SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIRECT COMMUNICATION BETWEEN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES

• US 20110246611A1
• Filed: 06/17/2011
• Published: 10/06/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/03/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: IP Investment Holdings LLC
• Original Assignee: E3, LLC
• Inventors: Jabara, Gary B., Karmis, Christos
• Granted Patent: US 8,295,803 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/205 Transfer to or from user equipment or user record carrier

Abstract

A wireless communication device includes conventional components to permit a network communication link to be established with a wireless communication network. In addition, the wireless communication device includes a non-network transceiver that detects the presence of a wireless access point. When two such equipped devices come within proximity of the access point, a non-network wireless communication link is established. The two devices exchange portions of profile data which is analyzed to determine if a match exists. If a match occurs, a contact notification is generated. This permits the wireless communication device to act as an auto-detecting social network device that detects the proximity of other devices whose owners have a profile that matches the stored user preference data. Subsequent communication may occur in a conventional manner using the wireless network communication channels and web applications may also be used to gain additional information.

Claims

1. A system for processing data from a wireless communication device, comprising:

means for storing user-related data in a storage location of a first wireless communication device;

means for establishing a wireless communication link between the first wireless communication device and a second wireless communication device;

means for extracting the user-related data in the storage location of the first wireless communication device upon establishment of the wireless communication link;

means for transferring the extracted user-related data to a web page associated with a user of the second wireless communication device;

means for storing the transferred data in a storage location associated with the web page;

means for accessing the web page to retrieve the stored transferred data; and

a network access point wherein the means for establishing a communication link comprises a transceiver in each of the first and second wireless communication devices to establish a communication link between the first wireless communication device and the second wireless communication device via the network access point.

2. A method for processing data from a wireless communication device, comprising:

storing user-related data in a storage location of a first wireless communication device;

establishing a wireless communication link between the first wireless communication device and a second wireless communication device;

upon establishment of the wireless communication link between the first wireless communication device and the second wireless communication device, extracting the user-related data in the storage location of the first wireless communication device;

transferring the extracted user-related data to a web page associated with a user of the second wireless communication device wherein transferring the extracted user-related data to the web page associated with a user of the second wireless communication device is performed using a wide-area network transceiver within the second wireless communication device.

storing the transferred data in a storage location associated with the web page; and

accessing the web page to retrieve the stored transferred data.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the wireless communication link between the first wireless communication device and a second wireless communication device is established by direct communication between transceivers in the first and second wireless communication devices, respectively.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the transceivers are short-range transceivers.

5. The method of claim 3 wherein the transceivers are non-network transceivers.

6. The method of claim 3 wherein the wireless communication link between the first wireless communication device and a second wireless communication device is established by communication between a wireless network access point and transceivers in the first and second wireless communication devices, respectively.

7. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

upon establishment of the wireless communication link between the first wireless communication device and the second wireless communication device, providing at least a portion of the user-related data from the storage location of the first wireless communication device to the second wireless communication device; and

analyzing the portion of the portion of the user-related data with respect to preference data specified by a user of the second wireless communication device to determine a match between the portion of the user-related data and the user-specified preference data.

8. The method of claim 2 wherein extracting the user-related data in the storage location of the first wireless communication device is permitted only upon determination of a match between the portion of the user-related data and the user-specified preference data.

9. The method of claim 2 wherein the second wireless communication device stores user-related data in a storage location of the second wireless communication device, the method further comprising:

upon establishment of the wireless communication link between the first wireless communication device and the second wireless communication device, providing at least a portion of the user-related data from the storage location of the second wireless communication device to the first wireless communication device; and

analyzing the portion of the portion of the user-related data with respect to preference data specified by a user of the first wireless communication device to determine a match between the portion of the user-related data and the user-specified preference data.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein extracting the user-related data in the storage location of the second wireless communication device is permitted only upon determination of a match between the portion of the user-related data and the user-specified preference data.

11. The method of claim 2 wherein extracting the user-related data in the storage location of the first wireless communication device is performed by the first wireless communication device in response to a request for data received from the second wireless communication device and transmitted from the first wireless communication device to the second wireless communication device via the wireless communication link.

12. The method of claim 2 wherein extracting the user-related data in the storage location of the first wireless communication device is performed by the first wireless communication device in response to a request for data received from a wireless network access point and transmitted from the first wireless communication device to the a wireless network access point via a wireless communication link between the first wireless communication device and the wireless network access point.

13. The method of claim 2 wherein transferring the extracted user-related data to the web page associated with a user of the second wireless communication device is performed using the wireless network access point.

14. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

storing user-related data in a storage location of a third wireless communication device;

establishing a wireless communication link between the second wireless communication device and the third wireless communication device;

upon establishment of the wireless communication link between the second wireless communication device and the third wireless communication device, extracting the user-related data in a storage location of the third wireless communication device;

transferring the extracted user-related data to the web page associated with the user of the second wireless communication device; and

storing the transferred data in the storage location associated with the web page.

15. A method for processing data from a wireless communication device, comprising:

storing user-related data in a storage location of a first wireless communication device;

establishing a wireless communication link between the first wireless communication device and a second wireless communication device;

upon establishment of the wireless communication link between the first wireless communication device and the second wireless communication device, extracting the user-related data in the storage location of the first wireless communication device;

transferring the extracted user-related data to a web page associated with a user of the second wireless communication device wherein transferring the extracted user-related data to the web page associated with a user of the second wireless communication device is performed using a wireless network access point with which the second wireless communication device has established a communication link;

storing the transferred data in a storage location associated with the web page; and

accessing the web page to retrieve the stored transferred data.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein the wireless communication link between the first wireless communication device and a second wireless communication device is established by direct communication between transceivers in the first and second wireless communication devices, respectively.

17. The method of claim 16 wherein the transceivers are short-range transceivers.

18. The method of claim 16 wherein the transceivers are non-network transceivers.

19. The method of claim 16 wherein the wireless communication link between the first wireless communication device and a second wireless communication device is established by communication between a wireless network access point and transceivers in the first and second wireless communication devices, respectively.

20. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

upon establishment of the wireless communication link between the first wireless communication device and the second wireless communication device, providing at least a portion of the user-related data from the storage location of the first wireless communication device to the second wireless communication device; and

analyzing the portion of the portion of the user-related data with respect to preference data specified by a user of the second wireless communication device to determine a match between the portion of the user-related data and the user-specified preference data.

21. The method of claim 20 wherein extracting the user-related data in the storage location of the first wireless communication device is permitted only upon determination of a match between the portion of the user-related data and the user-specified preference data.

22. The method of claim 15 wherein the second wireless communication device stores user-related data in a storage location of the second wireless communication device, the method further comprising:

upon establishment of the wireless communication link between the first wireless communication device and the second wireless communication device, providing at least a portion of the user-related data from the storage location of the second wireless communication device to the first wireless communication device; and

analyzing the portion of the portion of the user-related data with respect to preference data specified by a user of the first wireless communication device to determine a match between the portion of the user-related data and the user-specified preference data.

23. The method of claim 22 wherein extracting the user-related data in the storage location of the second wireless communication device is permitted only upon determination of a match between the portion of the user-related data and the user-specified preference data.

24. The method of claim 15 wherein extracting the user-related data in the storage location of the first wireless communication device is performed by the first wireless communication device in response to a request for data received from the second wireless communication device and transmitted from the first wireless communication device to the second wireless communication device via the wireless communication link.

25. The method of claim 15 wherein extracting the user-related data in the storage location of the first wireless communication device is performed by the first wireless communication device in response to a request for data received from a wireless network access point and transmitted from the first wireless communication device to the a wireless network access point via a wireless communication link between the first wireless communication device and the wireless network access point.

26. The method of claim 15 wherein transferring the extracted user-related data to the web page associated with a user of the second wireless communication device is performed using the wireless network access point.

27. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

storing user-related data in a storage location of a third wireless communication device;

establishing a wireless communication link between the second wireless communication device and the third wireless communication device;

upon establishment of the wireless communication link between the second wireless communication device and the third wireless communication device, extracting the user-related data in a storage location of the third wireless communication device;

transferring the extracted user-related data to the web page associated with the user of the second wireless communication device; and

storing the transferred data in the storage location associated with the web page.