USING A FIRST WIRELESS LINK TO EXCHANGE IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION USED TO COMMUNICATE OVER A SECOND WIRELESS LINK

• US 20100062758A1
• Filed: 02/03/2009
• Published: 03/11/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Secure Communication Technologies, LLC
• Original Assignee: Proxicom Wireless LLC
• Inventors: Proctor, James Arthur JR., Proctor, James Arthur III
• Granted Patent: US 8,385,913 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/426.100
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/60 Protecting data
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0875 Itemisation or classification of parts, supplies or services, e.g. bill of materials
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/202 Interconnection or interaction of plural electronic cash registers [ECR] or to host computer, e.g. network details, transfer of information from host to ECR or from ECR to ECR
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3224 Transactions dependent on location of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3278 RFID or NFC payments by means of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/384 using social networks
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/385 using an alias or single-use codes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/386 using messaging services or messaging apps using mobile network messaging services for payment, e.g. SMS G06Q20/3255
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/4016 involving fraud or risk level assessment in transaction processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0207 Discounts or incentives, e.g. coupons or rebates
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0222 During e-commerce, i.e. online transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0226 Incentive systems for frequent usage, e.g. frequent flyer miles programs or point systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0242 Determining effectiveness of advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0282 Rating or review of business operators or products
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0623 Item investigation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2101/622 Layer-2 addresses, e.g. medium access control [MAC] addresses
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/5038 for local use, e.g. in LAN or USB networks, or in a controller area network [CAN]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/20 : for managing network security; network security policies in general filtering policies H04L63/0227
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 : User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 : specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/54 : Presence management, e.g. monitoring or registration for receipt of user log-on information, or the connection status of the users
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/18 : Multiprotocol handlers, e.g. single devices capable of handling multiple protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/02 : Protecting privacy or anonymity, e.g. protecting personally identifiable information [PII]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/04 : Key management, e.g. using generic bootstrapping architecture [GBA]
• 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 4/029 : Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 : for social networking applications
• 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 76/11 : Allocation or use of connection identifiers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 : Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/26 : Network addressing or numbering for mobility support
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 : adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

Techniques for facilitating the exchange of information and transactions between two entities associated with two wireless devices when the devices are in close proximity to each other. A first device uses a first short range wireless capability to detect an identifier transmitted from a second device in proximity, ideally using existing radio capabilities such as Bluetooth (IEEE802.15.1-2002) or Wi-Fi (IEEE802.11). The detected identifier, being associated with the device, is also associated with an entity. Rather than directly exchanging application data flow between the two devices using the short range wireless capability, a second wireless capability allows for one or more of the devices to communicate with a central server via the internet, and perform the exchange of application data flow. By using a central server to draw on stored information and content associated with the entities the server can broker the exchange of information between the entities and the devices.

Claims

1. A method for operating a first wireless communication device comprising:

receiving a wireless identifier from a second wireless device using a peer-to-peer protocol over a short range wireless communication link;

connecting to a server over a second communication link using a protocol different from the peer-to-peer protocol used on the short range wireless communication link;

sending the wireless identifier to the server over the second communication link; and

receiving further information from the server over the second communication link, the further information related to an entity or object associated with the second wireless device, the further information depending upon information parameters for a service account associated with the second wireless device.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of receiving further information from the server is not performed if the server determines that the identifier for the second wireless device is not current.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the second communication link is provided by a wide area wireless network selected from the group consisting of CDMA (IS-2000), GSM, W-CDMA, WiMax, and UMTS-TDD.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the short range wireless communication link is selected from the group consisting of Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and Ultra-Wide-Band (UWB).

5. The method of claim 3 further wherein one or more of timing information from the second communication link or information from the central server is used to coordinate time periods for the step of receiving a wireless identifier.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the further information relates to an e-commerce transaction between an entity associated with the first wireless device and another entity associated with the second wireless device.

7. A first wireless communication device comprising:

a first receiver for communication over a short range wireless communication link, to receive a wireless identifier from a second wireless device using a peer-to-peer protocol over the short range wireless communication link;

a second receiver and transmitter, for communication over a second communication link using a protocol different from the peer-to-peer protocol used on the short range wireless communication link, and

to send the wireless identifier to a server over the second communication link; and

to receive further information from the server over the second communication link, the further information related to an entity or object associated with the second wireless device, the further information depending upon information parameters for a service account associated with the second wireless device.

8. The device of claim 7 wherein the second receiver does not receive further information from the server if the server determines that the identifier for the second wireless device is not current.

9. The device of claim 7 wherein the second communication link is provided by a wide area wireless network selected from the group consisting of CDMA (IS-2000), GSM, W-CDMA, WiMax, and UMTS-TDD.

10. The device of claim 7 wherein the short range wireless communication link is selected from the group consisting of Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and Ultra-Wide-Band (UWB).

11. The device of claim 7 wherein one or more of timing information from the second communication link or information from the central server is used to coordinate timing to receive the wireless identifier.

12. The device of claim 7 wherein the further information relates to an e-commerce transaction between an entity associated with the first wireless device and another entity associated with the second wireless device.