Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130095887 | SMART PHONES THAT INCLUDE A DIGITAL CAMERA, A TOUCH SENSITIVE SCREEN, AND SUPPORT FOR VOICE ACTIVATED COMMANDS - A new Smart Phone specification is disclosed, the Smart Phone may provide voice activated commands and may include a touch sensitive screen, a digital camera, a wireless communication unit, an operating system, a graphical user interface, an e-mail application, an Internet browsing application, and an application for playing audio or video content. The Smart Phone may provide an application programming interface (API) to support applications. The Smart Phone may further include a microphone interface, a speaker interface, and a voice activated command function for receiving voice commands from the user. In some examples, the Smart Phone may take a picture with the digital camera included in the Smart Phone and transfer the picture to a wireless output device; and in other examples, the Smart Phone may stream or transfer digital content to an output device over the air or wirelessly in response to a voice command. | 04-18-2013 |
20130103775 | INTERNET-PADS THAT INCLUDE A DIGITAL CAMERA, A TOUCH SENSITIVE SCREEN INTERFACE, AND SUPPORT FOR VOICE ACTIVATED COMMANDS - New Internet-Pad specifications that include voice activated command functions are disclosed and enabled. The Internet-Pad may include a touch sensitive screen, a digital camera, a wireless communication unit, an operating system, a graphical user interface, an e-mail application, an Internet browsing application, and an application for playing audio or video content. The Internet-Pad operating system supports an application programming interface (API). A user can install additional applications. The Internet-Pad may further include a microphone and a speaker for interacting via voice commands with the user. In some examples, the user may take a picture with the digital camera included in the Internet-Pad and transfer or synchronize the picture to a wireless output device. In other examples, the Internet-Pad may transmit an e-mail upon receiving voice commands, and the Internet-Pad also may stream or mirror digital content over the air to an output device via voice commands. | 04-25-2013 |
20130104052 | INTERNET-PADS, TABLETS, OR E-BOOKS THAT SUPPORT VOICE ACTIVATED COMMANDS FOR MANAGING AND REPLYING TO E-MAILS - Internet-Pads with voice activated command functions for replying to e-mails are disclosed and enabled. The Internet-Pad may include a touch sensitive screen, a graphical user interface, an image editing application, an e-mail application, an Internet browsing application, and applications for playing audio/video content. An operating system of the Internet-Pad may provide an application programming interface (API) to support applications. Users may install additional applications supported by the API to expand the functionalities of the Internet-Pad. The Internet-Pad may further include a microphone for receiving voice commands, and a speaker for outputting sound. In one example, the Internet-Pad may reply to an e-mail by simply receiving a user's voice command or by simply receiving a user's selection of a reply icon over the touch sensitive screen. In another example, the user may issue voice commands for the Internet-Pad to stream, send, play, print, or display digital content at an output device. | 04-25-2013 |
20130109353 | SMART PHONES OR INTERNET PHONES THAT SUPPORT VOICE ACTIVATED COMMANDS FOR MANAGING AND REPLYING TO E-MAILS | 05-02-2013 |
20150356561 | MOBILE INFORMATION APPARATUS SUPPORTING MOBILE PAYMENT HAVING SECURITY BASED, AT LEAST IN PART, ON DEVICE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, PASSWORD OR PIN CODE, DATA ENCRYPTION, AND SHORT PHYSICAL DISTANCE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - A mobile information apparatus for making mobile payments associated with a credit card, via a near distance radio frequency wireless communication unit, is herein disclosed and enabled. At least part of the payment information and part of a device identification number associated with the mobile information apparatus are stored in the mobile information apparatus with an encryption technique. To make a payment, the user moves the mobile information apparatus to within a limited local physical distance from a wireless output controller; the user authorizes the payment by providing a password or pin code authentication; and subsequent to the password or pin code authentication, the mobile information apparatus releases the payment information and the device identification number that includes encrypted data over a short range radio frequency communication link to the wireless output controller for authorizing payment and transaction processing. | 12-10-2015 |
20150356564 | SMART PHONES OR INTERNET PADS SUPPORTING MOBILE PAYMENT THAT INCLUDES SECURITY BASED, AT LEAST PARTLY, ON FINGERPRINT AUTHENTICATION, DATA ENCRYPTION, AND SHORT PHYSICAL DISTANCE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - A mobile information apparatus for making mobile payments associated with a credit card, via a near distance radio frequency wireless communication unit, is herein disclosed and enabled. The mobile information apparatus is at least a smart phone or an Internet-Pad. At least part of the payment information is stored in the mobile information apparatus with an encryption technique. To make a payment, the user is instructed to move the mobile information apparatus to within a limited local physical distance from a wireless output controller; the user authorizes the payment by providing fingerprint authentication; and subsequent to the fingerprint authentication, the mobile information apparatus releases the payment information that includes encrypted data associated with a transaction, over a short range radio frequency communication link, to the wireless output controller for payment and transaction processing. | 12-10-2015 |
20150356565 | MOBILE INFORMATION APPARATUS SUPPORTING MOBILE PAYMENT THAT INCLUDES SECURITY BASED, AT LEAST PARTLY, ON USER PUSHBUTTON, USER BIOMETRICS, DATA ENCRYPTION, AND SHORT PHYSICAL DISTANCE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - A mobile information apparatus for making mobile payments associated with a credit card, via a near distance radio frequency wireless communication unit, is herein disclosed and enabled. At least part of the payment information is stored in the mobile information apparatus with an encryption technique. To make a payment, the user approximates the mobile information apparatus to within a limited local physical distance of a wireless output controller, and the biometrics of the user is obtained by the mobile information apparatus as a security measure. The user authorizes the payment by using a push button on the mobile information apparatus, and subsequent to the having received the biometric authentication and user push button, the mobile information apparatus releases the payment information that includes encrypted data associated with a transaction over a short range radio frequency communication link to the wireless output controller for payment and transaction processing. | 12-10-2015 |