Method and communication system for continuously recording sounding information
AssigneeSwisscom AG
InventorEric Lauper
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Abstract
A method is disclosed for continuously recording surrounding information by a mobile device (11). The mobile device (11) of a user (1) continuously records surrounding information such as surrounding noises or surrounding image data and at least one file (7) is generated from the recording and sent to a remote server (4). Said file or a file derived therefrom (7) is automatically subdivided and/or indexed automatically depending on the contents of the file (7) and/or on metadata (M1, M2, M3) generated from external events (e1, e2, e3) in relation to the mobile device (11) and/or by the user (1). Advantageously, the user (1) searches the subdivided and/or indexed file (7) so that he can easily retrieve the recorded information.
Claims40
Method for continuously recording surrounding information by a mobile device with the following method steps:
- the mobile device of a user continuously recording surrounding audio information and sending resulting data to a remote server, wherein:
- the data is classified and/or indexed automatically by the remote server such that said classification and/or indexing is determined in an automated manner depending on the content of the data and/or on metadata that are generated from external events in relation to the mobile device and/or by the user,
- the classified and/or indexed data is formatted and stored to be electronically searchable by the user accessing said remote server from a remote location, and
- the mobile device records the data and if the data is recognized as being meaningless before the digital conversion, the mobile device switches to a sleep mode.
Communication system including:
- a mobile device for continuously recording surrounding information and streaming resulting data to a remote server, wherein the mobile device records the data and if the data is recognized as being meaningless before the digital conversion, the mobile device switches to a sleep mode,
- means for automatically classifying and/or indexing the data, said classifying and/or indexing performed automatically depending on the content of the data and/or on metadata that are generated from external events in relation to the mobile device and/or by the user, and
- means for the user remotely searching the classified and/or indexed data, wherein the classified and/or indexed data is formatted and stored.
Method for continuously recording surrounding information using a server connected to a mobile device:
- the server receiving, via a communication network from a remote location, recorded data from a mobile device that is continuously recording surrounding information and streaming resulting data to the server, wherein the mobile device records the data and if the data is recognized as being meaningless before the digital conversion, the mobile device switches to a sleep mode,
- the server automatically classifying and/or indexing the recorded data in an automated manner based on the content of the recorded data and/or based on metadata received by the server that are generated from external events in relation to the mobile device and/or by the user;
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- the server providing a capability to a user located remotely from the server to search the classified and/or indexed data via a connection with the mobile device connected to said server or another device connected to said server.
Method for continuously recording surrounding information using a server connected to a mobile device:
- the server receiving, via a communication network from a remote location, recorded data from a mobile device of a user that is continuously recording information surrounding the user and streaming resulting data to the server, wherein the mobile device records the data and if the data is recognized as being meaningless before the digital conversion, the mobile device switches to a sleep mode,
- the server automatically classifying and/or indexing the recorded data in an automated manner based on the content of the recorded data and/or based on metadata received by the server that are generated from external events in relation to the mobile device and/or by the user;
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- the server providing a capability to the user located remotely from the server to search the classified and/or indexed data via a connection with the mobile device connected to said server, wherein such search is based on the content of the recorded data and/or based on metadata.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.