Introduction system and method utilizing mobile communicators

• US 20050054352A1
• Filed: 09/08/2003
• Published: 03/10/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Gyora Karaizman
• Original Assignee: Gyora Karaizman
• Inventors: Karaizman, Gyora
• Application Number:
  US10/657,352
• Publication Number:
  US 20050054352A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.300
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42008 Systems for anonymous communication between parties, e.g. by use of disposal contact identifiers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4211 where the identifier is used to access a profile
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4938 comprising a voice browser which renders and interprets, e.g. VoiceXML
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/08 User group management

Abstract

An introductions system including a plurality of mobile communicators and a server communicating with the plurality of mobile communicators, the server being operative to store personal information relating to users of the plurality of mobile communicators and to provide to a first user of the users via the first user'"'"'s mobile communicator, the personal information relating to a second user of the users, upon designation of the first user by the second user, using the second user'"'"'s mobile communicator.

Claims

1. An introductions system comprising:

a plurality of mobile communicators; and

a server communicating with said plurality of mobile communicators;

said server being operative to store personal information relating to users of said plurality of mobile communicators and to provide to a first user of said users via said first user'"'"'s mobile communicator, said personal information relating to a second user of said users, upon designation of said first user by said second user, using said second user'"'"'s mobile communicator.

2. An introductions system according to claim 1 and wherein said server is operative to provide said personal information generally in real time with respect to said designation.

3. An introductions system according to claim 1 and wherein said designation comprises point-to-point short range wireless transmission from said mobile communicator of said second user to said mobile communicator of said first user.

4. An introductions system according to claim 1 and wherein said designation comprises employing a mobile communicator of said second user to photograph said first user, transmitting said photograph to said server, automatically recognizing said first user from said photograph and determining a mobile communicator address of said first user.

5. An introductions system according to claim 1 and wherein said designation comprises employing a mobile communicator location functionality for providing a map indicating the relative locations of a plurality of said mobile communicator in a space, employing the mobile communicator of said second user to receive said map and to designate the location on said map of said first user and determining a mobile communicator address of said first user.

6. An introductions system according to claim 1 and wherein said plurality of mobile communicators comprises at least one cellular telephone.

7. An introductions system according to claim 1 and wherein said plurality of mobile communicators comprises at least one wireless personal digital assistant (PDA).

8. An introductions system according to claim 1 and wherein said server is operative to determine if said first person is a subscriber to said introductions system.

9. An introductions system comprising:

a plurality of mobile communicators suitable for use by a corresponding plurality of users, each of said plurality of mobile communicators being operative to store personal information relating to a user thereof, said user being a first user of said plurality of users, and to transmit said personal information to a second user of said plurality of users via said second user'"'"'s mobile communicator, upon designation of said second user by said first user, using said first user'"'"'s mobile communicator.

10. An introductions system according to claim 9 and wherein said personal information is transmitted generally in real time with respect to said designation.

11. An introductions system according to claim 9 and wherein said designation comprises point-to-point short range wireless transmission from said mobile communicator of said second user to said mobile communicator of said first user.

12. An introductions system according to claim 11 and wherein said short range wireless transmission comprises a transmission via a Bluetooth connection.

13. An introductions system according to claim 11 and wherein said short range wireless transmission comprises a transmission via a WLAN connection.

14. An introductions system according to claim 9 and wherein said plurality of mobile communicators comprises at least one cellular telephone.

15. An introductions system according to claim 9 and wherein said plurality of mobile communicators comprises at least one wireless personal digital assistant (PDA).

16. An introductions system according to claim 9 and wherein said mobile communicator is operative to determine if said second user is a subscriber to said introductions system.

17. An introductions method comprising:

storing personal information relating to a plurality of users of a corresponding plurality of mobile communicators; and

providing to a first user of said plurality of users, via said first user'"'"'s mobile communicator, said personal information of a second user of said plurality of users, upon said second user designating said first user by using said second user'"'"'s mobile communicator.

18. An introductions method according to claim 17 and wherein said providing said personal information comprises providing said personal information generally in real time with respect to said designating.

19. An introductions method according to claim 17 and wherein said designating comprises wirelessly transmitting via a point-to-point short range wireless transmission from said mobile communicator of said second user to said mobile communicator of said first user.

20. An introductions method according to claim 19 and wherein said wirelessly transmitting comprises transmitting via a Bluetooth connection.

21. An introductions method according to claim 19 and wherein said wirelessly transmitting comprises transmitting via a WLAN connection.

22. An introductions method according to claim 17 and wherein said designating comprises:

employing said second user'"'"'s mobile communicator to photograph said first user;

transmitting said photograph to a server;

automatically recognizing said first user from said photograph; and

determining a mobile communicator address of said first user.

23. An introductions method according to claim 17 and wherein said designating comprises:

employing a mobile communicator location functionality for providing a map indicating the relative locations of a plurality of said mobile communicator in a space;

employing said second user s mobile communicator to receive said map;

designating the location on said map of said first user; and

determining a mobile communicator address of said first user.

24. An introductions method according to claim 17 and wherein said plurality of mobile communicators comprises at least one cellular telephone.

25. An introductions method according to claim 17 and wherein said plurality of mobile communicators comprises at least one wireless personal digital assistant (PDA).

26. An introductions method according to claim 17 and also comprising determining if said first person is a subscriber to an introductions system.