Photographic Memory
Patent No. US11100163 (titled "Photographic Memory") was filed by Mimzi Llc on Nov 29, 2018.
What is this patent about?
’163 is related to the field of using mobile phones to record and transcribe conversations, meetings, and other audio data, and then storing this data in a searchable repository. The background involves the desire for a "photographic memory" where all conversations and seen/read content can be easily searched. Current solutions like email provide this for written communication, but lack the ability to capture and search spoken conversations and visual information.
The underlying idea behind ’163 is to create a system that captures audio (phone calls, meetings), visual data (photos, videos), and associated metadata (date, time, location) from a mobile phone, transcribes the audio into text using speech recognition , and then stores all of this information in a centralized, searchable database. This allows users to search across all their recorded conversations, notes, and visual data with a single query.
The claims of ’163 focus on a system and method for presenting location-based information to a mobile device. This involves a database storing location-based travel information and advertisements. The system receives a location from the mobile device, retrieves relevant travel information and location-based advertisements based on the location and spoken keywords, and presents the advertisement to the user.
In practice, the invention uses a mobile phone to record audio and visual data. The audio is then processed by a speech recognition engine, either on the phone or on a remote server, to generate a text transcript. This transcript, along with the audio, visual data, and metadata, is then stored in a searchable database. The system can also use the location of the phone to provide location-specific advertisements based on keywords spoken in the recorded audio.
The invention differentiates itself from prior approaches by providing a centralized repository for all types of data (audio, visual, text) and enabling searching across all of this data with a single query. It also incorporates location data and speech recognition to provide more relevant search results and targeted advertising. Furthermore, the system can leverage community-shared data to provide real-time information about traffic conditions or other hazards, creating a collective photographic memory .
How does this patent fit in bigger picture?
Technical landscape at the time
In the late 2000s when ’163 was filed, mobile devices were increasingly equipped with features beyond basic telephony, at a time when speech recognition technology was maturing but still often relied on server-side processing due to the computational constraints of mobile hardware. At that time, location-based services were becoming more prevalent, when systems commonly relied on GPS or cellular triangulation to determine a device's position.
Novelty and Inventive Step
The examiner allowed the claims because the applicant's arguments were persuasive and overcame previous rejections. The examiner stated that the claimed features of the independent claims, which include a communication network interface port, a database system configured to store and retrieve location-based information for a traveler, and at least one server configured to control access to the database system and retrieve location-based information, were not suggested, anticipated, or obvious over the prior art. The examiner also noted that the dependent claims were definite, further limiting, and fully enabled by the specification.
Claims
This patent contains 22 claims, with claims 1, 11, and 22 being independent. The independent claims focus on a system, method, and computer readable medium, respectively, for presenting location-based information, including travel information and advertisements, to a mobile device based on its location and spoken keywords. The dependent claims generally elaborate on and refine the features and functionalities described in the independent claims, such as specifying types of information, user interactions, and system components.
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US11100163
- Application Number
- US16205073
- Filing Date
- Nov 29, 2018
- Status
- Granted
- Expiry Date
- Jan 31, 2029
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