Method and system for data transmission between wearable devices or from wearable devices to portal

• US 20050021679A1
• Filed: 05/04/2004
• Published: 01/27/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 02/25/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Alexander Lightman, Alex Paul Pentland, Brian L. Jordan, Jackson Jarrell Pair, Kenneth Russell, Russell Eugene Hoffman, Thad Starner
• Original Assignee: Alexander Lightman, Alex Paul Pentland, Brian L. Jordan, Jackson Jarrell Pair, Kenneth Russell, Russell Eugene Hoffman, Thad Starner
• Inventors: Russell, Kenneth, Lightman, Alexander, Hoffman, Russell Eugene, Pair, Jackson Jarrell, Pentland, Alex Paul, Starner, Thad, Jordan, Brian L.
• Application Number:
  US10/839,070
• Publication Number:
  US 20050021679A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/219
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising

Abstract

Techniques and approaches that facilitate acquisition, transmission or retrieval of data for wearable devices are disclosed. These wearable devices are electronic devices, such as mobile computing devices or wireless communication devices, and are often small in scale and very portable. Wearable devices are able to communicate with one another to exchange information. Wearable devices are also able to exchange information with a portal server. Personal portals can also be provided for users of the wearable devices so that they can easily access information gather by their wearable device and subsequently transmitted to their personal portal.

Claims

1. A method for exchanging data between wearable computing devices, said method comprising:

(a) determining whether a first wearable computing device can presently communicate with a second wearable computing device;

(b) sending a data exchange request from the first wearable computing device to the second wearable computing device when said determining (a) determines that the first wearable computing device can presently communicate with the second wearable computing device, the data exchange request requesting a data exchange between the first wearable computing device and the second wearable computing device;

(c) receiving a request response at the first wearable computing device, the request response indicating whether the second wearable computing device has authorized the data exchange; and

(d) performing the data exchange between the first wearable computing device and the second wearable computing device when the request response indicates that the second wearable computing device has authorized the data exchange.

2. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein said performing (d) of the data exchange transfers first data from the first wearable computing device to the second wearable computing device, and transfers second data from the second wearable computing device to the first wearable computing device.

3. A method as recited in claim 2, wherein the first data pertains to user profile information of a user of the first wearable computing device.

4. A method as recited in claim 2, wherein the second data pertains to user profile information of a user of the second wearable computing device.

5. A method as recited in claim 2,

wherein the first data is that portion of data stored on the first wearable computing device that is authorized for transmission to the second wearable computing device, and

wherein the second data is that portion of data stored on the second wearable computing device that is authorized for transmission to the first wearable computing device.

6. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein said performing (d) of the data exchange comprises:

(d1) determining first data of available data on the first wearable computing device that is authorized to be transferred to the second wearable computing device; and

(d2) transferring the first data from the first wearable computing device to the second wearable computing device.

7. A method as recited in claim 6, wherein said performing of the data exchange further comprises:

(d3) receiving second data at the first wearable computing device from the second wearable computing device, the second data being that portion of the available data on the second wearable computing device that is authorized to be transferred to the first wearable computing device.

8. A method as recited in claim 6, wherein said determining (d1) of the first data is predetermined.

9. A method as recited in claim 6, wherein said determining (d1) of the first data is determined by one or more user selections at the first wearable computing device.

10. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein said method further comprises:

(e) providing an indication at the first wearable computing device that the data exchange has been successfully completed.

11. A method as recited in claim 10, wherein the first wearable computing device includes at least a display screen, and wherein the indication is one of an audio sound and a visual indication appearing on the display screen of the first wearable computing device.

12. A method as recited in claim 1,

wherein said determining (a) comprises determining whether the first wearable computing device is within in-sight communication of the second wearable computing device, and

wherein said performing (d) of the data exchange is achieved using in-sight communication.

13. A method as recited in claim 12, wherein the in-sight communication uses infrared energy.

14. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein at least one of the first and second wearable computing devices is a badge or a charm.

15. A method as recited in claim 14, wherein said performing (d) of the data exchange transfers first data from the first wearable computing device to the second wearable computing device, and transfers second data from the second wearable computing device to the first wearable computing device.

16. A method as recited in claim 15, wherein the first data pertains to user profile information of a user of the first wearable computing device, and the second data pertains to user profile information of a user of the second wearable computing device.

17. A method as recited in claim 16, wherein the user profile information includes name, business and contact information.

18. A method as recited in claim 17, wherein the user profile information further includes information on how long the user of at least one of the first and second wearable devices interacted with the users of the other of the first and second wearable devices.

19. A method as recited in claim 18, wherein the interaction is conversation between the users.

20. A method as recited in claim 1,

wherein said performing (d) of the data exchange transfers first data from the first wearable computing device to the second wearable computing device, and transfers second data from the second wearable computing device to the first wearable computing device, and

wherein the first data pertains to user profile information of a user of the first wearable computing device, and the second data pertains to user profile information of a user of the second wearable computing device.

21. A method as recited in claim 20, wherein the user profile information includes name, business and contact information.

22. A method as recited in claim 1,

wherein said performing (d) of the data exchange transfers first data from the first wearable computing device to the second wearable computing device, and transfers second data from the second wearable computing device to the first wearable computing device, and

wherein the first data pertains includes at least information on how long the user of the first wearable computing device interacted with the user of the second wearable computing devices.

23. A method as recited in claim 22, wherein the interaction is conversation between the users.

24. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the first and second wearable computing devices are self-wearable.

25-48. -48. (Cancelled).

49. A computer readable medium including computer program code for exchanging data between self-wearable computing devices, said computer readable medium comprising:

computer program code for determining whether a first self-wearable computing device can presently communicate with a second self-wearable computing device;

computer program code for sending a data exchange request from the first self-wearable computing device to the second self-wearable computing device when said computer program code for determining determines that the first self-wearable computing device can presently communicate with the second self-wearable computing device, the data exchange request requesting a data exchange between the first self-wearable computing device and the second self-wearable computing device;

computer program code for receiving a request response at the first self-wearable computing device, the request response indicating whether the second self-wearable computing device has authorized the data exchange; and

computer program code for performing the data exchange between the first self-wearable computing device and the second self-wearable computing device when the request response indicates that the second self-wearable computing device has authorized the data exchange.

50. A computer readable medium as recited in claim 49, wherein said computer program code for performing the data exchange transfers first data from the first self-wearable computing device to the second self-wearable computing device, and transfers second data from the second self-wearable computing device to the first self-wearable computing device.

51. A computer readable medium as recited in claim 50, wherein the first data pertains to user profile information of a user of the first self-wearable computing device, and wherein the second data pertains to user profile information of a user of the second self-wearable computing device.

52. A computer readable medium as recited in claim 51,

wherein the first data is that portion of data stored on the first self-wearable computing device that is authorized for transmission to the second self-wearable computing device, and

wherein the second data is that portion of data stored on the second self-wearable computing device that is authorized for transmission to the first self-wearable computing device.

53. A computer readable medium as recited in claim 49, wherein said computer program code for performing of the data exchange comprises:

computer program code for determining first data of available data on the first self-wearable computing device that is authorized to be transferred to the second self-wearable computing device; and

computer program code for transferring the first data from the first self-wearable computing device to the second self-wearable computing device.

54. A computer readable medium as recited in claim 53, wherein said performing of the data exchange further comprises:

computer program code for receiving second data at the first self-wearable computing device from the second self-wearable computing device, the second data being that portion of the available data on the second self-wearable computing device that is authorized to be transferred to the first self-wearable computing device.

55. A computer readable medium as recited in claim 54, wherein the first data pertains to user profile information of a user of the first self-wearable computing device, and wherein the second data pertains to user profile information of a user of the second self-wearable computing device.

56. (Cancelled).

57. (Cancelled).