ENABLING SOCIAL INTERACTIVE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS

• US 20110319096A1
• Filed: 08/29/2011
• Published: 12/29/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/16/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Accessify, LLC (Ascend Innovation Management, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Parostall Network LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: ROTHSCHILD, LEIGH M.
• Granted Patent: US 8,781,498 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/08 User group management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/00 Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/02 Selection of wireless resources by user or terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup

Abstract

A computer-implemented system and method for enabling social interactive wireless communication between at least two mobile devices is presented. In particular, the system and method comprises affiliating and/or synchronizing a first mobile device and a second mobile device with an interactive social network. Further, the present invention comprises associating at least one first social interactive pairing criterion with the first mobile device, and associating at least one second social interactive pairing criterion with a second mobile device. Upon disposition of the first and second mobile devices in a physical and/or geographic proximity to one another, the present invention further comprises determining whether the first and second social interactive pairing criterion at least partially coincide with one another, and establishing a communication channel between the first and second mobile devices for communication therebetween.

Claims

1-35. -35. (canceled)

36. A method, executed by a first mobile device having a first interactive pairing criterion associated therewith, comprising:

issuing, upon a second mobile device having a second interactive pairing criterion being geographically positioned within a predetermined criteria, automatic queries to determine whether the first interactive pairing criterion and the second interactive pairing criterion at least partially coincide with one another; and

displaying, upon a determination that the first interactive pairing criterion and the second interactive pairing criterion at least partially coincide with one another, identifying information of a plurality of second mobile devices.

37. The method of claim 36, further comprising:

determining a first geographic location of the first mobile device.

38. The method of claim 37, further comprising:

determining a second geographic location of the second mobile device.

39. The method of claim 37, wherein

the first geographic location of the first mobile device is determined using a global positioning system.

40. The method of claim 36, further comprising:

receiving a selection of the predetermined criteria.

41. The method of claim 36, further comprising:

receiving a selection of one of the plurality of second mobile devices; and

establishing a communication channel between the first mobile device and the selected second mobile device.

42. The method of claim 41, wherein

the communication channel between the first mobile device and the selected second mobile device is established via a peer-to-peer network.

43. The method of claim 41, wherein

the communication channel between the first mobile device and the selected second mobile device is established via a social network to which the first mobile device and the second mobile device are both connected.

44. The method of claim 36, wherein

the automatic queries are issued via a social network to which the first mobile device and the second mobile device are both connected.

45. The method of claim 36, further comprising:

receiving a pre-established profile associated with the second mobile device upon the determination that the first interactive pairing criterion and the second interactive pairing criterion at least partially coincide with one another.

46. A first mobile device having a first interactive pairing criterion associated therewith, comprising:

a display; and

a processor, wherein the processor is configured to perform;

issuing, upon a second mobile device having a second interactive pairing criterion being geographically positioned within a predetermined criteria, automatic queries to determine whether the first interactive pairing criterion and the second interactive pairing criterion at least partially coincide with one another; and

displaying on the display, upon a determination that the first interactive pairing criterion and the second interactive pairing criterion at least partially coincide with one another, identifying information of a plurality of second mobile devices.

47. The first mobile device of claim 46, wherein the processor is further configured to perform:

determining a first geographic location of the first mobile device.

48. The first mobile device of claim 47, wherein the processor is further configured to perform:

determining a second geographic location of the second mobile device.

49. The first mobile device of claim 47, wherein

the first geographic location of the first mobile device is determined using a global positioning system.

50. The first mobile device of claim 46, wherein the processor is further configured to perform:

receiving a selection of the predetermined criteria.

51. The first mobile device of claim 46, wherein the processor is further configured to perform:

receiving a selection of one of the plurality of second mobile devices; and

establishing a communication channel between the first mobile device and the selected second mobile device.

52. The first mobile device of claim 51, wherein

the communication channel between the first mobile device and the selected second mobile device is established via a peer-to-peer network.

53. The first mobile device of claim 51, wherein

the communication channel between the first mobile device and the selected second mobile device is established via a social network to which the first mobile device and the second mobile device are both connected.

54. The first mobile device of claim 46, wherein

the automatic queries are issued via a social network to which the first mobile device and the second mobile device are both connected.

55. The first mobile device of claim 46, wherein the processor is further configured to perform:

receiving a pre-established profile associated with the second mobile device upon the determination that the first interactive pairing criterion and the second interactive pairing criterion at least partially coincide with one another.