Device pairing for textual communications

• US 9,913,111 B2
• Filed: 12/29/2015
• Issued: 03/06/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Chien, Ginger
• Primary Examiner(s): SIVJI, NIZAR N
• Application Number:
  US14/982,819
• Publication Number:
  US 20170188207A1
• Time in Patent Office: 798 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold
• 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 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/23 Manipulation of direct-mode connections

Abstract

Devices, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for processing a communication. For example, a method may include a processor of a first mobile device receiving a communication for the first mobile device from a third-party device, the communication including a textual content, modifying the communication based upon a pairing profile associated with a second mobile device to create a modified communication, and forwarding the modified communication to the second mobile device via a wireless connection in accordance with the pairing profile. The method may further include the processor receiving a content responding to the communication from the second mobile device and transmitting a response message including the content to the third-party device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a processor of a first mobile device, a communication for the first mobile device from a third-party device, the communication including a textual content;

modifying, by the processor, the communication based upon a pairing profile associated with a second mobile device to create a modified communication, wherein the communication includes an identifier of a third-party associated with the third party device, wherein the modifying the communication to create the modified communication comprises substituting an anonymous identifier of the third-party for the identifier of the third-party;

forwarding, by the processor, the modified communication to the second mobile device via a wireless connection in accordance with the pairing profile;

receiving, by the processor, a content responding to the communication from the second mobile device; and

transmitting, by the processor, a response message including the content to the third-party device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting, by the processor to the second mobile device, the pairing profile;

detecting, by the processor, a proximity of the second mobile device to the first mobile device; and

establishing, by the processor, the wireless connection with the second mobile device based upon the pairing profile in response to the detecting the proximity of the second mobile device to the first mobile device.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

detecting at least one additional parameter, wherein the establishing the wireless connection is in response to the detecting the proximity of the second mobile device to the first mobile device and in response to the detecting the at least one additional parameter.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the at least one additional parameter comprises a detection of a vehicle.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the at least one additional parameter comprises:

a confirmation of the second mobile device that the second mobile device detects a proximity of the first mobile device to the second mobile device;

a confirmation of a user of the first mobile device that the wireless connection should be established;

or

a confirmation of a user of the second mobile device that the wireless connection should be established.

6. The method of claim 2, wherein the establishing the wireless connection with the second mobile device based upon the pairing profile comprises a mirroring of the first mobile device at the second mobile device for receiving the modified communication.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the mirroring of the first mobile device at the second mobile device for receiving the modified communication comprises a reduced user interface for interacting with the modified communication via the second mobile device.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the reduced user interface excludes at least one user interface feature that is available in a user interface of the first mobile device.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication comprises the text content and a media portion, wherein the modifying the communication to create a modified communication further comprises:

removing the media portion.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the processor, an authorization to release an extended version of the communication; and

transmitting, by the processor, the extended version of the communication to the second mobile device.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by a processor of a first mobile device, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving a communication for the first mobile device from a third-party device, the communication including a textual content;

modifying the communication based upon a pairing profile associated with a second mobile device to create a modified communication, wherein the communication includes an identifier of a third-party associated with the third party device, wherein the modifying the communication to create the modified communication comprises substituting an anonymous identifier of the third-party for the identifier of the third-party;

forwarding the modified communication to the second mobile device via a wireless connection in accordance with the pairing profile;

receiving a content responding to the communication from the second mobile device; and

transmitting a response message including the content to the third-party device.

12. A method comprising:

receiving, by a processor of a first mobile device from a second mobile device, a communication for the second mobile device from a third-party device that is forwarded by the second mobile device via a wireless connection that is established in accordance with a pairing profile associated with the first mobile device, wherein the communication has been modified by the second mobile device in accordance with the pairing profile to substitute an identifier of a third-party associated with the third party device with an anonymous identifier of the third-party;

presenting, by the processor, a reduced user interface for processing the communication in accordance with the pairing profile;

receiving, by the processor, a content responding to the communication via the reduced user interface; and

transmitting, by the processor, the content to the second mobile device.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

receiving, by the processor from the second mobile device, the pairing profile for the first mobile device;

detecting, by the processor, a proximity of the second mobile device to the first mobile device; and

establishing, by the processor, the wireless connection with the second mobile device in response to the detecting the proximity of the second mobile device to the first mobile device.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein parameters for the reduced user interface are received as part of the pairing profile.

15. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

detecting at least one additional parameter, wherein the establishing the wireless connection is in response to the detecting the proximity of the second mobile device to the first mobile device and in response to the detecting the at least one additional parameter.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein parameters for the reduced user interface are received in connection with the receiving the communication for the second mobile device forwarded by the second mobile device in accordance with the pairing profile.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein the reduced user interface excludes at least one user interface feature that is available in a user interface of the second user device.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the at least one user interface feature that is available in the user interface of the second user device that is excluded from the reduced user interface comprises:

a module for playing a multimedia portion of the communication;

a display area for displaying the identifier of the third-party from which the communication was sent;

or

a user input module for saving the message, for forwarding the message, or for printing the message.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the identifier comprises:

a picture of the third-party;

a name of the third-party;

a phone number of the third-party;

an email address of the third-party;

or

an account handle of the third-party.