SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USER INTERACTION BASED ON LICENSE OR OTHER IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION

• US 20120089675A1
• Filed: 09/13/2011
• Published: 04/12/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/13/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: BUMP Network, Inc.
• Original Assignee: BUMP Network, Inc.
• Inventors: Thrower, Frederick Mitchell III, Clifford, Matt Kyle, Rennie, William Donald, Albers-Mead, John Sheldon, Couch, Andrew Wayne, Gupta, Ashish, Kenyon, Kristina Anne, Metcalf, Julia Nicole, Phipps, Andrew Michael, Shu, Fontaine Hanying
• Application Number:
  US13/231,760
• Publication Number:
  US 20120089675A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/204
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/046 Interoperability with other network applications or services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15

Abstract

Methods and systems for facilitating user interaction are described. One such method includes receiving, from a first user device, identification information associated with a targeted user and retrieving, from a database, contact information associated with the identification information. The method may further include providing the contact information to the first user device to facilitate communication between the first user device and a user device of the targeted user and/or providing a message to the user device of the targeted user.

Claims

1. A method for facilitating user interaction, the method comprising:

receiving, at a first user device, identification information associated with a targeted user;

sending a request to communicate with the targeted user wherein the request includes the identification information; and

receiving, responsive to the request, contact information associated with the targeted user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the identification information includes a license or registration number.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the identification information further includes a jurisdiction associated with the license or registration number.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the jurisdiction is a state.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the jurisdiction is a province.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein the jurisdiction is a district.

7. The method of claim 3, wherein the jurisdiction is a country or region.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the identification information includes license or registration plate information and the receiving includes capturing an image or video of a license or registration plate associated with the targeted user.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the sending a request includes sending the image or video of the license or registration plate.

10. The method of claim 1 further comprising sending, based upon the contact information, a message to a second user device associated with the targeted user.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the message is an email message.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the message is a text message.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the message is a voice message.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the contact information includes an electronic address of the second user device.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the contact information includes a phone number of the second user device.

16. A computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium including codes for causing a computer to:

receive identification information corresponding to a targeted user

send a request to communicate with the targeted user wherein the request includes the identification information; and

receive, responsive to the request, contact information associated with the targeted user.

17. A communications device, comprising:

a processing module configured to receive identification information corresponding to a targeted user;

a transmitter module configured to send a request to communicate with the targeted user wherein the request includes the identification information; and

a receiver module configured to receive, responsive to the request, contact information associated with the targeted user.

18. A method for facilitating user interaction, the method comprising:

receiving, from a first user device, identification information associated with a targeted user;

retrieving, from a database, contact information associated with the identification information; and

providing the contact information to the first user device.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the identification information includes a license or registration number.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the identification information further includes jurisdiction information associated with the license or registration number.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the jurisdiction information identifies a state.

22. The method of claim 20, wherein the jurisdiction information identifies a province.

23. The method of claim 20, wherein the jurisdiction information identifies a district.

24. The method of claim 20, wherein the jurisdiction information identifies a country or region.

25. The method of claim 18, wherein the identification information includes an image or video of a license or registration plate associated with the targeted user.

26. The method of claim 18 wherein the providing includes sending a message to the first user device.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein the message is an email message.

28. The method of claim 26, wherein the message is a text message.

29. The method of claim 26, wherein the message is a voice message.

30. The method of claim 18, wherein the contact information includes an email address.

31. The method of claim 18, wherein the contact information includes a phone number.

32. The method of claim 18 further including sending, to a second user device associated with the targeted user, a message relating to establishing communication with the first user device.

33. The method of claim 18 further including sending, to a second user device associated with the targeted user, information associated with the first user.

34. The method of claim 33 wherein the information associated with the first user includes a phone number.

35. The method of claim 33 wherein the information associated with the first user includes an electronic address.

36. A computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium including codes for causing a computer to:

receive, from a first user device, identification information associated with a targeted user;

retrieve, from a database, contact information associated with the identification information; and

provide the contact information to the first user device.

37. The computer program product of claim 36 wherein the codes further include codes for sending, to a second user device associated with the targeted user, information relating to establishment of communication with first user device.

38. A system for facilitating user interaction, comprising:

a receiver module configured to receive, from a first user device, identification information associated with a targeted user;

a processor module configured to search a database for contact information associated with the identification information; and

an output module configured to provide the contact information to the first user device.

39. The system of claim 38 wherein the output module is further configured to send, to a second user device associated with the targeted user, information relating to establishment of communication with the first user device.