AUTOMATIC PROFILE UPDATE IN A MOBILE DEVICE

• US 20110113084A1
• Filed: 07/15/2009
• Published: 05/12/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/19/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CircleBack, Inc.
• Original Assignee: CircleBack, Inc.
• Inventors: Ramnani, Manoj
• Granted Patent: US 8,499,037 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/201
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• 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 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data

Abstract

A method and system for managing mobile exchange of profile information between a requestor and a recipient. A mobile client is provided on a requestor'"'"'s first mobile device. The requestor provides requestor profile to an information exchange server through the mobile client. The requestor requests for a connection with the recipient using the mobile client. The mobile client is provided on a recipient'"'"'s second mobile device. The recipient provides recipient profile to the information exchange server through the mobile client. On acceptance of the request for connection by the recipient, the information exchange server transfers the recipient profile to the mobile client on the requestor'"'"'s first mobile device and vice versa. The mobile client automatically updates the transferred recipient profile on the requestor'"'"'s first mobile device based on changes made by the recipient to the recipient profile and vice versa.

Claims

1. A method of managing mobile exchange of profile information between a requestor mobile device and at least one recipient mobile device, comprising the steps of:

providing a mobile client on the requestor mobile device;

providing a requestor profile to an information exchange server by the requestor mobile device using the mobile client;

generating and transmitting an identification code to the information exchange server that initiates a request to share the requestor profile between the requestor mobile device and the at least one recipient mobile device using the mobile client;

requesting the mobile client on the at least one recipient mobile device to accept the request to share the requestor profile from the requestor mobile device;

providing a recipient profile to the information exchange server by the at least one recipient mobile device using the mobile client;

transferring the recipient profile from the information exchange server to the mobile client on the requestor mobile device on acceptance of the request by the at least one recipient mobile device, and wherein the requestor profile is transferred from the information exchange server to the at least one recipient mobile device; and

automatically updating the transferred recipient profile on the requestor mobile device and the transferred requestor profile on the at least one recipient mobile device in response to changes made to the recipient profile and the requestor profile.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the requestor mobile device and the at least one recipient mobile device forms a plurality of mobile devices, all being commonly associated with an event, so that when one or more of the plurality of mobile devices, transmits an identification code which includes an event identifier to the information exchange server, all of the plurality of mobile devices which transmit an identification code which includes the event identifier will receive the profile information associated with the plurality of mobile devices which transmit an identification code which includes the event identifier.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one recipient mobile device is a plurality of mobile devices, all being commonly associated with a group code as members of a group, and wherein the profile information of the members of the group is supervised by a centralized profile manager.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the centralized profile manager selectively receives profile information from the requestor mobile device and the recipient mobile devices, and wherein the centralized profile manager selectively shares profile information about the members of the group to the members of the group.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising a step of providing an electronic business card bowl application to a business organization with a business profile provided on the information exchange server for collecting profile information provided by customers using the mobile client via the information exchange server.

6. A system for managing mobile exchange of profile information between a requestor mobile device and a recipient mobile device, comprising:

a mobile client provided on the requestor mobile device and the recipient mobile device, comprising;

an information input module that enables the requestor mobile device and the recipient mobile device to provide a requestor profile and a recipient profile respectively to an information exchange server;

a request module which transmits an identification code to the information exchange server to request an exchange of the requester profile and the recipient profile information between the requestor mobile device and the recipient mobile device;

an information update module that automatically updates the recipient profile and the requestor profile on the requestor mobile device and the recipient mobile device respectively based on changes made to the recipient profile and the requestor profile;

the information exchange server comprising;

an information database for storing the requestor profile and the recipient profile provided by the requestor mobile device and the recipient mobile device respectively through the mobile client; and

an information transfer module for transferring the recipient profile to the mobile client on the requestor mobile device on acceptance of the request by the recipient mobile device, wherein the information transfer module transfers the requestor profile to the mobile client on the recipient mobile device.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the identification code includes an identifier associated with at least one profile or an event.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the identifier associated with at least one profile or an event is embodied in a short code SMS, an MMS, a USSD message, or the like.

9. The system of claim 6 wherein the profile information is selectively modifiable and comprises at least one of:

masked and unmasked contact information, location based information, meeting identity, meeting time, contextual information, billing information or notes.

10. The system of claim 6, further comprises a location based service that determines the position of the requestor mobile device and the position of the recipient mobile device, such that when the requestor mobile device and the recipient mobile device have both elected to share profile information with each other at approximately the same time, and are within a predetermined distance of each other, the information exchange server may automatically initiate an invite message to the requestor mobile device and the recipient mobile device for acceptance to exchange profile information.

11. The system of claim 6, wherein the information database is adapted to receive, store and communicate profile information about membership and rewards information, such that as desired, the requestor mobile device may initiate retrieval of the stored profile information related to the membership and rewards information that is stored in the information exchange server.

12. The system of claim 6, further comprising an electronic business card bowl application for collecting profile information provided by customers using the mobile client via the information exchange server.

13. The system of claim 6, wherein the information database stores a log of calls, electronic mails, and text messages sent from a mobile device using the mobile client.

14. The system of claim 6, wherein the mobile client further comprises an offer bin module for receiving advertisements from advertisers on a mobile device using the mobile client.

15. A system for managing mobile exchange of profile information between a requestor mobile device and a recipient mobile device, comprising:

a mobile client provided on both, the requestor mobile device and the recipient mobile device, comprising;

an information input module that enables the requestor mobile device and the recipient mobile device to provide a requestor profile and a recipient profile respectively to an information exchange server;

a request module that requests an exchange of profile information initiated when an identification code, associated with at least one profile or an event, is

transmitted by at least one of the requestor mobile device and the recipient mobile device to the information exchange server;

an information update module that automatically updates the recipient profile and the requestor profile transferred from the information exchange server on the requestor mobile device and the recipient mobile device respectively based on changes made to the recipient profile and the requestor profile;

the information exchange server comprising;

an information database for storing the requestor profile and the recipient profile provided by the requestor mobile device and the recipient mobile device respectively through the mobile client; and

an information transfer module for transferring the recipient profile to the mobile client on the requestor mobile device on acceptance of the request by the recipient mobile device, wherein the information transfer module transfers the requestor profile to the mobile client on the recipient mobile device.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the identification includes an identifier associated with at least one profile or an event.

17. The system of claim 15, further comprises a location based service that determines the position of the requestor mobile device and the position of the recipient mobile device, such that when the requestor mobile device and the recipient mobile device have both elected to share profile information with each other at approximately the same time, and are within a predetermined distance of each other, the information exchange server may automatically initiate an invite message to the requestor mobile device and the recipient mobile device for acceptance to exchange profile information.

18. A method of managing mobile exchange of profile information between a requestor mobile device and at least one recipient mobile device, comprising the steps of providing a mobile client on the requestor mobile device;

providing a requestor profile to an information exchange server by the requestor mobile device using the mobile client;

generating and transmitting an identification code to the information exchange server that initiates a request to share the requestor profile between the requestor mobile device and the at least one recipient mobile device using the mobile client;

requesting the mobile client on the at least one recipient mobile device to accept the request to share the requestor profile from the requestor mobile device;

transferring the requestor profile from the information exchange server to the at least one recipient mobile device on acceptance of the request; and

automatically updating the transferred requestor profile on the recipient mobile device in response to changes made to the requestor profile.

19. A system for managing mobile exchange of profile information between a requestor mobile device and a recipient mobile device, comprising:

a mobile client provided on the requestor mobile device and the recipient mobile device, comprising;

an information input module that enables the requestor mobile device to provide a requestor profile to an information exchange server;

a request module which transmits an identification code to the information exchange server to request an share the requester profile with the recipient mobile device;

an information update module that automatically updates the requestor profile on the recipient mobile device based on changes made to the requestor profile;

the information exchange server comprising;

an information database for storing the requestor profile provided by the requestor mobile device through the mobile client; and

an information transfer module for transferring the requestor profile to the mobile client on the recipient mobile device on acceptance of the request.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the requestor profile includes financial information which can be used by the requestor to process payments using the requestor mobile device.