SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN MOBILE DEVICE USERS

• US 20170134919A1
• Filed: 01/19/2017
• Published: 05/11/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Panther Innovations LLC
• Original Assignee: KinectUs LLC
• Inventors: Nordstrom, Christopher Andrew, Roy Choudhury, Romit
• Granted Patent: US 9,763,070 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/583 using metadata automatically derived from the content
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/222 using geographical location information, e.g. messages transmitted or received in proximity of a certain spot or area
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/02 Protecting privacy or anonymity, e.g. protecting personally identifiable information [PII]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/30 Security of mobile devices; Security of mobile applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/63 Location-dependent; Proximity-dependent
• 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 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications

Abstract

Provided are systems and methods for establishing a communication between mobile device users that register with a collaboration system. The collaboration system determines a match between profile data of the first registered mobile device and profile data of the second registered mobile device. Displayed at the first registered mobile device is a first list of user identifications, which includes an identification of a user of the second registered mobile device and an identification of a user of at least one other mobile device. Displayed at the second registered mobile device is a second list of user identifications. The second list includes an identification of a user of the first registered mobile device and an identification of at least one other mobile device user.

Claims

1. A method for establishing a communication between mobile devices, comprising:

registering a plurality of mobile devices on a collaboration system, each device including profile data;

providing a user of a first mobile device an option to designate at least one desired activity;

providing a user of a second mobile device an option to designate at least one desired activity;

determining, by the collaboration system, a match between the profile data of the first mobile device and the profile data of the second mobile device;

displaying at the first mobile device in response to the match a first list of user identifications, the first list including an identification of the user of the second mobile device;

displaying at the second mobile device in response to the match a second list of user identifications, the second list including an identification of the user of the first mobile device;

providing at the first mobile device an option for the user of the first mobile device to select or not to select the identification of the second mobile device user from the first list;

providing at the second mobile device an option for the user of the second mobile device to select or not to select the identification of the first mobile device user from the second list;

wherein;

in response to selecting the identification of the second mobile device user from the first list and selecting the identification of the first mobile device user from the second list, an electronic communication is formed between the first mobile device and second mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein in response to the first mobile device user failing to select the identification of the second mobile device user from the first list or the second mobile device user failing to select the identification of the first mobile device user from the second list, an electronic communication is prevented from being formed between the first mobile device and second mobile device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one desired activity consists of a common social activity including drink, eat, watch a movie, listen to live music, visit a museum, perform an athletic activity or sport, voice chat, text chat, game or any other activity or sport that can be performed between or among two or more users in the same location or remotely or online.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the option provided to designate the at least one desired activity consists of selecting the at least one desired activity from a list of activities.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the list of activities consists of a menu of graphical elements, each element representing at least one activity.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the option provided to designate the at least one desired activity consists of entering the at least one desired activity as an alphanumeric character or text string into an alphanumeric character or text string field presented in a graphical interface.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication between the first and second mobile device includes a communication window for messaging.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the first list of user identifications includes a plurality of user identifications in addition to the identification of a user of the second mobile device or the second list of user identifications includes a plurality of user identifications in addition to the identification of a user of the first mobile device.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein at least one of the plurality of user identifications of the first list of user identifications, the identification of the user of the second mobile device, the plurality of user identifications of the second list of user identifications or the identification of the user of the first mobile device includes a digital picture presented on a user interface of the first mobile device or second mobile device.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein at least one of the plurality of user identifications of the first list of user identifications, the identification of the user of the second mobile device, the plurality of user identifications of the second list of user identifications, or the identification of the user of the first mobile device includes at least one of an activity displayed as a graphical element, an activity displayed as an alphanumeric character or text string, a name, status, location, relative location, time stamp, relative time stamp, interest or other element of profile data presented on a user interface of the first mobile device or second mobile device.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the first list of user identifications includes only the identification of a user of the second mobile device or the second list of user identifications includes only the identification of a user of the first mobile device.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein at least one of the identification of a user of the first mobile device or the identification of a user of the second mobile device includes a digital picture presented on a user interface of the first mobile device or second mobile device.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein at least one of the identification of a user of the first mobile device or the identification of a user of the second mobile device includes at least one of an activity displayed as a graphical element, an activity displayed as an alphanumeric character or text string, a name, status, location, relative location, time stamp, relative time stamp, interest or other element of profile data presented on a user interface of the first mobile device or second mobile device.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the user identifications of the first list or the user identifications of the second list is displayed in a tiled, scrolling, stacked or other arrangement, wherein more than one identification is displayed at a time.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the user identifications of the first list or the user identifications of the second list is displayed in a tiled, scrolling, stacked, or other arrangement, wherein one identification is displayed at a time.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the option provided to select or not to select an identification includes an interactive action with respect to a graphical interface element.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the graphical interface element includes at least one of a check mark or other graphical element or an element of the identification.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein the option provided to select or not to select an identification includes an interactive action with respect to a word or text interface element.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the word or text interface element includes at least one of a Select, Yes, Do Not Select, No, Skip or other alphanumeric character or text string.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein the option provided to select or not to select an identification includes a gesture-based action that includes directionally moving a displayed identification in a direction in order to select or not select the identification.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the identification is directionally dragged or swiped towards or beyond the edge of an interface or screen of the first or second mobile device.

22. The method of claim 20, wherein the identification is directionally dragged or swiped to a location on the device interface or screen of the first or second mobile device.

23. The method of claim 1, wherein the option provided to select or not to select an identification includes communicating with an input of the device that includes a button or other device input method.

24. The method of claim 1, wherein the first list and second list of user identifications are displayed simultaneously on the first and second devices.

25. The method of claim 1, wherein the first list and second list of user identifications are not displayed simultaneously on the first and second devices.

26. The method of claim 1, wherein the option for the user of the first mobile device to select or not to select the identification of the second mobile device user from the first list and the option for the user of the second mobile device to select or not to select the identification of the first mobile device user from the second list are provided simultaneously on the first and second devices.

27. The method of claim 1, wherein the option for the user of the first mobile device to select or not to select the identification of the second mobile device user from the first list and the option for the user of the second mobile device to select or not to select the identification of the first mobile device user from the second list are not provided simultaneously on the first and second devices.

28. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting the identification of the second mobile device user from the first list and selecting the identification of the first mobile device user from the second list is performed simultaneously.

29. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting the identification of the second mobile device user from the first list and selecting the identification of the first mobile device user from the second list is not performed simultaneously.

30. The method of claim 1, wherein profile data includes at least one of a designated activity, a previously designated activity, time stamp, relative time, elapsed time, an attribute, a status, personal information, a social relationship between the first and second mobile device users, a common interest, current or historical location data, previously or currently selected user identifications, dating preferences, scanning preferences or search criteria that includes at least one of gender preference, age preference, relative distance preference, relative time preference, interest preference, attribute preference, social network preference or other data preference, or any other user data.

31. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting and not selecting an identification require a physical action by a user.

32. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting an identification requires an action but not selecting an identification requires no action by a user.

33. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting an identification requires no action but not selecting requires an action by a user.

34. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing at the first mobile device an option for the user of the first mobile device to select or not to select the identification of multiple second device users from the first list.

35. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing at the second mobile device an option for the user of the second mobile device to select or not to select the identification of multiple first device users from the second list.

36. A server device configured to establish a communication between mobile devices, comprising:

a processor that registers a plurality of mobile devices, each device including profile data;

a processor that provides a user of a first mobile device an option to designate at least one desired activity;

a processor that provides a user of a second mobile device an option to designate at least one desired activity;

a processor that determines a match between profile data of the first mobile device and profile data of the second mobile device;

a processor that generates and outputs to the first mobile device in response to the match a first list of user identifications, the first list including an identification of a user of the second mobile device;

a processor that generates and outputs to the second mobile device in response to the match a second list of user identifications, the second list including an identification of a user of the first mobile device;

a processor that provides at the first mobile device an option for the user of the first mobile device to select or not to select the identification of the second mobile device user from the first list;

a processor that provides at the second mobile device an option for the user of the second mobile device to select or not to select the identification of the first mobile device user from the second list; and

a processor that forms an electronic communication between the first mobile device and the second mobile device in response to the user of the first mobile device selecting the identification of the second mobile device user from the first list and the user of the second mobile device selecting the identification of the first mobile device user from the second list.

37. A computer for establishing a communication between mobile devices according to steps, comprising:

providing an interface for a user of a mobile device to enter profile data;

providing an interface for the user of the mobile device to designate at least one desired activity;

displaying on the device, in response to a match between profile data of the user and at least one other mobile device, a list of user identifications, the list including an identification of a user of the at least one other mobile device;

providing an option for the user to select or not to select the identification of the user of the at least one other mobile device from the list of user identifications; and

providing for an electronic communication between the user'"'"'s device and the at least one other mobile device in response to the user selecting the identification of the user of the at least one other mobile device and the user of the at least one other device user selecting the user.