Intuitive computing methods and systems

• US 8,498,627 B2
• Filed: 12/12/2012
• Issued: 07/30/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Digimarc Corporation
• Original Assignee: Digimarc Corporation
• Inventors: Rodriguez, Tony F.
• Primary Examiner(s): KIM, WESLEY LEO
• Application Number:
  US13/712,609
• Publication Number:
  US 20130122939A1
• Time in Patent Office: 230 Days
• Field of Search: 455/414.1, 455/414.2, 455/418, 455/456.1
• US Class Current: 455/414.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/02 Protecting privacy or anonymity, e.g. protecting personally identifiable information [PII]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/025 using location based information parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

The present disclosure relates generally to mobile devices and content recognition. One claim recites a method employing a mobile device having a processor configured to perform one or more acts of the method, the mobile device including at least one sensor. The method includes: obtaining information from the sensor; and selecting a user profile from among a plurality of different user profiles based on the information. Other claims and combinations are provided as well.

Claims

1. A mobile device comprising:

a microphone for capturing ambient audio;

a global positioning system receiver (GPS receiver) for obtaining location information;

memory, in which a plurality of different user profiles is associated with different information in said memory, and in which the plurality of different user profiles comprises at least;

i) a business profile including information associated with a professional social media service, or ii) a personal profile including information associated with a personal social media service; and

one or more processors programmed for;

analyzing captured ambient audio to yield audio information;

selecting a user profile from among the plurality of different user profiles based on the audio information and on the location information.

2. The mobile device of claim 1 further comprising an accelerometer for indicating relative movement, and in which the selecting is determined at least in part on the relative movement.

3. The mobile device of claim 1 in which the audio information is inferred based on an audio noise level of captured ambient audio.

4. The mobile device of claim 1 in which the audio information is inferred based on signal characteristics of captured ambient audio.

5. The mobile device of claim 1 further comprising a display screen, in which said one or more processors are programmed for selecting—

based on a selected user profile—

an image or graphic for display on the display screen, the image or graphic being associated with the selected user profile.

6. The mobile device of claim 5 in which said one or more processors are programmed for embedding a digital watermark in a selected image or graphic, the digital watermark comprising a plural-bit payload associated with the selected user profile.

7. A method comprising:

obtaining data representing ambient audio, the ambient audio having been captured by a mobile device'"'"'s microphone;

obtaining location information from a global positioning system receiver (GPS receiver);

analyzing the data representing ambient audio to yield audio information; and

selecting a user profile from among a plurality of different user profiles based on the audio information and on the location information, in which the plurality of different user profiles comprises at least;

i) a business profile including information associated with a professional social media service, or ii) a personal profile including information associated with a personal social media service.

8. The method of claim 7 further comprising receiving data indicating relative movement from an accelerometer, in which the user profile is selected at least in part on the relative movement.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions stored therein to cause one or more processors to perform the method of claim 8.

10. The method of claim 7 in which the audio information is associated with an audio noise level of captured ambient audio.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions stored therein to cause one or more processors to perform the method of claim 10.

12. The method of claim 7 in which the audio information is associated with signal characteristics of captured ambient audio.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions stored therein to cause one or more processors to perform the method of claim 12.

14. The method of claim 7 further comprising selecting an image or graphic for display on a display screen, the image or graphic being associated with the selected user profile.

15. The method of claim 14 further comprising embedding a digital watermark in the selected image or graphic, the digital watermark comprising a plural-bit payload associated with the selected user profile.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions stored therein to cause one or more processors to perform the method of claim 15.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions stored therein to cause one or more processors to perform the method of claim 14.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions stored therein to cause one or more processors to perform the method of claim 7.