System and method for automatically sharing information between handheld devices
First Claim
1. A method of automatically sharing user-relevant information between handheld devices, the method comprising:
- storing interest profiles of a plurality of users of handheld devices in a centralized location, the centralized location allowing a user to share his/her profile with others;
obtaining from the centralized location a list of users with profiles similar to the profile of the user;
marking a sharable item of the user with users to whom the item is relevant;
synchronizing the list and the marked sharable items to the user'"'"'s handheld device; and
providing automatic relevance-based sharing of items, including the sharable item, between the handheld device of the user and another handheld device, wherein the sharing may be initiated by the handheld device of the user or the other handheld device.
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Abstract
A system and method for automatic relevance-base sharing information between handheld devices are provided. A centralized location stores interest profiles of a plurality of users of handheld devices. A profile agent and a sharing agent in a computing device obtain, from the centralized location, a list of users with profiles similar to the profile of a user operating the computing device and mark sharable items of such user with users to whom the item is relevant. The synchronizer synchronizes the list and the marked sharable items to the handheld device of the user operating the computing device. The logic embedded in the handheld device allows automatic relevance-based sharing of items between the handheld device and other handheld devices.
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37 Claims
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1. A method of automatically sharing user-relevant information between handheld devices, the method comprising:
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storing interest profiles of a plurality of users of handheld devices in a centralized location, the centralized location allowing a user to share his/her profile with others;
obtaining from the centralized location a list of users with profiles similar to the profile of the user;
marking a sharable item of the user with users to whom the item is relevant;
synchronizing the list and the marked sharable items to the user'"'"'s handheld device; and
providing automatic relevance-based sharing of items, including the sharable item, between the handheld device of the user and another handheld device, wherein the sharing may be initiated by the handheld device of the user or the other handheld device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for automatic relevance-base sharing information between handheld devices, comprising:
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a centralized location that stores interest profiles of a plurality of users of handheld devices;
a profile agent in a computing device that obtains from the centralized location a list of users with profiles similar to the profile of a user operating the computing device;
a sharing agent in the computer device that marks a sharable item of the user operating the computing device with users to whom the item is relevant;
a synchronizer that synchronizes the list and the marked sharable items to a first handheld device, which is a handheld device of the user operating the computing device; and
logic embedded in the first handheld device that allows automatic relevance-based sharing of items, including the sharable item, between the first handheld device and a second handheld device, wherein if the user is a recipient of a sharing session initiated by the second handheld device, a query is made into the synchronized list to see if the user of the other handheld device has similar interest, and if the user is a sender of a sharing session initiated by the second handheld device, a query is made into the synchronized marked sharable items for items relevant to the user of the second handheld device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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14. An automatic handheld sharing method for a handheld device of a sender, the sharing between the handheld device and a handheld device of a recipient being initiated by the recipient, the method comprising:
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receiving a beamed request for relevant items, along with the recipient'"'"'s identification information;
querying a share information database in the handheld device of the sender for items relevant to the recipient using recipient'"'"'s identification information, wherein the share information database includes sharable items on the handheld device of the sender, the sharable items being marked with users to whom the sharable items are relevant;
returning an item or set of items relevant to the recipient from the query; and
beaming the relevant item to the handheld device of the recipient.
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18. An automatic handheld sharing method for a handheld device of a recipient, the sharing between the handheld device and a handheld device of a sender being initiated by the sender, the method comprising:
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receiving an intent to beam relevant item from the handheld device of the sender;
receiving the sender'"'"'s identification information along with the intent;
querying a share information database in the handheld device of the recipient to determine if the sender has similar interests using sender'"'"'s identification information, wherein the share information database includes a list of users with profiles similar to the profile of the recipient; and
accepting a subsequent item or set of items if it is determined that the sender has similar interests.
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24. A computer readable medium for use in conjunction with a handheld device of a sender for automatic sharing between the handheld device of the sender and a handheld device of a recipient, the sharing being initiated by the recipient, the computer readable medium including computer readable instructions encoded thereon for:
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receiving a beamed request for relevant items, along with the recipient'"'"'s identification information;
querying a share information database in the handheld device of the sender for items relevant to the recipient using recipient'"'"'s identification information, wherein the share information database includes sharable items on the handheld device of the sender, the sharable items being marked with users to whom the sharable items are relevant;
returning an item relevant to the recipient from the query; and
beaming the relevant item to the handheld device of the recipient.
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28. A computer readable medium for use in conjunction with a handheld device of a recipient for automatic sharing between a handheld device of a sender and the handheld device of the recipient, the sharing being initiated by the sender, the computer readable medium including computer readable instructions encoded thereon for:
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receiving a relevant item beamed from the handheld device of the sender;
receiving the sender'"'"'s identification information along with the relevant item;
querying a share information database in the handheld device of the recipient to determine if the sender has similar interests using sender'"'"'s identification information, wherein the share information database includes a list of users with profiles similar to the profile of the recipient; and
accepting the relevant item if it is determined that the sender has similar interests.
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33. A centralized location to be utilized for automatic relevance-base sharing between handheld devices, comprising:
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a users and profiles database for storing user information and user profiles;
a profile similarity analyzer for analyzing and marking user profiles that are similar; and
functionality for updating and extracting information from the users and profiles database, wherein the functionality for updating and extracting information receives a user profile from a computing device and returns, to the computing device, a list of centralized location users who have profiles similar to the user profile. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37)
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