COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH NFC-ENABLED PERSONALIZED SERVICES AND RELATED METHODS

• US 20130065520A1
• Filed: 09/13/2011
• Published: 03/14/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/13/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Original Assignee: Research In Motion Limited (Blackberry Limited)
• Inventors: Skutnick, Jeffrey Brian
• Application Number:
  US13/231,499
• Publication Number:
  US 20130065520A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• 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

Abstract

A communication system may include at least one first near-field communication (NFC) device associated with a position, and a server configured to provide at least one localized service from among a plurality of localized services based upon the at least one first NFC device. The communication system may also include at least one mobile wireless communications device comprising a second NFC device, and a controller coupled to the second NFC device and configured to transmit profile data to the at least one first NFC device based upon proximity. The server may be configured to selectively change the at least one localized service based upon the profile data.

Claims

1. A communication system comprising:

at least one first near-field communication (NFC) device associated with a position;

a server configured to provide at least one localized service from among a plurality of localized services based upon said at least one first NFC device; and

at least one mobile wireless communications device comprising

a second NFC device, and

a controller coupled with said NFC second device, said controller being configured to transmit profile data to said at least one first NFC device based upon proximity;

said server configured to selectively change the at least one localized service based upon the profile data.

2. The communications system according to claim 1 wherein the profile data comprises at least one of a social media tag value, a gender value, or a language value.

3. The communications system according to claim 1 wherein said controller is configured to transmit an expiration time value to said server.

4. The communications system according to claim 3 wherein said server is configured to selectively change the at least one localized service again based upon the expiration time value.

5. The communications system according to claim 3 wherein said server is configured to delete the profile data based upon the expiration time value.

6. The communications system according to claim 1 wherein said controller has at least one changeable parameter;

and wherein said controller is configured to cooperate with said second NFC device to selectively change the at least one changeable parameter based upon the at least one first NFC device.

7. The communications system according to claim 1 wherein the plurality of localized services comprises localized restaurant services for a restaurant having a plurality of tables;

and wherein said at least one first NFC device comprises a plurality of first NFC devices associated with the plurality of tables.

8. The communications system according to claim 7 wherein the profile data comprises at least one of a table preference, language preference, or a dietary preference.

9. The communications system according to claim 1 wherein the plurality of localized services comprises localized arena services for an arena having a plurality of seating sections;

and wherein said at least one first NFC device comprises a plurality of first NFC devices associated with the plurality of seating sections.

10. The communications system according to claim 9 wherein the profile data comprises at least one of a seating section preference or a dietary preference.

11. A server comprising:

a processor and associated memory cooperating with each other, said processor being configured to

communicate with at least one near-field communication (NFC) device associated with a position,

provide at least one localized service from among a plurality of localized services based upon the at least one NFC device,

receive profile data from at least one mobile wireless communications device via the at least one NFC device, and

selectively change the at least one localized service based upon the profile data.

12. The server according to claim 11 wherein the profile data comprises at least one of a social media tag value, a gender value, or a language value.

13. The server according to claim 11 wherein said processor is configured to receive an expiration time value from the at least one mobile wireless communications device.

14. The server according to claim 13 wherein said processor is configured to selectively change the at least one localized service again based upon the expiration time value.

15. The server according to claim 13 wherein said processor is configured to delete the profile data based upon the expiration time value.

16. The server according to claim 11 wherein the at least one mobile wireless communications device has at least one changeable parameter;

and wherein said processor is configured to cooperate with the at least one mobile wireless communications device to selectively change the at least one changeable parameter based upon the NFC device in proximity.

17. A method of providing at least one localized service from among a plurality of localized services for at least one mobile wireless communalizations device in communications with at least one first near-field communication (NFC) device, the method comprising:

providing the at least one localized service to the at least one mobile wireless communications device by receiving profile data associated with the at least one mobile wireless communications device using the at least one first NFC device in proximity and a second NFC device in the at least one mobile wireless communications device; and

selectively changing the at least one localized service based upon the profile data.

18. The method according to claim 17 wherein the profile data comprises at least one of a social media tag value, a gender value, or a language value.

19. The method according to claim 17 further comprising receiving an expiration time value from the at least one mobile wireless communications device.

20. The method according to claim 19 further comprising selectively changing the at least one localized service again based upon the expiration time value.

21. The method according to claim 19 further comprising deleting the profile data based upon the expiration time value.

22. The method according to claim 17 further comprising selectively changing at least one changeable parameter associated with the at least one mobile wireless communications device based upon the at least one first NFC device.