SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHARING COMMON LOCATION-RELATED INFORMATION BETWEEN COMMUNICATION DEVICES

• US 20070133572A1
• Filed: 01/31/2007
• Published: 06/14/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications USA Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: LIU, Charles, BLOEBAUM, L., MINBORG, Per-Ake
• Granted Patent: US 8,400,946 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/400
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1089 by adding media; by removing media
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/4025 where none of the additional parallel sessions is real time or time sensitive, e.g. downloading a file in a parallel FTP session, initiating an email or combinational services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42076 where the identifier is a Uniform Resource Locator
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42119 where the identifier is a Uniform Resource Locator

Abstract

A system and method for supplying a data object to a user of a communication system. The method comprising the steps of: establishing a session between a first and second communication device; transferring to the second communication device, in a first transferring step, a primary data object providing information pertaining to a user of the first communication device, the transfer to take place upon the occurrence of a triggering event at the first communication device; transferring, in a second transferring step, a request for a secondary data object from the second communication device to a data server, the request for a secondary data object comprising the information pertaining to a user of the first communication device and information pertaining to the user of the second communication device; creating the secondary data object intended for rendering at the first and second communication devices; and transferring, in a third transferring step, the secondary data object to the first and second communication devices.

Claims

1. A method for supplying a data object to a user of a communication device, comprising the steps of:

establishing a session between a first and second communication device;

transferring to the second communication device, in a first transferring step, a primary data object providing information pertaining to a user of the first communication device, the transfer to take place upon the occurrence of a triggering event at the first communication device;

transferring, in a second transferring step, a request for a secondary data object from the second communication device to a data server, the request for a secondary data object comprising the at least one information pertaining to a user of the first communication device and information pertaining to the user of the second communication device;

creating the secondary data object intended for rendering at the first and second communication devices; and

transferring, in a third transferring step, the secondary data object to the first and second communication devices.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the primary data object provides information pertaining to the location of the user of the first communication device.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein in the first transferring step the primary data object is sent from the first communication device.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the in the first transferring step the primary data source is sent from a location server.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the secondary data object comprises a graphical representation of the locations of the first and second communication devices.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the secondary data object comprises a non-graphical representation of the locations of the first and second communication devices.

7. The method of claim 5 wherein graphical representation comprises a map indicating the locations of the user

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the map further includes directions between the locations of the first and second communication devices.

9. The method of claim 5 wherein the graphical representation is displayed on the first and second communication devices.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the secondary data object comprises additional data or information provided by a second data server.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the additional data or information comprises a link.

12. A system for supplying a data object to a user of a communication system, comprising:

a first communication device, wherein the first communication device includes;

(i) logic for transferring to a second communication device, in a first transferring step, a primary data object providing information pertaining to a user of the first communication device,

(ii) logic for determining whether a triggering event has occurred at the first communication device;

wherein the second communication device includes;

(i) logic for transferring a request for a secondary data object from the second communication device to a data object server, the request for a secondary data object comprising the at least one information pertaining to a user of the first communication device and information pertaining to the user of the second communication device;

wherein the first communication device and the second communication device are configured to communicate; and

wherein the data server is coupled to a data network and includes;

(i) logic for creating the data secondary data object intended for rendering at the first and second communication devices;

(ii) a database;

(iii) logic for storing the secondary data object in the database; and

(iv) logic for transferring the secondary data object to the first and second communication device.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein the primary data object provides information pertaining to the location of the user of the first communication device.

14. The system of claim 12 wherein in the first transferring step the primary data object is sent from the first communication device.

15. The system of claim 12 wherein the in the first transferring step the primary data source is sent from a location server.

16. The system of claim 12 wherein the secondary data object comprises a graphical representation of the locations of the first and second communication devices.

17. The system of claim 12 wherein the secondary data object comprises a non-graphical representation of the locations of the first and second communication devices.

18. The system of claim 16 wherein graphical representation comprises a map indicating the locations of the user

19. The system of claim 16 wherein the map further includes directions between the locations of the first and second communication devices.

20. The system of claim 15 wherein the graphical representation is displayed on the first and second communication devices.

21. The system of claim 12 wherein the secondary data object comprises additional data or information provided by a second data server.

22. The system of claim 20 wherein the additional data or information comprises a link.

23. A device for supplying a data object to a user of a communication device, wherein said device comprises computer software on a computer-readable medium executable to perform:

(i) transferring to a second communication device, in a first transferring step, a primary data object providing information pertaining to a user of the device,

(ii) determining whether a triggering event has occurred at the device;

(iii) receiving a secondary data object from a data server, wherein the secondary data object comprises location information about the user of the device and the second communication device.

24. A downloadable application or module for supplying a data object to a user of a communication device, the downloadable application or module being stored on a computer-readable media executable to perform:

(i) transferring to a second communication device, in a first transferring step, a primary data object providing information pertaining to a user of the device,

(ii) determining whether a triggering event has occurred at the device; and

(iii) receiving a secondary data object from a data server, wherein the secondary data object comprises location information about the user of the device and the second communication device.