telephone numbers H04M1/56, H04M1/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/068 using credential vaults, e.g. password manager applications or one time password [OTP] applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/069 using certificates or pre-shared keys
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold

Abstract

Various aspects disclosed herein are directed to different types of automated personal assistant techniques for facilitating call event notation, tagging, calendaring, etc., particularly those implemented on mobile communication devices. Users of mobile devices are provided with a relatively easy way to record and organize personal notes relating to one or more selected telephone conversations conducted by the user. Users can also manage notes, tasks, and schedule items related to the user'"'"'s contacts and social network(s). In at least one embodiment, a Mobile Application running on a user'"'"'s mobile device may be configured or designed to automatically detect an end of phone call event at the mobile device, and to automatically display a “pop-up” dialog GUI prompting the user to record a personalized note or other content (if desired), to be associated with the phone call which just ended.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method for operating a mobile communication device associated with a first user, the mobile communication device including a display, the method comprising:

detecting, at the mobile communication device, an occurrence of a first communication event relating to a first communication activity at the mobile communication device;

determining, using information relating to the first communication event, whether a first set of threshold criteria has been satisfied, the first set of threshold criteria including a first portion of user-defined threshold criteria;

automatically displaying, at the mobile communication device display and in response to determining that the first set of threshold criteria has been satisfied, a first user interface message prompting the user to initiate a first recommended procedure at the mobile communication device, wherein the first recommended procedure relates to the detected first communication event;

waiting, at the mobile communication device, a first predetermined time interval to receive input from the user authorizing initiation of the first recommended procedure at the mobile communication device;

automatically initiating the first recommended procedure at the mobile communication device in response to receiving input from the user authorizing initiation of the first recommended procedure;

generating, in response to initiating the first recommended procedure, a first portion of digital content;

accessing information which includes details relating to the detected first communication event;

creating a first electronic data file which associates the first portion of digital content with at least a portion of the details relating to the detected first communication event; and

saving the first electronic data file at a first storage device such that the first electronic data file is accessible to the user for future reference.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the first communication event corresponds to an end of call (EoC) event associated with the mobile communication device.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the first communication event corresponds to an end of call (EoC) event associated with the mobile communication device;

wherein the initiating of the first recommended procedure includes;

recording, using the mobile communication device, a first portion of audio content provided by the user, wherein the first portion of digital content includes the first portion of recoded audio content; and

transcribing the first portion of audio content to thereby generate a first portion of text transcription content representing the first portion of audio content.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the first communication event corresponds to an end of call (EoC) event relating to a first phone call communication at the mobile communication device;

wherein the initiating of the first recommended procedure includes;

recording, using the mobile communication device, a first portion of audio content provided by the user, wherein the first portion of digital content includes the first portion of recoded audio content;

transcribing the first portion of audio content to thereby generate a first text transcription content representing the first portion of audio content; and

generating an electronic communication message which includes the first portion of recorded audio content, the first text transcription content, and at least a portion of the details relating to the detected end of call event.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the first communication event corresponds to an end of call (EoC) event relating to a first phone call communication at the mobile communication device;

wherein the initiating of the first recommended procedure includes;

recording, using the mobile communication device, a first portion of audio content provided by the user, wherein the first portion of digital content includes the first portion of recoded audio content;

transcribing the first portion of audio content to thereby generate a first text transcription content representing the first portion of audio content;

generating an electronic communication message which includes the first portion of recorded audio content, the first text transcription content, and a first portion of the details relating to the detected end of call event;

wherein the first portion of the details relating to the detected end of call event includes;

phone number details of the first phone call participants, contact name details of first phone call participants, call duration details, and timestamp details relating to end of call event.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

causing the first user interface message to automatically be closed if no user input is received after a predetermined time interval.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the first communication event corresponds to an end of call (EoC) event relating to a first phone call communication at the mobile communication device, the method further comprising:

automatically displaying the first user interface message at the mobile communication device in response to determining that a call duration of the first phone call exceeded a predetermined time threshold value.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the first communication event corresponds to an end of call (EoC) event relating to a first phone call communication at the mobile communication device, the method further comprising:

automatically determining an identity of another caller who participated in the first phone call; and

automatically displaying the first user interface message at the mobile communication device based on the determined identity of the other call participant and the first portion of user-defined threshold criteria.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the first communication event corresponds to an end of call (EoC) event relating to a first phone call communication at the mobile communication device, the method further comprising:

automatically determining time and date details relating to the EoC event; and

automatically displaying the first user interface message at the mobile communication device based on the time and date details relating to the EoC event and the first portion of user-defined threshold criteria.

10. A system comprising:

at least one processor;

at least one interface operable to provide a communication link to at least one network device;

a mobile communication device including a display; and

memory;

the system being operable to;

detect, at the mobile communication device, an occurrence of a first communication event relating to a first communication activity at the mobile communication device;

determine, using information relating to the first communication event, whether a first set of threshold criteria has been satisfied, the first set of threshold criteria including a first portion of user-defined threshold criteria;

automatically display, at the mobile communication device display and in response to determine that the first set of threshold criteria has been satisfied, a first user interface message prompting a user of the mobile device to initiate a first recommended procedure at the mobile communication device, wherein the first recommended procedure relates to the detected first communication event;

wait, at the mobile communication device, a first predetermined time interval to receive input from the user authorizing initiation of the first recommended procedure at the mobile communication device;

automatically initiate the first recommended procedure at the mobile communication device in response to receive input from the user authorizing initiation of the first recommended procedure;

generate, in response to initiating the first recommended procedure, a first portion of digital content;

access information which includes details relating to the detected first communication event;

create a first electronic data file which associates the first portion of digital content with at least a portion of the details relating to the detected first communication event; and

save the first electronic data file at a first storage device such that the first electronic data file is accessible to the user for future reference.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein the first communication event corresponds to an end of call (EoC) event associated with the mobile communication device.

12. The system of claim 10 wherein the first communication event corresponds to an end of call (EoC) event associated with the mobile communication device;

wherein the initiating of the first recommended procedure includes;

record, using the mobile communication device, a first portion of audio content provided by the user, wherein the first portion of digital content includes the first portion of recoded audio content; and

transcribe the first portion of audio content to thereby generate a first portion of text transcription content representing the first portion of audio content.

13. The system of claim 10 wherein the first communication event corresponds to an end of call (EoC) event relating to a first phone call communication at the mobile communication device;

wherein the initiating of the first recommended procedure includes;

record, using the mobile communication device, a first portion of audio content provided by the user, wherein the first portion of digital content includes the first portion of recoded audio content;

transcribe the first portion of audio content to thereby generate a first text transcription content representing the first portion of audio content; and

generate an electronic communication message which includes the first portion of recorded audio content, the first text transcription content, and at least a portion of the details relating to the detected end of call event.

14. The system of claim 10 wherein the first communication event corresponds to an end of call (EoC) event relating to a first phone call communication at the mobile communication device;

wherein the initiating of the first recommended procedure includes;

record, using the mobile communication device, a first portion of audio content provided by the user, wherein the first portion of digital content includes the first portion of recoded audio content;

transcribe the first portion of audio content to thereby generate a first text transcription content representing the first portion of audio content;

generate an electronic communication message which includes the first portion of recorded audio content, the first text transcription content, and a first portion of the details relating to the detected end of call event;

wherein the first portion of the details relating to the detected end of call event includes;

phone number details of the first phone call participants, contact name details of first phone call participants, call duration details, and timestamp details relating to end of call event.

15. The system of claim 10 being further operable to:

cause the first user interface message to automatically be closed if no user input is received after a predetermined time interval.

16. The system of claim 10 wherein the first communication event corresponds to an end of call (EoC) event relating to a first phone call communication at the mobile communication device, the system being further operable to:

automatically display the first user interface message at the mobile communication device in response to determine that a call duration of the first phone call exceeded a predetermined time threshold value.

17. The system of claim 10 wherein the first communication event corresponds to an end of call (EoC) event relating to a first phone call communication at the mobile communication device, the system being further operable to:

automatically determine an identity of another caller who participated in the first phone call; and

automatically display the first user interface message at the mobile communication device based on the determined identity of the other call participant and the first portion of user-defined threshold criteria.

18. The system of claim 10 wherein the first communication event corresponds to an end of call (EoC) event relating to a first phone call communication at the mobile communication device, the system being further operable to:

automatically determine time and date details relating to the EoC event; and

automatically display the first user interface message at the mobile communication device based on the time and date details relating to the EoC event and the first portion of user-defined threshold criteria.