DATA COMMUNICATION METHOD

• US 20110225264A1
• Filed: 07/17/2009
• Published: 09/15/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Blutro Private Limited
• Original Assignee: Blutro Private Limited
• Inventors: Serar, Isaac A
• Application Number:
  US13/054,777
• Publication Number:
  US 20110225264A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/381 using identifiers, e.g. barcodes, RFIDs for URLs G06F16/9554
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/42 using separate channels for security data
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/123 Shopping for digital content
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/20 Point-of-sale [POS] network systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3255 using mobile network messaging services for payment, e.g. SMS
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/327 Short range or proximity payments by means of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/425 using two different networks, one for transaction and one for security confirmation

Abstract

A data communication method, comprising: communicating first user data from a first computing device to a data storage; associating the first user data with an identifier of a portable user device; transmitting the identifier from the portable user device to a second computing device; and making a request in respect of the first user data at the second computing device based on the identifier.

Claims

1. A data communication method, comprising:

communicating first user data from a first computing device to a data storage;

associating the first user data with an identifier of a portable user device, the identifier being adapted to be transmitted unprompted by the portable user device;

transmitting the identifier from the portable user device to a second computing device without being prompted by the second computing device; and

making a request in respect of the first user data at the second computing device based on the identifier.

2. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the request is for communication of the first user data from the data storage.

3. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the request is for communication of the first user data to the second computing device.

4. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the request is for a status of the first user data.

5. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the request made in respect of the first user data is performed by a second user.

6. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first user data is communicated from the first computing device to the data storage via a first communications network.

7. A method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the first communications network is the internet and the first user data is uploaded from the first computing device to the data storage.

8. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first user data is communicated from the data storage to the second computing device via a second communications network.

9. A method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the second communications network is a local area network and the first user data is copied from the data storage to the second computing device.

10. A method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the second communications network is the internet and the first user data is downloaded from the data storage to the second computing device.

11. A method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising checking the data storage to verify that the first user data was communicated from the first computing device to the data storage within a time period.

12. A method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

associating the identifier with a first image of a user; and

authenticating the identifier transmitted from the portable user device based on the first image.

13. A method as claimed in claim 8, further comprising:

modifying the first user data communicated from the data storage; and

communicating the first user data that has been modified from the second computing device to the data storage.

14. A method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising transmitting information to the portable user device.

15. A method as claimed in claim 14, wherein the information transmitted to the portable user device comprises at least one of a group consisting of advertisements, promotional coupons and personal reminders.

16. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first user data comprises at least one of a group consisting of:

a user'"'"'s school homework;

a user'"'"'s school e-files;

a user'"'"'s loyalty account details;

a user'"'"'s membership details;

a user'"'"'s pre-paid account details; and

a user'"'"'s gift-card details.

17. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the portable user device is a Bluetooth device and the identifier is a Bluetooth ID.

18. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the portable user device is a mobile phone.

19. A method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising configuring the portable user device to enable transmission.

20. A method as claimed in claim 19, wherein the portable user device is adapted to be configured by a user of the portable user device.

21. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the identifier is transmitted from the portable user device to the second computing device according to a Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) standard.

65. Computer program code which when executed implements the method in claim 1.

66. A computer readable storage medium comprising the computer code of claim 65.

22. A data communication method, comprising:

receiving a communication in respect of first user data from a first computing device;

storing data based on the first user data in association with an identifier of a portable user device, the identifier being adapted to be transmitted unprompted by the portable user device;

receiving a transmission of the identifier at a second computing device, the transmission not being prompted by the second computing device; and

making a request in respect of the first user data at the second computing device based on the identifier.

23. A method as claimed in claim 22, further comprising storing the first user data in a data storage.

24. A method as claimed in claim 22, further comprising storing the location of the first user data so it can be retrieved.

25. A method as claimed in claim 23, wherein the request is for communication of the first user data from the data storage.

26. A method as claimed in claim 22, wherein the request is for communication of the first user data to the second computing device.

27. A method as claimed in claim 22, wherein the request is for a status of the first user data.

28. A method as claimed in claim 22, wherein the request made in respect of the first user data is performed by a second user.

29. A method as claimed in claim 22, wherein the communication in respect of first user data is received from the first computing device via a first communications network.

30. A method as claimed in claim 29, wherein the first communications network is the internet and the first user data is uploaded from the first computing device to the data storage.

31. A method as claimed in claim 22, wherein the request in respect of first user data is made at the second computing device via a second communications network.

32. A method as claimed in claim 31, wherein the second communications network is a local area network and the first user data is copied to the second computing device.

33. A method as claimed in claim 31, wherein the second communications network is the internet and the first user data is downloaded at the second computing device

34. A method as claimed in claim 22, further comprising checking to verify that the communication in respect of first data was received from the first computing device within a time period.

35. A method as claimed in claim 22, further comprising:

associating the identifier with a first image of a user; and

authenticating the identifier received at the second computing device based on the first image.

36. A method as claimed in claim 31, further comprising:

modifying the first user data communicated to the second computing device; and

communicating the first user data that has been modified from the second computing device to a data storage.

37. A method as claimed in claim 22, further comprising transmitting information to the portable user device.

38. A method as claimed in claim 37, wherein the information transmitted to the portable user device comprises at least one of a group consisting of advertisements, promotional coupons and personal reminders.

39. A method as claimed in claim 22, wherein the first user data comprises at least one of a group consisting of:

a user'"'"'s school homework;

a user'"'"'s school e-files;

a user'"'"'s loyalty account details;

a user'"'"'s membership details;

a user'"'"'s pre-paid account details; and

a user'"'"'s gift-card details.

40. A method as claimed in claim 22, wherein the portable user device is a Bluetooth device and the identifier is a Bluetooth ID.

41. A method as claimed in claim 22, wherein the portable user device is a mobile phone.

42. A method as claimed in claim 22, wherein the identifier is received at the second computing device according to a Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) standard.

60. A system as claimed in claim 37, wherein the information transmitted to the portable user device comprises at least one of a group consisting of advertisements, promotional coupons and personal reminders.

43. A data communication system, comprising:

a data controller for receiving a communication in respect of first user data from a first computing device, and storing data based on the first user data in association with an identifier of a portable user device, the identifier being adapted to be transmitted unprompted by the portable user device;

a second computing device comprising;

(i) an identifier receiver for receiving a transmission of the identifier, the transmission not being prompted by the second computing device; and

(ii) a data requester for making a request in respect of the first user data based on the identifier.

44. A system as claimed in claim 43, further comprising a data storage for storing the first user data.

45. A system as claimed in claim 43, wherein the data controller stores the location of the first user data so it can be retrieved.

46. A system as claimed in claim 43, wherein the data requester makes a request in response to receipt of the identifier.

47. A system as claimed in claim 44, wherein the request is for communication of the first user data from the data storage.

48. A system as claimed in claim 43, wherein the request is for communication of the first user data to the second computing device.

49. A system as claimed in claim 43, wherein the request is for a status of the first user data.

50. A system as claimed in claim 43, wherein the data requester is further arranged to allow a second user to make the request.

51. A system as claimed in claim 43, wherein the communication in respect of first user data is received from the first computing device via a first communications network.

52. A system as claimed in claim 51, wherein the first communications network is the internet and the first user data is uploaded from the first computing device to a data storage.

53. A system as claimed in claim 43, wherein the data controller is further arranged to request in respect of first user data via a second communications network.

54. A system as claimed in claim 53, wherein the second communications network is a local area network and the first user data is copied to the second computing device.

55. A system as claimed in claim 53, wherein the second communications network is the internet and the first user data is downloaded at the second computing device

56. A system as claimed in claim 43, wherein the data controller is further arranged to check and verify that the communication in respect of first data was received from the first computing device within a time period.

57. A system as claimed in claim 43, wherein the data controller is further arranged to associate the identifier with a first image of a user, and the second computing device further comprises an identifier authenticator for authenticating the identifier received at the second computing device based on the first image.

58. A system as claimed in claim 53, wherein the second computing device further comprises a second data controller for modifying the first user data communicated to the second computing device, and communicating the first user data that has been modified from the second computing device to a data storage.

59. A system as claimed in claim 43, wherein the data controller is further arranged to transmit information to the portable user device.

61. A system as claimed in claim 43, wherein the first user data comprises at least one of a group consisting of:

a user'"'"'s school homework;

a user'"'"'s school e-files;

a user'"'"'s loyalty account details;

a user'"'"'s membership details;

a user'"'"'s pre-paid account details; and

a user'"'"'s gift-card details.

62. A system as claimed in claim 43, wherein the portable user device is a Bluetooth device and the identifier is a Bluetooth ID.

63. A system as claimed in claim 43, wherein the portable user device is a mobile phone.

64. A system as claimed in claim 43, wherein the identifier is received at the second computing device according to a Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) standard.