MOBILE DEVICE USING IMAGES AND LOCATION FOR REMINDERS

摘要

Images can be used to improve setting reminders and the usefulness of reminders. For example, a mobile device can enable the user to request a reminder that uses one or more images obtained from a camera of the mobile device. The user can set a time period for when the image-based reminder is provided to the user. The image can provide information about the reminder as well as a visual depiction of the location the reminder is intended. A location can be detected in conjunction with capturing an image, and the location can be used to form a reminder message. The image can also be analyzed to provide the content of a message (e.g., text can be identified in the image and inserted into the message or used to access a database of corresponding messages). The derived message and/or the image can be provided for the reminder.

主权项

1. A method of providing a reminder to a user, the method comprising:
receiving, at a mobile device, a user request to create an image-based reminder, the user request including a time period; capturing, with the mobile device, one or more images in conjunction with receiving the user request, the mobile device including a camera for capturing the one or more images; storing, in a memory, the one or more images with an association to the time period; monitoring time to detect when the time period is reached; and when the time period is reached:
accessing the memory to obtain the one or more images, andproviding the image-based reminder to the user, the image-based reminder including the one or more images.