Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090132197 | Activating Applications Based on Accelerometer Data - In some implementations, a computer-implemented method includes storing a plurality of acceleration profiles in a mobile device; receiving accelerometer data from an accelerometer in the mobile device; correlating the accelerometer data with one accelerometer profile in the plurality of accelerometer profiles; and activating a user application of the mobile device that is associated with the correlated accelerometer profile. Each acceleration profile can correspond to a sequence of acceleration forces a mobile device would be subjected to when carried with a user during an activity that corresponds to the correlated acceleration profile. | 05-21-2009 |
20090325607 | MOTION-CONTROLLED VIEWS ON MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICES - A computer-implemented visual navigation method includes providing from a wireless mobile device, over a public wireless network to a server located remotely from the wireless mobile device, information identifying a geographic location. The method also includes receiving in response, from the server, image data of digital images captured from an location at the geographic location, displaying the image data to a user of the mobile device as an image of an image space around the geographic locations, and panning the image within the image space automatically in response to user motion of the wireless mobile device. | 12-31-2009 |
20100106801 | Geocoding Personal Information - A computer-implemented method for generating geocoded user information is disclosed. The method comprises searching user data across multiple different data corpuses for entries having location-related information and determining locations for the location-related information. The method further comprises generating a map showing a current location of a mobile device along with representations of the entries having location-related information, at the determined locations, for entries from the multiple different data corpuses. | 04-29-2010 |
20100114887 | Textual Disambiguation Using Social Connections - The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a computer-implemented method that includes receiving a request to provide a dictionary for a computing device associated with a user; identifying word usage information for members of a social network for the user; and generating, with the word usage information for members of the social network, a dictionary for the user. | 05-06-2010 |
20110099392 | Delayed Execution of Operations - In general, the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods, systems, and program products for performing power management. A computer process that requires, to be performed, substantial portions of battery storage on the mobile computing device is identified. Execution of the identified process can be deferred while the mobile computing device is not connected to a power source that is for charging the battery storage and that is external to the mobile computing device. Connection of the mobile computing device to the power source is sensed. Performance of the process is triggered in response to sensing that the mobile computing device has been connected to the power source. | 04-28-2011 |
20120035881 | Activating Applications Based on Accelerometer Data - In some implementations, a computer-implemented method includes storing a plurality of acceleration profiles in a mobile device; receiving accelerometer data from an accelerometer in the mobile device; correlating the accelerometer data with one accelerometer profile in the plurality of accelerometer profiles; and activating a user application of the mobile device that is associated with the correlated accelerometer profile. Each acceleration profile can correspond to a sequence of acceleration forces a mobile device would be subjected to when carried with a user during an activity that corresponds to the correlated acceleration profile. | 02-09-2012 |
20120059812 | Geocoding Personal Information - A computer-implemented method for generating geocoded user information is disclosed. The method comprises searching user data across multiple different data corpuses for entries having location-related information and determining locations for the location-related information. The method further comprises generating a map showing a current location of a mobile device along with representations of the entries having location-related information, at the determined locations, for entries from the multiple different data corpuses. | 03-08-2012 |
20120096249 | Activating Applications Based on Accelerometer Data - In some implementations, a computer-implemented method includes storing a plurality of acceleration profiles in a mobile device; receiving accelerometer data from an accelerometer in the mobile device; correlating the accelerometer data with one accelerometer profile in the plurality of accelerometer profiles; and activating a user application of the mobile device that is associated with the correlated accelerometer profile. Each acceleration profile can correspond to a sequence of acceleration forces a mobile device would be subjected to when carried with a user during an activity that corresponds to the correlated acceleration profile. | 04-19-2012 |
20120254767 | Manipulation of Device Content by a Network-Based Application - A method of modifying, with a network-based application, a content item on a device is provided. The method may include receiving over a network, at a server, information describing the content item from the device. Next, information describing the content item is sent to a client computer and, at the client computer, the content item is presented to a user with the network-based application by displaying a graphical depiction of the device, the graphical depiction showing the content item as it would appear on a display of the device. A request is then received for a modification of the content item from the user using the network-based application. Finally, the request for the modification is sent to the device over the network. | 10-04-2012 |
20130046820 | Manipulaton of an Inventory of Content Items on a Mobile Device by a Network-Based Application - A method of modifying, with a network-based application, an inventory of one or more content items on a mobile device is provided. The method may include receiving, over a network at a client computer, from the server, the inventory on the mobile device. Next, a graphical depiction of the mobile device is presented on the client computer, the graphical depiction showing the inventory as the inventory would appear on a display of the mobile device. A request for a modification of the inventory is received by the client computer, and the request is sent to the mobile device over the network via the server. | 02-21-2013 |
20130046868 | Manipulation of a Mobile Device Setting Using a Network-Based Application - A method of modifying, with a network-based application, a device setting of a mobile device is provided. The method may include receiving, over a network at a client computer, from a server, the device setting of the mobile device. The device setting may include a screen color, wireless connection information, a screen wallpaper, and a ringtone. A graphical depiction of the mobile device is presented at the client computer, a portion of the graphical depiction showing the device setting such that the device setting appears the device setting would appear on a display of the mobile device. A request for a modification of the device setting is received by the client computer. Finally, the request for the modification is sent to the mobile device over the network via the server. | 02-21-2013 |
20130166652 | SENDING SNIPPETS OF MEDIA CONTENT TO A COMPUTING DEVICE - Techniques include: providing media content to a computing device; waiting a period of time; determining that the media content has not been used; sending a snippet to the computing device, where the snippet corresponds to a portion of the media content that is executable on the computing device; and repeating waiting, determining and sending until the media content has been used or a limiting factor has been met. | 06-27-2013 |
20130232324 | Activating Applications Based on Accelerometer Data - In some implementations, a computer-implemented method includes storing a plurality of acceleration profiles in a mobile device; receiving accelerometer data from an accelerometer in the mobile device; correlating the accelerometer data with one accelerometer profile in the plurality of accelerometer profiles; and activating a user application of the mobile device that is associated with the correlated accelerometer profile. Each acceleration profile can correspond to a sequence of acceleration forces a mobile device would be subjected to when carried with a user during an activity that corresponds to the correlated acceleration profile. | 09-05-2013 |
20150066823 | Activating Applications Based on Accelerometer Data - In some implementations, a computer-implemented method includes storing a plurality of acceleration profiles in a mobile device; receiving accelerometer data from an accelerometer in the mobile device; correlating the accelerometer data with one accelerometer profile in the plurality of accelerometer profiles; and activating a user application of the mobile device that is associated with the correlated accelerometer profile. Each acceleration profile can correspond to a sequence of acceleration forces a mobile device would be subjected to when carried with a user during an activity that corresponds to the correlated acceleration profile. | 03-05-2015 |