Device and network capable of providing personalized services

• US 20080052279A1
• Filed: 07/12/2007
• Published: 02/28/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/12/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Hamasaki, Glenn, Marolia, Sunil
• Application Number:
  US11/827,583
• Publication Number:
  US 20080052279A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/3
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/65 Updates security arrangements therefor G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72406 by software upgrading or downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72448 with means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions

Abstract

A method and system for interfacing to an electronic device is disclosed. At least one server may gather Information from the electronic device, which may be, for example, a mobile terminal. Information may also be gathered regarding the user of the mobile terminal. At least one user profile may be generated based on the gathered information. Information may then be sent to the mobile terminal based on the at least one user profile generated.

Claims

1. A method for interfacing to an electronic device, the method comprising:

gathering information that corresponds to one or both of;

the electronic device and/or a user of the electronic device;

generating one or more user profiles based on said gathered information; and

communicating information to the electronic device based on said one or more user profiles.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the electronic device is a mobile terminal.

3. The method according to claim 1, comprising:

providing questions for said user of the electronic device to answer, for said gathering information.

4. The method according to claim 1, comprising:

querying one or more databases, which are communicatively coupled to a network to which the electronic device is communicatively coupled, for information regarding one or both of;

the electronic device and/or said user of the electronic device.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein said one or more databases comprise one or more of:

billing records, service subscription records, and/or user profile records.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein said communicated information is one or both of:

a promotion and/or user specific content.

7. The method according to claim 1, comprising:

querying the electronic device for device specific information, for said gathering information.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein said one or more user profiles are based on at least one user profile specified by said user of the electronic device.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein said gathered information is from one or more websites specified by said user.

10. The method according to claim 1, comprising:

presenting an option to said user of the electronic device to accept one or both of;

a promotion and/or user specific content.

11. A system for interfacing to an electronic device, the system comprising:

one or more servers that enable gathering of information that corresponds to one or both of;

the electronic device and/or a user of the electronic device;

wherein said one or more servers enable generation of one or more user profiles based on said gathered information; and

wherein said one or more servers enable communication of information to the electronic device based on said one or more user profiles.

12. The system according to claim 11, wherein the electronic device is a mobile terminal.

13. The system according to claim 11, wherein said one or more servers enable providing of questions for said user of the electronic device to answer.

14. The system according to claim 11, wherein said one or more servers enable querying of one or more databases, which are communicatively coupled to a network to which the electronic device is communicatively coupled, for information regarding one or both of:

the electronic device and/or said user of the electronic device.

15. The system according to claim 14, wherein said one or more databases comprise one or more of billing records, service subscription records, and/or user profile records.

16. The system according to claim 11, wherein said communicated information is one or both of:

a promotion and/or user specific content.

17. The system according to claim 11, wherein said one or more servers enable querying of the electronic device for device specific information.

18. The system according to claim 11, wherein said one or more user profiles are based on at least one user profile specified by said user of the electronic device.

19. The system according to claim 11, wherein said gathered information is from one or more websites specified by said user.

20. The system according to claim 11, wherein said one or more servers enable presentation of an option to said user of the electronic device to accept one or both of:

a promotion and/or user specific content.