Method and system for data transmission between wearable devices or from wearable devices to portal

• US 6,757,719 B1
• Filed: 04/28/2000
• Issued: 06/29/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 02/25/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Russell Hoffman
• Original Assignee: Charmed.Com, Inc.
• Inventors: Pentland, Alex Paul, Russell, Kenneth, Jordan, Brian L., Hoffman, Russell Eugene, Pair, Jackson Jarrell, Starner, Thad, Lightman, Alexander
• Primary Examiner(s): Wiley, David
• Assistant Examiner(s): BOUTAH, ALINA A
• Application Number:
  US09/561,434
• Time in Patent Office: 1,523 Days
• Field of Search: 709/200, 709/219, 709/248, 709/227, 705/74, 455/517, 455/419, 707/10
• US Class Current: 709/219
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/383 Anonymous user system
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0272 Virtual private networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0853 using an additional device, e.g. smartcard, SIM or a different communication terminal cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving additional secure or trusted devices H04L9/3234

Abstract

Techniques and approaches that facilitate acquisition, transmission or retrieval of data for wearable devices are disclosed. These wearable devices are electronic devices, such as mobile computing devices or wireless communication devices, and are often small in scale and very portable. Wearable devices are able to communicate with one another to exchange information. Wearable devices are also able to exchange information with a portal server. Personal portals can also be provided for users of the wearable devices so that they can easily access information gather by their wearable device and subsequently transmitted to their personal portal.

Claims

1. A method for transferring data from a wearable device to a portal server via a server agent, said method comprising:

(a) determining when the data should be uploaded from the wearable device to the portal server via the server agent;

(b) determining whether the wearable device has permission to access a personal portion of the portal server; and

(c) transmitting data from the wearable device to the server agent with instructions for the server agent to forward the data to the personal portion of the portal server when said determining (a) determines that the data should be uploaded and said determining (b) determines that the wearable device has permission to access the personal portion of the portal server,

 

wherein the server agent is provided at a kiosk or booth at a fashion show, and said transmitting (c) is performed when the wearable device is located proximate to the kiosk or booth.

2. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein said determining (b) comprises:

(b1) sending authentication information from the wearable device to the portal server via the server agent; and

(b2) receiving an authentication accepted response that indicates that the wearable device is permitted to access at least the personal portion of the portal server.

3. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein said method further comprises:

(d) providing an indication at the wearable device that the data transmission has been successfully completed.

4. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the wearable device is an electronic badge.

5. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the data being transmitted from the wearable device pertains to user profile information of a user of another wearable device that was transferred to and stored in the wearable device.

6. A method as recited in claim 5, wherein the user profile information includes name, business and contact information.

7. A method as recited in claim 6, wherein the user profile information further includes information on how long the users of at least one of the wearable device and the another wearable device interacted.

8. A method as recited in claim 7, wherein the interaction is conversation between the users.

9. A method as recited in claim 5, wherein the wearable device is an electronic badge.

10. A method as recited in claim 9, wherein said method further comprises:

(d) providing an indication at the wearable device that the data transmission has been successfully completed.

11. A method as recited in claim 1,

wherein determining (a) comprises determining whether the wearable device is in communication with the server agent, and

wherein transmitting (c) transmits the data from the wearable device to the server agent only when said determining (a1) determines that the wearable device is in communication with the server agent.

12. A computer readable medium including computer program code for transferring data from a wearable device to a portal server via a server agent, said computer readable medium comprising:

first computer program code for determining when the data should be uploaded from the wearable device to the portal server via the server agent;

second computer program code for determining whether the wearable device has permission to access a personal portion of the portal server; and

computer program code for transmitting data from the wearable device to the server agent with instructions for the server agent to forward the data to the personal portion of the portal server when said first computer program code for determining determines that the data should be uploaded and said second computer program code for determining determines that the wearable device has permission to access the personal portion of the portal server,

wherein the server agent is provided at a kiosk or booth, and said transmitting (c) is performed when the wearable device is located proximate to the kiosk or booth.

13. A computer readable medium including computer program code for providing personal portals for users of wireless devices, the personal portals being hosted by a portal server, said computer readable medium comprising:

computer program code for receiving data uploaded from one of the wireless devices to an associated one of the personal portals for the user of the one of the wireless devices;

computer program code for processing the uploaded data to produce processed data; and

computer program code for rendering the processed data available from the associated one of the personal portals,

wherein the user has previously attended a fashion show or conference and has used the one of the wireless devices to acquire the data at the fashion show or conference.

14. A computer readable medium as recited in claim 13, wherein said computer program code for processing operates to form condensed data from the uploaded data.

15. A computer readable medium as recited in claim 13, wherein the uploaded data pertains to an event that the user of the one of the wireless devices attended.

16. A computer readable medium as recited in claim 15, wherein said computer program code for processing produces a list or report of contacts obtained from the event.

17. A computer readable medium as recited in claim 16, wherein said computer program code for rendering allows the user of the one of the wireless devices to access the list or report via the associated one of the personal portals.

18. A computer readable medium as recited in claim 13, wherein said computer program code for processing stores the uploaded data in a database having a predetermined layout.

19. A computer readable medium as recited in claim 13, wherein access to the personal portals is permitted only after a user of one of the requesting wireless devices has been authenticated.

20. A computer readable medium as recited in claim 13, wherein said computer readable medium further comprises:

computer program code for receiving an access request to a particular personal portal from a requesting user;

computer program code for determining whether the requesting user can be authenticated; and

computer program code for permitting the requesting user to access the particular personal portal when said computer program code for determining has determined that the requesting user has been authenticated.

21. A computer readable medium as recited in claim 20, wherein the particular portal includes private portal pages that the requesting user can retrieve from the portal server.

22. A computer readable medium as recited in claim 20, wherein the wireless devices are electronic badges or charms.

23. A computer readable medium as recited in claim 13, wherein the wireless devices are electronic badges or charms.

24. A computer readable medium as recited in claim 13, wherein the wireless devices are wearable computing devices.

25. A computer readable medium, including computer program code for providing personal portals for users of wireless devices, the personal portals being hosted by a portal server, said computer readable medium comprising:

computer program code for receiving data uploaded from one of the wireless devices to an associated one of the personal portals for the user of the one of the wireless devices;

computer program code for processing the uploaded data to produce processed data; and

computer program code for rendering the processed data available from the associated one of the personal portals,

wherein the user has previously attended a fashion show and has used the one of the wireless devices to acquire the data at the fashion show,

wherein the wireless devices are wearable computing devices, and

wherein access to the personal portals is permitted only after a user of one of the requesting wireless devices has been authenticated.

26. A computer readable medium as recited in claim 25, wherein said computer readable medium further comprises:

computer program code for receiving an access request to a particular personal portal from a requesting user;

computer program code for determining whether the requesting user can be authenticated; and

computer program code for permitting the requesting user to access the particular personal portal when said computer program code for determining has determined that the requesting user has been authenticated.

27. A computer readable medium as recited in claim 26, wherein the particular portal includes private portal pages that the requesting user can retrieve from the portal server.