Active phone book enhancements

• US 8,374,584 B1
• Filed: 06/27/2011
• Issued: 02/12/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: PICO Mobile Networks Incorporated
• Original Assignee: PICO Mobile Networks Incorporated
• Inventors: Lambert, Paul, Chang, Lu
• Primary Examiner(s): TRINH, TAN H
• Application Number:
  US13/169,746
• Time in Patent Office: 596 Days
• Field of Search: 455/412.1, 455/466, 455/435.1, 455/414.2, 455/550.1, 455/566, 455/412.2, 455/413, 455/414, 455/415, 455/416, 455/420, 455/425, 455/567, 455/115.3, 455/404.2, 455/433, 455/445, 455/411, 455/456, 455/457, 455/524, 455/440, 455/41.1, 455/41.2, 455/556.1, 370/352, 370/351, 370/328, 370/338, 370/401, 709/203, 705/1, 705/51, 701/204, 701/207, 715/728
• US Class Current: 455/412.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/48 Message addressing, e.g. address format or anonymous messages, aliases
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27453 Directories allowing storage of additional subscriber data, e.g. metadata
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27457 Management thereof, e.g. manual editing of data
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2757 by data transmission, e.g. downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42374 where the information is provided to a monitoring entity such as a potential calling party or a call processing server

Abstract

A first mobile, wireless communication device including a memory and a communication module. The memory is configured to store data associating a first user of the first mobile, wireless communication device with a second user of a second mobile, wireless communication device. The communication module is configured to, based on the data associating the first user of the first mobile, wireless communication device with the second user of the second mobile, wireless communication device, establish a communication link between the first mobile, wireless communication device and the second mobile, wireless communication device. In response to the second user being within a predetermined range of the first user, the first mobile, wireless communication device is configured to automatically receive, via the communication link, notification that the second user is within the predetermined range of the first user.

Claims

1. A first mobile, wireless communication device comprising:

a memory configured to store data associating a first user of the first mobile, wireless communication device with a second user of a second mobile, wireless communication device, wherein the first user and the second user are peers within a communication grouping; and

a communication module configured to, based on the data associating the first user of the first mobile, wireless communication device with the second user of the second mobile, wireless communication device,

establish a communication link between the first mobile, wireless communication device and the second mobile, wireless communication device,

wherein in response to the second user of the second mobile, wireless communication device being within a predetermined range of the first user of the first mobile, wireless communication device, the first mobile, wireless communication device is configured to

automatically receive, via the communication link, notification that the second user of the second mobile, wireless communication device is within the predetermined range of the first user of the first mobile, wireless communication device.

2. The first mobile, wireless communication device of claim 1, further comprising a display configured to display, on a map, movements of the second user of the second mobile, wireless device.

3. The first mobile, wireless communication device of claim 1, wherein communication module is configured to establish the communication link based on a cellular protocol.

4. The first mobile, wireless communication device of claim 3, wherein the cellular protocol is GSM.

5. The first mobile, wireless communication device of claim 3, wherein the cellular protocol is SMS-based.

6. The first mobile, wireless communication device of claim 1, wherein communication module is configured to establish the communication link based on a Wi-Fi based protocol.

7. The mobile, wireless communication device of claim 6, wherein the Wi-Fi based protocol is an IEEE 802.11 standard.

8. The first mobile, wireless communication device of claim 1, wherein the first mobile, wireless communication device comprises a cellular phone.

9. A method comprising:

storing, in a memory of a first mobile, wireless communication device, data associating a first user of the first mobile, wireless communication device with a second user of a second mobile, wireless communication device, wherein the first user and the second user are peers within to communication grouping; and

based on the data associating the first user of the first mobile, wireless communication device with the second user of the second mobile, wireless communication device,

establishing a communication link between the first mobile, wireless communication device and the second mobile, wireless communication device,

wherein in response to the second user of the second mobile, wireless communication device being within a predetermined range of the first user of the first mobile, wireless communication device,

the first mobile, wireless communication device automatically receiving, via the communication link, notification that the second user of the second mobile, wireless communication device is within the predetermined range of the first user of the first mobile, wireless communication device.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising displaying, on a display of the first mobile, wireless communication device, movements of the second user of the second mobile, wireless device within a map.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein establishing the communication link between the first mobile, wireless communication device and the second mobile, wireless communication device comprises:

establishing the communication link based on a cellular protocol.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the cellular protocol is GSM.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the cellular protocol is SMS-based.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein establishing the communication link between the first mobile, wireless communication device and the second mobile, wireless communication device comprises:

establishing the communication link based on a Wi-Fi based protocol.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the Wi-Fi based protocol is an IEEE 802.11 standard.

16. The method of claim 9, wherein the first mobile, wireless communication device comprises a cellular phone.