Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100146235 | ISOLATING RECEIVED INFORMATION ON A LOCKED DEVICE - Quarantining data received while a computing device is locked. While the computing device is locked, content items such as images, notifications, voice memos, telephone numbers, and the like are stored in a first memory area. The content items are transferred to a second memory area, separate from the first memory area, based on transfer criteria associated with the content items. For example, images may be automatically uploaded to a web page after the computing device is unlocked, while a mail program executes to display any messages received while the display has been locked. In some embodiments, the user inputs the content items into a locked mobile computing device and further provides the transfer criteria for the content items. | 06-10-2010 |
20100146437 | GLANCEABLE ANIMATED NOTIFICATIONS ON A LOCKED DEVICE - Providing content and/or functionality through a display of a locked computing device. Configuration data defined by a user or application vendor identifies the content and/or functionality to be made available. Upon receipt of the content, the computing device modifies the received content based on the configuration data and provides the modified content to the user through the display of the locked computing device. The computing device also interacts with the user in accordance with the functionality identified by the configuration data. In some embodiments, notifications about voice mail or electronic mail messages are displayed to the user through a locked touch screen display. Responsive to a finger tap or other user input, additional yet limited information relating to the notifications is displayed. | 06-10-2010 |
20100217834 | CONFIGURATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF CONTENT AT CAPTURE - Configuring a computing device to capture content, and distributing the content to one or more content destinations at a point of capture. The user select the content destinations from a list of destinations, or the content destinations are selected automatically based on previous user activities or selections. Configuration data sets corresponding to the selected content destinations are accessed. Content capture settings from the configuration data sets are applied to the computing device. The computing device captures the content in accordance with the applied content capture settings. Without further user input, the captured content is transmitted to each of the selected content destinations. | 08-26-2010 |
20100291950 | CONSTRAINT-BASED SCHEDULING FOR DELIVERY OF LOCATION INFORMATION - Defining subscriptions to location information for a computing device (e.g., a mobile computing device). Application programs, services, and/or peer devices define the subscriptions based on constraints associated with requests for the location information. A location request scheduler coordinates the subscriptions temporally and spatially to reduce the quantity of the requests from the computing device. In some embodiments, the subscriptions are automatically defined based on an observed mobility pattern of the computing device. | 11-18-2010 |
20100318535 | PROVIDING SEARCH RESULTS TO A COMPUTING DEVICE - Systems and methods for providing search results to a mobile computing device are provided herein. One exemplary method includes receiving a search request from the mobile computing device, where the search request includes location data identifying a location of the mobile computing device. If the search request includes an explicit search query, the method includes associating candidate search information derived from the explicit search query with the location identified by the location data of the search request. If the search request includes an explicit search query, the method also includes sending query-based search results to the mobile computing device. If the search request includes an implicit search query, the method includes sending location-based search results to the mobile computing device. The location-based search results are derived from candidate search information associated with the location identified by the location data. | 12-16-2010 |
20110029352 | BROKERING SYSTEM FOR LOCATION-BASED TASKS - Brokering locations for the completion of tasks. Location information for a plurality of sellers is maintained. Buyers define tasks to be performed at particular task locations at particular times. A brokering system notifies the sellers of the defined tasks, and selects sellers near the task locations to complete the tasks. The sellers complete the tasks to produce output such as a physical or digital deliverable. Upon verifying completion of the task, the brokering system arranges the transfer of compensation between the buyers and the sellers. In some embodiments, the brokering system selects the sellers via an auction to enable the performance of various buyer-defined tasks that are location-specific. Further, location-based applications may be built on top of the brokering system. | 02-03-2011 |
20110131172 | IDENTIFYING GEOSPATIAL PATTERNS FROM DEVICE DATA - Determining geospatial patterns from device data collected from a plurality of computing devices. The devices represent, for example, a plurality of sources providing the device data. The device data describes the computing devices and/or environments thereof. Some embodiments present the determined patterns to users for editing, update maps with the edited patterns, and distribute the maps to the users. The maps are stored to create a searchable map library. | 06-02-2011 |
20130065685 | Autobiographical Interface - This document describes techniques enabling an autobiographical interface. These techniques permit a user to build an interface that represents how the user wishes to be perceived, such as with icons, information, and media selected by the user to represent himself or herself. The techniques permit users to quickly and easily build and alter the autobiographical interface, including to adding new representations or removing out-of-date or undesired representations. | 03-14-2013 |