Establishing special relationships between mobile devices
First Claim
1. A method for establishing special relationships between mobile devices, comprising:
- configuring a plurality of contact classes for a mobile device, wherein each contact class comprises associated properties;
assigning at least one contact to one of the contact classes, wherein communication between the mobile device and the contact is based on the associated properties for the assigned contact class; and
directly exchanging contact and access control information with the contact.
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Abstract
A method and system for establishing special relationships between mobile devices has been disclosed. The method and system configures a plurality of contact classes for a mobile device, where each contact class comprises associated properties, and assigning at least one contact to one of the contact classes. The communication between the mobile device and the contact is based on the associated properties for the assigned contact class. The associated properties can include messaging type, parameters for data access, parameters for access to sensitive information, and image access by quality level. Contact and access control information can then be directly exchanged between the mobile device and the contact. The contact can obtain an account with the mobile and its associated devices without needing to visit each associated device. The contact and access control information thus only needs to be entered once for each user.
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44 Claims
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1. A method for establishing special relationships between mobile devices, comprising:
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configuring a plurality of contact classes for a mobile device, wherein each contact class comprises associated properties;
assigning at least one contact to one of the contact classes, wherein communication between the mobile device and the contact is based on the associated properties for the assigned contact class; and
directly exchanging contact and access control information with the contact. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer readable medium with program instructions for establishing special relationships between mobile devices, comprising the instructions for:
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configuring a plurality of contact classes for a mobile device, wherein each contact class comprises associated properties;
assigning at least one contact to one of the contact classes, wherein communication between the mobile device and the contact is based on the associated properties for the assigned contact class;
directly exchanging contact and access control information with the contact. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A system, comprising:
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a mobile device, comprising a plurality of contact classes, wherein each contact class comprises associated properties, wherein each contact on the list of contacts is assigned to one of the contact classes, wherein communication between the mobile device and the contact is based on the associated properties for the assigned contact class, wherein contact and access control information is directly exchanged between the mobile device and the contact; and
a server associated with the mobile device, comprising a table, wherein the table comprises the associated properties for each contact class. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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- 43. The system of claim 43, wherein the contact obtains an account with the mobile device and its associated devices by the contact.
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