Methods and systems for proximity communication
First Claim
1. A system for proximity communication comprising:
- a plurality of proximity communication devices (“
PCDs”
) wherein each PCD comprises;
a locator to determine the geographic location of said each PCD;
a wireless transceiver for exchanging information in one or more peer-to-peer connections between said each PCD with other PCDs wherein the information exchanged includes location of each of said plurality of PCDs and wherein the information exchanged further includes user data; and
a display for presenting information relating to location of said other PCDs relative to said each PCD,wherein said each PCD is adapted to establish a peer-to-peer connection with an identified PCD of said other PCDs wherein said peer-to-peer connection is a digital connection that establishes synchronization and digital channels by operation of the PCDs connected by the peer-to-peer connection, andwherein the identified PCD is selected by said each PCD based on the location of said identified PCD as displayed on said each PCD.
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Abstract
Methods and systems to provide proximity based communication between users of proximity communication devices (“PCD”). A localized communication network is established by peer-to-peer communication between PCDs. Each PCD communicates with other PCDs in a localized, peer-to-peer network structure. Each PCD is identified to other PCDs in its own localized area by its geographical position (i.e., its relative proximity to each other PCD). A user may therefore establish communications with another user based upon the other user'"'"'s proximity or location relative to the first user'"'"'s PCD rather than a fixed ID code such as a phone number or address. No centralized server or telephony network system is required for each PCD to communicate with another PCD. Well known protocols for call connection may be adapted for use in establishing, operating, and terminating connections between PCDs.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for proximity communication comprising:
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a plurality of proximity communication devices (“
PCDs”
) wherein each PCD comprises;a locator to determine the geographic location of said each PCD; a wireless transceiver for exchanging information in one or more peer-to-peer connections between said each PCD with other PCDs wherein the information exchanged includes location of each of said plurality of PCDs and wherein the information exchanged further includes user data; and a display for presenting information relating to location of said other PCDs relative to said each PCD, wherein said each PCD is adapted to establish a peer-to-peer connection with an identified PCD of said other PCDs wherein said peer-to-peer connection is a digital connection that establishes synchronization and digital channels by operation of the PCDs connected by the peer-to-peer connection, and wherein the identified PCD is selected by said each PCD based on the location of said identified PCD as displayed on said each PCD. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for proximity based communication comprising:
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synchronizing wireless communication among a plurality of proximity communication devices (“
PCDs”
) wherein the step of synchronizing establishes bit-level synchronization for decoding encoded digital information exchanged between the plurality of PCDs;generating a first unique code associated with each of the plurality of PCDs; determining the initial location associated with each of the plurality of PCDs; broadcasting the first unique code and the initial location associated with each of the plurality of PCDs from each PCD to all other PCDs; and establishing at least one call connection between a first PCD and a second PCD based upon the initial location information exchanged between the first PCD and the second PCD, wherein said call connection is a peer-to-peer digital connection that establishes synchronization and digital channels by operation of the first and second PCDs connected by the peer-to-peer digital connection. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. In a proximity communication device (“
- PCD”
) having a GPS locator device and having a wireless transceiver and having a user interface element to interact with a user, a method comprising;receiving location information from other PCDs using the wireless transceiver; presenting the received location information to a user on the user interface element; receiving user input from the user interface element to indicate one or more other PCDs selected by the user based upon the presented location information; establishing a call connection with each of the one or more other PCDs using the wireless transceiver wherein each said call connection is a peer-to-peer digital connection that establishes synchronization and digital channels by operation of the PCDs connected by the peer-to-peer digital connection; and exchanging substantially the same information with each of the one or more other PCDs using the wireless transceiver.
- PCD”
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