Observation platform for using structured communications
View Patent ↗Observation platform for using structured communications. A signal from a first communication device is received at a second communication device associated with a computer system, wherein a first characteristic of the signal corresponds to an audible source and a second characteristic of the signal corresponds to information indicative of a geographic position of the first communication device. A first user associated with the first communication device is recognized at the computer system. Context information for the signal is derived at the computer system associated with the second communication device. A copy of at least one characteristic of the signal is stored in a storage medium, wherein the copy of at least one characteristic of the signal is available for developing performance metrics. The signal is relayed to a destination derived from the context information.
1. A method for using structured communications in an observation platform, comprising:
receiving a signal from a first communication device at a second communication device associated with a computer system wherein a first characteristic of said signal corresponds to an audible source and a second characteristic of said signal corresponds to information indicative of a geographic position of said first communication device;
recognizing a first user associated with said first communication device at said computer system;
deriving context information for said signal at said computer system; and
relaying said signal to a destination derived from said context information.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
storing a copy of at least one characteristic of said signal in a storage medium, wherein said copy of at least one characteristic of said signal is available for performance metric analysis.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
wherein said audible source is a voice of said first user;
recognizing text related to said voice; and
wherein said context information corresponds to a command related to said text.
4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:
executing said command related to said text.
5. The method of claim 3 , wherein said command is defined to initiate a virtual voice connection between said first communication device and a third communication device and wherein said destination is said third communication device.
6. The method of claim 3 , wherein said command is defined to initiate a request to access a data base and provides a text query of said data base.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein said second characteristic of said signal is a signal strength of a transceiver in communication with said first communication device and wherein said deriving said context information comprises deriving said geographic location of said first communication device based on said signal strength of said transceiver.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein said second characteristic of said signal is an identity of a transceiver in communication with said first communication device and wherein said deriving said context information comprises deriving said geographic location of said first communication device based on region associated with said transceiver.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein said context information corresponds to a role of said first user and said relaying said signal to said destination is based on said role.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein said context information corresponds to a status of said first user.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein said first communication device is a mobile device and wherein said second communication device is a radio base station.
12. The method of claim 1 wherein said signal is encrypted.
13. The method of claim 1 wherein said signal is encoded such that it is unique to said first communication device.
14. The method of claim 1 wherein said receiving said signal occurs via near field communications.
15. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
generating a visual representation indicating said geographic position of said first communication device with respect to a geographic environment in which said first communication device is located.
16. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a geographic location data from said first communication device at said computer system generated by a geographic position component associated with said first communication device.
17. The method of claim 1 wherein said first communication device is owned by said first user and comprises an application for said structuring communications.
18. The method of claim 1 wherein said destination is outside of a radio range associated with said second communication device and said relaying said signal is accomplished via a computer network.
19. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
establishing an association to a next transceiver for said first communication device to communicate with said second communication device based on a geographic position and a motion of said first communication device.
20. A computer-usable storage medium having instructions embodied therein that when executed cause a computer system to perform a method for using structured communications in an observation platform, said method comprising:
receiving a signal from a first communication device at a second communication device associated with a computer system wherein a first characteristic of said signal corresponds to an audible source and a second characteristic of said signal corresponds to information indicative of a geographic position of said first communication device;
recognizing a first user associated with said first communication device at said computer system;
deriving context information for said signal at said computer system;
storing a copy of at least one characteristic of said signal in a storage medium for developing performance metrics, wherein said copy of at least one characteristic of said signal is available for performance metric analysis; and
relaying said signal to a destination derived from said context information.
21. The computer-usable storage medium of claim 20 , wherein said at least one characteristic of said signal is selected from the group of characteristics of said signal consisting of: a portion of said signal corresponding to an audible source, a portion of said signal corresponding to a geographic location of said first communication device generated by a geographic position component associated with said first communication device, said second characteristic, and a portion of said signal converted from speech to text.
22. A platform for structured communications, said system comprising:
a first communication device for sending a signal, wherein a first characteristic of said signal corresponds to an audible source and a second characteristic of said signal corresponds to information indicative of a geographic position of said first communication device;
a second communication device for receiving said signal;
a computer system associated with said second communication device for recognizing a first user associated with said first communication device, and deriving context information from said signal wherein said computer system is further for relaying said signal to a destination derived from said context information.
23. The platform of claim 22 , wherein said first communication device and said third communication device are handheld user devices and said second communication device is a radio base station.
24. The platform of claim 22 wherein said audible source is a voice of said first user, said computer system is for recognizing text related to said voice, and wherein said context information corresponds to a command related to said text.
25. The platform of claim 24 , further comprising
a third communication device, wherein said command is defined to initiate a virtual voice connection between said first communication device and said third communication device and wherein said destination is said third communication device.
26. The platform of claim 24 ,
a data base wherein said command is defined to initiate a request to access said data base and provides a text query of said data base.
27. The platform of claim 22 , further comprising:
a storage medium associated with said computer system for storing at least one characteristic of said signal, wherein said at least one characteristic of said signal is selected from the group of characteristics of said signal consisting of: a portion of said signal corresponding to an audible source, a portion of said signal corresponding to a geographic location of said first communication device generated by a geographic position component associated with said first communication device, said second characteristic, and a portion of said signal converted from speech to text.
28. The platform of claim 22 wherein said computer system is for determining a geographic location of said first communication device based on said second characteristic of said signal.