Abstract: An electronic device, including an input interface configured to receive an input signal, a command determination unit configured to determine a plurality of possible commands based on the input signal, and an output interface configured to provide a plurality of output information corresponding to effects associated with each of the plurality of determined possible commands.

Abstract: A method for providing digital information based on a text document includes generating, for at least a first passage of the text document, first topic data indicative of a topic of the first passage using a first natural language analysis, performing a first search for the digital information using the first topic data, the first search providing a first search result, linking the first search result to the first passage, and displaying the first search result upon a request.

Abstract: An electronic device has a display and a circuitry. The circuitry is configured to obtain location information of a specific item of multiple items located in an environment, wherein the location information of the specific item is obtained based on a correlation between location tracking information of electronic devices moving in the environment and item list data representing items of the multiple items being purchased by users of the electronic devices for which the location tracking information has been provided; and display an indication of the location of the specific item on the display.

Abstract: An electronic device comprising a processor which is configured to perform speech recognition on an audio signal, linguistically analyze the output of the speech recognition for named-entities, perform an Internet or database search for the recognized named-entities to obtain query results, and display, on a display of the electronic device, information obtained from the query results on a timeline.

Abstract: A method of reproducing a content item includes monitoring an input operation. At the input operation, it is decided whether to update a resume position, based on a reproduction progress, the reproduction progress being determined with respect to a reference position. The method further includes determining whether the input operation corresponds to a linear or to a non-linear event, and updating the reference position if the input operation is a non-linear event.

Abstract: An electronic device comprising circuitry configured to record sensor data that is obtained from data sources and to retrieve information from the recorded sensor data using concepts that are defined by a user.

Abstract: A mobile device comprises a sensor and a processor. The sensor is configured to wirelessly receive an identification signal including an item identifier code, the identification signal being emitted by a low-rate transmission device associated with an item, wherein the sensor receives the identification signal from a direction of the item. The processor is configured to generate an output signal based on the item identifier code.

Abstract: An electronic device has a display and a circuitry. The circuitry is configured to obtain location information of a specific item of multiple items located in an environment, wherein the location information of the specific item is obtained based on a correlation between location tracking information of electronic devices moving in the environment and item list data representing items of the multiple items being purchased by users of the electronic devices for which the location tracking information has been provided; and display an indication of the location of the specific item on the display.

Abstract: An electronic device comprising circuitry configured to record sensor data that is obtained from data sources and to retrieve information from the recorded sensor data using concepts that are defined by a user.

Abstract: An electronic device comprising circuitry configured to: obtain information representing a person's knowledge and/or skills; update a user model representing the person's knowledge and/or skills based on the obtained information; and provide user-adaptive information depending on the user model.

Abstract: An electronic device comprising a processor which is configured to perform speech recognition on an audio signal, linguistically analyze the output of the speech recognition for named-entities, perform an Internet or database search for the recognized named-entities to obtain query results, and display, on a display of the electronic device, information obtained from the query results on a timeline.

Abstract: A mobile device comprises a sensor and a processor. The sensor is configured to wirelessly receive an identification signal including an item identifier code, the identification signal being emitted by a low-rate transmission device associated with an item, wherein the sensor receives the identification signal from a direction of the item. The processor is configured to generate an output signal based on the item identifier code.

Abstract: An electronic device including: a display; and a processor configured to: detect a speech command, and generate a first command menu with a first list of speech commands on detection of a first movement detected by a movement sensor and a second command menu with a second list of speech commands on detection of a second movement.

Abstract: A method for personalizing a multimedia application includes receiving, from a module of the multimedia application, a request for a multimedia output, wherein the request is of a type; providing user data of a user of the multimedia application, the user data being representative of a personal taste of the user; and determining a multimedia output depending on the type and the user data.

Abstract: An electronic device, including an input interface configured to receive an input signal, a command determination unit configured to determine a plurality of possible commands based on the input signal, and an output interface configured to provide a plurality of output information corresponding to effects associated with each of the plurality of determined possible commands.

Abstract: A method for personalizing a multimedia application includes receiving, from a module of the multimedia application, a request for a multimedia output, wherein the request is of a type; providing user data of a user of the multimedia application, the user data being representative of a personal taste of the user; and determining a multimedia output depending on the type and the user data.

Abstract: A parse unit parses an input sequence of token elements for an input string, wherein each token element contains a token and/or at least one corresponding token classifier. In a first mode the parse unit applies regular production rules on the token elements and on multi-token classifiers for phrases obtained from the token classifiers. If the first mode parsing does not result in a multi-token classifier encompassing all tokens of the input string, a control unit controls the parse unit to parse the input sequence in a second mode that applies both the regular and artificial production rules. A rule generator unit generates the artificial production rules based on the input sequence and/or intermediate results of the parsing. The parser unit provides a complete parse tree for ungrammatical sentences and a solution where the regular production rules do not cover the complete grammar of the respective natural language.

Abstract: A method for content recommendation for a user, wherein a song or a video is recommended to the user and a confidence measure is determined for the recommended song. The confidence measure is displayed to the user, so the user may get more confidence into the recommendation of the system.

Abstract: Method for determining a sequence of audio pieces, comprising receiving a set of audio pieces, and determining the sequence of audio pieces by arranging audio pieces from the set in an order; wherein a position of a respective audio piece within the order is determined based on a user's personal profile, the user's personal profile includes rules descriptive of the user's preferences, the rules relating to attributes including meta data attributes and/or acoustic parameters of audio pieces, and wherein the position of the respective audio piece is determined depending on one of the attributes of the respective audio piece according to one of the rules.

Abstract: A method of reproducing a content item includes monitoring an input operation. At the input operation, it is decided whether to update a resume position, based on a reproduction progress, the reproduction progress being determined with respect to a reference position. The method further includes determining whether the input operation corresponds to a linear or to a non-linear event, and updating the reference position if the input operation is a non-linear event.