AUTONOMOUS, NON-INTERACTIVE, CONTEXT-BASED SERVICES FOR CELLULAR PHONE

• US 20160044512A1
• Filed: 10/16/2015
• Published: 02/11/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mellaconic IP LLC (IP Edge LLC)
• Original Assignee: Empire Technology Development LLC (Allied Inventors Management, LLC)
• Inventors: POTKONJAK, Miodrag, BECKMANN, Nathan
• Granted Patent: US 9,986,435 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3224 Transactions dependent on location of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/663 Preventing unauthorised calls to a telephone set
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/025 using location based information parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/22 Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/182 Network node acting on behalf of an other network entity, e.g. proxy

Abstract

Examples include autonomously authenticating a financial transaction, on behalf of the user, without interacting with the user, via wireless communication link. In various embodiments, the user'"'"'s cellular phone may be configured to process a message that provides at least partial service context and autonomously authenticate the financial transaction.

Claims

1. A method to perform an action, comprising:

receiving, by a first device located at a first location, one or more messages related to a second device located at a second location, wherein the one or more messages;

indicates location information of the second device, and

includes a request to perform a first action, wherein the location information of the second device acts as authentication to allow the first action to be performed;

performing, based at least on the received one or more messages, by the first device, the authenticated first action.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the performing, based at least on the received one or more messages, by the first device, the first action includes:

performing a financial transaction.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the location information of the second device indicates that the second device is in proximity to the first device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the location information of the second device indicates that the second device is nearby the first device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the location information of the second device indicates that the first location and the second location are substantially the same location.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the location information of the second device indicates that the first device and the second device are at a particular address.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the location information of the second device indicates that the first device and the second device are at particular coordinates.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the location information of the second device indicates that the first device and the second device are at a particular store.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the first action is related to a user of the second device.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the performing, based at least on the received one or more messages, by the first device, the first action includes:

performing a download.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the performing, based at least on the received one or more messages, by the first device, the first action includes:

sending an alert or a message to the second device.

12. A method to perform an action, comprising:

receiving, by a first device located at a first location, location information of a second device located at a second location and a request to perform a first action, wherein the location information of the second device acts as authentication to allow the first action to be performed;

performing, based on the request, by the first device, the authenticated first action.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the location information of the second device indicates that the second device is in proximity to the first device.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the location information of the second device indicates that the second device is nearby the first device.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the location information of the second device indicates that the first location and the second location are substantially the same location.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein the location information of the second device indicates that the first device and the second device are at a particular address.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein the location information of the second device indicates that the first device and the second device are at particular coordinates.

18. The method of claim 12, wherein the location information of the second device indicates that the first device and the second device are at a particular store.

19. The method of claim 12, wherein the first action is related to a user of the second device.

20. The method of claim 12, wherein the performing, based at least on the received one or more messages, by the first device, the first action includes:

performing a download.

21. The method of claim 12, wherein the performing, based at least on the received one or more messages, by the first device, the first action includes:

sending an alert or a message to the second device.

22. The method of claim 12, wherein the performing, based at least on the received one or more messages, by the first device, the first action includes:

facilitating social networking between the second device and a remote device.

23. A system to perform an action, comprising:

a first computing apparatus at a first location, including a processor and a receiving unit, to;

receive, by the receiver, one or more messages related to a second computing apparatus located at a second location, wherein the one or more messages;

indicate location information of the second computing apparatus, and

include a request to perform a first action, wherein the location information of the second computing apparatus acts as an authentication to allow the first action to be performed;

perform, based at least on the received one or more messages, by the processor, the authenticated first action.

24. The system of claim 23, wherein the location information of the second computing apparatus indicates that the first location and the second location are substantially the same location.

25. The system of claim 23, wherein the location information of the second computing apparatus indicates that the first computing apparatus and the second computing apparatus are at a particular address.

26. The system of claim 23, wherein the location information of the second computing apparatus indicates that the first computing apparatus and the second computing apparatus are at particular coordinates.

27. The system of claim 23, wherein performing, based at least on the received one or more messages, by the processor, the first action includes:

performing a download.

28. The system of claim 23, wherein performing, based at least on the received one or more messages, by the processor, the first action includes:

performing a backup.

29. The system of claim 23, wherein performing, based at least on the received one or more messages, by the processor, the first action includes:

sending an alert or a message to the second computing apparatus.

30. The system of claim 23, wherein performing, based at least on the received one or more messages, by the first device, the first action includes:

facilitating social networking between the second device and a remote device.

31. The system of claim 23, wherein the first action is related to a user of the second device.

32. A method to autonomously service a received call or message, comprising:

receiving, by a first device, a call or a message;

determining, by the first device, previously stored context information about a user of the first device;

determining, by the first device, a service context based on the user'"'"'s previously stored context information;

autonomously servicing based on the service context, by the first device, the received call or message.

33. A method to perform an action, comprising:

receiving, by a first device located at a first location, one or more messages related to a second device located at a second location, wherein the one or more messages;

indicate location information of the second device, and

include a request to perform a first action, wherein the request is related to the location information of the second device, and wherein the location information of the second device acts as authentication to allow the first action to be performed;

performing, based at least on the received one or more messages, by the first device, the authenticated first action, and wherein the first action is related to a third device.