SELECTIVE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION

• US 20100029196A1
• Filed: 01/04/2008
• Published: 02/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/22/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jook, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Jook, Inc.
• Inventors: TAN, Min-Liang
• Application Number:
  US11/969,405
• Publication Number:
  US 20100029196A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/3.10
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals
• 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 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

A communication management method enabling selective wireless communications. The method comprises providing a reference profile data and detecting presence of a device by transmission of at least a portion of a primary profile data by the device. The primary profile data comprises an identifier, a pseudo name, contact details and/or preferences and bio-data of the device'"'"'s user. The method also involves determining distance of the device from a reference location and initiating communication with the device in response to the device being within a reference distance from the reference location and/or at least a portion of the primary profile data matching at least a portion of the reference profile data.

Claims

1. A communication management method comprising:

providing a reference profile data;

detecting presence of a device by detecting transmission of at least a portion of a primary profile data sent by the device;

determining distance of the device from a reference location; and

initiating communication with the device in response to at least one of the device being within a reference distance from the reference location and at least a portion of the primary profile data matching at least a portion of the reference profile data.

2. The method as in claim 1, the primary profile data comprising at least one of an identifier, a pseudo name, contact details, preferences and bio-data of a user

3. The method as in claim 1, determining distance of the device from a reference location comprising:

identifying a portion of a plurality of base stations, the portion of the plurality of base stations in signal communication with the device, each of the plurality of base stations having a predefined location, the plurality of base stations for forming a communication network;

deriving an estimated location of the device from the portion of the plurality of base stations; and

determining the distance of the device from the reference location by comparing the estimated location of the device with the reference location.

4. The method as in claim 1, further comprising:

comparing at least one primary data element with at least one reference data element, the reference profile data comprising the at least one reference data element and the primary profile data comprising the at least one primary data element.

5. The method as in claim 4, initiating communication with the device comprising:

initiating communication with the device in response to at least one of the device being within the reference distance from the reference location and the at least one primary data element matching the at least one reference data element.

6. The method as in claim 1, further comprising:

comparing a primary identifier with a plurality of reference identifiers, the primary profile data comprising the primary identifier and the reference profile data comprising the plurality of reference identifiers.

7. The method as in claim 6, initiating communication with the device comprising:

initiating communication with the device in response to at least one of the device being within the reference distance from the reference location and the primary identifier matching one of the plurality of reference identifiers.

8. The method as in claim 6, initiating communication with the device comprising:

impeding communication with the device in response to at least one of the device being within the reference distance from the reference location and the primary identifier matching one of the plurality of reference identifiers.

9. The method as in claim 1, initiating communication with the device comprising:

sending a request for secondary profile data from the device.

10. The method as in claim 1, initiating communication with the device comprising:

sending at least one of user profile data and media data to the device, the media data being at least one of audio data, video data and textual data, and the media data being pre-recorded.

11. A communication management system comprising:

means for providing a reference profile data;

means for detecting presence of a device by detecting transmission of at least a portion of a primary profile data sent by the device;

means for determining distance of the device from a reference location; and

means for initiating communication with the device in response to at least one of the device being within a reference distance from the reference location and at least a portion of the primary profile data matching at least a portion of the reference profile data.

12. The system as in claim 11, the primary profile data comprising at least one of an identifier, a pseudo name, contact details, preferences and bio-data of a user

13. The system as in claim 11, means for determining distance of the device from a reference location comprising:

means for identifying a portion of a plurality of base stations, the portion of the plurality of base stations in signal communication with the device, each of the plurality of base stations having a predefined location, the plurality of base stations for forming a communication network;

means for deriving an estimated location of the device from the portion of the plurality of base stations; and

means for determining the distance of the device from the reference location by comparing the estimated location of the device with the reference location.

14. The system as in claim 11, further comprising:

means for comparing at least one primary data element with at least one reference data element, the reference profile data comprising the at least one reference data element and the primary profile data comprising the at least one primary data element.

15. The system as in claim 14, means for initiating communication with the device comprising:

means for initiating communication with the device in response to at least one of the device being within the reference distance from the reference location and the at least one primary data element matching the at least one reference data element.

16. The system as in claim 11, further comprising:

means for comparing a primary identifier with a plurality of reference identifiers, the primary profile data comprising the primary identifier and the reference profile data comprising the plurality of reference identifiers.

17. The system as in claim 16, means for initiating communication with the device comprising:

means for initiating communication with the device in response to at least one of the device being within the reference distance from the reference location and the primary identifier matching one of the plurality of reference identifiers.

18. The system as in claim 16, means for initiating communication with the device comprising:

means for impeding communication with the device in response to at least one of the device being within the reference distance from the reference location and the primary identifier matching one of the plurality of reference identifiers.

19. The system as in claim 11, means for initiating communication with the device comprising:

means for sending a request for secondary profile data from the device.

20. The system as in claim 11, means for initiating communication with the device comprising:

means for sending at least one of user profile data and media data to the device, the media data being at least one of audio data, video data and textual data, and the media data being pre-recorded.

21. A device-readable medium having stored therein a plurality of programming instructions, which when executed, the instructions cause the device to:

provide a reference profile data;

detect presence of a device by detecting transmission of at least a portion of a primary profile data sent by the device;

determine distance of the device from a reference location; and

initiate communication with the device in response to at least one of the device being within a reference distance from the reference location and at least a portion of the primary profile data matching at least a portion of the reference profile data.

22. The device-readable medium as in claim 21, the primary profile data comprising at least one of an identifier, a pseudo name, contact details, preferences and bio-data of a user

23. The device-readable medium as in claim 21, the plurality of programming instructions, which when executed, cause the device further to:

identify a portion of a plurality of base stations, the portion of the plurality of base stations in signal communication with the device, each of the plurality of base stations having a predefined location, the plurality of base stations for forming a communication network;

derive an estimated location of the device from the portion of the plurality of base stations; and

determine the distance of the device from the reference location by comparing the estimated location of the device with the reference location.

24. The device-readable medium as in claim 21, the plurality of programming instructions, which when executed, cause the device further to:

compare at least one primary data element with at least one reference data element, the reference profile data comprising the at least one reference data element and the primary profile data comprising the at least one primary data element.

25. The device-readable medium as in claim 24, the plurality of programming instructions, which when executed, cause the device further to:

initiate communication with the device in response to at least one of the device being within the reference distance from the reference location and the at least one primary data element matching the at least one reference data element.

26. The device-readable medium as in claim 21, the plurality of programming instructions, which when executed, cause the device further to:

comparing a primary identifier with a plurality of reference identifiers, the primary profile data comprising the primary identifier and the reference profile data comprising the plurality of reference identifiers.

27. The device-readable medium as in claim 26, the plurality of programming instructions, which when executed, cause the device further to:

initiate communication with the device in response to at least one of the device being within the reference distance from the reference location and the primary identifier matching one of the plurality of reference identifiers.

28. The device-readable medium as in claim 26, the plurality of programming instructions, which when executed, cause the device further to:

impede communication with the device in response to at least one of the device being within the reference distance from the reference location and the primary identifier matching one of the plurality of reference identifiers.

29. The device-readable medium as in claim 21, the plurality of programming instructions, which when executed, cause the device further to:

send a request for secondary profile data from the device.

30. The device-readable medium as in claim 21, the plurality of programming instructions, which when executed, cause the device further to:

send at least one of user profile data and media data to the device, the media data being at least one of audio data, video data and textual data, and the media data being pre-recorded.