Efficiency of electronic message communications between mobile communication devices

• US 8,606,300 B2
• Filed: 01/19/2012
• Issued: 12/10/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Hymel, James Allen, Byrd, Thomas Edward, Paton, William Alexander, Kikic, Edvard, Bouchard, Jean Philippe
• Primary Examiner(s): CAI, WAYNE HUU
• Application Number:
  US13/354,091
• Publication Number:
  US 20130190015A1
• Time in Patent Office: 691 Days
• Field of Search: 455/404.2, 4554121-4122, 455/414.1, 4554561-4566, 455/457, 455/459, 455/466, 455/41.2, 455/518, 455/519
• US Class Current: 455/456.3
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications

Abstract

A disclosure provides mobile communication devices that receive information corresponding to users associated with target mobile communication device, via a near field communication protocol. The information is stored in a storage device either within the mobile communication device or within a separate server. If it is determined that the target mobile communication device is within a predetermined distance of the mobile communication device, data entries associated with the stored information are created and retrieved, in real time. The data entries are displayed on the mobile communication device. The data entries may include personal information or email messages from prior communication sessions, which are employed in future communications between the mobile communication devices.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method of facilitating communications between a user mobile communication device and a target mobile communication device, the method comprising:

determining whether a location of the target mobile communication device is within a predetermined range;

creating data entries associated with information corresponding to the target mobile communication device, the data entries including a first email message content exchanged between the user mobile communication device and the target mobile communication device; and

generating, in response to determining that the location of the target mobile communication device is within the predetermined range, a second email message content to send to the target mobile communication device, the second email message content incorporating the first email message content.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined range includes a predetermined area and the data entries include personal information associated with the target mobile communication device.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the predetermined range includes a predetermined distance from the user mobile communication device and the personal information includes at least one of email content, text message content, a phone call list, a birthday, and meeting notes.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising alerting the user mobile communication device when it is determined that the target mobile communication device is present within the predetermined range.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein receiving information corresponding to the target mobile communication device occurs via a near field communication protocol.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein determining whether the location of the target mobile communication device is within the predetermined range from the user mobile communication device comprises:

obtaining location information from the target mobile communication device; and

comparing a current location of the user mobile communication device with the location information of the target mobile communication device.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the location information is embedded in an electronic message transmitted from the target mobile communication device to the user mobile communication device.

8. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer instructions which, upon execution by a processor of a mobile communication device, cause the processor to:

determine whether the location of a target mobile communication device is within a predetermined range;

create data entries associated with information corresponding to the target mobile communication device, the data entries including a first email message content exchanged between the mobile communication device and the target mobile communication device; and

generate, in response to determining that the location of the target mobile communication device is within the predetermined range, a second email message content to send to the target mobile communication device, the second email message content incorporating the first email message content.

9. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, wherein the predetermined range includes a predetermined area and the data entries include personal information associated with the target mobile communication device.

10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein the predetermined range includes a predetermined distance from the mobile communication device and the personal information includes at least one of email content, text message content, a phone call list, a birthday, and meeting notes.

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, having computer instructions that cause the processor to further notify the mobile communication device when the target mobile communication device is within the predetermined range.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, wherein the information is obtained from the target mobile communication device via a near field communication protocol.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, wherein determining whether the location of the target mobile communication device is within the predetermined range comprises:

obtaining location information from the target mobile communication device; and

comparing a current location of the mobile communication device with the location information of the target mobile communication device.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13, wherein the location information is embedded in an electronic message transmitted from the target mobile communication device to the mobile communication device.

15. A communication device, comprising:

a storage device adapted to store the information;

a processor that communicates with the storage device having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to;

determine whether a location of a target communication device is within a predetermined range;

create data entries associated with information corresponding to the target communication device, the data entries including a first email message content exchanged between the communication device and the target communication device; and

generate, in response to determining that the location of the target mobile communication device is within the predetermined range, a second email message content to send to the target communication device, the second email message content incorporating the first email message content.

16. The communication device of claim 15, wherein the predetermined range includes a predetermined area and the data entries include personal information associated with the target communication device.

17. The communication device of claim 16, wherein the predetermined range includes a predetermined distance from the communication device and the personal information includes at least one of email content, text message content, a phone call list, a birthday, and meeting notes.

18. The communication device of claim 15, wherein the information received from the target communication device is obtained via a near field communication protocol.

19. The communication device of claim 15, wherein the processor executes further instructions stored thereon to determine whether the location of the target communication device is within the predetermined range, the further instructions when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

obtain location information from the target communication device; and

compare a current location of the communication device with the location information of the target communication device.

20. The communication device of claim 15, wherein the location information is embedded in an electronic message transmitted from the target communication device to the communication device.