Inventors:
William Gates - Medina WA, US
Daniel A. Gerrity - Seattle WA, US
Paul Holman - Seattle WA, US
Roderick A. Hyde - Redmond WA, US
Muriel Y. Ishikawa - Livermore CA, US
Edward K.Y. Jung - Las Vegas NV, US
Jordin T. Kare - Seattle WA, US
Royce A. Levien - Lexington MA, US
Richard T. Lord - Tacoma WA, US
Robert W. Lord - Seattle WA, US
Mark A. Malamud - Seattle WA, US
Nathan P. Myhrvold - Bellevue WA, US
Keith D. Rosema - Seattle WA, US
Clarence T. Tegreene - Bellevue WA, US
Thomas A. Weaver - San Mateo CA, US
International Classification:
G08C 17/02
Abstract:
According to various embodiments, a mobile device continuously and/or automatically scans a user environment for tags containing non-human-readable data. The mobile device may continuously and/or automatically scan the environment for tags without being specifically directed at a particular tag. The mobile device may be adapted to scan for audio tags, radio frequency tags, and/or image tags. The mobile device may be configured to scan for and identify tags within the user environment that satisfy a user preference. The mobile device may perform an action in response to identifying a tag that satisfies a user preference. The mobile device may be configured to scan for a wide variety of tags, including tags in the form of quick response codes, steganographic content, audio watermarks, audio outside of a human audible range, radio frequency identification tags, long wavelength identification tags, near field communication tags, and/or a Memory Spot device.