INTERACTION TRACKING AND ORGANIZING SYSTEM

• US 20180070208A1
• Filed: 11/02/2017
• Published: 03/08/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/10/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wireless Discovery LLC
• Original Assignee: Wireless Discovery LLC
• Inventors: Alharayeri, Ramzi
• Granted Patent: US 10,334,397 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/275 Synchronous replication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/00 User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail
• 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 51/56 Unified messaging, e.g. interactions between e-mail, instant messaging or converged IP messaging [CPM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4594 Address books, i.e. directories containing contact information about correspondents telephone directories in user terminals H04M1/27453
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/56 Provisioning of proxy services store-and-forward switching systems in data switching networks H04L12/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/64 using geofenced areas
• 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 4/08 User group management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/00 Connection management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 : Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 : Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 : Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

A server that cross-references a first user'"'"'s device location with registered members in a spatial proximity of the first user'"'"'s device and returns the results by disclosing personal user attributes including pictures and names of all members in the spatial proximity of the first user'"'"'s device. The first user who initiated the inquiry may select from the results returned any discovered user he/she wishes to connect with and send a form of invitation to connect using network available tools such as email, SMS, text or any customized invitation form. The invitation to connect to the inquiring user includes his/her personal attributes including a picture and name. The discovered member who received the invitation may accept, ignore, or decline connecting with the inquiring user. The first user may also receive an invitation from the server to accept, ignore, or decline connecting with the discovered member.

Claims

1. A server configured to:

communicate with a first communication device of a first user and a second communication device of a second user over communication links comprising a cellular network;

store in a database a first profile associated with the first user and a second profile associated with a second user, both the first and the second profile comprising at least a picture and a name of their respective users;

automatically determine based on wireless communication that the first communication device and the second communication device are coincidently located within a spatial proximity to one another;

responsive at least to the first communication device and the second communication device coincidently located in a spatial proximity, send to the first communication device a first information about the second profile and send to the second communication device a second information about the first profile, wherein the first communication device displays on a first screen a first invitation comprising at least a picture and name from the second profile and the second communication device displays on a second screen a second invitation comprising at least picture and name from the first profile, wherein the first communication device is configured to receive a first input from the first user if he is willing to accept the first invitation and the second communication device is configured to receive a second input from the second user if he is willing to accept the second invitation;

receive a first response from the first communication device representing the first input;

receive a second response from the second communication device representing the second input; and

responsive to both the first and the second input being positive, store information in the database that the first and the second users are now contacts of each other, and if such information is stored in the database, enable the first user and the second user to communicate using the first and the second communication devices.

2. The server of claim 1, configured to provide to communication device associated with users who are contacts with the first user information about the first user beyond information in the first invitation.

3. The server of claim 1, wherein the server is to communicate with a networking device, and wherein the networking device is to provide social networking services that operates independently of the server.

4. The server of claim 3, wherein the server is to receive profile related information from the networking device.

5. The server of claim 1, wherein the server is to connect with a contact exchanging application executing on the first and second communication devices to execute services and features available with the server.

6. The server of claim 5, wherein the contact exchanging application is to store updated contact information and profiles of user contacts including pictures.

7. The server of claim 5, wherein the server is to utilize the contact exchanging application of the first communication device to discover the second communication device present within the spatial proximity thereof, and to present a picture and name of the second user associated with the second communication device on a user interface of the first communication device before the first user deciding to send an invite to connect.

8. The server of claim 5, wherein the contact exchanging application is to present the second user with an option to accept or reject the invitation sent by the first user by sending to the server the acceptance or rejection response of the second user, and allowing the server to communicate the acceptance or rejection response to the first user.

9. A method comprising:

communicating a server with a first communication device of a first user and a second communication device of a second user over communication links comprising a cellular network;

storing, in the database, a first profile associated with the first user and a second profile associated with a second user, wherein both the first and the second profiles comprise at least a picture and a name of their respective users;

automatically determine based on wireless communication that the first communication device and the second communication device are coincidently located within a spatial proximity to one another;

responsive at least to the first communication device and the second communication device coincidently located within a spatial proximity, transmitting, from the server, a first information about the second profile to the first communication device and a second information about the first profile to the second communication device, wherein the first communication device displays on a first screen a first invitation comprising at least picture and name from the second profile and the second communication device displays on a second screen a second invitation comprising at least picture and name from the first profile, and wherein the first communication device is configured to receive a first input from the first user if the first user is willing to accept the first invitation, and the second communication device is configured to receive a second input from the second user if the second user is willing to accept the second invitation;

receiving, at the server, a first response from the first communication device representing the first input;

receiving, at the server, a second response from the second communication device representing the second input;

responsive to both the first and the second input being positive, storing connectivity information in the database, wherein the connectivity information represents that the first and second users are enabled to communicate using the first and second communication devices; and

establishing a connection between the first and second communication devices for enabling the first user and the second user to communicate.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising providing the first and second communication devices with the profile related information beyond the first and second user information comprised in the first and second invitations.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising receiving profile related information from a networking device.

12. The method of claim 9, further comprising receiving profile related information from a networking device in communication with the server.

13. The method of claim 9, further comprising connecting the server with a contact exchanging application executing on the first and second communication devices to execute services and features available with the server on the first and second communication devices.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising discovering, using the contact exchanging application of the first communication device, the second communication device present within the spatial proximity of one another, and presenting a picture and name of the second communication device on user interface of the first communication device before the first user deciding to send an invite to connect.

15. The method of claim 13, further comprising presenting, by the contact exchanging application, an option to the second user to accept or reject the invitation sent by the first user, sending to the server the acceptance or rejection response of the second user, and allowing the server to communicate the acceptance or rejection response to the first user.

16. A server configured to communicate with a first communication device of a first user and a second communication device of a second user over communication links comprising a cellular network, wherein the server comprises a processor configured to:

store in a data storage device a first profile associated with the first user and a second profile associated with a second user, both the first and the second profile comprises at least a picture and a name of their respective users, and able to associate each member profile with unique hardware identification associated with the member device;

identify a unique ID of a second member in the vicinity and spatial proximity of the first member and provide the first member with the profile of the second member comprising a picture and name to facilitate invitation and connection between both members;

send the second member the profile of the first member including picture and name upon first member initiating an invite to the second member to connect over the service;

inform the first member if the second member has accepted or rejected the invite to connect initiated by the first member; and

once the second member accepts the invite of the first member, store the connectivity between both members in data base and facilitates chat feature between them using respective devices connected to the server.

17. The server of claim 16, further comprising a context information retrieval module, which when executed by the one or more processors, provides the first and second communication devices with the profile related information beyond the first and second user information comprised in first and second invitations.

18. The server of claim 16, wherein the server is to communicate with a second server, and wherein the second server is to provide social networking services that operate independently of the server.

19. The server of claim 18, wherein the server is to receive profile related information from the second server.

20. The server of claim 18, wherein the server is to connect with a contact exchanging application executing on the first and second communication devices to execute services and features available with the server.

21. The server of claim 20, wherein the contact exchanging application is to store updated contacts information and profiles of user contacts including pictures.

22. The server of claim 20, wherein the server is to utilize the contact exchanging application of the first communication device to discover the second communication device present within the spatial proximity, and to present a picture and name of the second user associated with the second communication device on user interface of the first communication device before the first user deciding to send an invite to connect.

23. The server of claim 20, wherein the contact exchanging application is to present the second user with an option to accept or reject the invitation sent by the first user by sending to the server the acceptance or rejection response of the second user, and allowing the server to communicate the acceptance or rejection response to the first user.

24. A method for communicating a server with a first communication device of a first user and a second communication device of a second user over communication links comprising a cellular network, the method comprising:

storing, in a data storage device of the server, a first profile associated with the first user and a second profile associated with the second user, wherein both the first and second profiles comprise at least a picture and a name of their respective users, and able to associate each user profile with a unique hardware identifier associated with the users'"'"' devices;

identifying a unique hardware identifier of the second communication device within a spatial proximity of the first communication device;

based on the identification of the unique identifier, transmitting the second profile of the second user to the first communication device as an invitation to connect with the second communication device;

transmitting the first profile of the first user to the second communication device as an invitation to connect with the first communication device;

notifying the first communication device when the second user has accepted or rejected the invitation to connect the second communication device with the first communication device; and

in response to the acceptance of the invitation by the second user, storing the connectivity information between both the first and second communication devices in the data storage device and facilitates chat feature between the first and second users using the respective communication devices connected to the server.

25. The method of claim 24, further comprising providing the first and second communication devices with the profile related information beyond the first and second user information comprised in the first and second invitations.

26. The method of claim 24, further comprising receiving profile related information from a networking server.

27. The method of claim 24, further comprising receiving profile related information from a networking server present in communication with the server.

28. The method of claim 24, further comprising connecting with a contact exchanging application executing on the first and second communication devices to execute services and features available with the server on the first and second communication devices.

29. The method of claim 28, further comprising discovering, using the contact exchanging application of the first communication device, the second communication device present within the spatial proximity, and presenting picture and name of the second communication device on user interface of the first communication device before the first user deciding to send an invite to connect.

30. The method of claim 28, further comprising presenting, by the contact exchanging application, an option to the second user to accept or reject the invitation sent by the first user, sending to the server the acceptance or rejection response of the second user, and letting the server communicate the acceptance or rejection response to the first user.