APPLICATIONS OF BROADBAND MEDIA AND POSITION SENSING PHONES

• US 20080113675A1
• Filed: 01/20/2008
• Published: 05/15/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/21/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Scott Harris
• Original Assignee: Scott Harris
• Inventors: Harris, Scott
• Application Number:
  US12/017,033
• Publication Number:
  US 20080113675A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.3
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/08 specially adapted for terminal emulation, e.g. Telnet
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds

Abstract

A cellular telephone is used as a remote control device to control operations on the users nonportable computer which is remote location to the cellular telephone. The user can carry out various operations on the cellular telephone which cause the remote computer to take some additional action.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

hosting a program on a server where a number of users can connect to the server;

monitoring positions of at least a plurality of said users;

first comparing profiles of said users to determine a first match based on said profiles; and

second determining locations of said users, and using said locations in addition to said first match in said profiles to determine whether a communication should be established between said users.

2. A method as in claim 1, wherein said first comparing comprises determining an agreement score between said profiles, and wherein a first agreement score signifies a first amount of agreement between profiles to determine that a communication should be established, and a second agreement score is necessary to signify that a communication should be established when said locations indicate that said users are within a specified distance of one another, where said second agreement score signifies less agreement between said profiles than said first agreement.

3. A method as in claim 1, wherein said monitoring comprises monitoring positions of users'"'"' cellular phones, and said communication between said users is initiated via said cellular phones.

4. A method as in claim 3, wherein said communication comprises contacting both said users over said cellular phones, to send information about the other user.

5. A method as in claim 4, further comprising allowing each user to indicate whether they want to exchange communication information with the other user, based on said information.

6. A method as in claim 1, further comprising requiring each of the users to register, and responsive to said registering, requiring users to enter said profile.

7. A method as in claim 6, further comprising allowing users to enter a temporary profile that is different than said profile and is used for a specified time to replace said profile.

8. A method, comprising:

maintaining plural profiles of users;

monitoring positions of at least a plurality of said users on said user'"'"'s cellular phones;

determining users who are close to one another based on said monitored positions; and

using said locations in addition to said profiles to initiate a communication over said cellular phones between said users whose positions are closer than a specified distance to one another.

9. A method as in claim 8, wherein said first comparing comprises determining an agreement score between profiles, and wherein a first agreement score is necessary signifying a first amount of agreement between profiles to determine that a communication should be established, and a second agreement score is necessary to signify that a communication should be established when said locations indicate that said users are within said specified distance of one another, where said second agreement signifies less agreement between said profiles than said first agreement.

10. A method as in claim 8, further comprising allowing each of the users to register, and responsive to said registering, allowing users to enter said profile.

11. A method as in claim 10, further comprising allowing users to enter a temporary profile that is different than said profile and is used for a specified time to replace said profile.

12. A method, comprising:

determining two users on cellular phones who are within a predetermined distance of one another;

based on said users being closer than a specified distance to one another, sending profiles of the parties to one another; and

initiating communications between said users based on said users being closer than said specified distance.

13. A method as in claim 12, further comprising first comparing profiles of said users to determine users who have at least one common item in their profiles, and establishing a first match based on said one item existing in said profiles;

and

second determining locations of said users, and using said locations in addition to said profiles to determine whether said communication should be established between said users.

14. A method as in claim 13, wherein said first comparing comprises determining an agreement score between said profiles, and wherein a first agreement score is necessary signifying a first amount of agreement between profiles to determine that a communication should be established, and a second agreement score, which signifies less agreement between said profiles, is necessary to signify that a communication should be established when said locations indicate that said users are within a specified distance of one another.

15. A method as in claim 14, wherein said communication comprises contacting both said users over said cellular phones, to send information to each user about the other user.

16. A method as in claim 15, wherein said information is sent via an email over said cellular phone.

17. A method as in claim 12, further comprising allowing each of a plurality of users to register, and responsive to said registering, allowing users to enter said profile.

18. A method as in claim 17, further comprising allowing users to enter a temporary profile that is different than said profile and is used for a specified time to replace said profile