System and method for sharing common location-related information between communication devices

• US 8,400,946 B2
• Filed: 01/31/2007
• Issued: 03/19/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Mobile Communications AB (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Bloebaum, Leland Scott, Liu, Charles
• Primary Examiner(s): Sheikh, Ayaz
• Assistant Examiner(s): Wong, Blanche
• Application Number:
  US11/669,526
• Publication Number:
  US 20070133572A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,239 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 370/259
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1089 by adding media; by removing media
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/4025 where none of the additional parallel sessions is real time or time sensitive, e.g. downloading a file in a parallel FTP session, initiating an email or combinational services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42076 where the identifier is a Uniform Resource Locator
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42119 where the identifier is a Uniform Resource Locator

Abstract

Methods and systems for supplying data objects to users of a communication system are disclosed. In an exemplary method a session is established between a first and second communication device, and a primary data object providing first information pertaining to a user of the first communication device is transferred to the second communication device upon the occurrence of a triggering event at the first communication device. A request for a secondary data object is transferred from the second communication device to a data server, the request including the first information and further including information pertaining to the user of the second communication device. A secondary data object intended for rendering at the first and second communication devices is created and transferred to the first and second communication devices.

Claims

1. A method for supplying data objects, comprising the steps of:

establishing a session between a first and second mobile station;

transferring to the second mobile station, in a first transferring step, a primary data object comprising first information pertaining to a user of the first mobile station, the transfer to take place upon the occurrence of a triggering event at the first mobile station;

transferring, in a second transferring step, a request for a secondary data object from the second mobile station to a data server, said request comprising the first information and second information pertaining to the user of the second mobile station;

creating the secondary data object intended for rendering at the first and second mobile stations; and

transferring, in a third transferring step, the secondary data object to the first and second mobile stations.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the first information pertains to the location of the user of the first mobile station.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein in the first transferring step the primary data object is sent from the first mobile station.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein in the first transferring step the primary data object is sent from a server.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the secondary data object comprises a graphical representation of the locations of the first and second mobile stations.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the graphical representation comprises a map indicating the locations of the user.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the map further includes directions between the locations of the first and second mobile stations.

8. The method of claim 5 wherein the graphical representation is displayed on the first and second mobile stations.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the secondary data object comprises a non-graphical representation of the locations of the first and second mobile stations.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the secondary data object comprises additional data or information provided by a second data server.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the additional data or information comprises a link.

12. A system for supplying data objects, comprising:

a first mobile station,

a second mobile station, and

a data server;

wherein the first mobile station includes;

(i) logic for transferring to the second mobile station, in a first transferring step, a primary data object comprising first information pertaining to a user of the first mobile station,

(ii) logic for determining whether a triggering event has occurred at the first mobile station;

wherein the second mobile station includes;

(i) logic for transferring a request for a secondary data object

from the second mobile station to the data server, said request comprising the first information and second information pertaining to the user of the second mobile station;

wherein the first mobile station and the second mobile station are configured to communicate; and

wherein the data server is coupled to a data network and includes;

(i) logic for creating the secondary data object intended for rendering at the first and second mobile stations;

(ii) logic for storing the secondary data object; and

(iii) logic for transferring the secondary data object to the first and second mobile stations.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein the first information pertains to the location of the user of the first mobile station.

14. The system of claim 12 wherein in the first transferring step the primary data object is sent from the first mobile station.

15. The system of claim 12 wherein in the first transferring step the primary data object is sent from a server.

16. The system of claim 12 wherein the secondary data object comprises a graphical representation of the locations of the first and second mobile stations.

17. The system of claim 16 wherein the graphical representation is displayed on the first and second mobile stations.

18. The system of claim 16 wherein the graphical representation comprises a map indicating the locations of the user.

19. The system of claim 18 wherein the map further includes directions between the locations of the first and second mobile stations.

20. The system of claim 12 wherein the secondary data object comprises a non-graphical representation of the locations of the first and second mobile stations.

21. The system of claim 12 wherein the secondary data object comprises additional data or information provided by a second data server.

22. The system of claim 21 wherein the additional data or information comprises a link.