Intuitive computing methods and systems

A portable device comprising:

• a touch screen display;
• a camera for capturing imagery;
• a microphone for capturing audio;
• a physical discovery button for receiving a user's indication to initiate a discovery mode, in which the discovery mode includes analyzing sensor-captured audio or imagery to discern identification or meaning therefrom;
• one or more processors configured for:
• responsive to a user's request via the physical discovery button, initiating a discovery mode including processing imagery captured with said camera;
• causing two different panes to be displayed on the touch screen display, in which a first of the two panes comprises a sensor pane in which visual information associated with captured imagery is displayed along with augmented reality graphics, and in which a second of the two panes comprises user-selectable graphic icons;
• and
• causing a user-selectable graphic icon to be displayed in the first of the two panes to allow a user to switch discovery modes from image to audio.

A system comprising:

• i. a smart phone comprising:
• a touch screen display;
• a camera for capturing imagery;
• a microphone for capturing audio;
• a physical discovery button for receiving a user's indication to initiate a discovery mode, in which the discovery mode includes analyzing smart phone sensor-captured audio or imagery to discern identification or meaning therefrom;
• one or more processors configured for:
• responsive to a user's request via the physical discovery button, initiating a discovery mode including processing imagery captured with said camera;
• causing two different areas to be displayed on the touch screen display, in which a first of the two areas comprises a sensor pane in which visual information associated with captured imagery is displayed along with augmented reality graphics, and in which a second of the two areas comprises user-selectable graphic icons;
• and
• causing a user-selectable graphic icon to be displayed in the first of the two areas to allow a user to switch discovery modes from image to audio;
• and
• ii. one or more servers configured for:
• receiving data associated with imagery processed by said smart phone;
• processing the data to extract identifying information therefrom;
• using the identifying information to obtain response information;
• and
• communicating the response information to the smart phone.