Method and system for searching, sensing, discovering, screening, enabling awareness, alerting, sharing, sending, receiving, buying, selling, and otherwise transmitting stories, content, interests, data, goods and services among known and unknown devices in a communication network

• US 9,374,397 B2
• Filed: 04/25/2013
• Issued: 06/21/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/17/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Pokos Communication Corp
• Original Assignee: Pokos Communication Corp
• Inventors: Platt, Timo, Krueger, Stephan, Roselle, Barbara
• Primary Examiner(s): Hoang, Hieu
• Application Number:
  US13/870,456
• Publication Number:
  US 20130311562A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,153 Days
• Field of Search: 709/224, 709/218, 709/228
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: C07F 5/02 Boron compounds
• CPC Class Codes: C07F 5/027 Organoboranes and organoborohydrides
• CPC Class Codes: C07F 7/0816 said ring comprising Si as a ring atom
• CPC Class Codes: C09K 11/06 containing organic luminescent materials
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0256 User search
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/80 for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics, e.g. flu
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/12 Discovery or management of network topologies
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/141 Setup of application sessions admission control or resource allocation in data switching networks H04L47/70
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• 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 4/06 Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 : Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 2101/40 : Interrelation of parameters between multiple constituent active layers or sublayers, e.g. HOMO values in adjacent layers
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 50/11 : characterised by the electroluminescent [EL] layers
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 50/15 : Hole transporting layers
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 50/16 : Electron transporting layers
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 85/40 : Organosilicon compounds, e.g. TIPS pentacene
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 85/657 : Polycyclic condensed heteroaromatic hydrocarbons
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 85/6572 : comprising only nitrogen in the heteroaromatic polycondensed ring system, e.g. phenanthroline or carbazole

Abstract

Systems, method and apparatus are provided for searching, sensing, discovering, screening, enabling awareness, alerting, sharing, sending, receiving, buying, selling, and otherwise transmitting stories, content, interests, data, goods and services among known and unknown devices in a communication network. Humans have a core desire to communicate and share with those around them—both nearby and around the globe—to enhance their individual, social and shared experiences. Social networks and related technologies have provided their subscribers with new technologies to share their stories with their friends and certain third-parties, but are limited in two crucial respects: they require prior membership, subscription or enrollment; and, in order to execute communications with friends and certain third parties, social networks require use of both (a) a user'"'"'s existing contact information, and (b) the social network'"'"'s platform. By using improved methods for searching, detecting, sensing, and discovering attributes, characteristics, parameters and other data between devices among known and unknown devices, then people, businesses and organizations will be able to sense, learn and act on the interests, attributes, stories, content and products of others, enabling enhanced forms of communications and new methods of business.

Claims

1. A method for communicating beyond fixed known endpoints, that enables searching, detecting, sensing, and discovering attributes, characteristics, parameters or other data among known and unknown devices and their users, authenticating such devices and their users, message routing and directing private or anonymous targeted communications to and with specific devices and their users, and maintaining continuous or initiating repeat communications with and to such specific devices and their users, in each case regardless of initial or continued location of such devices or the proximity of such devices in a limited or designated physical area or zone, the method comprising:

launching a client application (herein, a sixth-sense client, or “

SS Client”

) on a first device, which enables searching, detecting, sensing, or discovering (collectively or separately, ‘

discovering’

) attributes, characteristics, interests, preferences, parameters, location (collectively or separately, ‘

attributes’

) associated with other recipient devices or the users of such recipient devices;

setting the SS Client on the first device to;

(i) discover the attributes (searched-for attributes) of one or more recipient devices or their users;

(ii) communicate with other devices whose identification information is unknown; and

(iii) locate other devices (screened devices'"'"') worldwide or within one or more certain or general geographic location(s) or zone(s) (jointly herein, a “

zone”

);

prompting the SST Client on the first device to obtain and compile on the first device;

(i) information or data from the screened devices (compiled data'"'"') consisting of one or more of the searched-for attributes associated with the device (including its software or firmware) or its users; and

(ii) unique device identification information, vendor or advertising IDs, or other device identifying information specific to each screened device (jointly herein, “

device identifying information”

, or “

DII”

);

applying one or more filters on the first device to analyze such compiled data or DII to enable the selection of least one screened device (a ‘

designated screened device’

; and

the compiled data or DII used to enable such selection herein, ‘

variable identification information’

, or “

VII”

);

enabling privacy preferences for the first device, wherein the privacy preferences enable the first device to send VII of the first device to a designated screened device;

enabling the SST Client on the first device to specify whether a service message is a private service message, wherein the private service message is sent only to, and is accessible only by, the designated screened device;

using VII of the designated screened device for authentication, sending the service message only to the specific designated screened device (herein, the ‘

recipient device’

), where either of the following conditions is also satisfied;

(a) the contact information (e.g., email address;

public or private cryptography key;

IM screen name;

social media or Internet screen name, handle, alias, or avatar;

phone number;

MAC address;

IP address) (collectively herein “

Contact Information”

) of the recipient device is not previously known to any of;

the first device, its users, or any business, social or communications network to which the first device or any of its users is a member;

or

(b) the service message is authenticated by or from the first device using such variable identification information, and without using email, public or private cryptography key, instant messaging (IM), text messaging, telephony or any other communications protocol or technique based on fixed endpoints where any of such Contact Information is known to any of;

the first device, any of its users, or any business, social or communications network of which the first device or any of its users is a member; and

enabling the SS Client on a recipient device to authenticate, using the VII of the first device, the identity of the first device and to initiate or maintain communications by the recipient device with the first device, regardless of whether either device remains in the in the zone in which initial contact and authentication between the devices was established.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting, at the SS Client on the first device, a search by the SS Client on a recipient device; and

sending compiled data from the SS Client on the first device to the SS Client on a recipient device, including identification of one or more attributes searched for by the SS Client on the second device.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

setting the SS Client on the first device and using VII on each of the first device and one or more of the recipient devices to authenticate and communicate with the recipient devices, to discover stories, topics, interests, preferences or other content (collectively, Stories) associated with one or more of the recipient devices or their users;

setting the SS Client on the first device and using VII on each of the first device and the recipient devices to authenticate and communicate with one or more of the recipient devices, to discover content, products, goods, services, information or other data - in any medium or format (collectively, Content)—

whose commercial sale is being searched, offered, or identified as being of interest or potential interest (such Content, ‘

Topical Content’

) to one or more of the recipient devices or their users;

setting the SS Client on the first device and using VII on each of the first device and or the recipient devices to authenticate and communicate with the recipient devices, to alert, display, notify, evaluate, screen, compare or prioritize searched-for attributes, Stories, Content or Topical Content (collectively, “

searched-for Interests”

) associated with one or more of the recipient devices or their users;

the SS Client on the first device and using VII on each of the first device and one or more of the recipient devices to authenticate and communicate with the recipient devices, for the commercial sale of searched-for Interests by, between or among one or more of the recipient devices or their users;

setting the SS Client on the first device and using VII on each of the first device and one or more of the recipient devices to authenticate and communicate with the recipient devices, to market, advertise, deliver product information and other marketing content, solicit and engage to or with one or more recipient devices, or the users of such devices, based on searched-for Interests associated with such devices, or the users of such devices;

or

setting the SS Client on the first device and using VII on each of the first device and one or more of the recipient devices to authenticate and communicate with the recipient devices, to educate, inform, persuade, lobby, advocate, engage or otherwise transmit information or other data to or with one or more of the recipient devices or their users, based on searched-for Interests associated with the recipient devices or their users.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising using VII on each of the first device and one or more of the recipient devices to authenticate and communicate with the recipient devices, for the first device to communicate with the recipient devices when specified, at the option of the first device or one or more of the recipient devices, for use in lieu of email, public or private cryptography key, instant messaging (IM), text messaging, multimedia messaging, telephony, data transfer, video or music streaming, or any other communications protocol or technique based on fixed endpoints.

5. A method for communicating beyond fixed known endpoints, that enables marketing, advertising, delivering product information or other marketing content, soliciting and engaging to and with one or more known or unknown devices or their user(s);

authenticating such devices and their users;

routing messages, and direct private or anonymous targeted communications, to and with specific devices and their users; and

maintaining continuous or initiating repeat communications with and to such specific devices and their users;

in each case regardless of initial or continued location of such devices or the proximity of such devices in a limited or designated physical area or zone, the method comprising;

launching a client application (herein, a sixth-sense client or, “

SS Client”

) on a first device , wherein the client application enables searching, detecting, sensing, or discovering (collectively or separately, ‘

discovering’

) any one or more of the following;

(i) attributes, characteristics, interests, or preferences (collectively, attributes),

(ii) stories, topics, interests, or preferences (collectively, Stories),

(iii) content, products, goods, or services, (collectively, Content), or

(iv) Content of a commercial sale of which is being searched, offered, or identified as being of interest or potential interest (such Content, ‘

Topical Content’

) to one or more devices (recipient devices) or the user(s) of the recipient devices,

(such attributes, Stories, Content or Topical Content collectively, ‘

searched-for Interests’

associated with one or more of other devices or the users of the other devices);

setting the SS Client on the first device to;

(i) discover the searched-for Interests of one or more of other devices or their users;

(ii) communicate with other devices whose identification information is unknown; and

(iii) locate other devices (jointly. ‘

screened devices’

) worldwide or within one or more certain or general geographic location(s) or zone(s) (jointly herein, a “

zone”

);

prompting the SST Client on the first device to obtain and compile on the first device;

(i) information or data from the screened devices (‘

compiled data’

) consisting of one or more of the searched-for attributes associated with the device (including its software or firmware) or its users; and

(ii) unique device identification information, vendor or advertising IDs, or other device identifying information specific to each screened device (jointly herein, “

device identifying information”

, or “

DII”

);

applying one or more filters on the first device to analyze such compiled data or DII to enable the selection of least one screened device (a ‘

designated screened device’

; and

the compiled data or DII used to enable such selection herein, ‘

variable identification information’

, or “

VII”

);

enabling privacy preferences for the first device, wherein the privacy preferences enable the first device to send VII of the first device to a designated screened device;

enabling the SST Client on the first device to specify whether a service message is a private service message, wherein the private service message is sent only to, and is accessible only by, the designated screened device;

using VII of the designated screened device for authentication, sending the service message only to the specific designated screened device (herein, the ‘

recipient device’

), where either of the following conditions is also satisfied;

(a) the contact information (e.g., email address;

public or private cryptography key;

IM screen name;

social media or Internet screen name, handle, alias, or avatar;

phone number;

MAC address;

IP address) (collectively herein “

Contact Information”

) of the recipient device is not previously known to any of;

the first device, its users, or any business, social or communications network to which the first device or any of its users is a member;

or

(b) the service message is authenticated by or from the first device using such variable identification information, and without using email, public or private cryptography key, instant messaging (IM), text messaging, telephony or any other communications protocol or technique based on fixed endpoints where any of such Contact Information is known to any of;

the first device, any of its users, or any business, social or communications network of which the first device or any of its users is a member; and

enabling the SS Client on a recipient device to authenticate, using the VII of the first device, the identity of the first device and to initiate or maintain communications by the recipient device with the first device, regardless of whether either device remains in the in the zone in which initial contact and authentication between the devices was established.

6. A method for communicating beyond fixed known endpoints, that enables commercial sales with, to or from one or more known or unknown devices or their users, authenticating such devices and their users, routing messages and directing private or anonymous targeted communications to and with specific devices and their users, and maintaining continuous or initiating repeat communications with and to such specific devices and their users, in each case regardless of initial or continued location of such devices or the proximity of such devices in a limited or designated physical area or zone, the method comprising:

launching a client application (herein, a sixth-sense client, or “

SS Client”

) on a first device , wherein the client application enables searching, detecting, sensing, or discovering (collectively or separately, ‘

discovering’

) either

(A) (i) content, products, goods, or services (collectively, ‘

content’

),

(ii) one or more categories or genres of Content (collectively, ‘

content types’

), or

(iii) interest in or preferences for content types, or

(B) attributes, characteristics, interests, preferences, parameters or other data regarding or otherwise relating to the content or content types (collectively, ‘

content attributes’

),

(such content, content types, and content attributes collectively, ‘

searched-for Content’

associated with the recipient devices, or the users of the recipient devices);

setting the SS Client on the first device to discover the searched-for Content of the recipient devices or their users;

communicate with other devices whose identification information is unknown; and

locate other devices (jointly, ‘

screened devices’

) worldwide or within one or more certain or general geographic location(s) or zone(s) (jointly herein, a “

zone”

);

prompting the SST Client on the first device to obtain and compile on the first device;

(i) information or data from the screened devices (‘

compiled data’

) consisting of one or more of the searched-for attributes associated with the device (including its software or firmware) or its users; and

(ii) unique device identification information, vendor or advertising IDs, or other device identifying information specific to each screened device (jointly herein, “

device identifying information”

, or “

DII”

);

applying one or more filters on the first device to analyze such compiled data or DII to enable the selection of least one screened device (a ‘

designated screened device’

; and

the compiled data or DII used to enable such selection herein, ‘

variable identification information’

, or “

VII”

);

enabling privacy preferences for the first device, wherein the privacy preferences enable the first device to send VII of the first device to a designated screened device;

enabling the SST Client on the first device to specify whether a service message is a private service message, wherein the private service message is sent only to, and is accessible only by, the designated screened device;

using VII of the designated screened device for authentication, sending the service message only to the specific designated screened device (herein, the ‘

recipient device’

), where either of the following conditions is also satisfied;

(a) the contact information (e.g., email address;

public or private cryptography key;

IM screen name;

social media or Internet screen name, handle, alias, or avatar;

phone number;

MAC address;

IP address) (collectively herein “

Contact Information”

) of the recipient device is not previously known to any of;

the first device, its users, or any business, social or communications network to which the first device or any of its users is a member;

or

(b) the service message is authenticated by or from the first device using such variable identification information, and without using email, public or private cryptography key, instant messaging (IM), text messaging, telephony or any other communications protocol or technique based on fixed endpoints where any of such Contact Information is known to any of;

the first device, any of its users, or any business, social or communications network of which the first device or any of its users is a member; and

enabling the SS Client on a recipient device to authenticate, using the VII of the first device, the identity of the first device and to initiate or maintain communications by the recipient device with the first device, regardless of whether either device remains in the in the zone in which initial contact and authentication between the devices was established.