System and Apparatus for Managing Social Networking and Loyalty Program Data

• US 20090271493A1
• Filed: 04/29/2008
• Published: 10/29/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/29/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Emigrant Bank (New York Private Bank & Trust Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Emigrant Bank (New York Private Bank & Trust Corp.)
• Inventors: Boucard, John C.
• Application Number:
  US12/111,883
• Publication Number:
  US 20090271493A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/213
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/564 Enhancement of application control based on intercepted application data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561

Abstract

A system for managing and sharing social networking and loyalty program data that includes a quick-transfer device. The quick-transfer device can be in any number of forms that are readily portable such as a keychain, wristwatch, accessory for a mobile phone or music player or similar form. The quick-transfer device provides a set of interactive features for managing and transferring the social networking and loyalty program data through a ‘quick-touch’ or ‘quick-click’ transfer mechanism. The loyalty program and social networking data structure is managed by the quick-transfer device. The data structure is accessible to general purpose applications such as web browsers. The quick-transfer device can communicate with other quick-transfer devices as well as computers and external sensors to update and modify the contents of the stored data structure.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving data by a handheld device through a sensor or communication port;

forwarding the data to a controller of the handheld device;

parsing the data to identify a type of the data and parameters in the data by the controller;

modifying a markup language document stored in a local storage device in the handheld device automatically based on the type of data to create a modified document; and

storing the modified document in a local storage device in place of the document.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

selecting a template automatically based on the type of the data, the template having a format of the markup language; and

inserting the template into the document.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

identifying parameters within the data; and

modifying the template based on the parameters.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the template defines a link to a website.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein modifying the template comprises:

inserting the parameters into the link.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the parameters encode social networking data, loyalty program data, or account data to be interpreted by a server.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

identifying a source of the data; and

generating a new markup language document in response to identifying the source as a new source.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting validation information to a server including identification information for the handheld device.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting an external input; and

outputting a stored portion of the markup language document identified by the external input.

10. A device comprising:

a storage device to store a markup language document;

a communication device to receive data from another device;

a controller coupled to the communication device to process the data and automatically modify the markup language document based on a data type and parameters within the data.

11. The device of claim 10, wherein the controller further comprises:

a page generator component to retrieve a markup language template based on the type of the data.

12. The device of claim 10, wherein the controller further comprises:

a page modifier component to retrieve a markup language template based on the type of data and insert the template into the markup language document.

13. The device of claim 10, further comprising:

a physical input mechanism coupled to the controller to select a page or a portion of a page to output through the communication device.

14. The device of claim 10, further comprising:

a sensor to measure an analog signal to be converted into digital data,

wherein the controller converts the digital data into parameters and modifies the markup language document to include the parameters.

15. The device of claim 10, wherein the storage device is a static random access memory or flash memory.

16. The device of claim 10, wherein the device has a form of a wearable and functional wristwatch.

17. The device of claim 10, further comprising:

a Y-shaped connector coupled to the communication device.

18. A machine readable storage medium, having instructions stored therein, which when executed cause a computer to perform a set of operations comprising:

receiving data by a handheld device through a sensor or communication port;

forwarding the data to a controller of the handheld device;

parsing the data to identify a type of the data and parameters in the data by the controller;

modifying a markup language document stored in a local storage device in the handheld device automatically based on the type of data to create a modified document; and

storing the modified document in a local storage device in place of the document.

19. The machine readable storage medium of claim 18, having further instructions stored therein, which when executed cause a computer to perform a set of operations further comprising:

selecting a template automatically based on the type of the data, the template having a format of the markup language; and

inserting the template into the document.

20. The machine readable storage medium of claim 18, having further instructions stored therein, which when executed cause a computer to perform a set of operations further comprising:

identifying parameters within the data; and

modifying the template based on the parameters.

21. The machine readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the template defines a link to a website.

22. The machine readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein modifying the template comprises:

inserting the parameters into the link.

23. The machine readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the parameters encode social networking data, loyalty program data, or account data to be interpreted by a server.

24. The machine readable storage medium of claim 18, having further instructions stored therein, which when executed cause a computer to perform a set of operations further comprising:

identifying a source of the data; and

generating a new markup language document in response to identifying the source as a new source.

25. The machine readable storage medium of claim 18, having further instructions stored therein, which when executed cause a computer to perform a set of operations further comprising:

transmitting validation information to a server including identification information for the handheld device.

26. The machine readable storage medium of claim 18, having further instructions stored therein, which when executed cause a computer to perform a set of operations further comprising:

detecting an external input; and

outputting a stored portion of the markup language document identified by the external input.