System and method for communicating between a subset of nodes

• US 20050088283A1
• Filed: 06/16/2004
• Published: 04/28/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/14/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Housh Khoshbin
• Original Assignee: Housh Khoshbin
• Inventors: Pavloski, Kenneth J., Khoshbin, Housh
• Application Number:
  US10/869,029
• Publication Number:
  US 20050088283A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/7.480
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/20 Point-of-sale [POS] network systems
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 5/229 with other provisions not elsewhere provided for
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4211 where the identifier is used to access a profile

Abstract

The invention provides a system and method for communicating with a subset of nodes. A node filter is generated representing a set of transmission preferences of at least one node in a set of nodes. The node filter for each node is stored either at the node, or at a central server located remotely from the node. A communication abstract is generated representing the target audience, a subset of nodes, for a communication. The communication abstract and communication are transmitted to the nodes, and the communication abstract is compared to each node filter. Based on the comparison, a determination is made whether to display the communication at the node.

Claims

1. A method of communicating between a subset of nodes, comprising the steps of:

providing for generating a node filter representing a set of transmission preferences of at least one node of a set of nodes;

providing for generating a communication abstract representing a communication; and

,

providing for selecting at least one node from the set of nodes based on a comparison of the node filter and the communication abstract.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

providing for receiving a set of transmission preferences from at least one node.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

providing for comparing the node filter and the communication abstract.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

providing for transmitting the communication to the at least one selected node.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

providing for receiving a communication.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

providing for retrievably storing the node filter.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

providing for transmitting the node filter to at least one node.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

providing for transmitting the communication to all nodes in the set of nodes.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the node filter is a machine-readable string of hexadecimal values.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of selecting the at least one node is performed by a server located remotely from the at least one selected node.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

providing for comparing the node filter and the communication abstract.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the step of comparing the node filter and the communication abstract is performed by a server located remotely from the at least one node.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the step of comparing the node filter and the communication abstract is performed at the location of the node.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication abstract is a machine-readable string of hexadecimal values.

15. A system for communicating between a subset of nodes, comprising:

a set of nodes wherein at least one node of the set has a set of transmission preferences represented by a node filter;

a communication represented by a communication abstract; and

, a server for selecting the at least one node based on a comparison of the node filter and the communication abstract.

16. The system of claim 15, further comprising a communication link whereby the server and the at least one node are in communication.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the set of transmission preferences are transmitted from the at least one node to the server.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the server compares the node filter and the communication abstract.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the server transmits the communication to the at least one node.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the server retrievably stores the node filter.

21. The system of claim 15, wherein the server generates the node filter.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the server transmits the node filter to the at least one node.

23. The system of claim 15, wherein the server transmits the communication to all nodes in the set of nodes.

24. The system of claim 15, wherein the node filter is a machine-readable string of hexadecimal values.

25. The system of claim 15, wherein the communication abstract is a machine-readable string of hexadecimal values.

26. The system of claim 15, wherein the server generates the communication abstract.

27. The system of claim 15, wherein the server transmits the communication abstract to the at least one node.

28. A system for communicating between a subset of nodes, comprising:

a processor for executing an application; and

,

a memory in communication with the processor,

wherein the application comprises;

a first code segment for generating a node filter representing the transmission preferences of at least one node of a set of nodes;

a second code segment for generating a communication abstract representing a communication; and

,

a third code segment for selecting at least one node from the set of nodes based on a comparison of the node filter and the communication abstract.

29. The system of claim 28, wherein the application further comprises:

a fourth code segment for receiving a set of transmission preferences from at least one node.

30. The system of claim 28, wherein the application further comprises:

a fourth code segment for comparing the node filter and the communication abstract.

31. The system of claim 28, wherein the application further comprises:

a fourth code segment for transmitting the communication to the at least one selected node.

32. The system of claim 28, wherein the application further comprises:

a fourth code segment for receiving a communication.

33. The system of claim 28, wherein the application further comprises:

a fourth code segment for retrievably storing the node filter.

34. The system of claim 28, wherein the application further comprises:

a fourth code segment for transmitting the node filter to at least one node.

35. The system of claim 28, wherein the application further comprises:

a fourth code segment for transmitting the communication to all nodes in the set of nodes.

36. The system of claim 28, wherein the node filter is a machine-readable string of hexadecimal values.

37. The system of claim 28, wherein the application is executed remotely from the at least one selected node.

38. The system of claim 28, wherein the application further comprises:

a fourth code segment for comparing the node filter and the communication abstract.

39. The system of claim 28, wherein the application is executed remotely from the at least one node.

40. The system of claim 28, wherein the application is located at the at least one node.

41. The system of claim 28, wherein the communication abstract is a machine-readable string of hexadecimal values.

42. The system of claim 28, wherein the application further comprises:

a fourth code segment for generating the communication abstract.

43. The system of claim 42, wherein the application further comprises:

a fifth code segment for transmitting the communication abstract to at least one node.

44. A method for communicating between a subset of nodes, comprising the steps of:

receiving a set of transmission preferences from at least one node of a set of nodes;

generating a node filter representing the set of transmission preferences;

transmitting the node filter to the at least one node;

generating a communication abstract representing a communication;

transmitting the communication and the communication abstract to all nodes in the set of nodes; and

,

choosing whether to display the communication at the at least one node based on a comparison of the node filter and the communication abstract.

45. A system for communicating between a subset of wireless communication devices, comprising:

a set of wireless communication devices wherein at least one of the wireless communication devices has a set of transmission preferences represented by a device filter;

an advertisement represented by an advertisement abstract; and

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a computer for selecting the at least one wireless communication device based on a comparison of the device filter and the advertisement abstract.