Method and apparatus for sharing common interest links between communication devices
First Claim
1. A method for processing data of common interest to users of a communication network, comprising:
- detecting the occurrence of a trigger event related to a pre-existing primary communication session between a first communication device and a remote second communication device, wherein the first communication device and the remote second communication device transmit and receive communication data between each other via the pre-existing primary communication session, and wherein the trigger event related to the pre-existing primary communication session reflects a status change of the pre-existing primary communication session;
responsive to the occurrence of the trigger event, initiating the transmission of a first data object to the second communication device, via the communication network, wherein the first data object comprises information indicating one or more interests of a user of the first communication device;
receiving a second data object formed in response to the first data object, wherein the second data object comprises data related to one or more common interests shared by users of the first and second communication devices; and
processing the second data object.
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Abstract
Techniques for processing data related to common interests of two or more users of a communication system are disclosed. In an exemplary method disclosed herein, the occurrence of a trigger event at a first communication device is detected, wherein the trigger event is related to communications between the first communication device and a second communication device. In response to the trigger event, the transmission of a first data object to the second communication device is initiated, wherein the first data object comprises information indicating one or more interests of a user of the first communication device. The exemplary method further comprises receiving and processing a second data object formed in response to the first data object, the second data comprising data related to one or more common interests shared by the users of the first and second communication devices. Similar methods suitable for implementing at a user communication device or at a data object server are disclosed, as are correspondingly configured devices.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for processing data of common interest to users of a communication network, comprising:
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detecting the occurrence of a trigger event related to a pre-existing primary communication session between a first communication device and a remote second communication device, wherein the first communication device and the remote second communication device transmit and receive communication data between each other via the pre-existing primary communication session, and wherein the trigger event related to the pre-existing primary communication session reflects a status change of the pre-existing primary communication session; responsive to the occurrence of the trigger event, initiating the transmission of a first data object to the second communication device, via the communication network, wherein the first data object comprises information indicating one or more interests of a user of the first communication device; receiving a second data object formed in response to the first data object, wherein the second data object comprises data related to one or more common interests shared by users of the first and second communication devices; and processing the second data object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method, in a data object server, for providing data of common interest to users of first and second communication devices in a communication network, comprising:
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receiving a first data object from either the first communication device or the second communication device, wherein the first data object comprises first information indicating one or more interests of the user of the first communication device and second information indicating one or more interests of the user of the second communication device; assembling a second data object from the first information and the second information, wherein the second data object comprises data related to one or more common interests shared by the users of the first and second communication devices; and sending the second data object to the first communication device via the communication network. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for providing data of common interest to users of a communication network, comprising:
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receiving, at a second communications device, a first data object, wherein the first data object comprises first information indicating one or more interests of a user of a first communication device; assembling a data object request from the first information and from second information indicating one or more interests of a user of the second communication device; sending the data object request to a data object server; and receiving a second data object in response to the data object request, the second data object comprising data related to one or more common interests shared by the users of the first and second communication devices. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A first communication device configured for communication over a communication network with a remote second communication device, wherein the first communication device comprises processing logic configured to:
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detect the occurrence of a trigger event related to a pre-existing primary communication session between the first communication device and the second communication device, wherein the first communication device and the remote second communication device transmit and receive communication data between each other via the pre-existing primary communication session, and wherein the trigger event related to the pre-existing primary communication session reflects a status change of the pre-existing primary communication session; initiate transmission of a first data object to the second communication device via the communication network, responsive to the occurrence of the trigger event, wherein the first data object comprises information indicating one or more interests of a user of the first communication device; receive a second data object formed in response to the first data object, wherein the second data object comprises data related to one or more common interests shared by the users of the first and second communication devices; and process the second data object. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A data object server comprising processing logic configured to:
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receive a first data object, from either a first communication device or a second communication device, comprising first information indicating one or more interests of a user of the first communication device and second information indicating one or more interests of a user of the second communication device; assemble a second data object from the first information and the second information, wherein the second data object comprises data related to one or more common interests shared by the users of the first and second communication devices; and send the second data object to the first communication device. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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