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| 20090271101 | TRAFFIC MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - In an exemplary method, mobile device attribute data is received from a plurality of mobile devices over a network. The mobile device attribute data includes location data representative of a plurality of geographic locations associated with the mobile devices. The method further includes selectively aggregating the mobile device attribute data and generating traffic condition data based at least in part on the mobile device attribute data. The traffic condition data is representative of at least one traffic condition. In certain embodiments, the mobile devices include mobile telephones and the network includes a mobile telephone network. In certain embodiments, the traffic condition data is real time data. In certain embodiments, at least a portion of the traffic condition data is provided for access over the network. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090325535 | EMERGENCY SHEPHERD SERVICE - An emergency shepherd service includes at least one communications facility configured to provide communication services to at least one communication device in a service area and a notification subsystem including at least one processor and a computer readable medium with instructions. The instructions may be configured to cause the processor to receive information relevant to an affected area and identify at least one communication facility associated with the affected area based on a predetermined knowledge of a site of the communication facility. The instructions may be further configured to cause the processor to discover at least one communication device associated with the communication facility, determine that the communication device should be notified about the information, and send a message based on the information to the communication device. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090327739 | KEY-BASED CONTENT MANAGEMENT AND ACCESS SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An exemplary method includes receiving data representative of a content instance over a network from an access device associated with a user, storing the content instance, encrypting the content instance in response to a command initiated by the user, providing a key configured to facilitate decryption of the encrypted content instance, transmitting data representative of the encrypted content instance to a requesting access device, receiving data representative of a request to access the key from the requesting access device over the network, and performing a predefined action related to the key in response to the request and in accordance with at least one access rule, the at least one access rule based on at least one of a user profile and an access device profile. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100070577 | SELECTABLE MODE BASED SOCIAL NETWORKING INTERACTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - In an exemplary method, data representative of a user profile associated with a user is maintained, a social networking interaction between the user and at least one other user is facilitated, and the social networking interaction between the user and the at least one other user is controlled based on information contained within the user profile and in accordance with a selectable mode. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100083125 | CONNECTED ADDRESS BOOK SYSTEMS AND METHODS - In an exemplary method, contacts data for a network address book is maintained, data representative of at least a portion of a local address book maintained on an access device is received over a network, and the received local address book data is used to perform at least one connected address book operation. In one example in which the contacts data includes data representative of a network address book listing associated with a user, data representative of a persona associated with the user is maintained, a request to access the network address book listing is received, and at least a subset of the data representative of the network address book listing is identified and provided in response to the request and based at least in part on the persona. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100144392 | ACCESSORY DEVICES FOR MOBILE PHONES - Implementations described herein relate to accessories for mobile phones. In one implementation, an accessory may include, a display to present information received from a mobile phone to a user of the accessory. The accessory may connect with the mobile phone to form a link to the mobile phone. The accessory may include a clothing attachment component to attach the accessory to the user or to clothing of the user. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100162171 | VISUAL ADDRESS BOOK AND DIALER - A method may include associating a plurality of graphical images with a plurality of contacts in a device having contact management functionality and displaying the plurality of graphical images to a user. The method may further include receiving a user selection of one of the plurality of graphical images; and initiating voice-based communication with the contact associated with the selected graphical image. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100250131 | POSITION-BASED TAGS, REMINDERS, AND MESSAGING - A method performed by a user device may include determining a geographical position of the device, receiving a description of the geographical position, receiving a selection of one or more individuals to share the geographical position and the description, and saving the geographical position and the description, on another device, to permit access to the geographical position and the description, on the other device, according to the selection of the one or more individuals. Another method performed by a user device may include determining a geographical position of the user device, receiving reminder information that is tied with the geographical position, receiving a selection of a user in which the reminder information and the geographical position pertains, and notifying the user of the reminder information a next time that the user device is at or within a specified distance from the geographical position. A further method performed by a user device may include determining a geographical position of the user device, creating a text message that integrates the geographical position in an attachment that causes a recipient user device to perform an automatic wake-up call of a position-based application for locating the geographical position of the user device, and transmitting the text message that integrates the geographical position to the recipient user device. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20110028137 | END OF CALL SERVICES - A method may include receiving user preference information associated with display of content items. A triggering activity may be identified at a user device. Context information associated with the user device may be determined. A content item may be selected for display on the user device from a plurality of available content items based on the user preference information and the context information. The selected content item may be displayed on the user device. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110074794 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CASTING A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE DISPLAY OF A MOBILE DEVICE TO A DISPLAY SCREEN ASSOCIATED WITH A SET-TOP-BOX DEVICE - Exemplary multi-screen casting systems and methods are disclosed. For example, systems and methods for casting a graphical user interface display of a mobile device to a display screen associated with a set-top-box device are disclosed. An exemplary method includes a multi-screen casting system establishing a multi-screen display relationship between a mobile device and a set-top-box device, identifying data associated with a graphical user interface display of the mobile device, and transmitting the identified data associated with the graphical user interface display of the mobile device to the set-top-box device for display by a display device associated with the set-top-box device. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110099040 | MOBILE TAXI DISPATCH SYSTEM - A mobile taxi dispatch system may receive a request for a taxi vehicle from a user, select one or more taxi vehicles to contact in response to receiving the request and send the request to the selected one or more taxi vehicles. The mobile taxi dispatch system may further receive acceptances of the request from at least one of selected one or more taxi vehicles, select a particular taxi vehicle from the at least one of the selected one or more taxi vehicles that accepted the request. The selecting may be based on one or more criteria. The mobile taxi dispatch system may also send a confirmation to the user and to the particular taxi. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110105092 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING A USER VISIT TO A SITE PREMISES - Exemplary systems and methods for enhancing a user visit to a site premises are disclosed. An exemplary method includes a mobile device tracking a geographic location of the mobile device, accessing site data associated with a site premises, and providing an interactive user interface configured to enhance a visit of a user of the mobile device to the site premises based on the site data associated with the site premises and the geographic location of the mobile device within the site premises. In certain embodiments, an output may be selected based on the geographic location of the mobile device within the site premises and provided via the interactive user interface for experiencing by the user of the mobile device. Corresponding systems and methods are also disclosed. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110106613 | ELECTRONIC COUPON DISTRIBUTION, COLLECTION, AND UTILIZATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Exemplary electronic coupon distribution, collection, and utilization systems and methods are disclosed. An exemplary method includes maintaining coupon data representative of at least one electronic coupon collected by a consumer, the coupon data accessible by a mobile computing device associated with the consumer, detecting an occurrence of a predetermined trigger event related to the at least one electronic coupon, and providing, in response to the predetermined trigger event, a message for presentation to the consumer via the mobile computing device associated with the consumer, the message configured to direct the consumer to a physical location of a product associated with the at least one electronic coupon. Corresponding systems and methods are also disclosed. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110117532 | IMAGE COMPOSITING VIA MULTI-SPECTRAL DETECTION - A video image capture component includes a light source operable in a first spectrum, a first image detector operable in the first spectrum, a second light source operable in a second spectrum, and a second image detector operable in the second spectrum. A filtering component generates a combination image by filtering a first image obtained by the first image detector with a high-contrast filter, resulting in a high-contrast image, and masking a second image obtained by the second image detector using the high-contrast image. A compositing component creates a composite image from the combination image and a selected image. A display component displays the composite image. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110187865 | ACCESSING WEB-BASED CAMERAS ARRANGED BY CATEGORY - A device receives category information associated with multiple cameras, and receives video information from the multiple cameras. The device also arranges the video information based on the category information associated with the multiple cameras and based on location information associated with a user device. The device further receives a video request from the user device, and provides, to the user device, video information from a camera, of the multiple cameras, that matches the video request. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110216915 | PROVIDING AUDIBLE INFORMATION TO A SPEAKER SYSTEM VIA A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A mobile communication device connects with a computing device via short range wireless signaling provided between the mobile communication device and the computing device, and receives audible information from a user of the mobile communication device. The mobile communication device also encodes the audible information at a particular audio bandwidth, and provides the encoded audible information to the computing device, where the computing device outputs the encoded audible information. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110231872 | MOBILE INTERFACE FOR INTERACTIVE TELEVISION APPLICATIONS - A media client for a subscription multimedia network presents, on a display device, program content received from a backend server. The media client also receives, from a mobile device, a signal requesting access to an interactive television application, where the interactive television application is related to the program content. The media client receives, from the backend server, data for the interactive television application, and forwards, to the mobile device, the data for the interactive television application for presentation on the mobile device. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20120023152 | Methods and Systems for Providing Location-Based Interactive Golf Content for Display by a Mobile Device - An exemplary method includes an interactive golf content computing system detecting a geographic location of a mobile device associated with a golfer while the golfer is playing a golf hole, selecting interactive golf content associated with one or more other golfers who played the golf hole previous to the playing of the golf hole by the golfer in accordance with the detected geographic location, and providing the selected interactive golf content for display by the mobile device. Corresponding methods and systems are also described. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120058744 | Mobile Services Access Management Methods and Systems - An exemplary method includes a mobile services access management system maintaining a mobile services access schedule associated with a mobile access device, the mobile services access schedule specifying one or more restricted access time periods during which access by the mobile access device to one or more mobile services requires entry of a predetermined access code, receiving a request to access at least one mobile service within the one or more mobile services during one of the one or more restricted access time periods, receiving entry of a predetermined access code in conjunction with the request, granting the mobile access device access to the at least one mobile service, and providing a notification of the access to a predetermined recipient. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120066226 | SOCIAL MEDIA ORGANIZER FOR INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA - A social media organizer for instructional or educational content may maintain one or more media clips relating to used-defined educational or instructional topics. In one implementation, a device may maintain user-created sets of media clips, where the media clips in a set of media clips include instructional media clips that relate to a particular subject. The device may further receive rankings from users relating to a quality of the sets of media clips and determine one or more of the sets of media clips that match a user search request. Additionally, the device may provide an interface that provides commands for the user to control playback of the media clips. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120072944 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SEAMLESS VIEWING - An approach is provided for presenting content seamlessly. Content is presented by one of a plurality of set-top boxes to a display for viewing by a user, wherein the plurality of set-top boxes are situated within a plurality of regions of a premise. The one set-top box is situated within one of the regions. The presentation of the content is paused in response to detection of movement of the user to another region of the premise. An inactive state is entered by the set-top box upon determining that another one of the set-top boxes is resuming the presentation of the content, wherein the other one of the set-top box corresponds to the other region. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120109781 | PASSIVE SHOPPING SERVICE OPTIMIZATION - A shopping system may receive, from a user, a request to add information about an item to a watch list associated with the user; may receive, from the user, a price associated with the item; and may receive, from the user, a schedule associated with the item. The shopping system may identify a vendor offer associated with the item and associated with a particular vendor, where the vendor offer includes a price that is less than or equal to the received price, the identifying being based on the schedule associated with the item; and may provide a notification to the user, where the notification includes information about the identified vendor offer. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120265703 | AD HOC SOCIAL NETWORKING - A system receives a set of criteria that identify characteristics desired in a user of a user device and that identify a location at which the user device is to be located; transmits the criteria to a server device; receives, from the server device, a list of user devices that are identified, by the server device, based on the criteria, where the list of user devices includes information relating to each user associated with the user devices; obtains video information of one of the users that are located at the location; selects a another user device, from the list of user devices, based on a determination that the video information matches information relating to a particular user, where the particular user is associated with the other user device; and communicates with the other user device, based on the selection of the other user device. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120327123 | ADJUSTING FONT SIZES - A device may determine a baseline size of a font, obtain a distance between a user and a mobile device when the baseline size is determined, determine, via a sensor, a current distance between the mobile device and the user, determine a target size of the font based on the current distance, the distance, and the baseline size, sett a current size of the font to the target size of the font, and display, on the mobile device, characters in the font having the target size. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130027420 | COLOR MAPPING - A method may include receiving, from a user, information identifying a first color, and identifying a first item having the first color to be output to a display. The method may also include generating information associated with the first item, the generated information including at least one of a pattern, text, a graphical symbol or an icon that will be used to identify the first color. The method may further include outputting the generated information to the display. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130057696 | PERSONAL MOBILE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An exemplary method includes a mobile user device subsystem 1) acquiring, during operation in a normal surveillance mode, a first set of surveillance data, 2) transmitting, during operation in the normal surveillance mode, the first set of surveillance data to a server subsystem, 3) detecting, during operation in the normal surveillance mode, a trigger event, 4) transitioning, in response to the detecting of the trigger event, from operation in the normal surveillance mode to operation in an enhanced surveillance mode, 5) acquiring, during operation in the enhanced surveillance mode, a second set of surveillance data; and 6) transmitting, during operation in the enhanced surveillance mode, the second set of surveillance data to the server subsystem, wherein the second set of surveillance data comprises an enhanced set of data compared to the first set of surveillance data. Corresponding systems and methods are also disclosed. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130104077 | DRUG CALENDAR AND REMINDER SYSTEM - A drug calendar and reminder system is provided which allows for a user to be reminded when and how to take regularly scheduled drugs. The drug calendar and reminder system allows a user to input one or more drugs including their dosage instructions and schedule, and creates interactive reminders to facilitate the regular taking of these drugs. The drug calendar and reminder system can be further configured to receive content from content providers, such as drug interaction services, drug databases, doctors, and pharmacies such that a user can readily access information from these providers as needed. The drug calendar and reminder system can also be configured to compile the user's drug information, and can be configured to allow content providers access to this information. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130109361 | DETERMINATION AND REPRESENTATION OF CALL APPROPRIATENESS | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130132421 | LAYERED BODY TEMPLATE BASED MEDICAL RECORDS - A device receives medical data associated with a user of the device, and creates a body template based on the received medical data, where the body template includes layers that are representations of a human body associated with the user. The device also displays the body template to the user, where the user is capable of manipulating one or more layers of the body template in order to review the medical data. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130258118 | AUTOMATIC SKIN TONE CALIBRATION FOR CAMERA IMAGES - Exemplary image calibration systems and methods are described herein. An exemplary method includes an image calibration system receiving data representative of an input camera image, detecting a face of a person represented in the input camera image, determining a predefined skin tone template associated with the person, and modifying the input camera image to change an appearance of the face of the person based on the predefined skin tone template associated with the person. In certain embodiments, the modification changes one or more skin tones represented by an image of the face of the person in the camera image based on the predefined skin tone template. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130263012 | DOWNLOAD QUEUE AS PART OF USER INTERFACE LIBRARY VIEW FOR ON-DEMAND CONTENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An exemplary method includes an on-demand content management system detecting a user request for a content library view and displaying, in response to the request, the content library view in a graphical user interface, the content library view including a list of entries graphically representing a plurality of on-demand content instances included in a library of on-demand content, the list of entries comprising a first set of one or more entries representing one or more on-demand content instances included in the library and in a download queue and a second set of one or more entries representing one or more other on-demand content instances included in the library but not in the download queue, wherein a position of the first set of entries is prioritized over a position of the second set of entries in the list of entries. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20140111336 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AWARENESS DETECTION - A method may include receiving sensor data, the sensor data including at least one of sound or light; comparing, when the sensor data includes sound, the received sound with sound information included in one or more media files; comparing, when the sensor data includes light, the received light with one or more particular conditions; determining, based on comparing at least one of the received sound or the received light, if alert information should be provided, the alert information indicating a dangerous situation; and providing, when the alert information should be provided, the alert information indicating the dangerous situation. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140115465 | VISUAL PLAYLIST - A device may receive information that identifies a first attribute and a second attribute associated with media files, and the first and second attributes may specify a manner in which the media files are to be represented on a user interface. The device may present, on the user interface and based on the first attribute and the second attribute, a representation of the media files on a grid. A first dimension of the grid may be associated with the first attribute, and a second dimension on the grid may be associated with the second attribute. The device may receive a selection of a portion of the grid corresponding to a set of media files, and may create a playlist, based on receiving the selection, that includes the set of media files. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140118168 | TRAVEL OPTIMIZATION SYSTEM - A device may obtain information associated with a traffic light. The traffic light may control a flow of traffic associated with a first location. The device may obtain travel information associated with a mobile device and determine, based on the travel information, that the mobile device is located at a second location, that is different from the first location, and is traveling toward the first location. The device may determine a projected status of the traffic light based on the information associated with the traffic light and the travel information. The projected status of the traffic light indicating a status of the traffic light at a time the mobile device is projected to arrive at the first location. The device may transmit information identifying the projected status to the mobile device. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140123022 | DYNAMIC APPLICATION ARRANGER - A device may determine an application shortcut and a set of specified conditions, where the application shortcut is to be presented on a home screen of a user device when the set of specified conditions is satisfied. The device may determine a set of current conditions associated with the user device, and may present the application shortcut on the home screen of the user device based on the set of current conditions satisfying the set of specified conditions. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140157424 | MOBILE DEVICE PRIVACY APPLICATION - A device is configured to determine that the device is to activate a privacy mode, obscure information displayed by a display of the device, detect a user interaction with a first portion of the display, the first portion being less than an entirety of the display, and reveal first information obscured by the first portion of the display, without revealing information obscured by a remaining portion of the display, the first portion and the remaining portion comprising the entirety of the display. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140164970 | LAYERED BODY TEMPLATE BASED MEDICAL RECORDS - A device receives medical data associated with a user of the device, and creates a body template based on the received medical data, where the body template includes layers that are representations of a human body associated with the user. The device also displays the body template to the user, where the user is capable of manipulating one or more layers of the body template in order to review the medical data. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140237043 | DYNAMIC STUNT CARDS USING USER DEVICE DISPLAYS - A server device may receive one or more event instruction schedules. Each of the one or more event instruction schedules may identify one or more events and corresponding instructions. The server may receive location information identifying a location of a user device; identify a particular schedule of the one or more event instruction schedules based on the location; identify an occurrence of an event of the one or more events identified by the particular schedule; identify a particular corresponding instruction for the event; and direct the user device to execute the corresponding instruction based on the occurrence of the of the one or more events. The server device may cause the user device to execute the corresponding instruction to function as a component in a combined display or in a combined sound outputting system having multiple user devices in addition to the user device. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140244149 | TRAFFIC MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - In an exemplary method, a mobile device provides mobile device attribute data to a traffic monitoring subsystem, receives traffic condition data generated by the traffic monitoring subsystem based at least in part on the mobile device attribute data, presents, by way of a user interface, the traffic condition data for consideration by a user of the mobile device, and provides an interface tool configured to be used by the user to report a traffic condition to the traffic monitoring subsystem. In certain embodiments, the mobile device receives, by way of the interface tool, user input indicating a user observance of the traffic condition and provides, in response to the receiving of the user input, a notification of the user observance of the traffic condition to the traffic monitoring subsystem. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140279613 | DETECTING COUNTERFEIT ITEMS - A device may receive a request, from a user, to determine whether an item is a counterfeit item. The device may perform, based on receiving the request, a comparison of at least one of: one or more images of one or more first portions of the item to one or more images of corresponding one or more first portions of the authentic item that corresponds to the item, or one or more sounds of one or more second portions of the item to one or more sounds of corresponding one or more second portions of the authentic item. The device may determine whether the item is a counterfeit item based on performing the comparison. The device may provide, to the user and based on determining whether the item is a counterfeit item, information indicating whether the item is a counterfeit item. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140304405 | SELECTABLE MODE BASED SOCIAL NETWORKING INTERACTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An exemplary method includes at least one computing device maintaining data representative of a user profile associated with a first user of a first mobile device, detecting that the first mobile device and a second mobile device associated with a second user are located in a geographic vicinity, determining, in response to the detecting that the first mobile device and the second mobile are located in the geographic vicinity, that the second user matches at least one criterion defined within the user profile associated with the first user, and automatically storing, in response to the determining, contact information corresponding to the second user. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140321650 | KEY-BASED CONTENT MANAGEMENT AND ACCESS SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An exemplary method includes receiving data representative of a content instance over a network from an access device associated with a first user, encrypting the content instance in response to a command initiated by the user by way of one or more graphical user interfaces, providing a key configured to facilitate decryption of the encrypted content instance, creating at least one access rule corresponding to the encrypted content instance, transmitting data representative of the encrypted content instance to a requesting access device associated with a requesting user, receiving, from the requesting access device, data representative of a request to access the key over the network, and performing a predefined action related to the key in response to the request and in accordance with the at least one access rule. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20150019238 | PRESCRIPTION/MEDICATION MONITORING AND FRAUD DETECTION SYSTEM - A device may receive information regarding a prescription for a patient from a device of a medical personnel member and generate prescription information using the information regarding the prescription. The device may transmit the prescription information to a device of a medication provider, and a user device of the patient. The device may transmit a notification indicating that the prescription information has been transmitted to the device of the medication provider and the user device. The notification may be transmitted to the device of the medical personnel member, the user device, and a device associated with an insurance company of the patient. The device may determine whether prescription fraud has been detected and may transmit another notification when the prescription fraud is detected. The other notification may indicate that the prescription fraud has been detected. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150035645 | MOBILE DEVICE SECURITY - Systems and methods for providing mobile device security are disclosed. In some implementations, a request for access to a security mechanism is received at a user terminal. A short-range radio connection of the user terminal at a time of receiving the request for access is identified responsive to the request. A memory of the user terminal is accessed to determine whether the identified short-range radio connection corresponds to a user-identified secure radio connection. Upon determining that the radio connection corresponds to the user-identified secure radio connection, the user is granted access to the security mechanism without soliciting the user of the user terminal for a predetermined security input. Upon determining that the radio connection does not correspond to the user-identified secure radio connection, the user is solicited for the predetermined security input. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150058416 | DETERMINING A COMMUNITY EMOTIONAL RESPONSE - Systems and methods for determining a community emotional response are disclosed. In some implementations, a plurality of user feedback items for an online content are received. The user feedback items describe reactions of users to the online content. A user's emotional response associated with each of the plurality of user feedback items is determined. The emotional responses are aggregated to determine a community emotional response to the online content. A signal is transmitted for displaying, on a display unit and in association with the online content, of a visual indication of the community emotional response to the online content. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150071551 | IMAGE COMPOSITING VIA MULTI-SPECTRAL DETECTION - A video image capture component includes a light source operable in a first spectrum, a first image detector operable in the first spectrum, a second light source operable in a second spectrum, and a second image detector operable in the second spectrum. A filtering component generates a combination image by filtering a first image obtained by the first image detector with a high-contrast filter, resulting in a high-contrast image, and masking a second image obtained by the second image detector using the high-contrast image. A compositing component creates a composite image from the combination image and a selected image. A display component displays the composite image. | 03-12-2015 |
