System and method for profile filtered messaging

• US 8,249,566 B2
• Filed: 07/20/2011
• Issued: 08/21/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/11/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Pinterest, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Yahoo! Inc. (Apollo Global Management, Inc.)
• Inventors: Mgrdechian, Richard, Lee, Man-ho Lawrence
• Primary Examiner(s): LE, NHAN T
• Application Number:
  US13/186,810
• Publication Number:
  US 20110276647A1
• Time in Patent Office: 398 Days
• Field of Search: 455/414.1, 455/414.2, 455/418, 455/419, 455/420, 455/550.1, 709/219, 709/225, 709/229, 705/14
• US Class Current: 455/414.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0207 Discounts or incentives, e.g. coupons or rebates
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0269 based on user profile or attribute
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/00 User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/04 adapted for relaying to or from another terminal or user

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention include improved communication system and methods. In one embodiment, the present invention includes a wireless communication method comprising, on a first wireless device, receiving one or more wireless device identifications associated with one or more other wireless devices, and transmitting at least one of the one or more wireless device identifications from the first wireless device to a remote computer system, and on the remote computer system, receiving the at least one wireless device identification, and accessing information associated with the at least one wireless device identification. Embodiments of the present invention may be used for electronic dating, social networking and other communication applications.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, at a server, a request from a first device to transmit a message over a network to a second device;

identifying, via the server, a device identifier associated with the second device, the device identifier associated with preset conditions for controlling communication over the network;

identifying, at the server, user profile information associated with a user of the second device based on the identified device identifier;

retrieving, at the server, filtering parameters associated with the first device;

analyzing, via the server, the user profile information to determine if the user profile information satisfies the filtering parameters;

analyzing, via the server, the preset conditions to determine if the second device allows receipt of the message from the first device; and

facilitating transmitting the message to the second device if the filtering parameters and preset conditions are satisfied.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

saving the user profile information and preset conditions in a storage accessible by the server.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

facilitating generating profile specific messages, by the first device, based on the user profile information and preset conditions.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

altering the message to conform to the user profile information.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

altering the message to conform to the preset conditions.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the preset conditions control the form of the message received from the first device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the preset conditions comprise filtering preferences associated with the user of the second device for filtering content of messages.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the preset conditions control a number of messages received from the first device.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the preset conditions identify an application for receiving the message based on content of the message.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the preset conditions comprise information related to a location of the second device at which the message can be received.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein said transmitting further comprises transmission of the message to a web application accessible by the second device.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the message is transmitted to the web application based on the preset conditions.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the filtering parameters are preset by a user of the first device.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the filtering parameters comprise preferences associated with the user of the first device.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the preferences correspond to interests of the user of the first device.

16. A system comprising:

a database comprising stored data;

a server comprising a plurality of processors in communication with the data in the database, the server programmed to perform a plurality of operations, comprising;

receiving a request from a first device to transmit a message over a network to a second device;

identifying a device identifier associated with the second device, the device identifier associated with preset conditions for controlling communication over the network;

identifying user profile information associated with a user of the second device based on the identified device identifier;

retrieving filtering parameters associated with the first device;

analyzing the user profile information to determine if the user profile information satisfies the filtering parameters;

analyzing the preset conditions to determine if the second device allows receipt of the message from the first device; and

facilitating transmitting the message to the second device if the filtering parameters and preset conditions are satisfied.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the server is programmed to perform further operations comprising:

saving the user profile information and preset conditions in a storage accessible by the server.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the server is programmed to perform further operations comprising:

facilitating generating profile specific messages, by the first device, based on the user profile information and preset conditions.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein the server is programmed to perform further operations comprising:

altering the message to conform to the user profile information.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the server is programmed to perform further operations comprising:

altering the message to conform to the preset conditions.