Method and apparatus for effecting a personal profile detection system
First Claim
1. A method for personal profile detection comprising the steps of:
- a) accepting profile data on a first PID (Portable Information Device) wherein said profile data is customizable by a user of said PID;
b) storing said profile data on said first PID;
c) providing for an exchange of information between said first PID and a second PID proximate with said first PID when shared interests exist between said profile data stored on said first PID and profile data stored on said second PID.
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Abstract
The invention disclosed is a method and apparatus for effecting a personal profile detection system upon handheld organizers, portable information devices (PID'"'"'s), and other computing devices. The method first provides for the accepting and then storing of personal profile data on a PID and allows for the profile data to be fully customizable by the user. The method then provides for an exchange of information between the first PID and a proximate second PID via short-range RF (Radio Frequency) communications when shared interests exist between the profile data stored on the two PID'"'"'s. In one embodiment, the exchange of information is user customizable and based upon a determination of shared interests by the first PID in a manner that is also user customizable. The method further provides for the initiation of an event such as the sounding of an alarm and the display of received information.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for personal profile detection comprising the steps of:
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a) accepting profile data on a first PID (Portable Information Device) wherein said profile data is customizable by a user of said PID;
b) storing said profile data on said first PID;
c) providing for an exchange of information between said first PID and a second PID proximate with said first PID when shared interests exist between said profile data stored on said first PID and profile data stored on said second PID. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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13. A personal profile detection (PPD) device comprising:
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a) a data input component;
b) means for accepting customizable profile data input by a user from said data input component, said means for accepting customizable profile data coupled to said data input component;
c) a data storage component coupled to said means for accepting customizable profile data, said data storage component adapted to storing said customizable profile data; and
d) a RF communications receiver coupled to said means for accepting customizable profile data, said RF communications receiver adapted to receive information from a proximate portable information device (PID).
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21. A computer-usable medium having computer-readable code embodied therein for causing a PID (Portable Information Device) to perform the steps of:
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a) accepting profile data on a first PID (Portable Information Device) wherein said profile data is customizable by a user of said PID;
b) storing said profile data on said first PID;
c) providing for an exchange of information between said first PID and a second PID proximate with said first PID when shared interests exist between said profile data stored on said first PID and profile data stored on said second PID. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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