System And Method For Performing Proximity-Based Communication Via Dynamically Registered Communication Devices

• US 20090176524A1
• Filed: 03/16/2009
• Published: 07/09/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/15/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Scott L. David
• Original Assignee: Scott L. David
• Inventors: David, Scott L.
• Granted Patent: US 7,925,289 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/518
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/06 Optimizing the usage of the radio link, e.g. header compression, information sizing , discarding information system modifying transmission characteristic according to link quality by modifying frame length H04L1/0007; dynamic adaptation of the packet size for flow control or congestion control H04L47/365
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/08 User group management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/00 Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/00 User notification, e.g. alerting and paging, for incoming communication, change of service or the like
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass

Abstract

A system and method for performing proximity-based communications through dynamic communication device registration is presented. Uniquely identified mobile communication devices are registered with a Service provider notice server. Subscribers of the mobile communications devices configure descriptive parameters, a localized physical coverage area, contact information and privacy preferences. Subscriber groups of subscriber mobile communications devices with matching descriptive parameters are formed. Subscriber group information for a plurality of the mobile communication devices within the localized physical coverage area is provided. Subscribers send a request to communicate with at least one other subscriber in a matching subscriber group.

Claims

8. A method for requesting proximity-based communications through dynamic communication device registration, comprising:

registering a mobile communications device uniquely identified by at least one of a mobile identification number and an electronic serial number with a notice server maintained by a service provider;

providing to the notice server subscriber parameter information selected and stored as input by a subscriber of the uniquely identified mobile communications device through a set of controls on the mobile communications device, comprising;

sending descriptive parameters, wherein the descriptive parameters have been selected from the group comprising personal, cultural, social, religious, political, commercial physical, types of people, types of places, types of businesses, types of services, interests of the subscriber and needs of the subscriber;

sending contact information for the identified mobile communication device, wherein the contact information is based on tunable, user selectable features;

sending localized physical coverage area preferences; and

sending privacy preferences comprising at least one of filtering, screening, and hiding the contact information;

continually receiving from the notice server a list of subscriber groups comprising such subscriber parameter information for each of a plurality of other mobile communications device, wherein the selected descriptive parameters of each of the other mobile communications device matches the descriptive parameters of the registered uniquely identified mobile communications device and each of the other mobile communications device is physically located within the localized physical coverage area selected by the subscriber of the uniquely identified mobile communications device;

sending a request to the notice server to communicate with one or more of the other mobile communication devices belonging to at least one subscriber group in the list of received subscriber groups, wherein the list of received subscriber groups is continually updated by the notice server;

receiving permission to communicate from the subscriber of the one or more other mobile communication devices; and

communicating with the one or more subscribers via each corresponding subscriber mobile communication device.

10. The method according to claim 8, further comprising:

specifying at least one such descriptive parameter, which comprises a private descriptive parameter.

11. The method according to claim 8, further comprising:

receiving a list of subscriber groups comprising a plurality of subscriber communications devices sharing inexact, similar or tangentially matching ones of the descriptive parameters within the selected localized physical coverage area.

12. The method according to claim 8, further comprising using the selected descriptive parameters to provide data related to subscriber types, interests and needs.

13. The method according to claim 8, wherein the request to communicate includes an option to select a least one such descriptive parameter to provide information.

14. The method according to claim 8, wherein the request to communicate is sent directly to the other mobile communication devices belonging to at least one subscriber group in the list of received subscriber groups.

15. A method for responding to proximity-based communications through dynamic communication device registration, comprising:

registering a mobile communications device uniquely identified by at least one of a mobile identification number and an electronic serial number with a notice server maintained by a service provider;

providing to the notice server subscriber parameter information selected and stored as input by a subscriber of the uniquely identified mobile communications device through a set of controls on the mobile communications device, comprising;

sending descriptive parameters, wherein the descriptive parameters have been selected from the group comprising personal, cultural, social, religious, political, commercial physical, types of people, types of places, types of businesses, types of services, interests of the subscriber and needs of the subscriber;

sending contact information for the identified mobile communication device, wherein the contact information is based on tunable, user selectable features;

sending localized physical coverage area preferences; and

sending privacy preferences comprising at least one of filtering, screening, and hiding the contact information;

continually receiving from the notice server a list of subscriber groups comprising such subscriber parameter information for each of a plurality of other mobile communications device, wherein the selected descriptive parameters of each of the other mobile communications device matches the descriptive parameters of the registered uniquely identified mobile communications device and each of the other mobile communications device is physically located within the localized physical coverage area selected by the subscriber of the uniquely identified mobile communications device;

receiving from the notice server a request to communicate with one or more of the other mobile communication devices belonging to at least one subscriber group in the list of received subscriber groups, wherein the list of received subscriber groups is continually updated by the notice server;

accepting the request to communicate with the subscribers of the one or more other mobile communication devices; and

communicating with the one or more subscribers via each corresponding subscriber mobile communication device.

1. A system for performing proximity-based communications through dynamic communication device registration, comprising:

a mobile communications device registered with a notice server maintained by a service provider and uniquely identified by at least one of a mobile identification number and an electronic serial number, comprising;

a configuration module to configure subscriber parameter information selected as input by a subscriber of the uniquely identified mobile communications device and to store the selected subscriber parameter information comprising;

a parameter selection module to configure descriptive parameters, wherein the descriptive parameters have been selected from the group comprising personal, cultural, social, religious, political, commercial physical, types of people, types of places, types of businesses, types of services, interests of the subscriber and needs of the subscriber;

a contact information module to configure contact information for the identified mobile communication device, wherein the contact information is based on tunable, user selectable features;

a coverage definition module to configure localized physical coverage area preferences; and

a privacy definition module to configure privacy preferences comprising at least one of filtering, screening, and hiding the contact information;

a configuration upload module to provide to the notice server the selected subscriber parameter information for the uniquely identified mobile communications devices;

a subscriber group notification module to continually receive from the notice server a list of subscriber groups comprising subscriber parameter information for each of a plurality of other mobile communications device, wherein the selected descriptive parameters of each of the other mobile communications device matches the descriptive parameters of the registered uniquely identified mobile communications device and each of the other mobile communications device is physically located within the localized physical coverage area selected by the subscriber of the uniquely identified mobile communications device;

a request communication module, comprising;

a send module to send to the notice server a request to communicate with one or more of the other mobile communication devices belonging to at least one subscriber group in the list of received subscriber groups, wherein the list of received subscriber groups is continually updated by the notice server; and

a response module to receive permission to communicate with the responding subscribers of the one or more other mobile communication devices;

a receive communication module, comprising;

a receiver to receive from the notice server a request to communicate with one or more of the other mobile communication devices belonging to at least one subscriber group in the list of received subscriber groups, wherein the list of received subscriber groups is continually updated by the notice server; and

an acceptor module to grant or deny permission to communicate with the requesting subscribers of the one or more other mobile communication devices; and

a communication module to communicate with the one or more subscribers via each corresponding subscriber mobile communication device.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the configuration module is further configured to define at least one general category of descriptive parameters and one or more specific category of descriptive parameters hierarchically related to the at least one general category of descriptive parameters and to provide selection of a descriptive parameter from one such specific category to include selection of a descriptive parameter from one such hierarchically-related general category.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the configuration module further comprises:

a group creation module to specify at least one private descriptive parameter.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the subscriber group notification module is further configured to receive a list of subscriber groups comprising a plurality of other mobile communications devices sharing inexact, similar or tangentially matching ones of the descriptive parameters within the selected localized physical coverage area.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the configuration module is further configured to use the selection of the descriptive parameters to provide data related to subscriber types, interests and needs.

6. The system according to claim 1, wherein the request communication module is further configured to gather information by sending a request to select at least one such descriptive parameter.

7. The system according to claim 1, wherein the request communication module of the identified mobile communications device is further configured to send the request directly to the receive communication modules of other mobile communication devices belonging to at least one subscriber group in the list of received subscriber groups.

19. The method according to claim 8, further comprising:

defining at least one general category of descriptive parameters and one or more specific category of descriptive parameters hierarchically related to the at least one general category of descriptive parameters; and

providing selection of a descriptive parameter from one such specific category to include selection of a descriptive parameter from one such hierarchically-related general category.

16. The method according to claim 15, further comprising:

defining at least one general category of descriptive parameters and one or more specific category of descriptive parameters hierarchically related to the at least one general category of descriptive parameters; and

providing selection of a descriptive parameter from one such specific category to include selection of a descriptive parameter from one such hierarchically-related general category.

17. The method according to claim 15, further comprising:

receiving a list of subscriber groups comprising a plurality of subscriber mobile communications devices sharing inexact, similar or tangentially matching ones of the descriptive parameters within the selected localized physical coverage area.

18. The method according to claim 15, further comprising:

specifying at least one such descriptive parameter, which comprises a private descriptive parameter.

20. The method according to claim 15, wherein the response to the request for communication requires selecting at least one such descriptive parameter to provide an informative answer.

19-1. The method according to claim 15, wherein the response to the request to communicate is sent directly to the other mobile communication devices belonging to at least one subscriber group in the list of received subscriber groups.