System and method for managing mobile communications

• US 9,622,055 B2
• Filed: 02/05/2013
• Issued: 04/11/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Datum Points Labs, Inc., Datum Point Labs, Inc. (Michael T. Lucas)
• Original Assignee: e.Digital Corporation
• Inventors: MITCHELL, Dustin Cameron, BOSTENERO, Kevin, Nunally, Patrick O'Neal
• Primary Examiner(s): Huynh, Chuck
• Application Number:
  US13/759,353
• Publication Number:
  US 20130150006A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,526 Days
• Field of Search: 4554141, 455418, 4554561, 4555501, 455567, 709207, 709216
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0255 based on user history
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0269 based on user profile or attribute
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/53 using third party service providers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/655 Combination of telephone service and social networking messaging within social networks H04L51/52
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/04 for emergency applications
• 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: 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 4/21 for social networking applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]

Abstract

A device to automatically provide differing information levels according to a predetermined social hierarchy includes a memory and a processor. The memory stores social templates corresponding to unique social signatures and being selectable to provide, for each level of the predetermined social hierarchy, a corresponding differing amount of information to each member of the predetermined social hierarchy and/or a social networking service. The processor receives sensor data from a sensor set which detects sensor data related to an environment of a communication device, creates a detected social signature from the received sensor data, determines which of the social signatures of the social templates has the greatest correspondence with the created social signature, retrieves from the memory the determined one social template having the greatest correspondence, and provides only as much information as allowed in the retrieved social template.

Claims

1. An apparatus to provide identification, comprising:

a transceiver that receives information associated with at least one individual, wherein the received information comprises sensor data associated with an environment of a communication device, wherein the sensor data is collected using one or more sensors;

one or more processors configured to monitor the activity associated with an individual, create one or more social statistics based upon the monitoring, calculate one or more metrics of identification of at least one individual within the environment of the communication device based upon both the received information and one or more social statistics, determine which of a template from one or more templates has the greatest correspondence with the one or more metrics of identification, select a social hierarchy of operations to be performed based on the determined template, the social hierarchy comprising differing levels of operations to be performed based on social levels and the determined template, including at least;

a first set of one or more operations to be performed using a first data for a first set of target devices within a first social level, and a second set of one or more operations, different from the first set of one of more operations to be performed using a second data for a second set of target devices within a second social level; and

to perform one or more operations according to the social hierarchy defined by the determined template; and

a memory associated with the one or more processors.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more metrics of identification is based on the similarity between the received information and the one or more social statistics.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors create a social signature from the received information,

determine which of a social template from one or more templates has the greatest correspondence with the social signature, and provide identification information to one or more recipients based on the determined social template.

4. The apparatus of claim 1,

wherein the monitored activity is at least one selected from the group consisting of:

a retail transaction, a financial transaction and a data transaction; and

the one or more recipients is at least one selected from the group consisting of;

a retail service provider, a financial service provider, and a data service provider.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, further comprising

the one or more recipients includes the communication device.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein

the monitored activity is at least one selected from the group consisting of:

seeking access to a physical location, seeking data access, and seeking authorization; and

the one or more recipients is at least one selected from the group consisting of;

a system controlling access to a physical location, a system controlling access to data, and a system controlling permissions.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the calculated one or more metrics of identification is associated with at least one selected from the group consisting of:

the user of the communication device, a person associated with the user of the communication device, a new association of the user of the communication device, a customer of an establishment, a friend of the user of the communication device, a person who is not the primary user of the of the communication device, a group, and a family member of the user of the communication device.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more social statistics further comprise at least one selected from the group consisting of:

biometrics, purchasing data, user activity, application data, user locations, associated times, computer data, login records, local network signals, ranging data, wireless signals, user'"'"'s pattern of inputting data, life patterns, habits, travel patterns, usage data, user name, passwords, and active device applications.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more sensors is at least one selected from the group consisting of:

motion sensor, sound, camera, microphone, optical sensor, location, acceleration, angle, audio, biometrics, physiological, respiration, capacitance, density, displacement, distance, electric current, chemical, electric potential, energy, force, facial, finger print, gravity, gyroscopic, inertial, infrared, hand geometry, heart rate, humidity, imaging, level, linear acceleration, light, moisture, magnetic field, navigation, ranging, orientation, photon, position, presence, radiation, radio, retina, speed, thermal, pressure, vector rotation, proximity, voice, speech patterns, phoneme, subatomic particles, temperature, user input, ultrasound, ultraviolet, ultra wideband, usage, vibration, and video.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the monitoring associated with the individual occurs periodically, with event triggers, continuously, according to determined thresholds, or any combinations thereof.

11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more social statistics based upon the monitoring is updated.

12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the received information comprises information from sources other than, or in addition to, the communication device.

13. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more operations further comprises supplying information based on the one or more metrics of identification, wherein the supplied information is one of a coupon, an offer, a suggestion, information, sales item, map, route, options, menu item, or any combination thereof.

14. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more operations comprises at least one of purchasing, placing an order, verifying, reservation, performing a task, authorize actions, or any combination thereof.

15. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more operations comprises providing one or more of the calculated metrics of identification to one or more recipients based on the determined social template.

16. A method for providing identification parameters, comprising:

receiving information associated with at least one individual, wherein the received information comprises sensor data associated with an environment of a communication device, wherein the sensor data is collected using one or more sensors;

monitoring the activity associated with an individual;

creating one or more social statistics based upon the monitoring;

calculating one or more metrics of identification of at least one individual in the environment of the communication device based upon both the received information and one or more social statistics

determining which of a template from one or more templates has the greatest correspondence with the one or more metrics of identification;

selecting a social hierarchy of operations to be performed based on the determined template, the social hierarchy comprising differing levels of operations to be performed based on social levels and the determined template, including at least;

a first set of one or more operations to be performed using a first data for a first set of target devices within a first social level, and a second set of one or more operations, different from the first set of one of more operations to be performed using a second data for a second set of target devices within a second social level; and

performing one or more operations according to the social hierarchy defined by the determined template.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

determining which of a social template from one or more templates has the greatest correspondence with the monitored activity;

providing one or more of the calculated metrics of identification to one or more recipients based on the determined social template;

wherein the monitored activity is at least one selected from the group consisting of;

a retail transaction, a financial transaction and a data transaction; and

the one or more recipients is at least one selected from the group consisting of;

a retail service provider, a financial service provider, and a data service provider.

18. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

determining which of a social template from one or more templates has the greatest correspondence with the monitored activity;

providing one or more of the calculated metrics of identification to one or more recipients based on the determined social template;

wherein the monitored activity is at least one selected from the group consisting of;

seeking access to a physical location, seeking data access, and seeking authorization; and

the one or more recipients is at least one selected from the group consisting of;

a system controlling access to a physical location, a system controlling access to data, and a system controlling permissions.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein the calculated one or more metrics of identification is associated with at least one selected from the group consisting of:

the user of the communication device, a person associated with the user of the communication device, a new association of the user of the communication device, a customer of an establishment, a friend of the user of the communication device, a person who is not the primary user of the of the communication device, a group, and a family member of the user of the communication device.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein the one or more social statistics further comprise at least one selected from the group consisting of:

biometrics, purchasing data, user activity, application data, user locations, associated times, computer data, login records, local network signals, ranging data, wireless signals, user'"'"'s pattern of inputting data, life patterns, habits, travel patterns, usage data, user name, passwords, and active device applications.

21. A device to provide identification, comprising:

one or more sensors, wherein the device collects sensor data associated with an environment of the device;

a transceiver which transmits information to a server based on the collected sensor data and receives one or more operations from the server based upon;

one or more processors configured to monitor the activity associated with an individual, create one or more social statistics based upon the monitoring, calculate one or more metrics of identification of at least one individual in the environment of the device based upon both the received information from the device and one or more social statistics, determine which of a template from one or more templates has the greatest correspondence with the one or more metrics of identification, select a social hierarchy of operations to be performed based on the determined template, the social hierarchy comprising differing levels of operations to be performed based on social levels and the determined template, including at least;

a first set of one or more operations to be performed using a first data for a first set of target devices within a first social level, and a second set of one or more operations, different from the first set of one of more operations to be performed using a second data for a second set of target devices within a second social level;

a processor which performs one or more of the received operations according to the social hierarchy defined by the determined template; and

a memory associated with the processor.

22. The device of claim 21, wherein the monitored activity is at least one selected from the group consisting of:

seeking access to a physical location, seeking data access, and seeking authorization.

23. A method to provide identification metrics, comprising:

collecting sensor data associated with an environment of the device;

transmitting information to a server based on the collected sensor data;

receiving one or more operations from the server based upon;

one or more processors monitoring the activity associated with an individual creating one or more social statistics based upon the monitoring, calculating one or more metrics of identification of at least one individual in the environment of the device based upon both the received information from the device and one or more social statistics, determining which of a template from one or more templates has the greatest correspondence with the one or more metrics of identification, selecting a social hierarchy of operations to be performed based on the determined template, the social hierarchy comprising differing levels of operations to be performed based on social levels and the determined template, including at least;

a first set of one or more operations to be performed using a first data for a first set of target devices within a first social level, and a second set of one or more operations, different from the first set of one of more operations to be performed using a second data for a second set of target devices within a second social level; and

performing one or more of the received operations according to the social hierarchy defined by the determined template.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein the monitored activity is at least one selected from the group consisting of:

seeking access to a physical location, seeking data access, and seeking authorization.