Methods, application server, and terminal for directive person identification and communication
First Claim
1. A method for communication between a terminal and a party targeted for communication, the method comprising the steps of:
- a. receiving information about a party targeted for communication from a terminal that physically points towards the party targeted for communication for acquiring the information; and
b. translating the information about the party targeted for communication into an indication of an identity of the party targeted for communication for establishing a communication between the terminal and the party targeted for communication.
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Abstract
Methods, server, and terminal are provided for allowing an initiating party to “finger-point” another party targeted for communication using an electronic terminal and as a consequence of such “finger-pointing”, to retrieve at least an indication of the identity of a mobile terminal of the targeted party to establish a communication therewith. In a first embodiment, the “finger-pointing” comprises pointing a camera-enabled terminal and acquiring a picture of the targeted party, which is translated by the server using picture analysis techniques into a terminal address. In another embodiment, the “finger-pointing” comprises targeting the party with a directive antenna emission to obtain a radio identifier of the targeted party, which is translated by the server into an identity of the targeted party to establish a communication therewith. In yet another embodiment, the initiating party also provides location information to the server, so that the server parses only records that match the location information thus reducing identification time.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for communication between a terminal and a party targeted for communication, the method comprising the steps of:
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a. receiving information about a party targeted for communication from a terminal that physically points towards the party targeted for communication for acquiring the information; and
b. translating the information about the party targeted for communication into an indication of an identity of the party targeted for communication for establishing a communication between the terminal and the party targeted for communication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An application server, comprising:
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a communication module receiving information about a party targeted for communication from a terminal that physically points towards the party targeted for communication for acquiring the information;
a database storing a plurality of associations between information of mobile terminals and indications of identities the mobile terminals; and
a processing module that receives from the communication module the information about the party targeted for communication and retrieves from the database an indication of an identity of the party targeted for communication for establishing a communication between the terminal and the party targeted for communication. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A terminal comprising:
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a pointing module arranged to physically point towards a party targeted for communication when the terminal is placed in a certain position, the pointing module acquiring information about the party targeted for communication; and
a communication module communicating with the party targeted for communication based on the information about the party intended for communication. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for communication using a terminal, the method comprising the steps of:
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a. acquiring information about a party targeted for communication using the terminal, the terminal being arranged to physically point towards the party targeted for communication to acquire the information; and
b. communicating with the party targeted for communication based on the information about the party intended for communication. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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