METHOD OF ESTABLISHING INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS, AND SUITABLE DEVICE TO IMPLEMENT SUCH A METHOD

• US 20090177485A1
• Filed: 12/13/2006
• Published: 07/09/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 02/10/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Marisa Di Varalli Marisa & C. S.A.S.
• Original Assignee: Marisa Di Varalli Marisa & C. S.A.S.
• Inventors: Braga, Roberto
• Application Number:
  US12/278,619
• Publication Number:
  US 20090177485A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/346
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 13/74 Systems using reradiation of radio waves, e.g. secondary radar systems; Analogous systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0281 Customer communication at a business location, e.g. providing product or service information, consulting
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 2001/085 Partner search devices

Abstract

A method of establishing interpersonal relations comprises emission by a first user of an availability signal, reception of a correlation signal by a potential conversation partner, and establishment of a mutual assent for a meeting between the first user and the potential conversation partner; the step of establishing the mutual assent comprises a sub-step of determining a margin time for the reply within which the correlation signal can be received by the transceiver device of the first user

Claims

1. A method of establishing interpersonal communications between at least two users, comprising the following steps:

emitting an availability signal by a first user, by means of a first transceiver device (1a) in an environment or social circle in which at least another user is present;

receiving a correlation signal by a potential conversation partner, said potential conversation partner having received said availability signal through a second transceiver device (1b); and

establishing a mutual agreement or assent to a meeting between said first user and potential conversation partner, said condition of establishing the mutual assent preferably taking place through simultaneous signalling on both transceiver devices (1a, 1b) associated with the first user and the potential conversation partner, respectively, characterised in that said step of establishing the mutual assent comprises a sub-step of determining a margin time for the reply within which said correlation signal can be received by the first transceiver device (1a) of the first user.

2. A method as claimed in claim 1, comprising the following steps:

emitting an availability signal by a first user, by means of a first transceiver device (1a);

counting a predetermined waiting time within which said first device (1a) is enabled to receive at least one correlation signal;

conditionally on receiving a correlation signal by a second transceiver device (1b) within said waiting time, notifying to the first user, an agreement condition to contact on the part of a potential conversation partner.

3. A method as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that it further comprises a step of sending a confirmation signal to the second transceiver device (1b), said sending of the confirmation signal being preferably conditional on reception of the correlation signal.

4. A method as claimed in claim 3, characterised in that said step of sending the confirmation signal is carried out automatically by the first transceiver device (1a), preferably simultaneously with or immediately after reception of the correlation signal.

5. A method as claimed in claim 3, characterised in that said step of sending the confirmation signal comprises the following sub-steps:

signalling the occurred reception of the compatibility signal to the first user;

counting a limit time for the reply starting from reception of the compatibility signal;

manually sending the confirmation signal, on the part of the first user, within expiry of said limit time for the reply.

6. A method as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that it further comprises a step of notifying a condition of mutual assent and/or compatibility between the first user and the potential conversation partner on both the transceiver devices (1a, 1b).

7. A method as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that it further comprises sending of identification information at least from the first user to the potential conversation partner and/or from the potential conversation partner to the first user.

8. A method as claimed in claim 7, characterised in that sending of said identification information is substantially coincident with said step of transmitting the compatibility signal or with said step of receiving the correlation signal.

9. A method as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that it further comprises a step of chronologically indexing sequences of signals received from at least one second device (1b), said received signals preferably comprising reception notices automatically emitted from at least one second device (1b) in reply to emission of an availability signal and/or preferably comprising correlation signals emitted from at least one second device (1b) by voluntary action of a potential conversation partner.

10. A method as claimed in claim 9, characterised in that said indexing step comprises the following substeps:

a sub-step of storing an identification code coming from a second device (1b), said identification code being preferably carried by a correlation signal; and

a sub-step of allocating said identification code to a memory area, said memory area corresponding to a predetermined ordinal number.

11. A method as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that it further comprises a step of sending qualitative and/or numeric data at least from the first user to the potential conversation partner, said step of sending the qualitative and/or numeric data being conditional on, and preferably coincident with said step of establishing the mutual assent.

12. A method as claimed in claim 11, characterised in that said qualitative and/or numerical data is a telephone number.

13. A method as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that it comprises a step of counting a number of availability signals emitted and/or a number of correlation signals received, the method preferably comprising the step of displaying this number to a user of the device (1).

14. A method as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that it further comprises a step of cancelling the received signals and/or the identification information on expiry of the limit time for the reply.

15. A device for interpersonal communication adapted to implement a method as claimed in claim 1, comprising:

transmission means (2) adapted to emit an availability signal;

reception means (3) adapted to receive an availability signal from at least one second device (1b) located in the same environment and/or a correlation signal on the part of a potential conversation partner; and

signalling means (4) adapted to notify a condition of mutual assent to a meeting between said user and the potential conversation partner, characterised in that it further comprises counting means (5) for calculating a margin time for the reply, which means is operatively active on the transmission means (2) and/or the reception means (3) and/or the signalling means (4) for configuration of same in a reversible manner between an enable condition at which they can transmit and/or receive and/or notify said mutual assent and a condition of interruption at which on the contrary they are not operable.