Method and device for organizing user provided information with meta-information

US7797331B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Nokia · FI

Inventors

• Wolfgang Theimer · Bochum, DE
• Knut Haberland-Schlosser · Bochum, DE
• Peter Weingart · Bochum, DE
• Reza Serafat · Bochum, DE
• Matthias Lück · Dortmund, DE
• Udo Gortz · Bochum, DE
• Klaus Rateitschek · Bochum, DE
• Jakke Makela · Maaria, FI
• Andreas Myka · Helsinki, FI

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 20, 2002
• Grant date: Sep 14, 2010
• Expiry date: Nov 17, 2023

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04M2250/60
• WIPO field: Telecommunications
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a method for organizing user provided information in a mobile terminal device with meta-information to allow retrieval of the user provided information, and a device configured to perform the method. The user provided information is obtained by any user operation against the mobile terminal device and context information is obtained associated with the User provided information. The meta-information is obtained from the context information and assigned to the user provided information. The meta-information is employed for retrieval of the User provided information by matching request information with the meta-information Further, the method for organizing user provided information employs calendar information for obtaining meta-information. Further, the method for organizing user provided information is adapted to organize user provided audio information. Further, the method for organizing user provided information is adapted to organize User provided audio information by embedding meta-information into the User provided audio information.