Device, system, and method of physical context based wireless communication

• US 8,472,972 B2
• Filed: 11/21/2007
• Issued: 06/25/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Nadler, Sima, Soroka, Vladimir
• Primary Examiner(s): Mehrpour, Melody
• Assistant Examiner(s): COSME, NATASHA W
• Application Number:
  US11/943,605
• Publication Number:
  US 20090131080A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,043 Days
• Field of Search: 455/456.1
• US Class Current: 455/456.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3224 Transactions dependent on location of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices

Abstract

Device, system and method of physical context based wireless communication. For example, a method for physical context based wireless communication includes: determining an association between a spatial location of a wireless communication device and location context information related to said spatial location; determining an identity of a user of said wireless communication device; and determining an association between said user of the wireless communication device and said location context information.

Claims

1. A method for physical context based wireless communication, the method comprising:

determining a spatial location of a wireless communication device;

establishing location context information of a user of the wireless communication device relating to the spatial location, the location context information comprising a context of the spatial location and properties of the user of the wireless communication device, the properties comprising an identity, an age and a gender of the user;

determining a first association between the spatial location of the wireless communication device and the location context information;

dynamically modifying the context of the spatial location according to situational information, comprising at least one of a presence of other users and a time parameter;

correlating the location context information of the user with the dynamically modified context of the spatial location to define new location context information; and

communicating content to the wireless communication device, the content being varied responsively to the new location context information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the first association between the spatial location and the location context information comprises:

measuring a presence zone perimeter associated with the spatial location; and

registering the first association between the spatial location and the location context information based on the presence zone perimeter.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the first association between the spatial location and the location context information comprises:

dynamically inferring the first association between the spatial location and the location context information based on Presence Advanced Services for Telco Applications logic.

4. The method of claim 1, comprising:

determining whether or not said wireless communication device is located in said spatial location by one or more operations selected from the group consisting of;

determining based on cellular triangulation of the wireless communication device;

determining based on Global Positioning System trilateration of the wireless communication device;

determining based on sensing a Radio Frequency ID element of the wireless communication device;

determining based on sensing a Bluetooth wireless signal transmitted by the wireless communication device;

determining based on sensing an IEEE 802.11 wireless signal transmitted by the wireless communication device; and

determining based on sensing an IEEE 802.16 wireless signal transmitted by the wireless communication device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the identity of the user of the wireless communication device comprises determining a customer status of the user and further comprises one or more operations selected from the group consisting of:

one or more operations for determining the identity of the user based on ID data associated with the wireless communication device and based on a first database of cellular phone users; and

one or more operations for determining the identity based on ID data associated with the wireless communication device and a second database having pre-registered information entered by the user of the wireless communication device, wherein communicating content comprises varying the content responsively to the customer status of the user.

6. The method of claim 1, comprising:

determining whether or not a first wireless communication device is located in the spatial location;

determining an identity of a user of the first wireless communication device;

determining whether or not a second wireless communication device is located in the spatial location;

determining an identity of a user of the second wireless communication device; and

associating between the location context information, the user of the first wireless communication device, and the user of the second wireless communication device.

7. The method of claim 1, comprising:

registering a presence zone associated with the spatial location;

automatically determining whether or not the wireless communication device is within the presence zone; and

publishing to a presence server an indication selected from the group consisting of;

an indication that the wireless communication device is within the presence zone; and

an indication that the wireless communication device is not within the presence zone.

8. The method of claim 7, comprising:

determining whether or not the wireless communication device has moved from a first presence zone associated with a first spatial location to a second presence zone associated with a second spatial location; and

activating one or more pre-defined call routing rules associated with the second presence zone.

9. The method of claim 1, comprising:

selectively providing a content item to the wireless communication device based on the identity of the user of the wireless communication device, the spatial location of the wireless communication device, and the location context information related to the wireless communication device, wherein the content item is selected from the group consisting of;

an advertisement, a coupon, a promotional offer, a dating application, a dating content item, a gaming application, and a gaming content item.

10. The method of claim 1, comprising:

routing an incoming call addressed to the wireless communication device to an alternate destination, based on the identity of the user of the wireless communication device, the spatial location of the wireless communication device, and the location context information related to the wireless communication device.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the alternate destination comprises one or more of:

a voice messaging system, an electronic mail system, an Instant Messaging system, a Short Messaging Service system, an alternate telephone number, and a pager.

12. A system for physical context based wireless communication, the system comprising:

a server operative to determine a spatial location of a wireless communication device, establish location context information of a user of the wireless communication device relating to the spatial location, the location context information comprising a context of the spatial location and properties of the user of the wireless communication device, the properties comprising an identity of the user, to determine a first association between the spatial location of the wireless communication device and the location context information, and to dynamically modify the context of the spatial location according to situational information, comprising at least one of a presence of other users and a time parameter, to correlate the location context information of the user with the dynamically modified context of the spatial location to define new location context information, and to communicate content to the wireless communication device, the content being varied responsively to the new location context information.

13. The system of claim 12, further comprising:

a portable device to measure a presence zone perimeter associated with the spatial location, and to register the first association between the spatial location and the location context information based on the presence zone perimeter.

14. The system of claim 12, further comprising:

a logic unit to dynamically infer the first association between the spatial location and the location context information based on Presence Advanced Services for Telco Applications logic.

15. The system of claim 12, further comprising:

a presence detector to determine whether or not that said wireless communication device is located in said spatial location by one or more algorithms selected from the group consisting of;

an algorithm based on cellular triangulation of the wireless communication device;

an algorithm based on Global Positioning System trilateration of the wireless communication device;

an algorithm based on sensing a Radio Frequency ID element of the wireless communication device;

an algorithm based on sensing a Bluetooth wireless signal transmitted by the wireless communication device;

an algorithm based on sensing an IEEE 802.11 wireless signal transmitted by the wireless communication device; and

an algorithm based on sensing an IEEE 802.16 wireless signal transmitted by the wireless communication device.

16. The system of claim 12, wherein the server is operative to determine a customer status of the user and further comprises one or more operations selected from the group consisting of:

one or more operations for determining the identity of the user based on ID data associated with the wireless communication device and based on a first database of cellular phone users; and

one or more operations for determining the identity of the user of the wireless communication device based on ID data associated with the wireless communication device and a second database having pre-registered information entered by the user of the wireless communication device, wherein communicating content comprises varying the content responsively to the customer status of the user.

17. The system of claim 12, further comprising:

a presence detector to determine whether or not a first wireless communication device is located in the spatial location, to determine an identity of a user of the first wireless communication device, to determine whether or not a second wireless communication device is located in the spatial location, and to determine an identity of a user of the second wireless communication device, wherein the server is operative to associate between the location context information, the user of the first wireless communication device, and the user of the second wireless communication device.

18. The system of claim 12, wherein the server is operative to register a presence zone associated with the spatial location, to automatically determine whether or not the wireless communication device is within the presence zone, and to publish to one or more subscribers an indication selected from the group consisting of:

an indication that the wireless communication device is within the presence zone; and

an indication that the wireless communication device is not within the presence zone.

19. A wireless communication device adapted for physical context based wireless communication, the wireless communication device comprising:

a wireless receiver to receive a wireless communication signal carrying a content item selected by a remote transmitter based on a first determined association between a spatial location of a user of the wireless communication device and location context information related to said spatial location, the location context information comprising a context of the spatial location, and properties of the user of the wireless communication device, the properties comprising a determined identity of the user of the wireless communication device; and

a processor to perform at least part of a logic which determines the first association between the spatial location and the location context information, determines the identity of the user, dynamically modify the context of the spatial location according to situational information, comprising at least one of a presence of other users and a time parameter, to correlate the location context information of the user with the dynamically modified context of the spatial location to define new location context information, the content item being varied responsively to the new location context information.

20. The wireless communication device of claim 19, comprising:

a communication unit selected from the group consisting of;

a Global Positioning System receiver, a Radio Frequency ID element, a Bluetooth transceiver, an IEEE 802.11 transceiver, an IEEE 802.16 transceiver.

21. The wireless communication device of claim 20, further comprising:

an interface operative to register ID data from a remote database associated with the remote transmitter.