Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080205619 | CALLER INITIATED COMMUNICATIONS INTERRUPTION - Enabling a caller to automatically interrupt a currently active call. In one embodiment, a call manager receives a request from an interrupter that may indicate an urgency, an identification, an authorization, and/or other reason to interrupt the current call between a target party device and a bystander party device. Warning messages can be provide to the target and/or bystander party. The call manager may automatically connect the call or determine whether to connect the interrupter based on one or more criteria predefined by the target and/or the interrupter. Alternatively, the target may make the determination based on information about the requested interruption. The bystander party device may be placed on hold, or a conference call may be initiated automatically. Call management may be performed directly, or through one or more network carriers. A rejected interruption may be routed to voice mail. After completing the interruption, the original call is reestablished. | 08-28-2008 |
20090073960 | BRIDGING PHONE NETWORKS USING VOIP TO PRESERVE IN-NETWORK CALLING ADVANTAGES - A call may be accomplished from a first mobile network to a second mobile network by bridging the first and second mobile networks using VoIP. A first communication is initiated from a first mobile device to a first Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) server circuitry emulating a mobile phone. The first VoIP server circuitry receives an indication of a destination number of a mobile phone on the second mobile network. Communication takes place between the first VoIP server circuitry and the second VoIP server circuitry according to an internet protocol to conference the first mobile device on a first telephone call, to the first VoIP server, to the second mobile device, on a second telephone call to the second VoIP server. The first and second telephone call are each intra-network, and the VoIP communication accomplishes a bridge between the first mobile network and the second mobile network. The second telephone call may be via a plain old telephone service (POTS) rather than via a second mobile network. | 03-19-2009 |
20090102859 | USER AUGMENTED REALITY FOR CAMERA-ENABLED MOBILE DEVICES - Disclosed are apparatus and methods for providing a user augmented reality (UAR) service for a camera-enabled mobile device, so that a user of such mobile device can use the mobile device to obtain meta data regarding one or more images/video that are captured with such device. As the user points the mobile device's camera at one or more objects in one or more scenes, such objects are automatically analyzed by the UAR to identify the one or more objects and then provide meta data regarding the identified objects in the display of the mobile device. The meta data is interactive and allows the user to obtain additional information or specific types of information, such as information that will aid the user in making a decision regarding the identified objects or selectable action options that can be used to initiate actions with respect to the identified objects. The user can utilize the UAR to continuously pass the camera over additional objects and scenes so that the meta data presented in the display of the mobile device is continuously updated. | 04-23-2009 |
20090106016 | VIRTUAL UNIVERSAL TRANSLATOR - Disclosed are apparatus and methods for providing a virtual universal translator (VUT) for a mobile device so that a user of such mobile device can use the camera and display of the mobile device to translate text from one language to another language. As the user points the mobile device's camera at a particular text string, such text string is automatically translated by the VUT into a different language that was selected by the user and this translated text is then transposed over the currently viewed image or video in the display of the mobile device. The user can utilize the VUT to continuously pass the camera over additional text strings so that the translated text displayed over the viewed image or video is continuously updated for each new text string. | 04-23-2009 |
20090110194 | VISUAL UNIVERSAL DECRYPTION APPARATUS AND METHODS - Disclosed is a virtual universal decryption (VUD) service that provides a mechanism for allowing users of camera enabled mobile devices to use their camera to decrypt messages. The VUD service can provide a mechanism for a user of a VUD enabled device to authorize one or more other users of VUD enabled and camera enabled devices to use their cameras to decrypt messages sent by the authorizing user. The VUD service may then provide mechanisms for the authorized users to decrypt messages, which have been encrypted by the authorizing users, by simply capturing an image/video of the encrypted text with a camera of their VUD enabled devices. | 04-30-2009 |
20090171939 | USER-GENERATED ACTIVITY MAPS - Apparatus and computer-readable media for associating metadata with a geographic location are provided. The apparatus includes logic for detecting that a mobile device is present at a geographic location relevant to a user of the mobile device, logic for retrieving context information associated with the location, logic for selecting a program code module based upon a contextual relevancy of the location, logic for providing the program code module for execution, where the program code module is capable of performing processing specific to at least one aspect of the location, the processing is based upon the context information, and the program code module is further capable of receiving at least one input data item from the mobile device, where the at least one input data item describes an activity of the user at the location, and logic for associating the at least one input data item with the location. | 07-02-2009 |
20090172197 | CREATING AND EDITING MEDIA OBJECTS USING WEB REQUESTS - A computer-readable medium, apparatus, and interface are provided for constructing an edit decision list that specifies media content to be included in a composed media object. The edit decision list is constructed by generating at least one media portion specifier, wherein the at least one media portion specifier identifies at least a portion of at least one first media object, and generating the edit decision list, where the edit decision list includes a network address and the at least one media portion specifier, and the edit decision list is in the form of a network resource locator string, such as a URL, suitable for transmission in a network request to the network address to cause the composed media object to be generated. The edit decision list may be transmitted in a single Hypertext Transfer Protocol request to the network address. | 07-02-2009 |
20090326967 | AUTOMATED FRIEND FINDER - Disclosed are methods and apparatus for automatically connecting individuals. A private profile of an individual may be automatically generated. The private profile of the individual may be automatically compared with private profiles of a set of individuals such that one or more of the set of individuals are identified as matches for the individual, wherein the private profile of the individual includes private data and each of the private profiles of the set of individuals includes private data. The private profile of the individual is not publicly available to other individuals that have access to a public profile of the individual. The individual may be automatically notified that the individual has been matched with the one or more individuals, thereby enabling the individual to initiate communication with the one or more individuals. The similarities between the private profile of the individual and the private profiles of the one or more individuals are not revealed to the individual or the one or more individuals. | 12-31-2009 |
20120244907 | USER AUGMENTED REALITY FOR CAMERA-ENABLED MOBILE DEVICES - Apparatus and methods are described for providing a user augmented reality (UAR) service for a camera-enabled mobile device, so that a user of such mobile device can use the mobile device to obtain meta data regarding one or more images/video that are captured with such device. The meta data is interactive and allows the user to obtain additional information or specific types of information, such as information that will aid the user in making a decision regarding the identified objects or selectable action options that can be used to initiate actions with respect to the identified objects. | 09-27-2012 |
20130044132 | USER AUGMENTED REALITY FOR CAMERA-ENABLED MOBILE DEVICES - A user augmented reality (UAR) service for a camera-enabled mobile device obtains meta data regarding one or more images/video that are captured with such device and provides the meta data in the display of the mobile device. The meta data is interactive and allows the user to obtain additional information or specific types of information, such as information that will aid the user in making a decision regarding the identified objects or selectable action options that can be used to initiate actions with respect to the identified objects. | 02-21-2013 |