Automatic location-specific content selection for portable information retrieval devices

Abstract

A method for anticipating a user's desired information using a FDA device connected to a computer network is provided. This method further comprises maintaining a database of user tendencies within the computer network, receiving sensor data from the user's physical environment via the FDA device, generating query strings using both tendency data and sensor data, retrieving data from external data sources using these generated query strings, organizing the retrieved data into electronic folders, and delivering this organized data to the user via the FDA device, In particular, a data management module anticipates the type of information a user desires by combining real time data taken from a sensor unit within a FDA and data regarding the history of that particular user's tendencies stored within the data management module.

1 .- 23 . (canceled) 
     
     
         24 . A method, comprising:
 a computing device detecting ambient audio information via a sensor unit;   the computing device analyzing the detected audio information; and   based on the analyzing, the computing device determining information regarding an origin of the detected audio information.   
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein the analyzing includes performing a spectral analysis on the detected audio information. 
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein the detected audio information corresponds to a work of music, and wherein the information regarding the origin of the detected audio information includes a name and artist of the work of music.