System, method, and apparatus for automatically selecting mobile device profiles
First Claim
1. A method for activating profiles on a mobile device, comprising:
- facilitating storage of one or more profile point identifiers at the mobile device, wherein each of the stored profile point identifiers is associated with at least one of a plurality of profiles available on the mobile device;
receiving a profile point identifier transmitted over-the-air (OTA) from a corresponding profile point via a local positioning technology using short range transmissions when the mobile device is within a transmission range of the profile point;
activating at the mobile device the profile associated with the stored profile point identifier that matches the transmitted profile point; and
configuring, using the activated profile settings, an application that facilitates secure storage of personal information used for making online payments via the mobile device.
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Abstract
A system, apparatus, and method for automatically or interactively updating a wireless/mobile device'"'"'s active settings or profile, based on the location of the mobile device. Profile point identifiers are stored at the mobile device, where each of the stored profile point identifiers is associated with at least one of the profiles available on the mobile device. A profile point identifier that is transmitted over-the-air (OTA) from a corresponding profile point is received at the mobile device when the mobile device is within the transmission range of that profile point. The profile associated with the stored profile point identifier that matches the transmitted profile point is activated in response thereto.
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43 Claims
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1. A method for activating profiles on a mobile device, comprising:
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facilitating storage of one or more profile point identifiers at the mobile device, wherein each of the stored profile point identifiers is associated with at least one of a plurality of profiles available on the mobile device; receiving a profile point identifier transmitted over-the-air (OTA) from a corresponding profile point via a local positioning technology using short range transmissions when the mobile device is within a transmission range of the profile point; activating at the mobile device the profile associated with the stored profile point identifier that matches the transmitted profile point; and configuring, using the activated profile settings, an application that facilitates secure storage of personal information used for making online payments via the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for activating profiles on a mobile device based on a location of the mobile device, comprising:
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storing one or more location identifiers on the mobile device, wherein the location identifiers correspond to locations in which automatic profile activation is desired; moving the mobile device to one of the locations in which automatic profile activation is desired; receiving at the mobile device an over-the-air (OTA)-transmitted location identifier via a local positioning technology using short range transmissions, the location identifier corresponding to the location in which the mobile device has been moved; comparing the OTA-transmitted location identifier with the stored location identifiers on the mobile device to identify the stored location identifier matching the OTA-transmitted location identifier; automatically activating one of the profiles available on the mobile device that was pre-assigned to the stored location identifier that matches the OTA-transmitted location identifier; and configuring, using the activated profile settings, an application that facilitates secure storage of personal information used for making online payments via the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A mobile device having a plurality of features, and having a plurality of profiles each associated with one or more of the features, the mobile device comprising:
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a memory to store one or more location identifiers, and to store an association between each of the stored location identifiers and one of the plurality of profiles; a receiver to receive location identifiers transmitted over-the-air (OTA) via a local positioning technology using short range transmissions from respective profile points; a processing system configured to determine whether the received location identifier matches any of the stored location identifiers, and to activate the profile associated with the stored location identifier that matches the received location identifier, whereby the features associated with the activated profile are placed into effect; and a mobile wallet application that facilitates secure storage of personal information used for making online payments via the mobile device, wherein the mobile wallet application is configured based on the features associated with the activated profile in response to the activation of the activated profile. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A system for activating profiles on a mobile device based on a location of the mobile device, comprising:
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(a) one or more profile points positioned at different locations in which automatic profile activation is desired, wherein each of the profile points at different locations is associated with a profile point identifier that is transmitted over-the-air (OTA) from the respective profile point using a local positioning technology that uses short range transmissions; (b) a mobile device having a plurality of features, and having a plurality of profiles each associated with one or more of the features, the mobile device comprising; (i) a memory to store one or more profile point identifiers, and to store an association between each of the stored profile point identifiers and one of the plurality of profiles; (ii) a receiver to receive the profile point identifier transmitted from a respective one of the profile points when the mobile device is within a transmission range of the respective one of the profile points; and (iii) a processing system configured to determine whether the received profile point identifier matches any of the stored profile point identifiers, and to activate the profile associated with the stored profile point identifier that matches the received profile point identifier, and configuring, using the activated profile settings, an application of the mobile device that facilitates secure storage of personal information used for making online payments via the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon and executable by a computing arrangement in a mobile device for activating profiles on the mobile device by performing steps comprising:
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facilitating storage of one or more profile point identifiers at the mobile device, wherein each of the stored profile point identifiers is associated with at least one of a plurality of profiles available on the mobile device; receiving a profile point identifier transmitted over-the-air (OTA) using a local positioning technology that uses short range transmissions from a corresponding profile point when the mobile device is within a transmission range of the profile point; activating the profile associated with the stored profile point identifier that matches the transmitted profile point; and configuring, using the activated profile settings, an application that facilitates secure storage of personal information used for online payments made via the mobile device.
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