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US 9,110,869 · App. 14/039,679 · Granted Aug 18, 2015

Visual representation of a character identity and a location identity

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Patent No.: US 9,110,869
App. No.: 14/039,679
Granted: Aug 18, 2015
Kind: B2

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Abstract

A method comprising determining that, at least a part of, content of a section of a document is being displayed, determining at least one character identity, determining at least one location identity indicated by the section, and determining at least one visual representation of the location identity such that the visual representation of the location identity comprises a visual representation of the character identity that indicates a relationship between the character identity and the location identity is disclosed.

Claims (60)

1. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor;

at least one memory including computer program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following:

determine that, at least a part of, content of a section of a document is being displayed;

determine at least one character identity, the character identity being pertinent to content of the section;

determine at least one location identity indicated by the section, the location identity being indicative of a location of a character indicated by the character identity; and

determine at least one visual representation of the location identity such that the visual representation of the location identity comprises a visual representation of the character identity that indicates a relationship between the character identity and the location identity.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the memory includes computer program code configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform:

causation of display of the visual representation of the location identity; and

receipt of information indicative of a document browsing input, wherein the causation of display of the visual representation of the location identity is based, at least in part, on the document browsing input.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the memory includes computer program code configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform:

determination of at least one other character identity, the other character identity being pertinent to content of the section and being different than the character identity; and

determination of at least one other location identity indicated by the section, the location identity being indicative of a location of a character indicated by the character identity, wherein the visual representation of the location identity comprises a visual representation of the other location identity such that the visual representation of the other location identity comprises a visual representation of the other character identity that indicates a relationship between the other character identity and the other location identity.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the memory includes computer program code configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform:

determination that, at least part of, a different section of the document is being displayed;

determination of at least one other character identity, the other character identity being pertinent to content of the different section;

determination of at least one other location identity indicated by the different section, the other location identity being indicative of a location of a character indicated by the other character identity; and

determination of at least one visual representation of the other location identity such that the visual representation of the other location identity comprises a visual representation of the other character identity that indicates a relationship between the other character identity and the other location identity.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the memory includes computer program code configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform retrieval of a map based, at least in part on the location identity, wherein the location identity relates to a location of the map and the visual representation of the location identity relates to the map.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the memory includes computer program code configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform retrieval of a map based, at least in part on the location identity, wherein the location identity relates to a fictional location, and retrieval of the map comprises extraction of the map from the document.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the memory includes computer program code configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform retrieval of an image of a scene based, at least in part on the location identity, wherein the visual representation of the location identity relates to the image.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the memory includes computer program code configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform:

determination of at least one commercial label, the commercial label being pertinent to content of the section; and

determination of a visual advertisement associated with the commercial label.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the apparatus comprises a display.

10. A method comprising:

determining that, at least a part of, content of a section of a document is being displayed;

determining at least one character identity, the character identity being pertinent to content of the section;

determining at least one location identity indicated by the section, the location identity being indicative of a location of a character indicated by the character identity; and

determining at least one visual representation of the location identity such that the visual representation of the location identity comprises a visual representation of the character identity that indicates a relationship between the character identity and the location identity.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

causation of display of the visual representation of the location identity; and

12. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

determination of at least one other character identity, the other character identity being pertinent to content of the section and being different than the character identity; and

13. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

determination that, at least part of, a different section of the document is being displayed;

determination of at least one other character identity, the other character identity being pertinent to content of the different section;

14. The method of claim 10 , further comprising retrieval of a map based, at least in part on the location identity, wherein the location identity relates to a location of the map and the visual representation of the location identity relates to the map.

15. The method of claim 10 , further comprising retrieval of a map based, at least in part on the location identity, wherein the location identity relates to a fictional location, and retrieval of the map comprises extraction of the map from the document.

16. The method of claim 10 , further comprising retrieval of an image of a scene based, at least in part on the location identity, wherein the visual representation of the location identity relates to the image.

17. At least one non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform:

determine that, at least a part of, content of a section of a document is being displayed;

determine at least one character identity, the character identity being pertinent to content of the section;

determine at least one location identity indicated by the section, the location identity being indicative of a location of a character indicated by the character identity; and

18. The medium of claim 17 , further encoded with instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform:

causation of display of the visual representation of the location identity; and

19. The medium of claim 17 , further encoded with instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform:

determination of at least one other character identity, the other character identity being pertinent to content of the section and being different than the character identity; and

20. The medium of claim 17 , further encoded with instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform:

determination that, at least part of, a different section of the document is being displayed;

determination of at least one other character identity, the other character identity being pertinent to content of the different section;

Assignments (3)

ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 19, 2015

From: NOKIA CORPORATION

To: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY

Reel/Frame 034781/0200 →

ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 24, 2013

From: LEHTINIEMI, ARTO JUHANI; LEPPANEN, JUSSI ARTTURI; ERONEN, ANTTI JOHANNES

To: NOKIA CORPORATION

Reel/Frame 031845/0007 →

ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 28, 2013

From: LEHTINIEMI, ARTO JUHANI; LEPPANEN, JUSSI ARTTURI

To: NOKIA CORPORATION

Reel/Frame 031493/0951 →