SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SHARING INFORMATION BETWEEN WIRELESS DEVICES

• US 20100144328A1
• Filed: 12/05/2008
• Published: 06/10/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/05/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: OLIVER, Mitchell B., LANKFORD, Richard, KEATING, Virginia Walker, BERNARTE, Joel
• Granted Patent: US 8,755,794 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.300
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/02 Protecting privacy or anonymity, e.g. protecting personally identifiable information [PII]

Abstract

A method of receiving a user profile at a wireless device is provided. The method includes receiving a request to add the user profile at the wireless device, transmitting an acceptance of the request, receiving the user profile at the wireless device, and storing the user profile at the wireless device.

Claims

1. A method of receiving a user profile at a wireless device, the method comprising:

receiving a request to add the user profile at the wireless device;

transmitting an acceptance of the request;

receiving the user profile at the wireless device; and

storing the user profile at the wireless device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the user profile includes at least one of a home address, a work address, a photo, an avatar, calendar events, a to-do list, current conditions, or a combination thereof.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a privacy setting; and

storing the privacy setting.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the privacy setting indicates a level of access for the wireless device into another wireless device from which the user profile is received.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining whether an update to the user profile is available;

receiving an update to the user profile, when available; and

storing the update.

6. A wireless device, the wireless device comprising:

a processor; and

a memory accessible to the processor, the memory comprising;

at least one instruction for receiving a request to add the user profile at the wireless device;

at least one instruction for transmitting an acceptance of the request;

at least one instruction for receiving the user profile at the wireless device; and

at least one instruction for storing the user profile at the wireless device.

7. The device of claim 6, wherein the memory further comprises:

at least one instruction for receiving a privacy setting; and

at least one instruction for storing the privacy setting.

8. The device of claim 7, wherein the memory further comprises:

at least one instruction for determining whether an update to the user profile is available;

at least one instruction for receiving an update to the user profile, when available; and

at least one instruction for storing the update.

9. A wireless device, the wireless device comprising:

means for receiving a request to add the user profile at the wireless device;

means for transmitting an acceptance of the request;

means for receiving the user profile at the wireless device; and

means for storing the user profile at the wireless device.

10. The device of claim 9, further comprising:

means for receiving a privacy setting; and

means for storing the privacy setting.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

means for determining whether an update to the user profile is available;

means for receiving an update to the user profile, when available; and

means storing the update.

12. A computer program product comprising:

a computer-readable medium comprising;

at least one instruction for causing a computer to receive a request to add the user profile at the wireless device;

at least one instruction for causing a computer to transmit an acceptance of the request;

at least one instruction for causing a computer to receive the user profile at the wireless device; and

at least one instruction for causing a computer to store the user profile at the wireless device.

13. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein the computer-readable medium further comprises:

at least one instruction for causing a computer to receive a privacy setting; and

at least one instruction for causing a computer to store the privacy setting.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the computer-readable medium further comprises:

at least one instruction for causing a computer to determine whether an update to the user profile is available;

at least one instruction for causing a computer to receive an update to the user profile, when available; and

at least one instruction for causing a computer to store the update.

15. A method of transmitting a user profile to a wireless device, the method comprising:

transmitting a request to add a user profile to a remote wireless device;

receiving a response from the remote wireless device;

determining whether the request is accepted; and

transmitting the user profile when the request is accepted.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

establishing a privacy setting associated with the remote wireless device.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

storing the privacy setting associated with the remote wireless device.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

transmitting the privacy setting to the remote wireless device.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein the privacy setting indicates a level of access for the wireless device into another wireless device from which the user profile is received.

20. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

transmitting a notice to a server, wherein the notice indicates the remote device accepted the request to add the user profile.

21. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

determining whether any changes are made to the user profile; and

transmitting an update to a server, when changes are made to the user profile, wherein the update includes the changes to the user profile.

22. A wireless device, the wireless device comprising:

a processor; and

a memory accessible to the processor, the memory comprising;

at least one instruction for transmitting a request to add a user profile to a remote wireless device;

at least one instruction for receiving a response from the remote wireless device;

at least one instruction for determining whether the request is accepted; and

at least one instruction for transmitting the user profile when the request is accepted.

23. The device of claim 22, wherein the memory further comprises:

at least one instruction for establishing a privacy setting associated with the remote wireless device.

24. The device of claim 23, wherein the memory further comprises:

at least one instruction for storing the privacy setting associated with the remote wireless device.

25. The device of claim 24, wherein the memory further comprises:

at least one instruction for transmitting the privacy setting to the remote wireless device.

26. The device of claim 25, wherein the memory further comprises:

at least one instruction for transmitting a notice to a server, wherein the notice indicates the remote device accepted the request to add the user profile.

27. The device of claim 26, wherein the memory further comprises:

at least one instruction for determining whether any changes are made to the user profile; and

at least one instruction for transmitting an update to a server, when changes are made to the user profile, wherein the update includes the changes to the user profile.

28. A wireless device, the wireless device comprising:

means for transmitting a request to add a user profile to a remote wireless device;

means for receiving a response from the remote wireless device;

means for determining whether the request is accepted; and

means for transmitting the user profile when the request is accepted.

29. The device of claim 28, further comprising:

means for establishing a privacy setting associated with the remote wireless device.

30. The device of claim 29, further comprising:

means for storing the privacy setting associated with the remote wireless device.

31. The device of claim 30, further comprising:

means for transmitting the privacy setting to the remote wireless device.

32. The device of claim 31, further comprising:

means for transmitting a notice to a server, wherein the notice indicates the remote device accepted the request to add the user profile.

33. The device of claim 32, further comprising:

means for determining whether any changes are made to the user profile; and

means for transmitting an update to a server, when changes are made to the user profile, wherein the update includes the changes to the user profile.

34. A computer program product comprising:

a computer-readable medium comprising;

at least one instruction for transmitting a request to add a user profile to a remote wireless device;

at least one instruction for causing a computer to receive a response from the remote wireless device;

at least one instruction for causing a computer to determine whether the request is accepted; and

at least one instruction for causing a computer to transmit the user profile when the request is accepted.

35. The computer program product of claim 34, wherein the computer-readable medium further comprises:

at least one instruction for causing a computer to establish a privacy setting associated with the remote wireless device.

36. The computer program product of claim 35, wherein the computer-readable medium further comprises:

at least one instruction for causing a computer to store the privacy setting associated with the remote wireless device.

37. The computer program product of claim 36, wherein the computer-readable medium further comprises:

at least one instruction for causing a computer to transmit the privacy setting to the remote wireless device.

38. The computer program product of claim 37, wherein the computer-readable medium further comprises:

at least one instruction for causing a computer to transmit a notice to a server, wherein the notice indicates the remote device accepted the request to add the user profile.

39. The computer program product of claim 38, wherein the computer-readable medium further comprises:

at least one instruction for causing a computer to determine whether any changes are made to the user profile; and

at least one instruction for causing a computer to transmit an update to a server, when changes are made to the user profile, wherein the update includes the changes to the user profile.

40. A method of managing user profiles at a server, the method comprising:

receiving a user profile from a first wireless device;

receiving notice that a second wireless device accepts a request to add the user profile; and

transmitting the user profile to the second wireless device.

41. The method of claim 40, further comprising:

receiving an update to the user profile from the first wireless device; and

updating to the user profile.

42. The method of claim 41, further comprising:

storing an updated user profile; and

transmitting the updated user profile to the second wireless device.

43. A server for managing user profiles associated with wireless devices, the server comprising:

a processor; and

a memory accessible to the processor, the memory comprising;

at least one instruction for receiving a user profile from a first wireless device;

at least one instruction for receiving notice that a second wireless device accepts a request to add the user profile; and

at least one instruction for transmitting the user profile to the second wireless device.

44. The server of claim 43, wherein the memory further comprises:

at least one instruction for receiving an update to the user profile from the first wireless device; and

at least one instruction for updating to the user profile.

45. The server of claim 44, wherein the memory further comprises:

at least one instruction for storing an updated user profile; and

at least one instruction for transmitting the updated user profile to the second wireless device.

46. A server for managing user profiles associated with the wireless devices, the server comprising:

means for receiving a user profile from a first wireless device;

means for receiving notice that a second wireless device accepts a request to add the user profile; and

means for transmitting the user profile to the second wireless device.

47. The server of claim 46, further comprising:

means for receiving an update to the user profile from the first wireless device; and

means for updating to the user profile.

48. The server of claim 47, further comprising:

means for storing an updated user profile; and

means for transmitting the updated user profile to the second wireless device.

49. A computer program product comprising:

a computer-readable medium comprising;

at least one instruction for causing a computer to receive a user profile from a first wireless device;

at least one instruction for causing a computer to receive notice that a second wireless device accepts a request to add the user profile; and

at least one instruction for causing a computer to transmit the user profile to the second wireless device.

50. The computer program product of claim 49, wherein the computer-readable medium further comprises:

at least one instruction for causing a computer to receive an update to the user profile from the first wireless device;

at least one instruction for causing a computer to update the user profile;

at least one instruction for causing a computer to store an updated user profile; and

at least one instruction for causing a computer to transmit the updated user profile to the second

wireless device.