DYNAMIC COMMUNICATION AND METHOD OF USE

• US 20060198331A1
• Filed: 04/24/2006
• Published: 09/07/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/16/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Michael Gurin
• Original Assignee: Michael Gurin
• Inventors: Gurin, Michael
• Granted Patent: US 7,684,375 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/313
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/5692 Selection among different networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/00 Wireless channel access
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/26 Network addressing or numbering for mobility support
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/04 Large scale networks; Deep hierarchical networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/10 Small scale networks; Flat hierarchical networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

A communication system and method for enhancing the effectiveness of wireless and wired systems. The communication system comprising a combination of (A) a communication device with two separate transceivers and a unique access number (B) said transceivers with a short-range wireless or wired transceiver and long-range wireless transceiver, (C) a communication management system from the group of local communication management system for individual coordinated device connectivity, distributed communication management system for management of multiple communication devices, (D) said communication management system performing dynamic switching of communication transceivers and dynamic addressing of communication devices within the network of communication devices. Suitable wireless medium include wireless optical means, wireless power-line carrier means, wireless radio-frequency means, and wireless radar means. Suitable wired medium include serial, parallel, USB, Firewire, Ethernet, optical fiber, and RS-485 communication means. The communication management system ensures seamless and ubiquitous communication between wired and wireless devices. The communication system, when utilizing dynamic communication for wireless or wired roaming communications in-conjunction with dynamic switching and addressing, enhances the performance and effectiveness that are beneficial to most communication devices.

Claims

1. A communication system comprising utilizing a communication device with a known geographic location and a combination of a communication management system comprised of at least one algorithm as a function of said known geographic location selected from the group consisting of algorithms for dynamic communications routing, communication device address switching between short-range and long-range transceivers, minimizing switching time between at least one selected from the group of communications link, address, or routing, minimizing switching frequency between communications link, minimizing customer cost, or combinations thereof.

2. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein the known geographic location of said communication device is utilized to initiate geographic location dependent processes and communications messages to achieve at least one benefit selected from the group consisting of enhancing safety, marketing, optimal routing, audit trail for payroll, individual profiling, or combinations thereof.

3. The communication system according to claim 1, further comprised of algorithms to dynamically communicate with communication device based on parameters including a lookup table indexed by time of day and calendar schedule or database, geographic location context sensitive data, communication'"'"'s device owner identifier, or combinations thereof.

4. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein the known geographic location is utilized to establish a communications link with the short-range channel preferably over the long-range channel.

5. The communication system according to claim 2, wherein the communications messages include fax, e-mail, voice-mail, data cross-referenced by at least one selected from the group consisting of communication owner device identifier and personal, professional, marketing information, or combinations thereof.

6. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein the algorithm utilizes thresholds for said dynamic communications routing including thresholds selected from the group consisting of communication device'"'"'s local threshold that enables dynamic switching between short-range channel managers, remote threshold that enables dynamic switching between long-range channel managers, seamless threshold that enables dynamic switching between short-range and long-range communication channel managers, or combinations thereof.

7. The communication system according to claim 5, wherein the data is further cross-referenced by at least one selected from the group consisting of local channel manager device identifier and remote channel manager device identifier.

8. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein the known geographic location is utilized to achieve at least one function selected from the group consisting of proactively display graphically the location of said communication device to specified and authorized parties, conveying communications messages including welcome messages, issuing coupons, acknowledging device registration, or combinations thereof.

9. The communication system according to claim 1, further comprised of subscriber service to learn communication device owner information including information selected from the group consisting of buying preferences, geographic location restrictions, customer identification, or combinations thereof.

10. The communication management according to claim 1, wherein the algorithms dynamically select a new remote channel manager as a function of at least one parameter selected from the group consisting of time of day schedule, communication device geographic location, time to register a new dynamic address, communications latency times, routing capacity availability, membership privileges, rate of signal strength deterioration or increase, or combinations thereof.

11. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein the geographic location of communication device is further combined with available local channel manager coverage areas to enable or disable the utilization of said short-range transceiver.

12. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein the communication device initiates at least one function selected from the group consisting of inquiry of product pricing information, generation of manufacturer product coupon, broadcast of said communication device geographic location, authorization to send encrypted transactional information.

13. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein said communication device geographic location is determined by the step of selecting from the group consisting of utilizing known geographic location of channel manager, triangulation of signal strengths from multiple channel managers with their known location, utilizing global positioning system, utilizing local positioning system, or combinations thereof.

14. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein the said communication device precise geographic location is a parameter for dynamically initiating functions including functions selected from the group consisting of said communication management system displaying graphically the location to specified and authorized parties, conveying geographic specific messages including the issuance of welcome, safety, or marketing messages, receiving said end-user communication device profile information, issuance of coupons, acknowledgement of said end-user communication device registration, including or excluding information containing said precise geographic location to any third party, enabling or disabling the short-range transceivers, or combinations thereof.

15. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein said communication device utilizes an integrated data scanner to trigger specific messages with geographic precise location context sensitive information between device and channel manager including data scanners selected from the group consisting of bar code scanner, radio frequency identification tags reader, optical readers, or infrared transceiver.

16. A communication system comprising a combination of a communication device having means to determine a precise geographic location, a communication management system comprised of at least one selected from the group consisting of an algorithm, database, or combinations thereof having dynamically varying functionality of said end-user communication device as a function of at least one selected from the group consisting of said end-user communication device'"'"'s precise geographic location, said end-user communication device'"'"'s precise geographic location and time of day and calendar schedule, said end-user communication device'"'"'s precise geographic location and profile information of additional end-user communication device'"'"'s within communication range, or combinations thereof.

17. The communication system according to claim 16, wherein said communication device geographic location is determined by the step of selecting from the group consisting of utilizing known geographic location of channel manager, triangulation of signal strengths from multiple channel managers with their known location, utilizing global positioning system, utilizing local positioning system, or combinations thereof.

18. The communication system according to claim 16, wherein said communication device precise geographic location is a parameter for dynamically initiating functions including functions selected from the group consisting of said communication management system displaying graphically the location to specified and authorized parties, conveying geographic specific messages including the issuance of welcome, safety, or marketing messages, receiving said end-user communication device profile information, issuance of coupons, acknowledgement of said end-user communication device registration, including or excluding information containing said precise geographic location to any third party, enabling or disabling the short-range transceivers, or combinations thereof.

19. The communication system according to claim 16, wherein said communication device utilizes an integrated data scanner to trigger specific messages with geographic precise location context sensitive information between device and channel manager including data scanners selected from the group consisting of bar code scanner, radio frequency identification tags reader, optical readers, or infrared transceiver.

20. A communication system comprised of algorithms as a function of both a communication'"'"'s device known geographic location and owner identifier to dynamically initiate at least one process selected from the group consisting of communicating marketing messages, identifying buying preferences, issuing manufacturer'"'"'s coupons, establishing communications link with local channel manager, displaying product pricing information or combinations thereof.