METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATION-BASED MACHINE-ASSISTED INTERACTIONS

• US 20150094097A1
• Filed: 05/11/2014
• Published: 04/02/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/02/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intelligent Agency LLC (Wagoo L.L.C.)
• Original Assignee: Federico Fraccaroli
• Inventors: Fraccaroli, Federico
• Granted Patent: US 9,894,476 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.3
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 using movement velocity, acceleration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

In accordance with one example embodiment of the present invention a method comprises at least partially enabling a set of functionalities and attributes associated to an area for facilitating business transactions, networking activities, or social interactions of users who are within, proximate, or associated, at least provisionally, with said area. In some implementations, the present invention provides functionalities apt to discover taxonomies of users in relation to locations. In some other implementations, the present invention provides functionalities apt to trace or follow up with users who have associated their identities, at least during a time window, with said area.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

facilitating the discovery of a session area associated with a location;

facilitating the association with said session area of at least one user who is located within said session area;

enabling at least one networking functionality for said at least one user wherein said one user may receive indicia of at least one another user who is also contemporaneously associated with said session area;

at least partially extracting attributes associated with an electronic profile associated with said at least one user to produce an electronic summary record of said at least one user; and

facilitating the retrieval of said summary record by means of an internet account associated with said at least one another user.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said electronic summary record comprises indicia of said session area associated with said location.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said session area is associated with a finite temporary event.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said session area is permanent.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein said electronic summary record is a software object representation of a traditional business card and is displayed on an electronic screen.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein said software object representation is customized for said at least one user.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein data extracted from said electronic summary record can be transferred into a Customers Relationship Management System account owned by said at least one another user.

8. A computer software system having a set of instructions stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium for controlling at least one general-purpose digital computer in performing desired functions comprising:

a set of instructions formed into each of a plurality of modules, each modules comprising;

a process for facilitating the discovery of a session area associated with a location;

facilitating the association with said session area of at least one user who is located within said session area;

a process for enabling at least one networking functionality for said at least one user wherein said one user may receive indicia of at least one another user who is also contemporaneously associated with said session area;

a process for at least partially extracting attributes associated with an electronic profile associated with said at least one user to produce an electronic summary record of said at least one user; and

a process for facilitating the retrieval of said summary record by means of an internet account associated with said at least one another user.

9. The computer software system of claim 8 wherein said electronic summary record comprises indicia of said session area associated with said location.

10. The computer software system of claim 8 wherein said session area is associated with a finite temporary event.

11. The computer software system of claim 8 wherein said session area is permanent.

12. The computer software system of claim 8 wherein said electronic summary record is a software object representation of a traditional business card and is displayed on an electronic screen.

13. The computer software system of claim 12 wherein said software object representation is customized for said at least one user.

14. The computer software system of claim 8 wherein data extracted from said electronic summary record can be transferred into a Customers Relationship Management System account owned by said at least one another user.

15. An apparatus, comprising:

facilitating the discovery of a session area associated with a location;

facilitating the association with said session area of at least one user who is located within said session area;

enabling at least one networking functionality for said at least one user wherein said one user may receive indicia of at least one another user who is also contemporaneously associated with said session area;

at least partially extracting attributes associated with an electronic profile associated with said at least one user to produce an electronic summary record of said at least one user; and

facilitating the retrieval of said summary record by means of an internet account associated with said at least one another user.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein said electronic summary record comprises indicia of said session area associated with said location.

17. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein said session area is associated with a finite temporary event.

18. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein said session area is permanent.

19. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein said electronic summary record is a software object representation of a traditional business card and is displayed on an electronic screen.

20. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein data extracted from said electronic summary record can be transferred into a Customers Relationship Management System account owned by said at least one another user.