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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2004
James Frederick Arnold, Helena, MT (US);
Douglas A. Bercow, Menlo Park, CA (US);
William S. Mark, San Mateo, CA (US);
Norman D. Winarsky, Palo Alto, CA (US);
James Frederick Arnold, Helena, MT (US);
Douglas A. Bercow, Menlo Park, CA (US);
William S. Mark, San Mateo, CA (US);
Norman D. Winarsky, Palo Alto, CA (US);
SRI International, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a new method enables an individual to selectively preserve the integrity of potentially private data such as identity, current location and the like while using a mobile communications device (e.g., a cell phone) for media access. In one embodiment, the method receives a request for media content from the user in the form of a verbal command. The method then determines whether execution of the command would require the revelation of any potentially private user information. If execution would require such a revelation, the method prompts the user to either permit revelation of the information or to reformulate the request in a way that would not require the information to be revealed. Once data integrity has been resolved, the method searches for and retrieves the requested content.