Method of autonomous social media system

• US 10,575,120 B2
• Filed: 02/27/2016
• Issued: 02/25/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Chih Wang, Ray Wang
• Original Assignee: Chih Wang, Ray Wang
• Inventors: Wang, Ray, Wang, Chih
• Primary Examiner(s): Strange, Aaron N
• Application Number:
  US15/055,545
• Publication Number:
  US 20170251049A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,459 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/025 using location based information parameters

Abstract

Method for location-centric social network and provide means for users to interact with each other over the Internet more private and effective through location correlated information content, and, more particularly, to a method and system for autonomous social media system that based upon location-reference rather than on user-centered process.

Claims

1. An autonomous private location correlated content system, comprising in combination:

a plurality of networking devices, each with a central processing unit and a unique system identifier (SID) assigned by a web server and with a user identifier (UID) obtained on the plurality of network devices, for accessing, sending, receiving and distributing autonomous private location correlated content,

wherein the SID comprises an Internet Protocol (IP) address assigned by the web server, Global Positioning System (GPS) information, Zone Improvement Plan (ZIP) code and extended ZIP+4 code both used by United States Postal Service (USPS), wherein the SID protects the privacy and identity of the plurality of networking devices while allowing autonomous private location correlated content to be accessed, sent and received,

wherein the UID comprises a Media Access Control (MAC) address, an Internet Protocol (IP) address and a wireless device identifier for the plurality of networking devices,

wherein a combination of the UID and the SID (UID.SID) provides a temporary private network address for a networking device on a communications network for accessing, sending and receiving autonomous private location correlated content at a desired location;

the web server, for assigning a unique SID and an IP address to each of the plurality of networking devices and for managing and distributing the autonomous private location correlated content to the plurality of networking devices with the assigned SIDs and IP addresses, thereby providing private communications and protecting a privacy and an identity of the plurality of networking devices;

the communications network, for providing communications between the plurality of networking devices and the web server;

a wireless user access component on the plurality of networking devices, for accessing, sending and receiving the autonomous private location correlated content; and

the autonomous private location correlated content, provided to the plurality of networking devices physically at or near a desired location, the autonomous private location correlated content comprising;

a transport protocol data unit (TPDU) including;

a header field H, web server IP address, SID, UID, recipient ID including a destination identifier, and user data, wherein the header field H includes an indicator of a privacy type including public or private communications for the plurality of networking devices.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the autonomous private location correlated content includes targeted marketing information for a group of networking devices physically at or near the desired location.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the autonomous private location correlated content includes local information for a group of networking devices physically at or near the desired location including news, weather forecasts, emergency alerts, sports, schedules, directions, lost and found and directory information.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the wireless user access component includes an IEEE 802.11x, IEEE 802.15-Bluetooth, IEEE 802.15.4-ZigBee, or the Infrared Data Association (IrDA) wireless user access components.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the web server includes an associated database with a structured query language (SQL) to manage data held in a relational database management system (RDBMS), or to manage data for stream processing in a relational data stream management system (RDSMS).

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the networking device includes a computer, a cellular phone, notebook computer, laptop computer, tablet computer, smart watch, vehicle dashboard monitor or vehicle entertainment system.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein the autonomous private location correlated content location content includes information for a hospital, school, shopping mall, tourist site, hotel, blog, advertising, social media system or intelligent transportation system (ITS).

8. The system of claim 1 wherein autonomous private location correlated content includes information sent to a social media platform without requiring account registration or account login on the social media platform.

9. A method for providing autonomous private location correlated content, comprising:

obtaining a user identifier (UID) on a networking device with a central processing unit, the UID comprising an Media Access Control (MAC) address, Internet Protocol (IP) address and a unique wireless device identifier;

sending a request including the UID from the networking device to a web server via a communications network to receive autonomous private location correlated content;

receiving a response on the networking device from the web server via the communications network including an a unique system identifier (SID) assigned to the networking device on the communications network, the SID comprising;

(1) an Internet Protocol (IP) address assigned to the networking device by the web server, (2) Global Positioning System (GPS) information, and (3) a Zone Improvement Plan (ZIP) code used by the United States Postal Service (USPS) and (4) an extended ZIP+4 code used by USPS,

a combination of the SID and the UID (UID.SID) providing a temporary private network address on the communications network uniquely identifying the networking device and protecting the privacy and the identity of the networking device while sending and receiving the autonomous private location correlated content on the communications network; and

receiving on the networking device at the temporary private network address UID.SID from the web server via the communications network, autonomous private location correlated content including private and public messages when the networking device is physically at or near a desired physical location, the autonomous private location correlated content comprising one or more transport protocol data units (TPDU) including;

a header field H, web server IP address, SID, UID, recipient ID including a destination identifier, and user data, wherein the header field H includes an indicator of a privacy type including public or private communications accepted on the networking device.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein the autonomous private location correlated content includes information for a hospital, school, shopping mall, tourist site, hotel, blog, advertising, social media system or intelligent transportation system (ITS).

11. The method of claim 9 wherein the autonomous private location correlated content includes private and public e-mail, text, voice, video, broadcasting or social media information.

12. The method of claim 9 wherein the networking device includes a computer, a cellular phone, notebook computer, a laptop computer, tablet computer, smart watch, vehicle dashboard monitor or vehicle entertainment system.

13. The method of claim 9 further comprising:

determining from the networking device via the web server and the communications network that a second networking device with a central processing unit and a second user identifier (UID2) is physically at or near the desired physical location, wherein the second networking device has been assigned a unique second SID (SID2) by the web server and receives autonomous private location correlated content;

sending a private message as autonomous private location correlated content from the networking device at the temporary private network address UID.SID to a second networking device at a second private temporary network address UID2.SID2 via the web server and the communications network,

wherein the private message is sent in one or more transport protocol data units (TPDU),

thereby protecting the privacy and the identity of the networking device and second networking device while sending and receiving private messages associated with the autonomous private location correlated content.

14. The method of claim 13 further comprising:

receiving a second private message as autonomous private location correlated content on the networking device at the temporary private network address UID.SID from the second networking device at the temporary private network address UID2.SID2 via the web server and communications network,

wherein the private second message is received in one or more transport protocol data units (TPDU),

thereby protecting the privacy and the identity of the networking device and second networking device while sending and receiving private messages associated with the autonomous private location correlated content.

15. The method of claim 9 further comprising:

determining from the networking device via the web server and the communications network that a plurality of other networking devices each with a central processing unit and UID2 to UIDX, wherein X is positive number greater than 2, are physically at or near the desired physical location, wherein the plurality of other networking device each been assigned a unique other SID2 to SIDX by the web server and receives autonomous public location correlated content;

sending a public message as autonomous private location correlated content from the networking device at the temporary private network address UID.SID to the plurality of the networking devices at temporary private network addresses UID2.SID2 to UIDX.SIDX via the web server and the communications network,

wherein the public message is sent in one or more transport protocol data units (TPDU);

thereby protecting the privacy and the identity of the networking device and the plurality of other networking devices while sending and receiving public messages associated with the autonomous private location correlated content.

16. The method of claim 15 further comprising:

receiving one or more second public messages as autonomous private location correlated content on the networking device at the temporary private network address UID.SID from the plurality of other networking devices at the temporary network private addresses UID2.SID2 to UDIX.SIDX via the web server and communications network,

wherein the one or more second public messages are sent in one or more transport protocol data units (TPDU),

thereby protecting the privacy and the identity of the networking device and the plurality of other networking devices while sending and receiving public messages associated with the autonomous private location correlated content.