System for providing personalized services
First Claim
1. A system for providing personalized services, comprisingan apparatus which is capable of personalizing its behavior in accordance with a user profile, anda gatekeeper device that is configured to selectively transmit a user identification only, in response to receipt of a communication from the apparatus,whereinthe apparatus is configured to effect the personalizing of its behavior based on the user identification, characterized in thatthe apparatus is further configured to:
- generate an identity tag which identifies a select personalization, andcommunicate the identity tag to the gatekeeper device, the gatekeeper device being capable of storing said identity tag for use as the user identification at subsequent occasions.
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Abstract
A system comprises an apparatus which is capable of personalizing its behavior in accordance with a user profile, and a gatekeeper device which comprises control means for allowing a user to control said personalization of the apparatus. The gatekeeper device is capable of detecting apparatuses which have personalization capabilities and of notifying the user upon such detection. The user may then decide to establish a relationship with the apparatus, which relationship specifies the extent of personalization which the apparatus is allowed to exhibit and whether confirmation by the user is required at fixture occasions. The user is allowed to change the relationship at any time. The system enables the user to build up anonymous relationships with various apparatuses, providing the user with personalized services while privacy is guaranteed.
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1. A system for providing personalized services, comprising
an apparatus which is capable of personalizing its behavior in accordance with a user profile, and a gatekeeper device that is configured to selectively transmit a user identification only, in response to receipt of a communication from the apparatus, wherein the apparatus is configured to effect the personalizing of its behavior based on the user identification, characterized in that the apparatus is further configured to: -
generate an identity tag which identifies a select personalization, and communicate the identity tag to the gatekeeper device, the gatekeeper device being capable of storing said identity tag for use as the user identification at subsequent occasions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A gatekeeper device comprising:
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one or more user operable controls, and a transceiver that is configured to; receive a communication from an apparatus, including an identification of the apparatus, determine a state of the gatekeeper device relative to the apparatus, from a plurality of states, based on the identification of the apparatus, and selectively transmit an identifier of a user, based on the state of the gatekeeper device relative to the apparatus; wherein the state of the gatekeeper device relative to the apparatus is selectively controlled by the one or more user operable controls. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of controlling transmission of a user identifier from a portable device including:
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receiving, at the portable device, an identification of an apparatus, determining a state of the portable device relative to the apparatus from a plurality of states, based on the identification, and selectively transmitting the user identifier based on the state of the portable device relative to the apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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Specification