Method and apparatus of managing information about a person
View Patent ↗A method and an electronic device (preferably a Personal Digital Assistant, PDA or a palm computer) for providing information about a physical person, comprising: a microphone for recording audio data and/or a camera for recording image data of the physical person. A processor with a memory for processing the audio and/or visual data to recognize the identity of the physical person and retrieving the stored information about the recognized identity is provided. A user interface is used to deliver the stored information to a user. The information may comprise business card information and/or other information about the person. Moreover, information representative of the person's emotional/personal status/mood may be recorded, retrieved, and provided to the user via the user interface.
1. A method of providing information about a physical person, comprising:
recording audio and/or image data of the physical person;
processing the audio and/or visual data to recognize the identity of the physical person;
retrieving stored information about the recognized identity;
supplying the stored information to a user; and
enabling the user to identify and recall the person during a subsequent encounter between the user and the person.
2. The method according to claim 1 further comprising processing the audio data to determine the voice print and/or tone of voice of the person; and storing a representation of the voice print and/or tone of voice.
3. The method according to claim 2 further comprising associating a representation of a tone of voice with a representation of a mood.
4. The method according to claim 1 further comprising processing the image data to determine facial expressions of the person; and storing a representation of the facial expressions.
5. The method according to claim 4 further comprising associating a representation of a facial expression with a representation of a mood.
6. The method according to claim 1 further comprising providing a user with the option of storing information about a person and associating that information with data that are characteristic for the person.
7. An apparatus for providing information about a physical person, comprising:
a recorder for recording audio and/or image data of the physical person;
a processor with a memory for processing the audio and/or visual data to recognize the identity of the physical person, and for retrieving stored information about the recognized identity; and
a user interface for supplying the stored information to a user such that the user is enabled to identify and recall the person during a subsequent encounter between the user and the person.
8. The apparatus according to claim 7 wherein the processor is arranged to associate a representation of a tone of voice with a representation of a mood.
9. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the processor is arranged to associate a representation of a facial expression with a representation of a mood.
10. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the processor is arranged to combine a representation of a facial expression and a representation of a tone of voice with a representation of a mood.
11. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the apparatus is arranged to provide a user with the option of storing information about a person and associating that information with data that are characteristic for the person.
12. The apparatus according to claim 7 arranged to compare a current representation of mood with a previously stored representation in a history of representations of mood; and supply information to the user about the result of the comparison.