System and method for user profiling from gathering user data through interaction with a wireless communication device

• US 8,958,852 B2
• Filed: 02/16/2012
• Issued: 02/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Ross, David J., Rosen, Eric C.
• Primary Examiner(s): TRINH, TAN H
• Application Number:
  US13/398,005
• Publication Number:
  US 20120149360A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,097 Days
• Field of Search: 455/420, 455/418, 455/556.1, 455/422, 455/557, 455/425, 455/419, 455/432.2, 455/456.2, 455/552.1, 455/432.3, 705/1, 705/14.1, 705/14.25, 705/14.43, 705/14.49, 705/17, 705/21, 705/26, 705/64, 705/80, 709/204, 709/200, 709/203, 709/232, 709/234, 715/745, 725/14
• US Class Current: 455/567
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10

Abstract

A system, method, and wireless communication device that profiles a user thereof, or a user at a second wireless communication device in communication therewith. The wireless communication device gathers user data for a user thereof, or from a user at a second wireless communication device, and either directly generates, or has generated elsewhere, a user profile, such as a personality or psychological profile, or medical diagnosis of the user, and can display the user profile to the user and/or alter the wireless communication device functionality based upon the user profile. The gathered user data can be from physical user interaction with the wireless communication device, or from other equipment resident at the wireless communication device, such as a camera and medical diagnostic devices.

Claims

1. A method of altering functionality of a wireless communication device, comprising:

gathering user data from a physical user interaction between a user and a first wireless communication device;

creating a user profile based upon the gathered user data; and

transmitting the user profile to a second wireless communication device, the user profile including information useful for altering a device functionality setting of the second wireless communication device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein creating a user profile based upon the gathered user data comprises interpreting data received as a user input to the first wireless communication device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein creating a user profile based upon the gathered user data comprises interpreting short-term data received as a user input to the first wireless communication device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein creating a user profile based upon the gathered user data comprises interpreting long-term data received as a user input to the first wireless communication device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein creating a user profile based upon the gathered user data comprises interpreting a contact list stored in memory of the first wireless communication device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein creating a user profile based upon the gathered user data comprises interpreting a number of members of one or more communication groups with which the first wireless communication device is associated.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein creating a user profile based upon the gathered user data comprises interpreting a user physical interaction with one or more data input mechanisms of the first wireless communication device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein creating a user profile based upon the gathered user data comprises interpreting physical information collected regarding the user of the first wireless communication device.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the first wireless communication device comprises a camera;

and creating a user profile based upon the gathered user data comprises interpreting a picture taken of the user by the camera of the first wireless communication device.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the first wireless communication device comprises a microphone; and

creating a user profile based upon the gathered user data comprises interpreting a volume of the user'"'"'s speech received by the microphone.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein creating a user profile comprises performing a psychological evaluation based upon the gathered user data.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein creating a user profile is accomplished by the first wireless communication device.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the second wireless communication device includes a graphic user interface (GUI) and altering the functionality of the second wireless communication device comprises altering the GUI of the second wireless communication device.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the first wireless communication device includes a medical diagnostic tool; and

creating a user profile based upon the gathered user data comprises interpreting medical data gathered regarding the user by the medical diagnostic tool.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein interpreting medical data comprises making a medical diagnosis based upon the gathered user data.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein:

interpreting medical data comprises interpreting medical data gathered from an external medical device coupled to the first wireless communication device via a wireless communication link; and

gathering user data from the physical user interaction with the first wireless communication device comprises gathering data from the external medical device over the wireless communication link.

17. A communication device, comprising:

a transceiver;

a memory; and

a processor coupled to the memory and the transceiver, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising;

gathering user data from a physical user interaction between the user and the communication device;

creating a user profile based upon the gathered user data; and

transmitting the user profile to the second wireless communication device, the user profile including information useful for altering the functionality of the second wireless communication device.

18. The communication device of claim 17, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions such that creating a user profile based upon the gathered user data comprises interpreting data input by the user.

19. The communication device of claim 17, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions such that creating a user profile based upon the gathered user data comprises interpreting short-term data input by the user.

20. The communication device of claim 17, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions such that creating a user profile based upon the gathered user data comprises interpreting long-term data input by the user.

21. The communication device of claim 17, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions such that creating a user profile based upon the gathered user data comprises interpreting a contact list stored in the memory of the communication device.

22. The communication device of claim 17, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions such that creating a user profile based upon the gathered user data comprises interpreting a number of members of a plurality of communication groups with which the communication device is associated.

23. The communication device of claim 17, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions such that creating a user profile based upon the gathered user data comprises interpreting user physical interaction with a data input mechanism of the communication device.

24. The communication device of claim 17, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions such that creating a user profile based upon the gathered user data comprises interpreting physical information collected regarding the user.

25. The communication device of claim 17, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions such that creating a user profile based upon the gathered user data comprises interpreting a picture taken of the user.

26. The communication device of claim 17, further comprising a microphone coupled to the processor, wherein the processor is configured with processor executable instructions such that creating a user profile based upon the gathered user data comprises interpreting a volume of the user'"'"'s speech received by the microphone.

27. The communication device of claim 17, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions such that creating a user profile comprises performing a psychological evaluation based upon the gathered user data.

28. The communication device of claim 17, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions such that altering the functionality of the second wireless communication device comprises altering a graphic user interface (GUI) of the second wireless communication device.

29. The communication device of claim 17, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions such that creating a user profile based upon the gathered user data comprises interpreting medical data gathered regarding the user by a medical diagnostic tool.

30. The communication device of claim 29, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions such that interpreting medical data comprises making a medical diagnosis based upon the gathered user data.

31. The communication device of claim 29, wherein:

the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions such that interpreting medical data comprises interpreting medical data gathered from an external medical device coupled to the communication device via a wireless communication link and interpreting medical data gathered from the external medical device comprises interpreting data received over the wireless communication link.

32. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon processor-executable software instructions configured to cause a processor to perform operations comprising:

gathering user data from a physical user interaction between the user and a communication device;

creating a user profile based upon the gathered user data; and

transmitting the user profile to a second wireless communication device, the user profile including information useful for altering a functionality of the second wireless communication device.

33. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 32, wherein the stored processor-executable software instructions are configured to cause the processor to perform operations such that creating a user profile comprises interpreting data input by the user.

34. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 32, wherein the stored processor-executable software instructions are configured to cause the processor to perform operations such that creating a user profile comprises interpreting short-term data input by the user.

35. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 32, wherein the stored processor-executable software instructions are configured to cause the processor to perform operations such that creating a user profile comprises interpreting long-term data input by the user.

36. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 32, wherein the stored processor-executable software instructions are configured to cause the processor to perform operations such that creating a user profile comprises interpreting data obtained from a contact list stored in a memory of the communication device.

37. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 32, wherein the stored processor-executable software instructions are configured to cause the processor to perform operations such that gathering user data comprises interpreting a number of members of a plurality of communication groups with which the communication device is associated.

38. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 32, wherein the stored processor-executable software instructions are configured to cause the processor to perform operations such that gathering user data comprises interpreting physical user interactions with a data input mechanism of the communication device.

39. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 32, wherein the stored processor-executable software instructions are configured to cause the processor to perform operations such that gathering user data comprises gathering physical information from the user.

40. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 32, wherein the stored processor-executable software instructions are configured to cause the processor to perform operations such that creating a user profile comprises interpreting a picture.

41. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 32, wherein the stored processor-executable software instructions are configured to cause the processor to perform operations such that creating a user profile comprises interpreting speech volume.

42. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 32, wherein the stored processor-executable software instructions are configured to cause the processor to perform operations such that creating a user profile comprises performing a psychological evaluation based upon the gathered user data.

43. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 32, wherein the stored processor-executable software instructions are configured to cause the processor to perform operations such that altering the functionality of the second wireless communication device comprises altering a graphic user interface (GUI) of the second wireless communication device.

44. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 32, wherein the stored processor-executable software instructions are configured to cause the processor to perform operations such that gathering user data comprises interpreting medical data gathered regarding the user by a medical diagnostic tool.

45. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 44, wherein the stored processor-executable software instructions are configured to cause the processor to perform operations such that creating a user profile comprises making a medical diagnosis based upon the gathered user data.

46. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 44, wherein the stored processor-executable software instructions are configured to cause the processor to perform operations such that interpreting medical data comprises interpreting medical data gathered from an external medical device coupled over a wireless communication link.

47. A communication device configured for profiling a user to alter a functionality of a second wireless communication device, comprising:

a memory;

means for gathering user data from a physical user interaction with the communication device;

means for creating a user profile based upon the gathered user data; and

means for transmitting the user profile to the second wireless communication device, the user profile including information useful for altering the functionality of the second wireless communication device.

48. The communication device of claim 47, wherein means for creating a user profile based upon the gathered user data comprises means for interpreting data received as a user input the communication device.

49. The communication device of claim 47, wherein means for creating a user profile based upon the gathered user data comprises means for interpreting short-term data received as a user input the communication device.

50. The communication device of claim 47, wherein means for creating a user profile based upon the gathered user data comprises means for interpreting long-term data received as a user input the communication device.

51. The communication device of claim 47, wherein means for creating a user profile based upon the gathered user data comprises means for interpreting a contact list stored in the memory of the communication device.

52. The communication device of claim 47, wherein means for creating a user profile based upon the gathered user data comprises means for interpreting a number of members of one or more communication groups with which the communication device is associated.

53. The communication device of claim 47, wherein means for creating a user profile based upon the gathered user data comprises means for interpreting user physical interaction with one or more data input mechanisms of the communication device.

54. The communication device of claim 47, wherein means for creating a user profile based upon the gathered user data comprises means for interpreting physical information collected regarding the user of the communication device.

55. The communication device of claim 47, wherein means for creating a user profile based upon the gathered user data comprises means for interpreting a picture taken of the user by a camera of the communication device.

56. The communication device of claim 47, wherein means for creating a user profile based upon the gathered user data comprises means for interpreting a volume of user'"'"'s speech received by a microphone.

57. The communication device of claim 47, wherein means for creating a user profile comprises means for performing a psychological evaluation based upon the gathered user data.

58. The communication device of claim 47, wherein means for creating a user profile based upon the gathered user data comprises means for interpreting medical data gathered regarding the user by a medical diagnostic tool.

59. The communication device of claim 58, wherein means for interpreting medical data comprises means for making a medical diagnosis based upon medical data gathered regarding the user.

60. The communication device of claim 58, wherein means for interpreting medical data comprises means for interpreting medical data received from an external medical device over a wireless communication link.

61. A communication system, comprising:

a first wireless communication device comprising a transmitter for transmitting wireless signals, a memory, and a processor coupled to the transmitter and the memory of the first wireless communication device; and

a second wireless communication device comprising a receiver configured to received signals transmitted by the transmitter, a memory, and a processor coupled to the receiver and memory of the second wireless communication device, wherein;

the first wireless communication device processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising;

gathering user data from a physical user interaction;

creating a user profile based upon the gathered user data; and

transmitting the user profile to the second wireless communication device, the user profile including information useful for altering a device functionality setting of the second wireless communication device, and

the second wireless communication device processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising;

receiving the user profile transmitted by the first wireless communication device; and

altering the device functionality setting of the second wireless communication device based upon the user profile.

62. The communication system of claim 61, wherein the first wireless communication device processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that creating a user profile based upon the gathered user data comprises interpreting data received as a user input to the first wireless communication device.

63. The communication system of claim 61, wherein the first wireless communication device processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that creating a user profile based upon the gathered user data comprises interpreting short-term data received as a user input to the first wireless communication device.

64. The communication system of claim 61, wherein the first wireless communication device processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that creating a user profile based upon the gathered user data comprises interpreting long-term data received as a user input to the first wireless communication device.

65. The communication system of claim 61, wherein the first wireless communication device processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that creating a user profile based upon the gathered user data comprises interpreting a contact list stored in the memory of the first wireless communication device.

66. The communication system of claim 61, wherein the first wireless communication device processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that creating a user profile based upon the gathered user data comprises interpreting a number of members of one or more communication groups with which the first wireless communication device is associated.

67. The communication system of claim 61, wherein the first wireless communication device processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that creating a user profile based upon the gathered user data comprises interpreting a user physical interaction with one or more data input mechanisms of the first wireless communication device.

68. The communication system of claim 61, wherein the first wireless communication device processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that creating a user profile based upon the gathered user data comprises interpreting physical information collected regarding a user of the first wireless communication device.

69. The communication system of claim 61, wherein the first wireless communication device further comprises a camera, and the first wireless communication device processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that creating a user profile based upon the gathered user data comprises interpreting a picture taken of a user by the camera.

70. The communication system of claim 61, wherein the first wireless communication device further comprises a microphone, and the first wireless communication device processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that creating a user profile based upon the gathered user data comprises interpreting a volume of the user'"'"'s speech received by the microphone.

71. The communication system of claim 61, wherein the first wireless communication device processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that creating a user profile comprises performing a psychological evaluation based upon the gathered user data.

72. The communication system of claim 61, wherein the second wireless communication device includes a graphic user interface (GUI) and the second wireless communication device processor is configured with processor executable instructions to perform operations such that altering the functionality of the second wireless communication device comprises altering the GUI of the second wireless communication device.

73. The communication system of claim 61, wherein the first wireless communication device includes a medical diagnostic tool, and the first wireless communication device processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that creating a user profile based upon the gathered user data comprises interpreting medical data gathered regarding a user of the first wireless communication device by the medical diagnostic tool.

74. The communication system of claim 73, wherein the first wireless communication device processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that interpreting medical data comprises making a medical diagnosis based upon the gathered user data.

75. The communication system of claim 73, wherein the first wireless communication device processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that:

interpreting medical data comprises interpreting medical data gathered from an external medical device coupled to the first wireless communication device via a wireless communication link; and

gathering user data from the physical user interaction with the first wireless communication device comprises gathering data from the external medical device over the wireless communication link.