Google patents new way to archive, search your ‘real-life experiences’

On how the search will work, the patent reads, “the method may also include transmitting a query of the user to the server computer system to initiate a search of the history or real-world experiences, and receiving results relevant to the query that include data indicative of the media data in the history of real-world experiences.”

Interestingly, the patent also notes that at popular locations like say a historical monument or a park, the media capturing device could automatically be turned on. A popular location, according to the patent, would be one where other users have captured media data as well.

The patent notes, “When the user is determined to be within a popular location, preference manager may automatically turn on media capture without intervention of a user. In another embodiment, preferences manager, may be set to continuously or periodically capture media data for a specific interval of time.”

From the patent, searching for your ‘real-life’ experiences might be the next step where Google Search could be headed. But let’s also note that given that this is a patent, it will take a while for this come to life, if it does.

Given that smartphones have become ubiquitous and many of us spend a fair amount of time recording each moments, a searchable index for videos, does not sound so surprising. However given that ‘real-life’ experiences will be searchable according to this, privacy will also be a concern for many users.