Method and system to facilitate interaction between and content delivery to users of a wireless communications network
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1. A method of creating an affinity group of portable communications device users, the method comprising:
- providing wireless communication between said users;
receiving profile data relating to each of said users;
storing the profile data relating to each of said users;
comparing, using a processor, the stored profile data of different ones of said users;
associating, using a processor, users with the affinity group based on the profile data comparison;
excluding a user from the affinity group based on the profile data comparison;
receiving input from the excluded user overriding the exclusion; and
associating, based on the received input, the requesting excluded user with the affinity group.
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Abstract
A system and method of creating affinity groups of portable communication device users, and distributing targeted content to said users is disclosed. The user affinity groups may be formed by comparing user profiles with each other or with a predefined affinity group profile definition.
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1. A method of creating an affinity group of portable communications device users, the method comprising:
- providing wireless communication between said users;
receiving profile data relating to each of said users;
storing the profile data relating to each of said users;
comparing, using a processor, the stored profile data of different ones of said users;
associating, using a processor, users with the affinity group based on the profile data comparison;
excluding a user from the affinity group based on the profile data comparison;
receiving input from the excluded user overriding the exclusion; and
associating, based on the received input, the requesting excluded user with the affinity group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
- providing wireless communication between said users;
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13. A method of creating an affinity group of portable communications device users, the method comprising:
- providing wireless communication between said users;
receiving profile data relating to each of said users;
storing the profile data relating to each of said users;
comparing, using a processor, the profile data of a plurality of said users with a predefined affinity group definition;
associating, using a processor, users with the affinity group based on the comparison of the user profile data with the predefined affinity group definition to thereby create the group;
excluding a user from the affinity group based on the comparison of the user profile data with the predefined affinity group definition;
receiving input from the excluded user overriding the exclusion; and
associating, based on the received input, the excluded user with the affinity group. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
- providing wireless communication between said users;
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25. A method of maintaining a group of portable communications device users associated with an affinity group based on comparisons of stored user profile data, the method comprising:
- receiving updated profile data relating to users;
modifying, using a processor, the stored user profile data based on the received updated profile data;
comparing, using a processor, the modified user profile data of different ones of said users;
excluding a user from the affinity group based on the modified user profile comparison; and
receiving input from the excluded user overriding the exclusion.
- receiving updated profile data relating to users;
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26. A system for distributing content to an affinity group of portable communications device users comprising:
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means for providing portable communications device communication between said users; means for storing profile data relating to each of said users, said means for storing being operatively connected to the means for providing communication; means for (a) comparing the profile data of different ones of said users, and (b) associating users with the affinity group based on the profile data comparison to thereby create the group, said means for comparing and associating being operatively connected to the means for storing; means for receiving input from a portable communications device user excluded from the affinity group based on the comparing, the input overriding the exclusion; means for associating the excluded portable communications device user with the affinity group in response to the input overriding the exclusion; and means for selecting content for and distributing content to users based on their association with the affinity group, said means for selecting and distributing being operatively connected to the means for providing communication and the means for comparing and associating. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A system for distributing content to an affinity group of portable communications device users comprising:
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means for providing communication between said users; means for storing profile data relating to each of said users, said means for storing being operatively connected to the means for providing communication; means for (a) comparing the profile data of each of said users with a predefined affinity group definition, and (b) associating users with the affinity group based on the comparison of user profile data with the predefined affinity group definition to thereby create the group, said means for comparing and associating being operatively connected to the means for storing; means for receiving input from a portable communications device user excluded from the affinity group based on the comparing, the input overriding the exclusion; means for associating the excluded portable communications device user with the affinity group in response to the input overriding the exclusion; and means for selecting content for and distributing content to users based on their association with the affinity group, said means for selecting and distributing being operatively connected to the means for providing communication and the means for comparing and associating. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A method of distributing targeted content to an affinity group of portable communications device users, the method comprising:
- providing wireless communication between a plurality of users;
receiving profile data relating to selected ones of said users;
storing the profile data relating to said users;
comparing, using a processor, the stored profile data of different ones of said users;
associating, using a processor, users with the affinity group based on the profile data comparisons;
excluding an unmatched user from the affinity group;
receiving input from the unmatched user overriding the exclusion;
associating the unmatched user with the affinity group; and
distributing targeted content to the affinity group. - View Dependent Claims (48)
- providing wireless communication between a plurality of users;
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49. A method of distributing targeted content to an affinity group of portable communications device users, the method comprising:
- providing wireless communication between a plurality of user;
receiving profile data relating to selected ones of said users;
storing the profile data relating to said users;
comparing, using a processor, the profile data of a plurality of said selected users with a predefined affinity group definition;
associating, using a processor, users with the affinity group based on the profile data comparisons of the user profile data with the predefined affinity group definition to thereby create the affinity group;
excluding an unmatched user from the affinity group;
receiving input from the unmatched user overriding the exclusion;
associating the unmatched user with the affinity group; and
distributing targeted content to said users in the affinity group. - View Dependent Claims (50)
- providing wireless communication between a plurality of user;
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51. A system for creating an affinity group, the system comprising:
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a plurality of mobile communications devices; a wireless network configured to provide wireless communication between a plurality of mobile communications device users; a user profile database configured to store profile data relating to each of the mobile communications device users; and a content server including processor electronics configured to perform operations comprising; comparing the profile data of different ones of the mobile communications device users; associating mobile communications device users with the affinity group based on the profile data comparison to generate the affinity group; receiving input from a mobile communications device user excluded from the affinity group based on the comparing, wherein the input overrides the exclusion; and associating, in response to the received input, the excluded mobile communications device user with the affinity group. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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63. A system for creating an affinity group, the system comprising:
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a plurality of mobile communications devices; a wireless network configured to provide wireless communication between a plurality of mobile communications device users; a user profile database configured to store profile data relating to each of the mobile communications device users; and a content server including processor electronics configured to perform operations comprising; comparing the profile data of a plurality of the mobile communications device users with a predefined affinity group definition; associating mobile communications device users with the affinity group based on the comparison of the user profile data with the predefined affinity group definition to thereby create the affinity group; receiving input from a mobile communications device user excluded from the affinity group based on the comparing, wherein the input overrides the exclusion; and associating, in response to the received input, the excluded mobile communications device user with the affinity group. - View Dependent Claims (64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74)
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