System and method for targeting data processing system(s) with data

• US 20110021145A1
• Filed: 09/14/2010
• Published: 01/27/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: BillJCo LLC
• Original Assignee: Jason M. Johnson, William J. Johnson
• Inventors: Johnson, William J., Johnson, Jason M.
• Granted Patent: US 8,761,751 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/185 from a mobile camera, e.g. for remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/026 using orientation information, e.g. compass
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/005 Transmission of information for alerting of incoming communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

Provided is a system and method for targeting data processing system(s) with data by aiming a sending data processing system at a receiving data processing system and performing a shoot action. In a preferred embodiment, aiming information is transmitted from the sending data processing system to receiving data processing systems in the vicinity for determining whether or not a receiving data processing system was targeted by the sending data processing system, for example to direct data. Aiming information includes location information for determining a starting location of the shoot action, directional and posture information for determining a target of the shoot action, distance information for determining a distance of the shoot action, target size for determining the inclusion of receiving data processing system(s) targeted by the shoot action, and perhaps other shooting data to further qualify the shoot action. For example, a user physically points (aims) his mobile data processing system at another user'"'"'s mobile data processing system and shoots it for pulling data from it, pushing data to it, or subsequently interacting with it. Permissions and configurations can govern what types of data may be pulled or pushed. In another example, a user physically aims his mobile data processing system at another data processing system and shoots it in order to interact with it. Wave forms which are not controllably aimed by nature (radio waves, sound waves, etc) can be accurately aimed.

Claims

1. ) A method in a first mobile data processing system for aiming and shooting aimed data to a second data processing system, said method comprising:

recognizing a user shoot action at said first mobile data processing system;

determining coordinate system aim information for said first mobile data processing system wherein said aim information is used to identify said second data processing system as a target; and

sending said aim information and said aimed data to said second data processing system over a wireless transmission.

2. ) The method of claim 1 wherein said wireless transmission comprises a radio frequency transmission.

3. ) The method of claim 1 wherein said wireless transmission comprises a sound wave transmission.

4. ) The method of claim 1 wherein said second data processing system is a mobile data processing system.

5. ) The method of claim 1 wherein said second data processing system receives said aim information and said aimed data, determines with said aim information that said second data processing system was targeted by said first mobile data processing system, and processes said aimed data.

6. ) The method of claim 1 wherein said second data processing system receives said aim information and said aimed data, determines with said aim information that said second data processing system was not targeted by said first mobile data processing system, and does not process said aimed data.

7. ) The method of claim 5 wherein said aimed data is data pushed from said first mobile data processing system to said second data processing system.

8. ) The method of claim 7 wherein said data pushed is used to update an application at said second data processing system.

9. ) The method of claim 7 wherein said data pushed is used to update an application user interface at said second data processing system.

10. ) The method of claim 7 wherein said data pushed is information from a user of said first mobile data processing system to a user of said second data processing system.

11. ) The method of claim 7 wherein said data pushed is configuration information.

12. ) The method of claim 7 wherein said data pushed is search criteria for finding information.

13. ) The method of claim 5 wherein said aimed data is for subsequently pulling pulled data from said second data processing system.

14. ) The method of claim 13 wherein said pulled data is used to update an application at said first mobile data processing system.

15. ) The method of claim 13 wherein said pulled data is used to update an application user interface at said first mobile data processing system.

16. ) The method of claim 13 wherein said pulled data is information from a user of said second data processing system to a user of said first mobile data processing system.

17. ) The method of claim 13 wherein said pulled data is configuration information.

18. ) The method of claim 13 wherein said pulled data is search criteria for finding information.

19. ) The method of claim 1 wherein said aimed data contains a confirmation request, said confirmation request for reporting a successfully identified target of said aim information back to said first mobile data processing system so that a user of said first mobile data processing system can confirm processing of said aimed data at said second data processing system.

20. ) A mobile system comprising:

one or more processors;

memory coupled to the one or more processors and including instructions, which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising;

recognizing a user shoot action at said mobile system;

determining coordinate system aim information for said mobile system wherein said aim information is used to identify a targeted remote system;

sending said aim information and aimed data to a plurality of remote systems over a wireless transmission wherein said aim information is used at said plurality of remote systems for determining whether any of said plurality of remote systems was targeted by said mobile system; and

wherein said aimed data is processed remotely when at least one of said plurality of remote systems determines to be a targeted remote system.