INTUITIVE COMPUTING METHODS AND SYSTEMS
The present disclosure relates generally to mobile devices and content recognition. One claim recites a method employing a mobile device having a processor configured to perform one or more acts of the method, the mobile device including at least one sensor. The method includes: obtaining information from the sensor; and selecting a user profile from among a plurality of different user profiles based on the information. Other claims and combinations are provided as well.
1 . A method employing a mobile device having a processor configured to perform one or more acts of the method, the mobile device including at least one sensor, said method comprising:
obtaining information from the sensor;
selecting a user profile from among a plurality of different user profiles based on the information.
2 . The method of claim 1 in which the sensor comprises an accelerometer for indicating relative movement.
3 . The method of claim 2 in which the information comprises relative movement.
4 . The method of claim 1 in which the sensor comprises a microphone for capturing ambient audio.
5 . The method of claim 4 in which the information is inferred based on captured ambient audio.
6 . The method of claim 5 in which the information is inferred based on an audio noise level of captured ambient audio.
7 . The method of claim 5 in which the information is inferred based on signal characteristics of captured ambient audio.
8 . The method of claim 1 in which the sensor comprises a global positioning system receiver (GPS receiver).
9 . The method of claim 8 in which the information comprises location information.
10 . The method of claim 1 in which the plurality of different user profiles comprises a social media profile and a retail profile.
11 . The method of claim 1 in which the plurality of different user profiles is associated with different information in memory or a database.
12 . The method of claim 1 in which the mobile device further comprises a display screen and said method further comprises selecting—based on a selected user profile—an image or graphic for display on the display screen, the image or graphic being associated with the user profile.
13 . The method of claim 12 further comprising embedding a digital watermark in a selected image or graphic, the digital watermark including a plural-bit payload associated with the selected user profile.
14 . A method comprising:
populating a plurality of different user profiles;
obscuring which user profile out of the plurality of different user profiles is selected by selection of an image from a plurality of different images;
displaying a selected image on a display screen of a first mobile device for image capture by a second mobile device.
15 . The method of claim 14 in which each image in the plurality of different images comprises a variation of one another.
16 . A method employing a mobile device having a processor configured to perform one or more acts of the method, the mobile device including or communicating with a clock:
obtaining information from the clock; and
selecting a user profile from among a plurality of different user profiles based on the information.
17 . An electronic device programmed to perform the method of claim 16 .
18 . A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon to cause a processor to perform the method of claim 16 .
19 . A mobile device comprising:
a sensor; and
a processor programmed for:
obtaining information from the sensor;
selecting a user profile from among a plurality of different user profiles based on the information.
20 . The mobile device of claim 19 in which the sensor comprises an accelerometer for indicating relative movement.
21 . The mobile device of claim 20 in which the information comprises relative movement.
22 . The mobile device of claim 19 in which the sensor comprises a microphone for capturing ambient audio.
23 . The mobile device of claim 22 in which the information is inferred based on captured ambient audio.
24 . The mobile device of claim 22 in which the information is inferred based on an audio noise level of captured ambient audio.
25 . The mobile device of claim 22 in which the information is inferred based on signal characteristics of captured ambient audio.
26 . The method of claim 19 in which the sensor comprises a global positioning system receiver (GPS receiver).
27 . The mobile device of claim 26 in which the information comprises location information.
28 . The mobile device of claim 19 further comprising memory, in which the plurality of different user profiles is associated with different information in said memory.
29 . The mobile device of claim 19 further comprising a display screen, in which said processor is programmed for selecting—based on a selected user profile—an image or graphic for display on the display screen, the image or graphic being associated with the user profile.
30 . The mobile device of claim 29 in which said processor is programmed for embedding a digital watermark in a selected image or graphic, the digital watermark comprising a plural-bit payload associated with the selected user profile.