Method and apparatus for acquiring information
AssigneeEOS Technology Holdings Inc.
InventorsNathaniel T. Bradley, David Bradley, Edward William Withrow, III
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Abstract
A system, device, and method for acquiring information. An image and metadata associated with the image are captured utilizing a wireless device. The image and the metadata are associated with a device incapable of communication with an external device. Information associated with the device and user information is determined. The user information is characterized in context of historical data for at least the user and other similar users. The information is distributed from the wireless device to one or more authorized devices.
Claims20
A method for acquiring information comprising:
- capturing an image and metadata associated with the image utilizing a wireless device, wherein the image and the metadata are associated with a device incapable of communication with an external device;
- automatically determining information associated with the device and including user information associated with a user utilizing the device incapable of communication;
- characterizing the information in context of historical data for at least the user and other similar users;
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- distributing the information from the wireless device to one or more authorized devices.
A wireless device for user information collection, comprising:
- one or more cameras configured to capture an image and metadata associated with the image, the image and the metadata are associated with a device;
- one or more processors configured to automatically process the image and the metadata associated with the image to determine information and user information, and characterize the information in context of historical data for at least a user and other similar users;
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- one or more transceivers configured to automatically distribute the information from the wireless device to one or more authorized devices.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.