Dynamic updating of product profiles for active lifestyles

• US 7,924,158 B2
• Filed: 10/29/2007
• Issued: 04/12/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola Mobility, Inc. (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Schuler, Francesca, Jonnalagadda, Krishna D., Danvir, Janice M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Bugg; George A
• Assistant Examiner(s): Yacob; Sisay
• Application Number:
  US11/926,993
• Publication Number:
  US 20080157971A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,261 Days
• Field of Search: 340/572.1, 340/573.1, 340/568.1, 340/5.61, 340/10.1, 705/18, 705/1, 705/14, 705/67, 705/962, 455/73, 455/403, 700/236, 707/102, 902/22, 235/375, 235/383, 235/385, 235/462.45, 128/921
• US Class Current: 340/572.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/20 Point-of-sale [POS] network systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/204 comprising interface for record bearing medium or carrier for electronic funds transfer or payment credit
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3674 involving authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions

Abstract

A method and wireless communication device are provided for managing information associated with purchases of active lifestyle products. The method includes receiving a notification (704) indicating a purchase transaction associated with at least one radio frequency ID enabled item. The notification is analyzed (706) and in response to the analyzing a user identifier corresponding to a user related to the purchase transaction is determined (708). A radio frequency ID associated with the at least one radio frequency ID enabled item is also determined (710). A wireless device (104) associated with the user is identified based on the user identifier (712). An information set associated with the at least one radio frequency ID enabled item is transmitted (714) to the wireless device (104). The information set includes at least the radio frequency ID associated with the at least one radio frequency ID enabled item.

Claims

1. A method for managing information associated with purchases of active lifestyle products by at least one user, the method with a lifestyle activity information monitoring server, communicatively coupled to a wireless communications system of at least one wireless carrier associated with the at least one user, the method comprising:

receiving, with a lifestyle activity information monitoring server, a notification, from an information processing system, indicating a purchase transaction associated with at least one radio frequency ID enabled item, wherein receiving the notification is independent of reading an RFID tag;

analyzing, with the lifestyle activity information monitoring server, the notification;

determining, with the lifestyle activity information monitoring server, in response to the analyzing,

a user identifier corresponding to a user related to the purchase transaction, and

a radio frequency ID associated with the at least one radio frequency ID enabled item;

identifying, with the lifestyle activity information monitoring server, based on the user identifier, a wireless device associated with the user; and

transmitting, with the lifestyle activity information monitoring server, to the wireless device via the wireless communication system of the at least one wireless carrier an information set associated with the at least one radio frequency ID enabled item, wherein the information set includes at least the radio frequency ID associated with the at least one radio frequency ID enabled item, wherein the information processing system is separate and distinct from the lifestyle activity information monitoring server and the wireless device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the the information processing system is communicatively coupled to point-of-purchase for the at least one radio frequency ID enabled item.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the information set further comprises at least one of:

information associated with at least one sensor included in the radio frequency ID enabled item, wherein the at least one sensor generates data associated with at least one activity being performed by the user while using the radio frequency ID enabled item;

configuration information associated with the at least one sensor; and

activity information associated with the radio frequency ID enabled item.

4. A method for managing information associated with active lifestyle products, the method with a wireless communication device associated with a user of the active lifestyle products, comprising:

receiving, via a wireless communication carrier, an information set associated with at least one radio frequency ID enabled item purchased for use by a user of the wireless communication device, the information set comprising at least a radio frequency ID associated with the at least one radio frequency ID enabled item and operational configuration information associated with using the at least one radio frequency ID enabled item, wherein the information set is received from one of a merchant, a manufacturer of the at least one radio frequency ID enabled item, and the at least one radio frequency ID enabled item; and

updating, with the wireless communication device, a first database for storing at least information associated with radio frequency ID enabled items to include at least the radio frequency ID associated with the at least one radio frequency ID enabled item purchased for use by the user.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

analyzing the information set;

identifying, based at least in part on the analyzing, a user activity associated with the at least one radio frequency ID enabled item; and

updating a second database to store an association of the user activity with at least the radio frequency ID that is associated with the at least one radio frequency ID enabled item.

6. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

analyzing the information set;

determining, in response to the analyzing, that the at least one radio frequency ID enabled item includes at least one sensor; and

updating, in response to the determining, at least the first database to associate the at least one sensor with the radio frequency ID associated with the at least one radio frequency ID enabled item.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

determining, in response to the analyzing, that at least one user activity is associated with the at least one sensor; and

updating, in response to the determining, at least a second database to store an association of the at least one sensor with the at least one user activity associated with the radio frequency ID corresponding to the at least one radio frequency ID enabled item.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

automatically configuring the at least one sensor based on data in the information set; and

associating configuration data of the at least one sensor to the at least one user activity associated with the radio frequency ID corresponding to the at least one radio frequency ID enabled item.

9. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

configuring at least one parameter of the at least one RFID enabled item via a website of at least one of the merchant and the manufacturer of the at least one RFID enabled item, wherein the received information set includes the configured at least one parameter.

10. The method of claim 4, wherein the receiving further comprises:

receiving the information set directly from the merchant via a short range communication protocol.

11. The method of claim 4, wherein the receiving the information set is in response to a transaction associated with the at least one RFID enabled items at a merchant'"'"'s website.

12. The method of claim 4, wherein the receiving the information set further includes:

receiving the information set from one of the merchant and the manufacturer via an information processing system communicatively coupled to a wireless communications system to which the wireless device is subscribed to.

13. The method of claim 4, wherein the receiving the information set further includes:

receiving a web link from one of the merchant and the manufacturer, wherein the web link includes a web address associated with an information processing system including the information set; and

transmitting, in response to receiving the web link, a retrieval request to the information processing system for retrieving the information set.

14. The method of claim 4, wherein the receiving the information set further includes:

directly receiving the information set from the merchant via a near field communications protocol.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the short range communication protocol comprises at least one of:

Bluetooth;

Near Field Communication; and

Zigbee.

16. A wireless communication device associated with a user of active lifestyle products, the wireless communication device comprising:

a memory;

a processor communicatively coupled to the memory;

a lifestyle activity management module communicatively coupled to the memory and the processor, the lifestyle activity management module for;

receiving, via a wireless communication carrier, an information set associated with at least one radio frequency ID enabled item purchased for use by a user of the wireless communication device, the information set comprising at least a radio frequency ID associated with the at least one radio frequency ID enabled item, an indication that the at least one radio frequency ID enabled item includes at least one sensor, and operational configuration information associated with using the at least one radio frequency ID enabled item, wherein the information set is received from one of a merchant, a manufacturer of the at least one radio frequency ID enabled item, and the at least one radio frequency ID enabled item; and

updating, with the wireless communication device, a first database for storing at least information associated with radio frequency ID enabled items to include at least the radio frequency ID associated with the at least one radio frequency ID enabled item purchased for use by the user.

17. The wireless communication device of claim 16, wherein the lifestyle activity management module is further for:

analyzing the information set;

identifying, based at least in part on the analyzing, a user activity associated with the at least one radio frequency ID enabled item; and

updating a second database to store an association of the user activity with at least the radio frequency ID that is associated with the at least one radio frequency ID enabled item.

18. The wireless communication device of claim 16, wherein the lifestyle activity management module is further for:

analyzing the information set;

determining, in response to the analyzing, that the at least one radio frequency ID enabled item includes the at least one sensor; and

updating, in response to the determining, at least the first database to associate the at least one sensor with the radio frequency ID associated with the at least one radio frequency ID enabled item.

19. The wireless communication device of claim 18, wherein the lifestyle activity management module is further for:

determining, in response to the analyzing, that at least one user activity is associated with the at least one sensor;

updating, in response to the determining, at least a second database to store an association of the at least one sensor with the at least one user activity associated with the radio frequency ID corresponding to the at least one radio frequency ID enabled item

automatically configuring the at least one sensor based on data in the information set; and

associating configuration data of the at least one sensor to the at least one user activity associated with the radio frequency ID corresponding to the at least one radio frequency ID enabled item.

20. The wireless communication device of claim 16, wherein the lifestyle activity management module is further for:

configuring at least one parameter of the at least one RFID enabled item via a website of at least one of the merchant and the manufacturer of the at least one RFID enabled item, wherein the received information set includes the configured at least one parameter.