Method and apparatus for mediating among a plurality of profiles associated with users positioned in a shared location

• US 8,909,256 B2
• Filed: 07/15/2013
• Issued: 12/09/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mediated Ambiance LLC (Wagoo L.L.C.)
• Original Assignee: Federico Fraccaroli
• Inventors: Fraccaroli, Federico
• Primary Examiner(s): Sarwar, Babar
• Application Number:
  US13/941,541
• Publication Number:
  US 20140045532A1
• Time in Patent Office: 512 Days
• Field of Search: 455/404.2, 455/412.2, 4554141-4143, 455418-420, 4554561-4563, 455/456.6, 455/457, 379/201.1, 379/201.06, 370/331, 370/332, 370/328, 370/338
• US Class Current: 455/456.3
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method is presented for mediating among a plurality of datagrams containing data, settings or preferences to produce ambience settings applicable to a location area that is shared by a plurality of users wherein at least one of said users is associated to one datagram among said plurality of datagrams.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving at least one user ID indicia indicating presence of a user associated with said at least one user ID indicia at a location area;

associating said at least one user ID indicia with a user data structure containing data pertaining to said user among a plurality of data structures that are associated with said location area;

determining an ambiance output for said location area wherein said ambiance output is the result of a parameter-based and weights-based mediation process between said user data structure and said a-plurality of data structures that are associated with said location area.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said ambiance output is a digital audiovisual that is adapted by selectively assembling predetermined digital segments.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein one parameter of said parameter-based mediation process is a paid fee parameter that, at least temporarily, forces said ambiance output for said location area to correspond with an explicit preference of said user.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said location area is in motion.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein said ambiance output is affected, at least partially, by a feedback parameter.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the weights that are used in said weight-based mediation process are equal.

7. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium including computer program code;

the at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following;

receiving at least one user ID indicia indicating presence of a user associated with said at least one user ID indicia at a location area;

associating said at least one user ID indicia with a user data structure containing data pertaining to said user among a plurality of data structures that are associated with said location area;

determining an ambiance output for said location area wherein said ambiance output is the result of a parameter-based and weights-based mediation process between said user data structure and said plurality of data structures that are associated with said location area.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein said ambiance output is a digital audiovisual that is adapted by selectively assembling predetermined digital segments.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein said digital audiovisual is adapted, at least in part, by using biographical data that are contained within said user data structure that is associated with said at least one user ID indicia.

10. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein one parameter of said parameter-based mediation process is a paid fee parameter that, at least temporarily, forces said ambiance output for said location area to correspond to an explicit preference of said user.

11. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein the weights that are used in said weight-based mediation process are equal.

12. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein said ambiance output is affected, at least partially, by a feedback parameter.

13. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein said ambiance output comprises indicia of the identity of a user who is associated, at least temporarily, with said ambiance output.

14. A computer system having a set of instructions stored in at least one a non-transitory computer-readable medium for controlling at least one general-purpose digital computer in performing functions comprising a set of instructions formed into each of a plurality of modules, each modules comprising:

a process for receiving at least one user ID indicia indicating presence of a user associated with said at least one user ID indicia a at a location area;

a process for associating said at least one user ID indicia with a user data structure containing data pertaining to said user among a plurality of data structures that are associated with said location area;

a process for determining an ambiance output for said location area wherein said ambiance output is the result of a parameter-based and weights-based mediation process between said user data structure and said a-plurality of data structures that are associated with said location area.

15. The computer system of claim 14 wherein said ambiance output is a digital audiovisual that is adapted by selectively assembling predetermined digital segments.

16. The computer system of claim 15 wherein said digital audiovisual is adapted, at least in part, by using biographical data that are contained within said data structure that is associated with said at least one user ID indicia.

17. The computer system of claim 14 wherein at least one parameter of said parameter-based mediation process is a premium user parameter that increases the weight associated with said user data structure containing data pertaining to said user.

18. The computer system of claim 14 wherein said ambiance output is at least partially constrained by said user data structure containing data pertaining to an authority associated with said location area.

19. The computer system of claim 14 wherein the weights that are used in said weight-based mediation process are equal.

20. The computer system of claim 14 wherein said ambiance output comprises indicia of the identity of a user who is associated with said ambiance output.