System and method for targeting data processing system(s) with data

• US 9,204,275 B2
• Filed: 11/24/2014
• Issued: 12/01/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: BillJCo LLC
• Original Assignee: Jason M. Johnson, William J. Johnson
• Inventors: Johnson, William J., Johnson, Jason M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Batista, Marcos
• Application Number:
  US14/551,437
• Publication Number:
  US 20150271654A1
• Time in Patent Office: 372 Days
• Field of Search: 4554561-4563, 370/338
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/185 from a mobile camera, e.g. for remote control
• 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 4/026 using orientation information, e.g. compass
• 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 4/21 for social networking applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/005 Transmission of information for alerting of incoming communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

Provided is a system and method for targeting one or more receiving data processing systems with data by aiming a sending data processing system at the receiving data processing system(s) and performing a shoot action. Aiming information is transmitted from the sending data processing system to the receiving data processing system(s) to facilitate determining whether or not the one or more receiving data processing systems was targeted by the sending data processing system, for example, to subsequently pull data, push data, or interact. Aiming information may include location information, directional and posture information, distance information, target size, and/or other shooting data to further qualify the shoot action. Permissions and configurations can govern data pulled or pushed. Wave forms which are not controllably aimed by nature can be accurately aimed.

Claims

1. A memory for storing data for access by an application program being executed on a data processing system, comprising:

a data structure stored in said memory, said data structure including information resident in a data record used by said application program, said data record used in transmitting wireless data shot directly at one or more targeted data processing systems by a mobile data processing system as a result of a user shoot action, and including;

aiming information stored in said memory, said aiming information for a receiving data processing system determining with said aiming information whether said receiving data processing system is located at a physical whereabouts targeted by said mobile data processing system wherein said aiming information includes directional information and is put in said wireless data by said mobile data processing system for describing a user physically aiming said mobile data processing system toward said physical whereabouts targeted by said mobile data processing system, said receiving data processing system recognizing said user shoot action upon receiving said wireless data wherein said receiving said wireless data is not sufficient alone for said receiving data processing system determining being located at said physical whereabouts targeted by said mobile data processing system; and

aimed data stored in said memory, said aimed data for being processed by said receiving data processing system based on said receiving data processing system determining with said aiming information whether said receiving data processing system is located at said physical whereabouts targeted by said mobile data processing system.

2. The memory of claim 1 wherein said memory is physically coupled to said mobile data processing system.

3. The memory of claim 1 wherein said memory is physically coupled to said receiving data processing system.

4. The memory of claim 1 wherein said aiming information includes location information for determining a starting location of said shoot action or posture information for said receiving data processing system determining whether said receiving data processing system is located at said physical whereabouts targeted by said mobile data processing system.

5. The memory of claim 1 wherein said aiming information includes a destination address or identifier of said receiving data processing system.

6. The memory of claim 1 wherein said aiming information includes distance information for determining a distance of said shoot action.

7. The memory of claim 1 wherein said aiming information includes a target size for said physical whereabouts targeted by said mobile data processing system.

8. The memory of claim 1 wherein said wireless data is transmitted using a sound wave transmission or a radio frequency transmission.

9. The memory of claim 1 wherein said receiving data processing system is another mobile data processing system.

10. The memory of claim 1 wherein said aimed data is data pushed from said mobile data processing system to said receiving data processing system, wherein said data pushed is used to cause a user interface to be presented at said receiving data processing system.

11. The memory of claim 1 wherein said aimed data is data pushed from said mobile data processing system to said receiving data processing system, wherein said data pushed is information from a user of said mobile data processing system to a user of said receiving data processing system.

12. The memory of claim 1 wherein said aimed data is data pushed from said mobile data processing system to said receiving data processing system, wherein said data pushed is configuration information or is search criteria for finding information.

13. The memory of claim 1 wherein said aimed data is data pushed from said mobile data processing system to said receiving data processing system, wherein said data pushed includes an RFID probe.

14. The memory of claim 1 wherein said aimed data is data pushed from said mobile data processing system to said receiving data processing system, wherein said data pushed includes permissions governing user privileged actions.

15. The memory of claim 1 wherein said aimed data is for subsequently pulling pulled data from said receiving data processing system, wherein said pulled data is used to cause a user interface to be presented at said mobile data processing system.

16. The memory of claim 1 wherein said aimed data is for subsequently pulling pulled data from said receiving data processing system, wherein said pulled data includes a menu.

17. The memory of claim 1 wherein said aimed data is for subsequently pulling pulled data from said receiving data processing system, wherein said pulled data includes a map.

18. The memory of claim 1 wherein said aimed data is for subsequently pulling pulled data from said receiving data processing system, wherein said pulled data includes applicable coupons.

19. The memory of claim 1 wherein said aimed data is for subsequently pulling pulled data from said receiving data processing system, wherein said pulled data includes deals offered at a store.

20. The memory of claim 1 wherein said receiving data processing system is one of a plurality of said one or more targeted data processing systems, and wherein a maximum number of targets is compared at said mobile data processing system to a response from said receiving data processing system.