# US 2013/0281069 A1 · Device with multiple cue modules > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0281069 A1 - Document ID: US20130281069A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/921,392 - Filed: 2013-06-19 - Published: 2013-10-24 - Earliest claimed: 2009-09-28 - Assignees: Broadcom Corporation - Applicants: Broadcom Corporation - Inventors: Nambirajan Seshadri - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130281069A1 ## CPC - H04W 4/00: Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor - H04M 1/72454: according to context-related or environment-related conditions - H04M 1/72457: according to geographic location - H04M 2250/10: including a GPS signal receiver - H04W 4/027: {using movement velocity, acceleration information} - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) ## Abstract A device includes a primary cue module, a secondary cue module, a processing module, and a wireless transceiver. The primary cue module obtains primary data regarding an object of interest and the secondary cue module obtains secondary data regarding the object of interest. The processing module is operably coupled to: convert the primary data and the secondary data into an outbound message; convert the outbound message into an outbound symbol stream; and convert an inbound symbol stream into an inbound message, wherein the inbound message includes information regarding the object of interest. The wireless transceiver is operably coupled to: convert the outbound symbol stream into an outbound wireless signal; and convert an inbound wireless signal into the inbound symbol stream. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A mobile communications device comprising: a processing module operably coupled to a plurality of cue modules to collect a plurality of cues about an object of interest; a wireless transmitter operably coupled to the processing module to transmit an outbound wireless message including the collected plurality of cues and a request for additional information about the object of interest from one or more remote searchable databases; a wireless receiver operably coupled to the processing module to receive an inbound wireless message containing one or more parts of the requested additional information; and a display to present the received one or more parts of the requested additional information. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The mobile communications device of claim 1, wherein the collected plurality of cues narrow a search of the one or more remote searchable databases. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The mobile communications device of claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of cues comprises an image of the object of interest, the image created by the mobile communications device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The mobile communications device of claim 3, wherein at least one of the plurality of cues comprises additional cues about the image created by the mobile communications device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The mobile communications device of claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of cues comprises an image of an object neighboring the object of interest, the image created by the mobile communications device. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The mobile communications device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of cues are automatically selected by the processing module. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The mobile communications device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of cues comprise additional cues requested by the inbound wireless message. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The mobile communications device of claim 1, wherein the processing module determines the one or more remote searchable databases to search for the requested additional information. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The mobile communications device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of cue modules comprise: a primary cue generator including at least one of: one or more digital image cue generators; one or more sound cue generators; a radio receiver; one or more location cue generators; and a text input generator, and a secondary cue generator including at least one of: one or more digital image cue generators; one or more sound cue generators; one or more location cue generators; a text input generator; one or more weather cue generators; one or more altitude cue generators; one or more accelerometers; one or more frequency spectrum scanning generators; a compass application; and a calendar application. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The mobile communications device of claim 1, wherein the object of interest comprises at least one of: a person, a building, a landmark, a thing, a mammal, an insect, a reptile, a fish, a song, a plant, and a sound source. ### Claim 11 A method performed by a mobile communications device, the method comprising: collecting a plurality of cues about an object of interest; transmitting a request for additional information about the object of interest from one or more remote searchable databases, the request including the collected plurality of cues; receiving one or more parts of the requested additional information; and displaying the one or more parts of the requested information. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the plurality of cues are automatically selected by the mobile communications device. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the plurality of cues comprise additional cues requested by a processing module coupled to the remote searchable databases. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the mobile communications device determines the one or more remote searchable databases to search for the requested additional information. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the step of collecting a plurality of cues about an object of interest comprises creating at least a primary cue and one or more secondary cues. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the collected plurality of cues narrow a search of the one or more remote searchable databases. ### Claim 17 An information distribution device comprising: a wireless interface for receiving at least one wireless request message from a mobile communications device, the at least one request messages comprising at least a plurality of cues about an object of interest selected by the mobile communications device and a request for additional information about the object of interest; a processing module to process the at least a plurality of cues and request for additional information, the processing module searching operably connected memory for the additional information; and a transmitter operably coupled to the processing module to transmit a wireless response message to the mobile communications device containing one or more parts of the requested additional information. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The information distribution device of claim 17, wherein the processing module further functions to: access the operably connected memory based on at least one of the plurality of cues about an object of interest and request for additional information to retrieve a plurality of probable information records, wherein the plurality of probable information records includes the requested information; rank the plurality of probable information records based on at least the first and second plurality of cues to produce a plurality of ranked probable information records; and convert the plurality of ranked probable information records into data within the transmitted wireless message. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The information distribution device of claim 17, wherein the processing module further functions to, when the operably connected memory contains less than requested additional information, generate an additional wirelessly transmitted message requesting at least one additional cue. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The information distribution device of claim 19, wherein the processing module further functions to, when receiving the at least one additional cue, searching the operably connected memory using the first, second, and at least one additional cues to locate the additional information.