Method and system for wireless device communication

• US 8,359,045 B1
• Filed: 05/31/2007
• Issued: 01/22/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: United Services Automobile Association
• Original Assignee: United Services Automobile Association
• Inventors: Hopkins, John Chandler III
• Primary Examiner(s): Kim, Wesley
• Assistant Examiner(s): HAMMONDS, MARCUS C
• Application Number:
  US11/756,322
• Time in Patent Office: 2,063 Days
• Field of Search: 4554141-4143, 4554561-457, 455/466, 705 1449- 1467
• US Class Current: 455/456.3
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/025 using location based information parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

A method, system and apparatus for wireless device communication. A wireless device may be engaged in a wireless data communication session within a local geographic region. The wireless device may be tracked within the local geographic region. The targeted information may be provided to the wireless device regarding the local geographic region based on the tracking of the wireless device.

Claims

1. A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising instructions, which when executed by a machine, cause the machine to:

notify a wireless device of availably of a wireless data communication session when a user of the wireless device enters a local geographic region;

receive an approval from the user to engage in the wireless data communication session with the wireless device;

engage in the wireless data communication session in the local geographic region with a source transceiver;

access a user profile of the user of the wireless device, the user profile including a user criterion for an item type and a body type analysis of the user previously detected and stored in the user profile by the user using a body suit with sensors;

wirelessly obtaining a plurality of item identifications based on a plurality of items of the item type and the body type analysis;

determine whether at least one item of the plurality of items meets the user criterion based on the plurality of item identifications; and

present a notification regarding the determination of whether the at least one item of the plurality of items meets the user criterion.

2. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein causing the machine to access a user profile causes the machine to:

select the item type for an availability determination; and

access the user profile, the user profile including the user criterion for the item type.

3. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein causing the machine to present a notification regarding the determination of whether the at least one item of the plurality of items meets the user criterion causes the machine to:

present a matching notification regarding the determination of whether the at least one item of the plurality of items meets the user criterion.

4. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein causing the machine to present a notification regarding the determination of whether the at least one item of the plurality of items meets the user criterion causes the machine to:

present a non-matching notification regarding the determination of whether the at least one item of the plurality of items meets the user criterion.

5. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein causing the machine to present a notification regarding the determination of whether the at least one item of the plurality of items meets the user criterion causes the machine to:

provide a notification regarding the determination of whether the at least one item of the plurality of items meets the user criterion to a central server;

receive additional information from the central server; and

present the notification and the additional information regarding the at least one item.

6. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, further comprising instructions that cause the machine to:

provide the additional information to a fulfillment server.