SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOBILE PROXIMITY SEARCHING

• US 20120233024A1
• Filed: 08/15/2011
• Published: 09/13/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/10/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mobubble, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Mobubble, Inc.
• Inventors: Boyd, Stephen
• Application Number:
  US13/210,235
• Publication Number:
  US 20120233024A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26.61
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0207 Discounts or incentives, e.g. coupons or rebates

Abstract

In accordance with aspects of the disclosure, a method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided for wireless communication. The method, apparatus, and computer program product may be configured to reference moving positional points within a defined proximity and search a parameter based on the moving positional points. The defined proximity may comprise a region of influence defined by a radial distance from each of the moving positional points.

Claims

1. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

a processing system configured to reference moving positional points within a defined proximity, and search a parameter based on the moving positional points.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the defined proximity comprises a region of influence defined by a radial distance from each of the moving positional points.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the moving positional points comprise positioning coordinates of one or more wireless devices.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processing system is further configured to track moving positional points along a path and define a service area based on the tracked positional points along the path.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the parameters include at least one of services offered for sale and services wanted for purchase.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processing system is further configured to:

reference moving positional points of a plurality of wireless devices within the defined proximity;

track the moving positional points of each wireless device within the defined proximity; and

search one or more parameters for each wireless device based on the moving positional points of each wireless device.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the processing system is further configured to notify at least one of the wireless devices when at least one other wireless device is within the defined proximity based on the search parameters.

8. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the processing system is further configured to notify each of the wireless devices of each other wireless device that is within the defined proximity based on the search parameters.

9. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the processing system is further configured to notify at least one of the wireless devices of one or more opportunities provided by at least one other wireless device that is within the defined proximity based on the search parameters.

10. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the processing system is further configured to analyze competition of the wireless devices that are within the defined proximity based on the search parameters and provide information to the wireless devices regarding the analyzed competition.

11. A method for wireless communication, comprising:

referencing moving positional points within a defined proximity, and

searching a parameter based on the moving positional points.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the defined proximity comprises a region of influence defined by a radial distance from each of the moving positional points.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the moving positional points comprise positioning coordinates of one or more wireless devices.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the method further comprises tracking moving positional points along a path and defining a service area based on the tracked positional points along the path.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the parameters include at least one of services offered for sale and services wanted for purchase.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the method further comprises:

referencing moving positional points of a plurality of wireless devices within the defined proximity;

tracking the moving positional points of each wireless device within the defined proximity; and

searching one or more parameters for each wireless device based on the moving positional points of each wireless device.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the method further comprises notifying at least one of the wireless devices when at least one other wireless device is within the defined proximity based on the search parameters.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the method further comprises notifying each of the wireless devices of each other wireless device that is within the defined proximity based on the search parameters.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein the method further comprises notifying at least one of the wireless devices of one or more opportunities provided by at least one other wireless device that is within the defined proximity based on the search parameters.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein the method further comprises analyzing competition of the wireless devices that are within the defined proximity based on the search parameters and providing information to the wireless devices regarding the analyzed competition.

21. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

means for referencing moving positional points within a defined proximity, and

means for searching a parameter based on the moving positional points.

22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the defined proximity comprises a region of influence defined by a radial distance from each of the moving positional points.

23. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the moving positional points comprise positioning coordinates of one or more wireless devices.

24. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the apparatus further comprises means for tracking moving positional points along a path and means for defining a service area based on the tracked positional points along the path.

25. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the parameters include at least one of services offered for sale and services wanted for purchase.

26. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the apparatus further comprises:

means for referencing moving positional points of a plurality of wireless devices within the defined proximity;

means for tracking the moving positional points of each wireless device within the defined proximity; and

means for searching one or more parameters for each wireless device based on the moving positional points of each wireless device.

27. The apparatus of claim 26, wherein the apparatus further comprises means for notifying at least one of the wireless devices when at least one other wireless device is within the defined proximity based on the search parameters.

28. The apparatus of claim 26, wherein the apparatus further comprises means for notifying each of the wireless devices of each other wireless device that is within the defined proximity based on the search parameters.

29. The apparatus of claim 26, wherein the apparatus further comprises means for notifying at least one of the wireless devices of one or more opportunities provided by at least one other wireless device that is within the defined proximity based on the search parameters.

30. The apparatus of claim 26, wherein the apparatus further comprises means for analyzing competition of the wireless devices that are within the defined proximity based on the search parameters and means for providing information to the wireless devices regarding the analyzed competition.

31. A computer program product, comprising:

a computer-readable medium comprising code executable by an apparatus to;

reference moving positional points within a defined proximity, and

search a parameter based on the moving positional points.

32. The computer program product of claim 31, wherein the defined proximity comprises a region of influence defined by a radial distance from each of the moving positional points.

33. The computer program product of claim 31, wherein the moving positional points comprise positioning coordinates of one or more wireless devices.

34. The computer program product of claim 31, wherein the computer-readable medium further comprises code executable by the apparatus to track moving positional points along a path and define a service area based on the tracked positional points along the path.

35. The computer program product of claim 31, wherein the parameters include at least one of services offered for sale and services wanted for purchase.

36. The computer program product of claim 31, wherein the computer-readable medium further comprises code executable by the apparatus to:

reference moving positional points of a plurality of wireless devices within the defined proximity;

track the moving positional points of each wireless device within the defined proximity; and

search one or more parameters for each wireless device based on the moving positional points of each wireless device.

37. The computer program product of claim 36, wherein the computer-readable medium further comprises code executable by the apparatus to notify at least one of the wireless devices when at least one other wireless device is within the defined proximity based on the search parameters.

38. The computer program product of claim 36, wherein the computer-readable medium further comprises code executable by the apparatus to notify each of the wireless devices of each other wireless device that is within the defined proximity based on the search parameters.

39. The computer program product of claim 36, wherein the computer-readable medium further comprises code executable by the apparatus to notify at least one of the wireless devices of one or more opportunities provided by at least one other wireless device that is within the defined proximity based on the search parameters.

40. The computer program product of claim 36, wherein the computer-readable medium further comprises code executable by the apparatus to analyze competition of the wireless devices that are within the defined proximity based on the search parameters and provide information to the wireless devices regarding the analyzed competition.