SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN MOBILE DEVICES

• US 20100222100A1
• Filed: 03/02/2009
• Published: 09/02/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: First Data Corporation (Fiserv Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: First Data Corporation (Fiserv Incorporated)
• Inventors: Dragt, Bruce
• Application Number:
  US12/396,261
• Publication Number:
  US 20100222100A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/557
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2155 Acoustic coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces

Abstract

Systems, methods, and apparatus for facilitating communication between mobile devices are provided by certain embodiments of the invention. A tone may be processed at a first mobile device for transmission to a second mobile device. The tone may include at least one location identifier for information associated with the tone. The tone may be transmitted from the first mobile device to the second mobile device. After receipt by the second mobile device, the at least one location identifier may facilitate the receipt, by the second mobile device from an information source, of the information associated with the tone.

Claims

1. A method for communicating data from a first mobile device to a second mobile device, the method comprising:

processing a tone at a first mobile device for transmission to a second mobile device, the tone comprising at least one location identifier for information associated with the tone; and

transmitting the tone from the first mobile device to the second mobile device,

wherein the at least one location identifier facilitates the receipt, by the second mobile device from an information source, of the information associated with the tone.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the tone comprises outputting the tone from a speaker associated with the first mobile device, and

wherein the tone is received by a microphone associated with the second mobile device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the second mobile device receives the information associated with the tone from the information source via a network.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the network comprises one or more of a cellular network, a local area network, or a wide area network.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the information source is the first mobile device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one location identifier comprises multiple location identifiers,

wherein a first of the multiple location identifiers facilitates communication between the second mobile device and the information source, and

wherein a second of the multiple location identifiers facilitates communication between the information source and an additional information source.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving the tone by the first mobile device from a data source prior to transmitting the tone to the second mobile device.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein receiving the tone by the first mobile device comprises receiving the tone by the first mobile device via a network.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein receiving the tone by the first mobile device comprises receiving the tone via a microphone associated with the first mobile device.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating the tone at the first mobile device.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing the tone in at least one memory associated with the first mobile device prior to transmitting the tone to the second mobile device.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the information associated with the tone comprises one of marketing information associated with the tone or social networking information associated with the tone.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the tone further comprises an identifier of the first mobile device, and

wherein the second mobile device communicates the identifier of the first mobile device to the information source.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the identifier of the first mobile device is utilized by the information source to track a conditional offer that was provided to the first mobile device.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the tone further comprises a confirmation number associated with an offer or transaction, and

wherein the confirmation number may be utilized by the second mobile device.

16. A mobile device, comprising:

at least one output device operable to transmit a tone to another mobile device, the tone comprising at least one location identifier for information associated with the tone; and

at least one processor operable to direct the transmission of the tone by the at least one output device,

wherein the at least one location identifier facilitates the receipt, by the other mobile device from an information source, of the information associated with the tone.

17. The mobile device of claim 16, wherein the at least one output device comprises a speaker.

18. The mobile device of claim 16, wherein the information source is the mobile device.

19. The mobile device of claim 16, wherein the at least one location identifier facilitates receipt of the information associated with the tone from the information source by the other mobile device via a network.

20. The mobile device of claim 16, further comprising at least one network interface operable to receive the tone from a data source prior to at least one processor directing the transmission of the tone to the other mobile device.

21. The mobile device of claim 16, wherein the at least one processor is further operable to generate the tone prior to directing the transmission of the tone to the other mobile device.

22. The mobile device of claim 16, further comprising at least one memory operable to store the tone.

23. A method for communicating data between two mobile devices, the method comprising:

receiving information at a first mobile device that facilitates the generation of a tone at the first mobile device;

generating the tone at the first mobile device utilizing at least a portion of the received information, the tone comprising at least one location identifier for additional information associated with the tone; and

transmitting the tone from the first mobile device to a second mobile device,

wherein the at least one location identifier facilitates the receipt, by the second mobile device from an information source, of the additional information associated with the tone.