TECHNIQUES USING CAPTURED INFORMATION
Techniques are provided utilizing captured information. The captured information includes at least one of audio and image information. In response to connecting a capture device including the captured information to another device, the captured information is downloaded to the other device, a text portion is formed corresponding to the captured information, and at least a portion of the captured information and text portion is stored. A selected action is automatically performed using at least one of the text portion and the captured information.
1 . A method of using captured information comprising:
receiving captured information comprising one or more of audio information and image information; and
performing a search using the captured information.
2 . The method of claim 1 , comprising determining whether to perform automated action selection.
3 . The method of claim 2 , the automated action selection based on at least some of the captured information.
4 . The method of claim 2 , the automated action selection based on one or more inferences.
5 . The method of claim 2 , the determining based on one or more inferences.
6 . The method of claim 1 , the search comprising a search of at least one of one or more webpages and one or more files.
7 . The method of claim 1 , the search comprising a social search.
8 . The method of claim 7 , the social search comprising using at least some of the captured information to post at least one of text information, image information, and audio information to a webpage.
9 . The method of claim 7 , the social search comprising using at least some of the captured information to post a sound clip and text information.
10 . The method of claim 9 , the text information comprising a request for information associated with the sound clip, the posting comprising posting to a webpage.
11 . A system comprising:
one or more processing units; and
memory comprising instructions that when executed at least in part via at least some of the one or more processing units perform a method for using captured information, comprising:
receiving captured information comprising one or more of audio information and image information; and
performing a search using the captured information.
12 . The system of claim 11 , the method comprising determining whether to perform automated action selection, the automated action selection based on at least one of:
at least some of the captured information; and
one or more inferences.
13 . The system of claim 12 , the determining based on one or more inferences.
14 . The system of claim 11 , the search comprising a search of at least one of one or more webpages and one or more files.
15 . The system of claim 11 , the search comprising a social search.
16 . The system of claim 15 , the social search comprising using at least some of the captured information to post at least one of text information, image information, and audio information to a webpage.
17 . The system of claim 15 , the social search comprising using at least some of the captured information to post a sound clip and text information.
18 . The system of claim 17 , the text information comprising a request for information associated with the sound clip, the posting comprising posting to a webpage.
19 . A computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions which when executed at least in part via a processing unit perform a method, comprising:
receiving captured information comprising one or more of audio information and image information; and
performing a social search using the captured information, comprising using at least some of the captured information to post a sound clip and text information to a webpage, the text information comprising a request for information associated with the sound clip.
20 . The computer-readable storage medium of claim 19 , the method comprising:
determining whether to perform automated action selection, the automated action selection based on at least one of:
at least some of the captured information; and
one or more inferences.