CONTROLLED COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

• US 20120296838A1
• Filed: 12/23/2010
• Published: 11/22/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/02/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Dot Com Ventures Pty Limited
• Original Assignee: Dot Com Ventures Pty Limited
• Inventors: van der Nol, Harm
• Application Number:
  US13/576,739
• Publication Number:
  US 20120296838A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/319
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services

Abstract

The invention describes a system of controlled communication providing a method of identifying and meeting unknown persons. The method includes the steps of: providing a personal display means for wearing by a first person; providing a distinctive identifying element on the personal display means allowing a second person to identify the distinctive identifying element; providing a database for receiving details from a plurality of people related to a plurality of the identified distinctive identifying elements; allowing the second person to enter details of the identified distinctive identifying element to retrieve the details of first person; receiving details from the second person; automatically providing details to the first person of the identification by the second person and details of the second person allowing review of the second person by the first person and selective contact by the first person to the second person.

Claims

1. A system of controlled communication providing a method of identifying and meeting unknown persons including the steps of:

a. providing a personal display means for wearing by a first person;

b. providing a distinctive identifying element on the personal display means allowing a second person to identify a distinctive identifying element of a viewed display means;

c. providing a database for receiving details from a plurality of people related to one of a plurality of the identified distinctive identifying elements of a plurality of personal display means each associated and wearable by respective ones of the plurality of people including the first person;

d. allowing the second person to enter details of the identified distinctive identifying element of the viewed display means by an access means to the database; and

e. the access means retrieving from the database details of first person related to the distinctive identifying element of the viewed display means;

f. the access means receiving details from the second person;

g. automatically providing details to the first person of the identification by the second person and details of the second person allowing review of the second person by the first person and selective contact by the first person to the second person;

whereby a communication between unrelated first and second persons can be undertaken with each having opportunity for review prior to selective interaction between each other.

3. A system of controlled communication providing a method of identifying and meeting unknown persons according to claim 1 whereby the personal display means is a bracelet, a watch, badge, a t-shirt, a jacket or pant pocket, backpack, business car, car registration plates, bumper sticker, key rings, mobile phones, mobile phone tags, temporary or permanent tattoos or a combination thereof, and has a distinctive identifying element and which is an identification means.

4. A system of controlled communication providing a method of identifying and meeting unknown persons according to claim 1 whereby the personal display means can allow instant communication between the user initiator and the selected user.

6. A system of controlled communication providing a method identifying and meeting unknown persons according to claim 1 whereby the distinctive identifying element is unique.

7. A system of controlled communication providing a method of identifying and meeting unknown persons according to claim 6 whereby the distinctive identifying element is a series of colours, shapes and/or numbers or other identity code means whereby the size and type of distinctive identifying element allows viewing from a distance such that a passerby can determine the distinctive identifying element without necessarily approaching and meeting the person.

8. A system of controlled communication providing a method of identifying and meeting unknown persons according to claim 1 whereby the distinctive identifying element is a radio frequency identification chip, barcode, symbol, series of shapes and colours, an image, phrase or alphanumerical codes or a combination thereof.

9. A system of controlled communication providing a method of identifying and meeting unknown persons according to claim 1 whereby the users must register, the registration process comprising the steps of:

a. providing internal data;

b. providing payment; and

c. creating a personal profile page.

10. A system of controlled communication providing a method of identifying and meeting unknown persons according to claim 9 whereby the internal data includes the user'"'"'s personal details, the user'"'"'s privacy settings, user'"'"'s information to be disclosed on their websites including their preferences or desired qualities in a user initiator.

11. A system of controlled communication providing a method of identifying and meeting unknown persons according to claim 9 whereby the internal data includes a user'"'"'s profile page.

12. A system of controlled communication providing a method of identifying and meeting unknown persons according to claim 1 providing a database.

13. A system of controlled communication providing a method of identifying and meeting unknown persons according to claim 12 whereby the database stores the distinctive identifying elements and users details corresponding to the distinctive identifying element.

14. A system of controlled communication providing a method of identifying and meeting unknown persons according to claim 12 whereby the database provides a search means in which to find the details of the user correlating to the searched distinctive identifying element.

15. A system of controlled communication providing a method of identifying and meeting unknown persons according to claim 1, whereby:

a. the distinctive identifying element on the personal display means allows the second person to identify the distinctive identifying element of the viewed display means without directly approaching the first person but indirectly through the use of the system of controlled communication;

b. providing the details of the second person to the first person in the form of a request by the second person to the first person and allowing review of the request of the second person by the first person; and

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c. selectively accepting the request of the second person by the first person to open communication channels between the second person and the first person.

18. A system of controlled communication according to claim 1, having a system of selective communication comprising of:

a. providing input data by a user to generate the allocation of a distinctive identifying element to the user;

b. displaying the distinctive identifying element on at least one identification means for transporting by the user;

c. providing a database storing the distinctive identifying element allocated to the user and allowing access to a limited profile of the user'"'"'s input data;

d. whereby the system of selective communication allows a relationship between at least two users through the use of the distinctive identifying elements thereby allowing one of the at least two users to identify and record the distinctive identifying element without directly approaching the second of the at least two users but indirectly through the use of the system of selective communication.

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16. A system of controlled communication providing a method of identifying and meeting unknown persons including the steps of:

a. providing a personal display means for wearing by a first person;

b. providing a distinctive identifying element on the personal display means allowing a second person to identify a distinctive identifying element of a viewed display means without directly approaching the first person but indirectly through the use of the system of controlled communication;

c. providing a database for receiving details from a plurality of people related to one of a plurality of the identified distinctive identifying elements of a plurality of personal display means each associated and wearable by respective ones of the plurality of people including the first person;

d. allowing the second person to enter details of the identified distinctive identifying element of the viewed display means by an access means to the database;

e. the access means retrieving from the database details of first person related to the distinctive identifying element of the viewed display means;

f. providing a request by the second person to the first person allowing review of the request of the second person by the first person;

g. selectively accepting the request of the second person by the first person to open communication channels between the second person and the first person

whereby communication between unrelated first and second persons can be undertaken with each having opportunity for review prior to selective interaction between each other.

24. A system of selective communication according to claim 16 whereby the personal display means can allow instant communication between the user initiator and the selected user in a predefined vicinity.

33. A system of selective communication according to claim 16 providing for the use of the identification means in the system of selective communication, the use comprising of a personal display means with a distinctive identifying element such that a user initiator can determine the distinctive identifying element without necessarily approaching and meeting the selected user and upon determining the distinctive identifying element the user initiator can search the database to access a selected user'"'"'s internal data and initiate communication.

34. A system of selective communication according to claim 16 providing a use of the identification means in the system of selective communication comprising of:

a personal display means with a distinctive identifying element;

the distinctive identifying element being visible to a user initiator for determination and in a position adequately representing the selected user;

the distinctive identifying element being stored in the database allowing a search to identify the selected user corresponding to the determined distinctive identifying element;

the database providing a means of accessing a selected user'"'"'s internal data and opening of communication channels;

whereby the opening of communication channels between the user initiator and the selected user assists in the development of an online relationship.

37. A system of selective communication according to claim 34 whereby the database provides a search means in which to find the details of the user correlating to the searched distinctive identifying element.

17. A communication means for controlled communication including:

a. an access means for inputting into the communication means a distinctive identifying element of a personal display means of one of a plurality of users;

b. a database of a collection of data of user information associated with respective distinctive identifying elements of the plurality of users;

c. a search means for receiving the inputted distinctive identifying element and comparing with the plurality of distinctive identifying elements being stored in the database allowing a search to identify the selected user corresponding to the determined distinctive identifying element;

d. a first output means for outputting from the database providing a means of accessing a selected user'"'"'s internal data and being visible to a initiating user for determination and in a position adequately representing the selected user;

e. the access means able to receive a further input from the initiating user to provide input data of user information of the initiating user;

f. a second output means for opening of communication channel to the selected user and for sending the data input of user information of the initiating user;

whereby the controlled communication along communication channels between the user initiator and the selected user assists in the development of an online relationship at the selective choice of the selected user reviewing the data of user information of the initiating user.

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