Communication method and apparatus
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1. A communication method carried out by a user mobile device and a remote management system, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) the mobile device automatically capturing consumer data from a wireless local area network of consumer devices according to a local wireless protocol, (b) the mobile device automatically uploading said captured data to the management system via a mobile network; and
(c) the management system receiving the captured data and using it to automatically update a user profile database with user profile data for use in making service offers to the user.
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Abstract
A piconet of consumer devices (1) communicate with the Bluetooth protocol, and a mobile phone (2) automatically captures consumer data including user data and device data. The mobile phone (2) has a Bluetooth interface, a mobile network interface, and a bridging circuit between them. The bridging circuit is used to automatically update a management system (2) with captured data via the mobile network. The management system (3) uses the captured data to update a user profile. It then uses the profile data to filter available services and push the selected services to the user.
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20 Claims
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1. A communication method carried out by a user mobile device and a remote management system, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) the mobile device automatically capturing consumer data from a wireless local area network of consumer devices according to a local wireless protocol, (b) the mobile device automatically uploading said captured data to the management system via a mobile network; and
(c) the management system receiving the captured data and using it to automatically update a user profile database with user profile data for use in making service offers to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 20)
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15. A management system comprising:
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means for interfacing with a mobile device in a wireless local area network of consumer device;
a data store function comprising means for receiving captured consumer data from the mobile device, and for using the captured data to update a user profile database;
a service management function comprising means for updating a service database with service data; and
a service matching function comprising means for parsing user profile data and service data to determine service offers to be made to the mobile device in a personalised manner. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A mobile device comprising:
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an interface for interfacing with consumer devices in a wireless local area network, an interface for interfacing with a mobile network, means in the consumer device interface for routing captured device data to the mobile network interface, and means in the mobile network interface for uploading said captured data to a remote management system.
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