System and Method for Matching Users in a Wireless Communication System

• US 20120281605A1
• Filed: 07/16/2012
• Published: 11/08/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fleet Connect Solutions LLC (Empire IP LLC)
• Original Assignee: Seong Sang Investments LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Himmelstein, Richard B.
• Granted Patent: US 8,600,422 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/310
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40 Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentials; Review and approval of payers, e.g. check credit lines or negative lists
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0265 Vehicular advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
• CPC Class Codes: G07B 15/063 using wireless information transmission between the vehicle and a fixed station identification of vehicles G08G
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3805 with built-in auxiliary receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/03 Protecting confidentiality, e.g. by encryption
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/024 Guidance services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 using movement velocity, acceleration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/24 Accounting or billing
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/40 for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/46 for vehicle-to-vehicle communication [V2V]
• 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 4/90 : Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 : Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 : adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

Systems and methods for matching a requesting unit with a target unit in a wireless communication system based on proximity of the units. The systems and methods calculate in real time during a communication an amount of time left in the communication based on the speed, the direction and the location of the target unit and the speed, the direction and the location of the requesting unit.

Claims

1. A method of matching users in a wireless communication system, comprising:

storing identifying information for at least two mobile units, comprising a requesting unit and a target unit;

searching at least one target user by a requesting user, the searching comprising comparing the identifying information with information provided by the requesting unit;

filtering the target unit based on a speed, a direction and a location of the target unit in relation to the requesting unit;

calculating in real time during a communication an amount of time left in the communication based on the speed, the direction and the location of the target unit and the speed, the direction and the location of the requesting unit; and

exchanging communication packets between the requesting unit and the target unit, each communication packet comprising a header and a payload, the header comprising the identifying information.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising notifying the users when the information provided by the requesting unit matches the identifying information of the target unit.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising initiating a communication between the requesting unit and the target unit.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein each mobile unit functions as the requesting unit and the target unit.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the storing comprises entering the identifying information, the identifying information comprising temporary identifying information.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the storing comprises storing the identifying information on a mobile unit.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the storing comprises storing the identifying information on the wireless communication system.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the searching comprises comparing the identifying information associated with the at least one target user located within a predetermined distance of the requesting unit.

9. A method for matching users in a wireless communication system, comprising:

providing each user with a mobile unit, comprising a requesting unit and at least one target unit;

storing identifying information;

receiving information provided by an operator of the requesting unit;

comparing the identifying information of each target unit with the information provided by the operator of the requesting unit;

determining a group of at least one target unit having identifying information that matches the information provided by the operator of the requesting unit and which is filtered according to a speed, a direction and a location of the target unit in relation to the requesting unit;

notifying users of matching target units in the group of at least one target unit when the information provided by the operator of the requesting unit matches the identifying information of at least one target unit;

initiating a communication between the requesting unit and the matching target units using at least one communication packet comprising a header and a payload; and

calculating in real time during the communication an amount of time left in the communication based on the speed, the direction and the location of the target unit and the speed, the direction and the location of the requesting unit.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein mobile unit functions as the requesting unit and one of the at least one target unit.

11. The method according to claim 9, wherein the storing comprises storing temporary identifying information.

12. The method according to claim 9, wherein the storing comprises storing the identifying information on a mobile unit.

13. The method according to claim 9, wherein the storing comprises storing the identifying information on the wireless communication system.

14. The method according to claim 9, wherein the comparing comprises matching a predetermined number of items of the identifying information of each of the at least one target unit with the information provided by the operator of the requesting unit.

15. The method according to claim 9, wherein the notifying comprises providing a visual indicator to each user.

16. The method according to claim 9, wherein the notifying comprises an audio indicator to each user.

17. The method according to claim 9, further comprising detecting each at least one target unit within a predetermined distance of the requesting unit.

18. The method according to claim 17, wherein the detecting is performed by a global positioning system device contained in each mobile unit.

19. A mobile unit for matching users in a wireless communication system, comprising:

a memory storing identifying information relating to a user of the mobile unit; and

a microprocessor operatively cooperating with the memory;

the microprocessor operative with control instructions stored in the memory to perform;

searching at least one target user by a requesting user, the searching comprising comparing the identifying information with information provided by the requesting user;

filtering a target unit based on a speed, a direction and a location of the target unit in relation to the requesting user;

calculating in real time during a communication an amount of time left in the communication based on the speed, the direction and the location of the target user and the speed, the direction and the location of the requesting user; and

exchanging communication packets between a requesting unit and the target unit, each communication packet comprising a header and a payload, the header comprising identifying information.

20. The mobile unit according to claim 19, wherein the processor is further operative with the control instructions stored in the memory to notify the users when the information provided by the requesting user matches the identifying information.

21. The mobile unit according to claim 19, wherein the mobile unit functions as the requesting unit and the target unit.

22. The mobile unit according to claim 19, wherein the processor is further operative with the control instructions stored in the memory to initiate a communication between the requesting user and the target user.

23. The mobile unit according to claim 19, wherein the storing comprises entering the identifying information, the identifying information comprising temporary identifying information.

24. The mobile unit according to claim 19, wherein the storing comprises storing the identifying information on a mobile unit.

25. The mobile unit according to claim 19, wherein the storing comprises storing the identifying information on the wireless communication system.

26. The mobile unit according to claim 19, wherein the searching comprises comparing the identifying information associated with the at least one target user located within a predetermined distance of the requesting user.

27. The mobile unit according to claim 19, wherein the mobile unit comprises a motor vehicle.

28. The mobile unit according to claim 19, wherein the mobile unit comprises a cellular telephone.

29. The mobile unit according to claim 19, wherein the mobile unit comprises a personal digital assistant.

30. The mobile unit according to claim 19, wherein the mobile unit comprises a wireless communication device.