Adaptive communication data retrieval system

• US 6,405,034 B1
• Filed: 01/28/2000
• Issued: 06/11/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 01/28/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Leap Wireless International Incorporated (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Tijerino, Yuri Adrian
• Primary Examiner(s): Maung, Nay
• Assistant Examiner(s): Trinh, Sonny
• Application Number:
  US09/494,188
• Time in Patent Office: 865 Days
• Field of Search: 455/412, 455/414, 455/517, 455/456, 455/418, 455/425, 455/68, 701/207, 701/208, 345/329, 345/334, 707/102, 379/93.17, 379/93.07, 379/93.25, 342/357.01, 342/357.08, 342/357.09, 342/357.1, 342/357.11, 342/357.12, 342/357.13, 342/357.14
• US Class Current: 455/414.3
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data

Abstract

The adaptive communication data retrieval system comprises a communication network, a communication device, a server, and a plurality of databases. The adaptive communication data retrieval system provides for sending and receiving personalized information from a communication device via a communication network to a server based retrieval system. The adaptive communication data retrieval system has an adaptive capability to learn and become more efficient at finding focused personalized information through learned usage patterns and/or historical data.

Claims

1. A system for sending and receiving data in response to a user request of a plurality of user requests, the system comprising:

(a) a communication network for facilitating transmission of data comprising the user request, selectable service choice data, augmented data, and service response data;

(b) a communication device for sending the user request and the augmented data, and for receiving the selectable service choice data and the service response data via the communication network, the communication device comprising;

a graphical user interface for inputting a current selection preference in response to the received selectable service choice data;

a preference storage device for storing a history of selection preferences comprising the current selection preference and at least a portion of the service response data, for retrieving at least a portion of the history of selection preferences, for analyzing the at least a portion of the history of selection preferences and creating preference data therefrom;

a positioning device for generating positioning data; and

an augmenter for generating the augmented data utilizing the preference data, the current selection preference, and the positioning data;

(c) a plurality of databases for storing information data, the selectable service choice data that is available to the communication device, and a historical data record of the plurality of user requests; and

(d) a server connected to the plurality of databases and in communication with the communication device via the communication network, the server for responding to the user request by retrieving the selectable service choice data from the plurality of databases and sending the selectable service choice data to the communication device, the server receiving the augmented data from the communication device and sending the service response data in response to the augmented data, the server comprising;

a facilitator comprising;

a parser for parsing the augmented data into parsed augmented data; and

an analyzer for maintaining and analyzing the historical data record, and for creating the service response data from the historical data record and from at least one portion of the information data that corresponds to the parsed augmented data.

2. A system for providing a mobile communication device with requested information, said system comprising:

a mobile communication device;

a server;

a communication network operatively connecting the mobile communication device and the server; and

an information database operatively connected to the server,

wherein said mobile communication device includes;

means for interfacing with said communication network;

means for determining environmental data relating to the mobile communication device;

means for storing and modifying user preference data;

means for selecting communication service choices data received from said server; and

means for creating augmented data through a combination of selected communication service choices data, user preference data, and environmental data, and

wherein said server includes;

means for interfacing with said communication network;

means for interfacing with said information database;

means for storing and selecting communication service choices data to be sent to said mobile communication device; and

means for retrieving information data from the information database based on augmented data received from the mobile communication device.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein the server further includes means for parsing augmented data received from said mobile communication device.

4. The system of claim 2 wherein the environmental data includes data selected from the group consisting of:

a current position of the mobile communication device, a current time, a current temperature, a current weather condition, and user scheduling information.

5. The system of claim 2 wherein the environmental data includes a current position of the mobile communication device, and data selected from the group consisting of:

a current time, a current temperature, a current weather condition, and user scheduling information.

6. The system of claim 2 wherein the mobile communication device further includes a component selected from the group consisting of:

a thermometer, a barometer, and a means for storing user scheduling information.

7. The system of claim 2 wherein the means for selecting communication service choices data received from said server includes a graphical user interface.

8. The system of claim 2 wherein the user preference data includes user profile data and historical data.

9. The system of claim 2 wherein the server further includes means for providing historical suggestion data to the user.

10. The system of claim 2 wherein the mobile communication device further comprises means for storing information data received from said server.

11. The system of claim 2 wherein the communication network includes wireless connections.

12. A system for providing a mobile communication device with requested information, said system comprising:

a mobile communication device;

a server;

a communication network operatively connecting the mobile communication device and the server; and

an information database operatively connected to the server,

wherein said mobile communication device includes means for creating augmented data by modifying communication service choices data received from said server with data selected from the group consisting of;

user preference data, environmental data, and a combination of user preference data and environmental data, and

wherein said server includes means for retrieving information data from the information database based on augmented data received from the mobile communication device.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein the server further includes means for parsing augmented data received from said mobile communication device.

14. The system of claim 12 wherein the environmental data includes data selected from the group consisting of:

a current position of the mobile communication device, a current time, a current temperature, a current weather condition, and user scheduling information.

15. The system of claim 12 wherein the user preference data includes user profile data and historical data.

16. The system of claim 12 wherein the server further includes means for providing historical suggestion data to the user.

17. The system of claim 12 wherein the server further includes means for storing, selecting, and transmitting communication service choices data to said mobile communication device.

18. The system of claim 12 wherein the communication network includes wireless connections.

19. In a system including a mobile communication device connected to a server by a communication network, a method of providing the mobile communication device with requested information, said method comprising the steps of:

transmitting a request for information from the mobile communication device to the server;

transmitting communication service choices data from the server to the mobile communication device in response to the request for information;

selecting a communication service choice from the communication service choices data transmitted to the mobile communication device;

accessing data from memory located in the mobile communication device, said accessed data being selected from the group consisting of user preference data, environmental data, and a combination of user preference data and environmental data;

creating augmented data at the mobile communication device by modifying the selected communication service choice with the accessed data;

transmitting the augmented data from the mobile communication device to the server over the communication network;

retrieving requested information from an information database based on augmented data received at the server; and

providing the requested information to the mobile communication device.

20. The method of claim 19 further comprising the step of parsing the augmented data in preparation of retrieving the requested information.

21. The method of claim 19 wherein the environmental data includes data selected from the group consisting of:

a current position of the mobile communication device, a current time, a current temperature, a current weather condition, and user scheduling information.

22. The method of claim 19 wherein the user preference data includes user profile data and historical data.

23. The method of claim 19 further comprising the step of providing historical suggestion data to the user in response to the request for information.

24. In a system including a mobile communication device connected to a server by a communication network, a method of providing the mobile communication device with requested information, said method comprising the steps of:

transmitting a request for information from the mobile communication device to the server;

selecting a communication service choice responsive to the request for information;

accessing data selected from the group consisting of user preference data, environmental data, and a combination of user preference data and environmental data;

creating augmented data by modifying the selected communication service choice with the accessed data;

retrieving requested information from an information database based on augmented data; and

providing the requested information to the mobile communication device.

25. The method of claim 24 further comprising the step of parsing the augmented data in preparation of retrieving the requested information.

26. The method of claim 24 wherein the environmental data includes data selected from the group consisting of:

a current position of the mobile communication device, a current time, a current temperature, a current weather condition, and user scheduling information.

27. The method of claim 24 wherein the user preference data includes user profile data and historical data.

28. The method of claim 24 further comprising the step of providing historical suggestion data to the user in response to the request for information.