System and method for alerting a first mobile data processing system nearby a second mobile data processing system

• US 9,100,793 B2
• Filed: 12/05/2011
• Issued: 08/04/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Johnson, William J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Marc, Mcdieunel
• Application Number:
  US13/373,966
• Publication Number:
  US 20140073357A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,338 Days
• Field of Search: 700/245, 455/411, 455/404.2, 455/414.1, 455/456.1, 455/456.3
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/011 Identifying the radio environment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/972 Access to data in other repository systems, e.g. legacy data or dynamic Web page generation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/54 Presence management, e.g. monitoring or registration for receipt of user log-on information, or the connection status of the users
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/14 with services dependent on location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/15 Information service where the information is dependent on the location of the subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/30 Determination of the location of a subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42348 Location-based services which utilize the location information of a target
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4878 Advertisement messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/025 using location based information parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/11 Allocation or use of connection identifiers

Abstract

Provided is a fully automated web service with location based services generally involved in transmission of situational location dependent information to automatically located mobile receiving data processing systems. The web service communicates with a receiving data processing system in a manner by delivering information to the device when appropriate without the device requesting it at the time of delivery. There are varieties of configurations made by different user types of the web service for configuring information to be delivered, and for receiving the information. The web service maximizes anonymity of users, provides granular privacy control with a default of complete privacy, and supports user configurable privileges and features for desired web service behavior and interoperability. The web service is fully automated to eliminate human resources required to operate services. Integrated with the web service are enhanced location based services providing map solutions, alerts, sharing of novel services between users, and complete user control for managing heterogeneous device interoperability through the web service.

Claims

1. A data processing method comprising:

determining, by a data processing device, a first situational location of a first mobile data processing device, the first situational location determined by proximity of the first mobile data processing device to an antenna station in a region;

determining, by the data processing device, a second situational location of a second mobile data processing device, the second situational location determined by proximity to the first mobile data processing device;

determining, by the data processing device, whether there is a predefined relationship between the first mobile data processing device and the second mobile data processing device that is known to the second mobile data processing device;

responsive to determining that there is predefined relationship;

determining, by the data processing device, first content as being relative to the predefined relationship and the region; and

sending, by the data processing device, the first content to the second mobile data processing device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

causing the antenna station to emit a signal including a content designator, the content designator configured to enable the second mobile data processing device to retrieve the first content from a database including information about the first mobile data processing device.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a device identifier from the first mobile data processing device, the device identifier identifying the first mobile data processing device; and

identifying the first content using the device identifier.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

sending second content to the second mobile data processing device, the second content including a map of the region and a marker designating the location of the first mobile data processing device in the region.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

sending second content to the second mobile data processing device, the second content including a map of the region and markers designating the locations of the first mobile data processing device and the second mobile data processing device in the region.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

sending second content to the first mobile data processing device, the second content including a text message related to the predefined relationship.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

maintaining a history of text messages sent to the first mobile data processing device; and

prior to sending the second content to the first mobile data processing device, determining that the text message related to the predefined relationship was not previously sent to the first mobile data processing device.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a historical interest associated with the first mobile data processing device; and

selecting second content based on the historical interest; and

sending the second content to the first mobile data processing device.

9. The method of claim 1, where the antenna station is registered in a grid of cells associated with the region.

10. The method of claim 1, where the sending of the second content is configured through a wireless Internet connection.

11. A method comprising;

receiving, by a processor of a first mobile data processing device operating in a region, a signal from an antenna station in the region, the signal including a content designator configured to enable the first mobile data processing device to retrieve first content from a database including information about a second mobile data processing device, where the first mobile data processing device has a predefined relationship to the second mobile data processing device and the relationship is known to the first mobile data processing device; and

receiving, by the first mobile data processing device, the first content.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

receiving, by the first mobile data processing device, second content including a map of the region and a marker designating the location of the second mobile data processing device in the region.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

receiving, by the first mobile data processing device, second content including a map of the region and markers designating the locations of the second mobile data processing device and the first mobile data processing device in the region.

14. A system comprising:

a data processing device including one or more processors;

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

determining, by the one or more processors, a first situational location of a first mobile data processing device, the first situational location determined by proximity of the first mobile data processing device to an antenna station in a region;

determining, by the one or more processors, a second situational location of a second mobile data processing device, the second situational location determined by proximity to the first mobile data processing device;

determining, by the one or more processors, whether there is a predefined relationship between the first mobile data processing device and the second mobile data processing device that is known to the second mobile data processing device;

responsive to determining that there is predefined relationship;

determining, by the one or more processors, first content as being relative to the predefined relationship and the region; and

sending, by the one or more processors, the first content to the second mobile data processing device.

15. The system of claim 14, further comprising:

causing the antenna station to emit a signal including a content designator, the content designator configured to enable the second mobile data processing device to retrieve the first content from a database including information about the first mobile data processing device.

16. The system of claim 14, further comprising:

receiving a device identifier from the first mobile data processing device, the device identifier identifying the first mobile data processing device; and

identifying the first content using the device identifier.

17. The system of claim 14, further comprising:

sending second content to the second mobile data processing device, the second content including a map of the region and a marker designating the location of the first mobile data processing device in the region.

18. The system of claim 14, further comprising:

sending second content to the second mobile data processing device, the second content including a map of the region and markers designating the locations of the first mobile data processing device and the second mobile data processing device in the region.

19. The system of claim 14, further comprising:

sending second content to the first mobile data processing device, the second content including a text message related to the predefined relationship.

20. The system of claim 19, further comprising:

maintaining a history of text messages sent to the first mobile data processing device; and

prior to sending the second content to the first mobile data processing device, determining that the text message related to the predefined relationship was not previously sent to the first mobile data processing device.

21. The system of claim 14, further comprising:

determining a historical interest associated with the first mobile data processing device; and

selecting second content based on the historical interest; and

sending the second content to the first mobile data processing device.

22. The system of claim 14, where the antenna station is registered in a grid of cells associated with the region.

23. The system of claim 14, where the sending of the second content is configured through a wireless Internet connection.

24. A system comprising:

a first mobile data processing device including one or more processors;

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

receiving, by a first mobile data processing device operating in a region, a signal from an antenna station in the region, the signal including a content designator configured to enable the first mobile data processing device to retrieve first content from a database including information about a second mobile data processing device, where the first mobile data processing device has a predefined relationship to the second mobile data processing device and the relationship is known to the first mobile data processing device; and

receiving, by the first mobile data processing device, the first content.

25. The system of claim 24, further comprising:

receiving, by the first mobile data processing device, second content including a map of the region and a marker designating the location of the second mobile data processing device in the region.

26. The system of claim 24, further comprising:

receiving, by the first mobile data processing device, second content including a map of the region and markers designating the locations of the second mobile data processing device and the first mobile data processing device in the region.