System and method for location based exchanges of data facilitating distributed locational applications

• US 8,639,267 B2
• Filed: 10/03/2008
• Issued: 01/28/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: BillJCo LLC
• Original Assignee: William J. Johnson
• Inventors: Johnson, William J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Miah, Liton
• Application Number:
  US12/287,064
• Publication Number:
  US 20090233623A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,943 Days
• Field of Search: 455/404.2, 455/456.3, 370/331
• US Class Current: 455/456.3
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24 Querying
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/284 Relational databases
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/60 Scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests, e.g. requests for application data transmissions using the analysis and optimisation of the required network resources admission control or resource allocation H04L47/70
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• 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 4/025 using location based information parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/003 locating network equipment
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

Provided is a distributed system and method for enabling new and useful location dependent features and functionality to mobile data processing systems. Mobile data processing systems (MSs) interact with each other as peers in communications and interoperability. Indirectly located mobile data processing systems are located relative other mobile data processing systems, and are automatically located using whereabouts data of directly located mobile data processing systems and/or whereabouts data of other indirectly located mobile data processing systems. A mobile data processing system may dynamically take on roles of being directly located or indirectly located, depending on the environment and capabilities available at a particular time. Data is shared between mobile data processing systems to carry out novel Location Based eXchanges (LBX) of data for new mobile applications. Information which is transmitted inbound to, transmitted outbound from, or is in process at, a mobile data processing system, is used to trigger processing of actions in accordance with user configured permissions, charters, and other configurations. In a preferred embodiment, a user configurable platform is provided for quickly building well behaving LBX applications at MSs and across a plurality of interoperating MSs.

Claims

1. A method for automatic location based exchange processing by a mobile data processing system, the method comprising:

presenting a user interface to a user of the mobile data processing system, the user interface for configuring privilege data relating the mobile data processing system with a remote data processing system, the privilege data stored local to the mobile data processing system and searched upon receipt of whereabouts data received for processing by the mobile data processing system;

receiving, for processing by the mobile data processing system, the whereabouts data including an originating identity of the whereabouts data;

searching, by the mobile data processing system, the privilege data stored local to the mobile data processing system for a matching privilege upon the receiving, for processing by the mobile data processing system, the whereabouts data, wherein the matching privilege is configured for relating the originating identity of the whereabouts data with a destination identity of the whereabouts data to permit trigger of a privileged action for the receipt of whereabouts data received for processing by the mobile data processing system; and

performing the privileged action at the mobile data processing system upon finding the matching privilege, after the searching, by the mobile data processing system, the privilege data stored local to the mobile data processing system.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the privileged action is configured by a user of the remote data processing system.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the destination identity is associated to the mobile data processing system and wherein the receiving, for processing by the mobile data processing system, the whereabouts data including an originating identity of the whereabouts data comprises receiving, for processing by the mobile data processing system, inbound whereabouts data including an originating identity of the whereabouts data, wherein the originating identity is associated to the remote data processing system, and wherein the whereabouts data is sent by the remote data processing system.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein the destination identity is associated to the remote data processing system and wherein the receiving, for processing by the mobile data processing system, the whereabouts data including an originating identity of the whereabouts data comprises receiving, for processing by the mobile data processing system, outbound whereabouts data including an originating identity of the whereabouts data, wherein the originating identity is associated to the mobile data processing system, and wherein the whereabouts data is to be sent to the remote data processing system.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the privileged action is configured by the user of the mobile data processing system.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the destination identity is associated to the mobile data processing system and wherein the receiving, for processing by the mobile data processing system, the whereabouts data including an originating identity of the whereabouts data comprises receiving, for processing by the mobile data processing system, inbound whereabouts data including an originating identity of the whereabouts data, wherein the originating identity is associated to the remote data processing system, and wherein the whereabouts data is sent by the remote data processing system.

7. The method of claim 5 wherein the destination identity is associated to the remote data processing system and wherein the receiving, for processing by the mobile data processing system, the whereabouts data including an originating identity of the whereabouts data comprises receiving, for processing by the mobile data processing system, outbound whereabouts data including an originating identity of the whereabouts data, wherein the originating identity is associated to the mobile data processing system, and wherein the whereabouts data is to be sent to the remote data processing system.

8. The method of claim 1 further including:

maintaining a user configured charter at the mobile data processing system, the charter having a conditional expression and an associated action depending on evaluation of the conditional expression;

evaluating the conditional expression by comparing the conditional expression to the whereabouts data, upon the receiving, for processing by the mobile data processing system, the whereabouts data; and

performing the associated action at the mobile data processing system upon the evaluating the conditional expression by comparing the conditional expression to the whereabouts data.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the charter is configured by a user of the remote data processing system.

10. The method of claim 8 wherein the maintaining a user configured charter at the mobile data processing system comprises maintaining a user specified textual syntax.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the user specified textual syntax comprises an XML encoding.

12. The method of claim 10 wherein the user specified textual syntax comprises a Whereabouts Programming Language encoding.

13. The method of claim 1 wherein the whereabouts data is carried by way of a wireless communications transmission through no intervening data processing system between the mobile data processing system and the remote data processing system.

14. The method of claim 1 wherein the performing the privileged action at the mobile data processing system upon finding the matching privilege includes performing the privileged action in accordance with a user configured time specification, the time specification stored local to the mobile data processing system and used to compare to a receipt time of the receipt of whereabouts data received for processing by the mobile data processing system.

15. The method of claim 1 wherein the performing the privileged action at the mobile data processing system upon finding the matching privilege includes initiating an action at the remote data processing system.

16. The method of claim 1 wherein the performing the privileged action at the mobile data processing system upon finding the matching privilege includes sending an sms message.

17. The method of claim 1 wherein the performing the privileged action at the mobile data processing system upon finding the matching privilege includes sending an electronic mail.

18. The method of claim 1 wherein the performing the privileged action at the mobile data processing system upon finding the matching privilege includes automatically making a phone call by the mobile data processing system.

19. The method of claim 15 wherein the remote data processing system establishes a phone call with the mobile data processing system.

20. The method of claim 1 wherein the performing the privileged action at the mobile data processing system upon finding the matching privilege includes presenting information to an informative user interface.

21. The method of claim 1 wherein the whereabouts data is an unsolicited broadcast of data from the remote data processing system.

22. The method of claim 1 wherein the performing the privileged action at the mobile data processing system upon finding the matching privilege includes performing the privileged action in accordance with determining, by the mobile data processing system, a specified distance between locations of the mobile data processing system and the remote data processing system.

23. The method of claim 1 wherein the performing the privileged action at the mobile data processing system upon finding the matching privilege includes performing the privileged action in accordance with determining, by the mobile data processing system, the remote data processing system is at a specified location.

24. The method of claim 1 wherein the performing the privileged action at the mobile data processing system upon finding the matching privilege includes performing the privileged action in accordance with determining, by the mobile data processing system, the remote data processing system is at a specified situational location.

25. The method of claim 1 wherein the performing the privileged action at the mobile data processing system upon finding the matching privilege includes performing the privileged action in accordance with determining, by the mobile data processing system, the remote data processing system arrived to a specified location during a time in history.

26. The method of claim 1 wherein the performing the privileged action at the mobile data processing system upon finding the matching privilege includes performing the privileged action in accordance with determining, by the mobile data processing system, the remote data processing system departed a specified location during a time in history.

27. The method of claim 1 wherein the performing the privileged action at the mobile data processing system upon finding the matching privilege includes performing the privileged action in accordance with determining, by the mobile data processing system, the mobile data processing system is in a specified vicinity of a plurality of other mobile data processing systems.

28. The method of claim 1 wherein the performing the privileged action at the mobile data processing system upon finding the matching privilege includes altering calendar application data.

29. A mobile data processing system comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory coupled to the one or more processors and storing instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform operations comprising;

presenting a user interface to a user of the mobile data processing system, the user interface for configuring privilege data relating the mobile data processing system with a remote data processing system, the privilege data stored local to the mobile data processing system and searched upon receipt of whereabouts data received for processing by the mobile data processing system;

receiving, for processing by the mobile data processing system, the whereabouts data including an originating identity of the whereabouts data;

searching, by the mobile data processing system, the privilege data stored local to the mobile data processing system for a matching privilege upon the receiving, for processing by the mobile data processing system, the whereabouts data, wherein the matching privilege is configured for relating the originating identity of the whereabouts data with a destination identity of the whereabouts data to permit trigger of a privileged action for the receipt of whereabouts data received for processing by the mobile data processing system; and

performing the privileged action at the mobile data processing system upon finding the matching privilege, after the searching, by the mobile data processing system, the privilege data stored local to the mobile data processing system.

30. The system of claim 29 wherein the whereabouts data is an unsolicited broadcast of data from the remote data processing system.

31. The system of claim 29 wherein the privileged action is configured by a user of the remote data processing system.

32. The system of claim 31 wherein the destination identity is associated to the mobile data processing system and wherein the receiving, for processing by the mobile data processing system, the whereabouts data including an originating identity of the whereabouts data comprises receiving, for processing by the mobile data processing system, inbound whereabouts data including an originating identity of the whereabouts data, wherein the originating identity is associated to the remote data processing system, and wherein the whereabouts data is sent by the remote data processing system.

33. The system of claim 31 wherein the destination identity is associated to the remote data processing system and wherein the receiving, for processing by the mobile data processing system, the whereabouts data including an originating identity of the whereabouts data comprises receiving, for processing by the mobile data processing system, outbound whereabouts data including an originating identity of the whereabouts data, wherein the originating identity is associated to the mobile data processing system, and wherein the whereabouts data is to be sent to the remote data processing system.

34. The system of claim 29 wherein the privileged action is configured by the user of the mobile data processing system.

35. The system of claim 34 wherein the destination identity is associated to the mobile data processing system and wherein the receiving, for processing by the mobile data processing system, the whereabouts data including an originating identity of the whereabouts data comprises receiving, for processing by the mobile data processing system, inbound whereabouts data including an originating identity of the whereabouts data, wherein the originating identity is associated to the remote data processing system, and wherein the whereabouts data is sent by the remote data processing system.

36. The system of claim 34 wherein the destination identity is associated to the remote data processing system and wherein the receiving, for processing by the mobile data processing system, the whereabouts data including an originating identity of the whereabouts data comprises receiving, for processing by the mobile data processing system, outbound whereabouts data including an originating identity of the whereabouts data, wherein the originating identity is associated to the mobile data processing system, and wherein the whereabouts data is to be sent to the remote data processing system.

37. The system of claim 29 wherein the operations further include:

maintaining a user configured charter at the mobile data processing system, the charter having a conditional expression and an associated action depending on evaluation of the conditional expression;

evaluating the conditional expression by comparing the conditional expression to the whereabouts data, upon the receiving, for processing by the mobile data processing system, the whereabouts data; and

performing the associated action at the mobile data processing system upon the evaluating the conditional expression by comparing the conditional expression to the whereabouts data.

38. The system of claim 37 wherein the charter is configured by a user of the remote data processing system.

39. The system of claim 37 wherein the maintaining a user configured charter at the mobile data processing system comprises maintaining a user specified textual syntax.

40. The system of claim 39 wherein the user specified textual syntax comprises an XML encoding.

41. The system of claim 39 wherein the user specified textual syntax comprises a Whereabouts Programming Language encoding.

42. The system of claim 29 wherein the whereabouts data is carried by way of a wireless communications transmission through no intervening data processing system between the mobile data processing system and the remote data processing system.

43. The system of claim 29 wherein the performing the privileged action at the mobile data processing system upon finding the matching privilege includes performing the privileged action in accordance with a user configured time specification, the time specification stored local to the mobile data processing system and used to compare to a receipt time of the receipt of whereabouts data received for processing by the mobile data processing system.

44. The system of claim 29 wherein the performing the privileged action at the mobile data processing system upon finding the matching privilege includes initiating an action at the remote data processing system.

45. The system of claim 44 wherein the remote data processing system establishes a phone call with the mobile data processing system.

46. The system of claim 29 wherein the performing the privileged action at the mobile data processing system upon finding the matching privilege includes sending an sms message.

47. The system of claim 29 wherein the performing the privileged action at the mobile data processing system upon finding the matching privilege includes sending an electronic mail.

48. The system of claim 29 wherein the performing the privileged action at the mobile data processing system upon finding the matching privilege includes automatically making a phone call by the mobile data processing system.

49. The system of claim 29 wherein the performing the privileged action at the mobile data processing system upon finding the matching privilege includes presenting information to an informative user interface.

50. The system of claim 29 wherein the performing the privileged action at the mobile data processing system upon finding the matching privilege includes performing the privileged action in accordance with determining, by the mobile data processing system, a specified distance between locations of the mobile data processing system and the remote data processing system.

51. The system of claim 29 wherein the performing the privileged action at the mobile data processing system upon finding the matching privilege includes performing the privileged action in accordance with determining, by the mobile data processing system, the remote data processing system is at a specified location.

52. The system of claim 29 wherein the performing the privileged action at the mobile data processing system upon finding the matching privilege includes performing the privileged action in accordance with determining, by the mobile data processing system, the remote data processing system is at a specified situational location.

53. The system of claim 29 wherein the performing the privileged action at the mobile data processing system upon finding the matching privilege includes performing the privileged action in accordance with determining, by the mobile data processing system, the remote data processing system arrived to a specified location during a time in history.

54. The system of claim 29 wherein the performing the privileged action at the mobile data processing system upon finding the matching privilege includes performing the privileged action in accordance with determining, by the mobile data processing system, the remote data processing system departed a specified location during a time in history.

55. The system of claim 29 wherein the performing the privileged action at the mobile data processing system upon finding the matching privilege includes performing the privileged action in accordance with determining, by the mobile data processing system, the mobile data processing system is in a specified vicinity of a plurality of other mobile data processing systems.

56. The system of claim 29 wherein the performing the privileged action at the mobile data processing system upon finding the matching privilege includes altering calendar application data.