Patent ID: 7707218
Filing Date: 2010-04-27
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method of accomplishing a mobile query and response system based on visual cues, in which a mobile user captures and transmits an image of a visual cue with a networked mobile device with image capture and transmission capabilities over a wireless network data service, comprising: receiving a query from the mobile user over the wireless network data service, where the query comprises the image captured and transmitted by the mobile user with the networked mobile device; providing a mobile user registration database comprising searchable records having information associated with one or more registered mobile users; searching the mobile user registration database to determine if the mobile user is a registered mobile user; sending a reply to the mobile user over the wireless network data service if the mobile user is not a registered mobile user, where the reply comprises text informing the mobile user how to register to use the mobile query and response system; providing a mobile user preference database comprising searchable records having operational preference information associated with one or more registered mobile users; receiving operational preference information from the mobile user and storing the operational preference information in the mobile user preference database; searching the mobile user preference database to determine if the registered mobile user has an operational preference; providing an image database comprising searchable records having stored images and response information associated with the stored images; searching the image database for the image captured and transmitted by the mobile user and retrieving the response information associated with such image; and sending a reply to the mobile user over the wireless network data service, where the reply comprises the retrieved response information, if the image captured and transmitted by the mobile user is found in the image database.