# US 8,543,467 B2 · Wireless communication device and method for use therewith > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,543,467 B2 - Document ID: US8543467B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/470,685 - Filed: 2012-05-14 - Published: 2012-09-20 - Granted: 2013-09-24 - Earliest claimed: 2000-08-14 - Assignees: Rakuten, Inc. - Applicants: William L. Reber - Inventors: William L. Reber - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8543467B2 ## CPC - G06Q 40/00: Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes - A63F 13/005 - A63F 13/80: Special adaptations for executing a specific game genre or game mode - G06Q 10/02: Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events - G06Q 30/0222: {During e-commerce, i.e. online transactions} - G06Q 30/0601: Electronic shopping [e-shopping] - G06Q 30/0631: {Recommending goods or services} - G06Q 30/0641: {utilising user interfaces specially adapted for shopping} - G06Q 30/0643: {graphically representing goods, e.g. 3D product representation} - G06T 13/80: Two-dimensional [2D] animation, e.g. using sprites - G06T 15/405: {using Z-buffer} - G06T 15/503: {Blending, e.g. for anti-aliasing} - A63F 2300/6607: for animating game characters, e.g. skeleton kinematics - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - A63F: CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - G06T: IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL ## Abstract An image of at least one object (14) is captured. An object class selection is received from a menu (70) of a plurality of object classes. At least one task menu specific to the object class selection is provided. A task selection is received from the at least one task menu. A task associated with the at least one object (14) is facilitated based on the image and the task selection. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for use with a wireless communication device capable of accessing a computer network, the method comprising: receiving at a wireless communication device and via the computer network, a sequence of images of an event, at least one image of the sequence of images including a product; displaying an object class menu that includes at least two of: a person class, a product class, an event class, a location class and a company class; displaying a task menu including a plurality of tasks that are based on user selection of the product class; receiving via a server system, selection of a task option from the plurality of tasks, the task option including retrieving product information; and facilitating the task via communication with the computer network and based on the recognition of the product in the at least one image via the server system, wherein facilitating the task includes retrieving product information for the product. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein facilitating the task further includes: retrieving purchase information relating to the product. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein facilitating the task further includes: retrieving product delivery information relating to the product. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3 wherein facilitating the task further includes: displaying the product information, and the product delivery information on the wireless communication device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein facilitating the task further includes: facilitating the purchase of the product via the wireless communication device. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein at least one task option is configured as a customized task. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6 wherein the customized task is shared by other users of other wireless communication devices via a server system. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein the plurality of tasks include previously added task options made available from a service provider. ### Claim 9 A method for use with a wireless communication device capable of accessing a computer network, the method comprising: receiving at a wireless communication device and via the computer network, a sequence of images of an event, at least one image of the sequence of images including an object associated with a company; displaying an object class menu that includes at least two of: a person class, a product class, an event class, a location class and a company class; displaying a task menu including a plurality of tasks that are based on user selection of the company class; receiving via a server system, selection of a task option from the plurality of tasks, the task option including providing feedback to the company; and facilitating the task via communication with the computer network and based on the recognition of the object associated with the company in the at least one image via the server system, wherein facilitating the task includes providing feedback to the company. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9 wherein facilitating the task includes sending an email. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9 wherein facilitating the task includes retrieving employment information. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9 wherein facilitating the task includes scheduling service from the company. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9 wherein facilitating the task includes purchasing stock of the company. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9 wherein facilitating the task includes facilitating payment of an invoice of the company. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9 wherein at least one task option is configured as a customized task. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15 wherein the customized task is shared by other users of other wireless communication devices via a server system. ### Claim 17 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9 wherein the plurality of tasks include previously added task options made available from a service provider.