Invoke facility service and its applications to compound wireless mobile communication services

• US 20110201318A1
• Filed: 01/27/2011
• Published: 08/18/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/16/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Thaddeus John Kobylarz
• Original Assignee: Thaddeus John Kobylarz
• Inventors: Kobylarz, Thaddeus John
• Granted Patent: US 8,369,841 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72463 to restrict the functionality of the device
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 using movement velocity, acceleration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/245 from a network towards a terminal

Abstract

Invented is a facility service to be used as a component service for building compound wireless mobile communication services (CWSs). The name ascribed to this facility service is Invoke. The purpose of Invoke is to detect the events signifying that the CWS operation is to commence and then initiate (or invoke) the CWS execution. The events represent variables within a Boolean expression parameter of an Invoke service. The Boolean expression allows Invoke to be very versatile with respect to the possible combination of events for CWS invocation. Versatility is enhanced by the wide variety of events that are recognized; e.g., entering a geographical location, recognizing an audio signal, reaching a time of day, observing a specific caller ID. The Invoke facility service contains other parameters useful at CWS invocation; e.g., CWS password protection, CWS initialization of constants and variables, linkage to other CWSs to acquire data.

Claims

1-4. -4. (canceled)

15. An interactive compiler to build the Invoke facility service, whereby the compiler'"'"'s interactivity guides and simplifies the building the Invoke facility service as well as its associated CWS;

wherein the guiding and simplification is achieved by;

a) requesting builder responses to queries to establish whether an Invoke parameter is to be used and if so, requests the parameter'"'"'s initial values;

b) denying invalid builder responses to the queries;

c) recommending valid alternatives to a builder after a builder'"'"'s invalid response;

d) providing salient “

help”

advice to a builder, relating to a compiler query;

e) availing, to a builder, a description on the use and purpose of the Invoke facility service;

such that the Invoke parameters and their components, for which compiler interactivity takes place, are;

{OptionalEventExpression}—

establishing event types, event values, and logical connectives between events to assist the creation of a Boolean expression;

(OptionalEventDurationList)—

establishing a list of pairs that designates whether each event is to be “

sustained”

or to be “

momentary”

;

OptionalObservationRepetitionRate—

establishing the rate at which the observations are to be made to determine whether events have occurred;

(OptionalPasswordPair)—

establishing a name and invocation password to protect from unauthorized execution of a CWS;

(OptionalDisableQuadruple)—

establishing a quadruple of parameters that indicate a name for the maximum permitted number of failed password attempts, the value of the maximum permitted number of failed password attempts, a name for the amount of time and the value of the amount of time (in days;

hours;

seconds) the CWS will be disabled if the number of failed attempts reaches the maximum;

OptionalEnablingSwitch—

establishing a parameter that will switch the CWS invocation state to either enabled or disabled;

(OptionalInitialConditionsAssignmentList)—

establishing a list of parameter pairs, each pair consisting of a CWS parameter name (named constants and variables) and the CWS parameter initial value when the CWS begins its execution;

(OptionalLinkedCWSList)—

establishing a list of parameter pairs, each pair consisting of a CWS name to which the Invoke associated CWS is to be linked and the potentially linked CWS address;

(OptionalLinkedCWSPasswords)—

establishing a list of parameter pairs, each pair consisting of a CWS name to which the Invoke associated CWS is to be linked and the potentially linked CWS password required for linking;

(OptionalLinkedCWSData)—

establishing a list of parameter pairs, each pair consisting of a parameter name (constant and variable) and a memory location into which a linked CWS will enter the value of the named parameter;

(OptionalNotifications)—

establishing a list of parameter quadruples to provide notification concerning the operation of the Invoke service, each quadruple consisting of the cause for a notification, the type of address of the notification recipient, the address of the notification recipient and a notification explanation message.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein further improvements provide for bypassing compiler interactivity for those builder selected parameters described in claim 15, such that no compiler dialog is conducted for building the selected parameters and the builder will be able to directly prescribe the properties for these parameters;

with the intent to hasten building a CWS for those building steps that are well understood by the builder.

17. A method to invoke or initiate the execution of a compound wireless mobile communication service, also known as an apps or smartphone application, by using a Boolean expression of events, which when the expression has an evaluation of “

True”

, the associated compound wireless mobile communication service will commence its execution, wherein the Boolean expression is contained within a service termed Invoke facility service and the Invoke facility service was built as the first component service of the said compound wireless mobile communication service.

5. The method of claim 18, wherein events, locally established by the wireless mobile terminal, are:

a) sending an audio signal that matches an audio signal stored by the builder in the wireless mobile terminal;

b) sending an audio signal to an address that matches an address stored by the builder in the wireless mobile terminal;

c) sending a video signal that matches a video signal stored by the builder in the wireless mobile terminal;

d) sending a video signal to an address that matches an address stored by the builder within the wireless mobile terminal;

e) sending a text message that matches a text message stored by the builder in the wireless mobile terminal;

f) sending a text message to an address that matches an address stored by the builder in the wireless mobile terminal;

g) sending a photograph that matches a photograph stored by the builder in the wireless mobile terminal;

h) sending a photograph to an address that matches an address stored by the builder in the wireless mobile terminal;

i) sending an e-mail with a subject that matches a subject stored by the builder within the wireless mobile terminal;

j) sending an e-mail to an address that matches one stored by the builder within the wireless mobile terminal;

k) sending an audio signal;

l) sending a video signal;

m) sending a text message;

n) sending a photograph;

o) sending an e-mail;

p) connecting to an Internet address that matches an Internet address stored by the builder in the wireless mobile terminal;

q) disconnecting from an Internet address that matches an Internet address stored by the builder in the wireless mobile terminal;

r) dialing of a telephone number that matches a telephone number stored by the builder in the wireless mobile terminal;

s) dialing of a telephone number;

t) taking a photograph;

u) recording a video;

v) a wireless mobile terminal'"'"'s entering a geographical location that matches a geographical location stored by the builder in the wireless mobile terminal;

w) a wireless mobile terminal'"'"'s leaving a geographical location that matches a geographical location stored by the builder in the wireless mobile terminal;

6. The method of claim 18, wherein events, not locally established by the wireless mobile terminal, are:

a) receiving an audio signal that matches an audio signal stored by the builder in the wireless mobile terminal;

b) receiving an audio signal from an address that matches an address stored by the builder in the wireless mobile terminal;

c) receiving a video signal that matches a video signal stored by the builder in the wireless mobile terminal;

d) receiving a video signal from an address that matches an address stored by the builder within the wireless mobile terminal;

e) receiving a text message that matches a text message stored by the builder in the wireless mobile terminal;

f) receiving a text message from an address that matches an address stored by the builder in the wireless mobile terminal;

g) receiving a photograph that matches a photograph stored by the builder in the wireless mobile terminal;

h) receiving a photograph from an address that matches an address stored by the builder in the wireless mobile terminal;

i) receiving an e-mail with a subject that matches a subject stored by the builder within the wireless mobile terminal;

j) receiving an e-mail from an address that matches one stored by the builder within the wireless mobile terminal;

k) receiving an audio signal;

l) receiving a video signal;

m) receiving a text message;

n) receiving a photograph;

o) receiving an e-mail;

p) a “

caller ID”

for an incoming voice call that matches one stored by the builder within the wireless mobile terminal;

q) a “

caller ID”

for an incoming text message that matches one stored by the builder within the wireless mobile terminal;

r) a “

caller ID”

for an incoming photograph that matches one stored by the builder within the wireless mobile terminal;

s) a “

caller ID”

for an incoming video signal that matches one stored by the builder within the wireless mobile terminal;

t) an incoming signal from a remote Internet site that matches one stored by the builder within the wireless mobile terminal;

u) an address of an incoming signal from a remote Internet site that matches one stored by the builder within-the wireless mobile terminal;

v) an incoming signal from a wireless service provider that matches one stored by the builder within the wireless mobile terminal;

w) the date of an incoming e-mail that matches one stored by the builder within the wireless mobile terminal;

x) an incoming signal value from a transducer, having a communication link with the wireless mobile terminal, that matches a signal value stored by the builder within the wireless mobile terminal.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein transducers may be:

a) biological sensors that convert heart rate, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, red blood cell oxygen level, blood glucose, body temperature, or electroencephalogram brain activity into a binary digital signal representation that is communicated to the wireless mobile terminal;

b) mechanical sensors that convert acceleration force, deceleration force, temperature in a solid, temperature in a liquid, temperature in a gas, pressure upon a solid, pressure upon a liquid, pressure upon a gas, or altitude to a binary digital signal representation that is communicated to the wireless mobile terminal;

c) chemical sensors that convert acidity, specific gravity, temperature of a solution, viscosity of a liquid, or molarity of a chemical solution to a binary digital signal representation that is communicated to the wireless mobile terminal;

d) electrical sensors that convert voltage, current, power, magnetic flux, resistance, reactance, impedance, capacitance, inductance, electrical signal bit rate, or electrical signal frequency to a binary digital signal representation that is communicated to the wireless mobile terminal;

e) any combination of the aforementioned four sensor types and constituent signals.

8. The method of claim 18, wherein further improvements include the display of a “

truth table”

for the built Boolean expression to provide a means for confirming that the Boolean expression concurs with the intended invocation event conditions.

9. The method of claim 17, further comprising password protection prior to invocation of the compound wireless mobile communication service, for which a builder may prescribe the maximum number of failed password entries beyond which further execution of the Invoke facility service and its accompanying compound wireless mobile communication service become disabled.

10. The method of claim 17, wherein further improvements provide a capability to turn the Invoke facility service “

off”

, meaning that the Invoke facility service and its accompanying compound wireless mobile communication service become disabled, and to turn the Invoke facility service “

on”

, meaning that the Invoke facility service and its accompanying compound wireless mobile communication service become enabled.

11. The method of claim 17, wherein further improvements provide a capability to establish initial conditions and named parameter value assignments, upon a “

True”

Boolean expression evaluation, in order to configure or provision a compound wireless mobile communication service.

12. The method of claim 17, wherein further improvements of the Invoke facility service provide a capability to link its associated CWS with one or more other CWSs to provide data transfer from the linked CWSs to the CWS associated with the Invoke facility service.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein further improvements permit the assignment of data name aliases for transforming the linked transmitting CWS data names into the data names used within data recipient CWS associated with the Invoke facility service.

14. The method of claim 17, wherein further improvements provide for the communication of notifications relating to outcomes of the Invoke operation that consist of four parts:

a) notification cause, b) type of address for a notification recipient, c) address of a notification recipient, d) explanation message;

for which notification causes may be a successful CWS invocation, excessive invalid password entry attempts, the CWS had been disabled, the inability to disable a CWS, the inability to enable a CWS, an unsuccessful CWS provisioning attempt by a user'"'"'s initial conditions assignment, a failure in an attempt to link with another CWS, a password rejection by a potentially linked CWS, invalid data from a linked CWS, a change of location of the wireless mobile terminal, a wireless network problem, a notification from the wireless service provider, and unable to complete invocation for an unknown reason;

wherein, types of addresses for a notification recipient are a World Wide Web (http) site, an e-mail address, a Bluetooth address, a phone number, an Internet address, an Ethernet address, and a private network address; and

wherein, explanation message formats may be textual, special ring signals, recorded audio signal, images, recorded video signals, a wireless mobile terminal vibration, and general data including singles, n-tuples, arrays, and structures.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the Boolean expression is built with events interconnected by the logical connectives of “

and”

, “

or”

, “

not”

, “

if X, then Y”

;

such that the events, including the aforementioned events designated as X and Y, are observable by the wireless mobile terminal, also known as a smartphone, and each such event can assume a “

True”

value, meaning the event has occurred, or a “

False”

value, meaning the event has not occurred, when observed by the wireless mobile terminal.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein a repetition rate is prescribed by the builder for observing whether events have occurred and the duration of an event may be designated as “

sustained”

, meaning an event occurrence must persist from the time first observed and then for each repeated observation for a “

True”

value, or the duration of an event may be designated as “

momentary”

, meaning an event occurrence only needs to be observed once for a “

True”

value.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein wireless mobile terminal timing events are:

a) an existing time of day that matches a time of day stored by the builder in the wireless mobile terminal;

b) an existing day of the week that matches the day of a week stored by the builder in the wireless mobile terminal;

c) an existing day of the month that matches a day of the month stored by the builder in the wireless mobile terminal;

d) an existing day of the year that matches a day of the year stored by the builder in the wireless mobile terminal;

e) a combination of the aforementioned day types that match a combination of the aforementioned day types stored by the builder in the wireless mobile terminal.