Cloud Contact Information System

• US 20120130782A1
• Filed: 11/29/2011
• Published: 05/24/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/17/2005
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Nitesh Ratnakar
• Original Assignee: Nitesh Ratnakar
• Inventors: Ratnakar, Nitesh
• Application Number:
  US13/305,773
• Publication Number:
  US 20120130782A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.5
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0252 based on events or environment, e.g. weather or festivals

Abstract

A method of communication, includes providing a mobile device having a user web browser; transmitting a request from a user of the mobile device via the user web browser to a contact application stored in a shared pool of configurable computing resources; and transmitting first data from the mobile device to a central server to automatically establish a user account in the central server. The first data includes an unique identifier specific to the mobile device. The method also includes selecting, by the user, at least one of a first desired contact and an event. Information related to the at least one of the first desired contact and event is displayed on a communication device. The method further includes storing at least one of first contact data and first event data in a user account on the central server. The first contact data and the first event data are selected based upon, at least in part, selections made by the user.

Claims

1. A method of communication, comprising:

providing a mobile device having a user web browser;

transmitting a request from a user of the mobile device via the user web browser to a contact application stored in a shared pool of configurable computing resources;

transmitting first data from the mobile device to a central server to automatically establish a user account in the central server, wherein the first data includes an unique identifier specific to the mobile device;

selecting, by the user, at least one of a first desired contact and an event, wherein information related to the at least one of the first desired contact and event is displayed on a communication device; and

storing at least one of first contact data and first event data in a user account on the central server, wherein the first contact data and the first event data are selected based upon, at least in part, selections made by the user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the shared pool of configurable computing resources includes a plurality of computer networks and a plurality of computer servers, wherein at least a portion of the networks and servers have the contact application contained therein.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the shared pool of configurable computing resources processes each user request on a different one of the networks and servers depending upon the availability of the configurable computing resources when the request is made.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising selecting, by the user, desired contacts.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the selected events include advertisements from at least one of the desired contacts.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the selected events include services offered by a business.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein information related to the first desired contact includes at least one of a web site, an email address, a phone number, an address, GPS coordinates, business description, and items available.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the first location of the mobile device is determined by a GPS module contained within the mobile device.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising automatically displaying the identified first selected events on the mobile device.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying a buy icon on the mobile device to enable the user to make a purchase.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting a notification from the application to the mobile device to remind the user of an event stored in the central server.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the first desired events are displayed on the mobile device in order of proximity to the first location.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting a first location of the mobile device from the mobile device to the contact application;

identifying, by the contact application, first selected events by searching at least the first contact data and the first event data for first desired events in proximity to the first location of the mobile device; and

transmitting from the shared pool to the mobile device the identified first selected events

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication device is the mobile device.

15. A method of communication comprising;

creating an account in a server;

wherein the server account contains data corresponding at least one of contact and event information;

linking the server account to a mobile communication device via a mobile communication device ID; and

transmitting one or more messages corresponding to data in the server account to the mobile communication device.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the message includes at least one of;

1) a reminder for the at least one of contact and event information;

     2) advertisements corresponding to the at least one of contact and event information; and

     3) notifications corresponding to the at least one of contact and event information.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the message includes a link to one or more virtual shopping carts.

18. The method of communication of claim 15, further comprising:

determining the location of the mobile communication device using a location determining capability of the mobile communication device; and

transmitting location information of the mobile communication device to the server.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein message transmitted from server to mobile communication device corresponds to the current location of the mobile communication device.