Dynamic changes to a user profile based on external service integration

• US 8,498,573 B2
• Filed: 07/02/2010
• Issued: 07/30/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/02/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyndryl Incorporated
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Eisinger, Jacob D., Hollinger, Michael C., King, Jennifer E., Lauridsen, Christina K., Morgan, Fabian F.
• Primary Examiner(s): Milord, Marceau
• Application Number:
  US12/829,644
• Publication Number:
  US 20120003931A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,124 Days
• Field of Search: 455/41.2, 455/550.1, 455/556.2, 455/557, 455/414.1, 455/419
• US Class Current: 455/41.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/00 Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/08 Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery signalling during connection H04W76/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/16 Discovering, processing access restriction or access information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/22 Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities

Abstract

The different illustrative embodiments provide a method, system, and program product for dynamic changes to a user profile based on external service integration. The method, system and program product comprise establishing a direct two-way communication between a first mobile device and a second mobile device when a first mobile device direct transceiver and a second mobile device direct transceiver are within a range of each other. A number of data is gathered from a number of internal sources or a number of external sources. An analysis of the number of data to determine a modification to a first list stored in the first device is performed. A modified first list is generated based on the analysis. The modified first list is automatically sent from the first mobile device to the number of second devices responsive to establishing the direct two-way communication between the first mobile device and a number of second devices.

Claims

1. A method for modifying a first list of categories of information stored in a first mobile device, the method comprising:

establishing a direct two-way communication between the first mobile device and a second mobile device, a direct transceiver of the first mobile device being in range of a direct transceiver of the second mobile device;

responsive to establishing the direct two-way communication, the first mobile device sending to the second mobile device the first list of categories of information stored in the first mobile device, and the second mobile device sending to the first mobile device a second list of categories of information comprising a number of requests stored in the second mobile device; and

subsequently

modifying the first list of categories of information of the first mobile device based on the second list of the second mobile device;

responsive to establishing a direct two-way communication between the first mobile device and a third mobile device, automatically sending the modified first list of categories of information from the first mobile device to the third mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of modifying the first list further comprises:

responsive to receiving the second list of categories of information at the first mobile device, analyzing, by a processor in the first mobile device, the number of requests in the second list of categories of information to determine which of the number of requests meet or fail to meet a number of criteria.

3. The method of claim 2 further comprising:

displaying a graphical representation of a number of requests from a particular location, a number of requests from a particular mobile device, and a number of requests that are the same and meet a hit threshold; and

responsive to displaying the graphical representation, receiving a selection of the number of requests from the particular location, the number of requests from the particular mobile device, or the hit threshold.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of modifying the first list further comprises:

responsive to a determination that one or more requests of the number of requests in the second list of categories of information meet or fail to meet a number of criteria, modifying the first list of categories of information based on the one or more requests.

5. The method of claim 1, comprising:

configuring the criteria to be a location from which a request of the number of requests originated, a type of mobile device from which the request of the number of requests originated, or a number of the number of requests that are the same in the number of lists.

6. The method of claim 1, comprising:

configuring each mobile device to pull data from a number of applications external to each of the mobile device using an indirect transceiver in each of the mobile devices, wherein the a number of applications are on a server or a personal computer, and wherein an application of the number of applications comprises a financial application providing credit card transaction data, a travel application providing flight reservation data, a calendar application that provides data on event times, or a tracking application providing locations of the first mobile device from a geophysical positioning system in the first mobile device.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

configuring each mobile device to pull data from a number of external computing systems, wherein the number of external computing systems include a vendor computing system that is configured to transmit an incentive or a product information on an indirect transceiver.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

providing a secure two-way communication between the first mobile device and each of the number of second devices by exchanging a number of signals transmitted between a first mobile device direct transceiver in the first mobile device and a second mobile device direct transceiver in each of the second devices, wherein the number of signals identify to each mobile device that the first mobile device is participating in a shared environment.

9. A computer system for modifying a first list of categories of information stored in a first mobile device, the system comprising:

a processor, a computer readable memory, and a computer readable storage medium;

first program instructions for establishing a direct two-way communication between the first mobile device and a second mobile device, a direct transceiver of the first mobile device being in range of a direct transceiver of the second mobile device;

second program instructions for, responsive to establishing the direct two-way communication, the first mobile device sending to the second mobile device the first list of categories of information stored in the first mobile device, and the second mobile device sending to the first mobile device a second list of categories of information comprising a number of requests stored in the second mobile device; and

subsequently

third program instructions for modifying the first list of categories of information of the first mobile device based on the second list of the second mobile device;

fourth program instructions for, responsive to establishing a direct two-way communication between the first mobile device and a third mobile device, automatically sending the modified first list of categories of information from the first mobile device to the third mobile device;

wherein the first, second, third, and fourth program instructions are stored on the computer readable storage medium for running by the processor via the computer readable memory.

10. The computer system of claim 9, wherein the third program instructions for modifying the first list further comprises:

responsive to receiving the second list of categories of information at the first mobile device, analyzing, by a processor in the first mobile device, the number of requests in the second list of categories of information to determine which of the number of requests meet or fail to meet a number of criteria.

11. The computer system of claim 9, wherein the third program instructions for modifying the first list further comprises:

responsive to a determination that one or more requests of the number of requests in the second list of categories of information meet or fail to meet a number of criteria, modifying the first list of categories of information based on the one or more requests.

12. The computer system of claim 9 further comprising:

fifth program instructions for configuring the criteria to be a location from which a request originated, a type of mobile device from which the request originated, or a number of a number of requests that are the same in the number of lists;

wherein the fifth program instructions are stored on the computer readable storage medium.

13. The computer system of claim 9, further comprising:

sixth program instructions for configuring each mobile device to pull data from a number of applications external to each of the mobile device using an indirect transceiver in each of the mobile devices, wherein the number of applications are on a server or a personal computer, and wherein an application of the number of applications comprises a financial application providing credit card transaction data, a travel application providing flight reservation data, a calendar application that provides data on event times, or a tracking application providing locations of the first mobile device from a geophysical positioning system in the first mobile device;

wherein the sixth program instructions are stored on the computer readable storage medium for running by the processor via the computer readable memory.

14. The computer system of claim 9 further comprising:

seventh program instructions for configuring each mobile device in the shared environment to pull data from a number of external computing systems, wherein the number of external computing systems include a vendor computing system that is configured to transmit an incentive or a product information on an indirect transceiver;

wherein the seventh program instructions are stored on the computer readable storage medium for running by the processor via the computer readable memory.

15. The computer system of claim 9 further comprising:

eighth program instructions for providing a secure two-way communication between the first mobile device and each of the number of second devices by exchanging a number of signals transmitted between a first mobile device direct transceiver in the first mobile device and a second mobile device direct transceiver in each of the second devices, wherein the number of signals identify to each mobile device that the first mobile device is participating in a shared environment;

wherein the eighth program instructions are stored on the computer readable storage medium for running by the processor via the computer readable memory.

16. The computer system of claim 9 further comprising:

ninth program instructions for displaying a graphical representation of a number of requests from a particular location, a number of requests from a particular mobile device, and a number of requests that are the same and meet a hit threshold; and

tenth program instructions for, responsive to displaying the graphical representation, receiving a selection of the number of requests from the particular location, the number of requests from the particular mobile device, or the hit threshold;

wherein the ninth and tenth program instructions are stored on the computer readable storage medium for running by the processor via the computer readable memory.

17. A computer program product for modifying a first list of categories of information stored in a first mobile device, the computer program product comprising:

a computer readable storage medium;

first program instructions for establishing a direct two-way communication between the first mobile device and a second mobile device, a direct transceiver of the first mobile device being in range of a direct transceiver of the second mobile device;

second program instructions for, responsive to establishing the direct two-way communication, the first mobile device sending to the second mobile device the first list of categories of information stored in the first mobile device, and the second mobile device sending to the first mobile device a second list of categories of information comprising a number of requests stored in the second mobile device; and

subsequently

third program instructions for modifying the first list of categories of information of the first mobile device based on the second list of the second mobile device;

fourth program instructions for, responsive to establishing a direct two-way communication between the first mobile device and a third mobile device, automatically sending the modified first list of categories of information from the first mobile device to the third mobile device;

wherein the first, second, third, and fourth program instructions are stored on the computer readable storage medium.

18. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the third program instructions for modifying the first list further comprises:

responsive to receiving the second list of categories of information at the first mobile device, analyzing, by a processor in the first mobile device, the number of requests in the second list of categories of information to determine which of the number of requests meet or fail to meet a number of criteria; and

; and

responsive to a determination that one or more requests of the number of requests in the second list of categories of information meet or fail to meet a number of criteria, modifying the first list of categories of information based on the one or more requests.

19. The computer program product of claim 17 further comprising:

fifth program instructions for configuring the criteria to be a location from which a request originated, a type of mobile device from which the request originated, or a number of a number of requests that are the same in the number of lists;

wherein the fifth program instructions are stored on the computer readable storage medium.

20. The computer program product of claim 17 further comprising:

sixth program instructions for configuring each mobile device to pull data from a number of applications external to each of the mobile device using an indirect transceiver in each of the mobile devices, wherein the number of applications are on a server or a personal computer, and wherein an application of the number of applications comprises a financial application providing credit card transaction data, a travel application providing flight reservation data, a calendar application that provides data on event times, or a tracking application providing locations of the first mobile device from a geophysical positioning system in the first mobile device;

seventh program instructions for configuring each mobile device in the shared environment to pull data from a number of external computing systems, wherein the number of external computing systems include a vendor computing system that is configured to transmit an incentive or a product information on an indirect transceiver;

eighth program instructions for providing a secure two-way communication between the first mobile device and each of the number of second devices by exchanging a number of signals transmitted between a first mobile device direct transceiver in the first mobile device and a second mobile device direct transceiver in each of the second devices, wherein the number of signals identify to each mobile device that the first mobile device is participating in a shared environment;

ninth program instructions for displaying a graphical representation of a number of requests from a particular location, a number of requests from a particular mobile device, and a number of requests that are the same and meet a hit threshold; and

tenth program instructions for, responsive to displaying the graphical representation, receiving a selection of the number of request from the particular location, the number of requests from the particular mobile device, or the hit threshold;

wherein the sixth through the tenth program instructions are stored on the computer readable storage medium.