Patent ID: 8694522
Filing Date: 2014-04-08
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method implemented by a computing device comprising at least one processor, the method comprising: obtaining context data using one or more sensors of the computing device, the context data being associated with a current environment in which the computing device is situated; determining a context of the current environment in which the computing device is situated, wherein the determining is based at least in part upon the context data and includes predicting a future context; determining object data associated with the determined context is not stored locally on the computing device; downloading, from a storage device remote from the computing device, the object data associated with the determined context, the downloaded object data being stored locally on the computing device; receiving an identification inquiry including information about an object to be identified; searching the locally stored object data for a potential match for the information about the object in the identification inquiry; and providing a response in reply to the identification inquiry when at least one potential match is located in the locally stored object data.