Location based exchange permissions

• US 9,088,868 B2
• Filed: 11/22/2013
• Issued: 07/21/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: BillJCo LLC
• Original Assignee: William J. Johnson
• Inventors: Johnson, William J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Miah, Liton
• Application Number:
  US14/087,313
• Publication Number:
  US 20140141814A1
• Time in Patent Office: 606 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24 Querying
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/284 Relational databases
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/60 Scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests, e.g. requests for application data transmissions using the analysis and optimisation of the required network resources admission control or resource allocation H04L47/70
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/025 using location based information parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/003 locating network equipment
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

Provided is a distributed system and method for enabling new and useful location dependent features and functionality to mobile data processing systems. Mobile data processing systems (MSs) interact with each other as peers in communications and interoperability. Data is shared between mobile data processing systems to carry out novel Location Based eXchanges (LBX) of data for new mobile applications. Information which is transmitted inbound to, transmitted outbound from, or is in process at, a mobile data processing system, is used to trigger processing of actions in accordance with user configured permissions, charters, and other configurations. In a preferred embodiment, a user configurable platform is provided for quickly building well behaving LBX applications at MSs and across a plurality of interoperating MSs.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

accepting user input, from a user of a mobile application user interface of a user carried mobile data processing system, for configuring a user specified location based event configuration to be monitored and triggered by the mobile data processing system wherein the mobile data processing system uses the user specified location based event configuration to perform mobile data processing system operations comprising;

accessing at least one memory storing a first identifier and a second identifier and a third identifier wherein each identifier is determined by the mobile data processing system for at least one location based condition monitored by the mobile data processing system for the mobile data processing system triggering a location based action, the location based action performed by the mobile data processing system upon the mobile data processing system determining the at least one location based condition including whether identifier data determined by the mobile data processing system for a wireless data record received for processing by the mobile data processing system matches the third identifier and at least one of the first identifier and the second identifier, the wireless data record corresponding to a beaconed broadcast wireless data transmission that is beaconed outbound from an originating data processing system to a destination data processing system, the first identifier indicative of the mobile data processing system of the mobile application user interface for use by the mobile data processing system in comparing the first identifier to the identifier data determined by the mobile data processing system for the wireless data record received for processing by the mobile data processing system, the second identifier indicative of originating data processing system identity data of the wireless data record received for processing for use by the mobile data processing system in comparing the second identifier to the identifier data determined by the mobile data processing system for the wireless data record received for processing by the mobile data processing system, the third identifier indicative of the originating data processing system of the wireless data record received for processing wherein the third identifier is monitored by the mobile data processing system for use by the mobile data processing system in comparing the third identifier to the wireless data record received for processing by the mobile data processing system;

receiving for processing the wireless data record corresponding to the beaconed broadcast wireless data transmission that is beaconed outbound from the originating data processing system to the destination data processing system;

determining the identifier data for the wireless data record received for processing by the mobile data processing system;

comparing the identifier data for the wireless data record received for processing by the mobile data processing system with the third identifier and the at least one of the first identifier and the second identifier;

determining the at least one location based condition of the user specified location based event configuration including whether the identifier data for the wireless data record received for processing by the mobile data processing system matches the third identifier and the at least one of the first identifier and the second identifier; and

performing, upon the determining the at least one location based condition, the location based action in accordance with the determining the at least one location based condition of the user specified location based event configuration including whether the identifier data for the wireless data record received for processing by the mobile data processing system matches the third identifier and the at least one of the first identifier and the second identifier.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the second identifier grants the location based action to the first identifier.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the identifier data matches the second identifier and the location based action provides a location based feature intended for benefiting a data processing system user or group associated with the second identifier.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein the identifier data matches the first identifier and the location based action provides a location based feature intended for benefiting a data processing system user or group associated with the second identifier.

5. The method of claim 2 wherein the identifier data matches the second identifier and the location based action provides a location based feature intended for benefiting a data processing system user or group associated with the first identifier.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the first identifier grants the location based action to the second identifier.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the identifier data matches the second identifier and the location based action provides a location based feature intended for benefiting a data processing system user or group associated with the second identifier.

8. The method of claim 6 wherein the identifier data matches the first identifier and the location based action provides a location based feature intended for benefiting a data processing system user or group associated with the second identifier.

9. The method of claim 6 wherein the identifier data matches the second identifier and the location based action provides a location based feature intended for benefiting a data processing system user or group associated with the first identifier.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the first identifier grants the location based action to the first identifier, and wherein the identifier data matches the first identifier and the location based action provides a location based feature intended for benefiting a data processing system user or group associated with the first identifier.

11. The method of claim 1 including:

accepting user input, from the user of the mobile data processing system, for administrating an other user specified location based event configuration including the first identifier and the second identifier, wherein the first identifier grants to the second identifier an other location based action to be performed by an other mobile data processing system, the second identifier being associated to the other mobile data processing system; and

communicating the other user specified location based event configuration to the other mobile data processing system for effectual use at the other mobile data processing system.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the first identifier is administrated for matching identifier data associated with a wireless data record processed by the other mobile data processing system and the other location based action provides a location based feature intended for benefiting a data processing system user or group associated with the second identifier.

13. The method of claim 11 wherein the first identifier is administrated for matching identifier data associated with a wireless data record processed by the other mobile data processing system and the other location based action provides a location based feature intended for benefiting a data processing system user or group associated with the first identifier.

14. The method of claim 11 wherein the second identifier is administrated for matching identifier data associated with a wireless data record processed by the other mobile data processing system and the other location based action provides a location based feature intended for benefiting a data processing system user or group associated with the first identifier.

15. The method of claim 1 wherein the receiving for processing the wireless data record includes receiving for processing the wireless data record prior to transmitting the wireless data record outbound from the mobile data processing system.

16. The method of claim 1 wherein the receiving for processing the wireless data record includes receiving for processing the wireless data record after inbound receipt by the mobile data processing system of the wireless data record.

17. The method of claim 1 wherein the receiving for processing the wireless data record includes receiving for processing the wireless data record for insertion to a historical collection of information, the historical collection of information containing information for a plurality of data processing systems detected by the mobile data processing system to have been in a wireless vicinity of the mobile data processing system.

18. The method of claim 1 wherein the user specified location based event configuration includes a time or distance specification describing how the user specified location based event configuration is in effect.

19. The method of claim 1 wherein the user specified location based event configuration can be cloned by a user of an other mobile data processing system for subsequent use by the user of the other mobile data processing system.

20. The method of claim 1 wherein the first identifier or the second identifier or the third identifier or the identifier data identifies a group.

21. The method of claim 1 wherein a user associated to a fourth identifier has an impersonation privilege for administrating the user specified location based event configuration.

22. The method of claim 1 wherein the first identifier and the second identifier and the third identifier are each matched by the mobile data processing system to the identifier data.

23. The method of claim 1 wherein the user specified location based event configuration grants at least one semantic privilege or at least one grammar specification privilege.

24. A user carried mobile data processing system, comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory coupled to the one or more processors, wherein the memory includes executable instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, results in the mobile data processing system accepting user input, from a user of a mobile application user interface of the mobile data processing system, for configuring a user specified location based event configuration to be monitored and triggered by the mobile data processing system wherein the mobile data processing system uses the user specified location based event configuration to perform mobile data processing system operations comprising;

accessing at least one memory storing a first identifier and a second identifier and a third identifier wherein each identifier is determined by the mobile data processing system for at least one location based condition monitored by the mobile data processing system for the mobile data processing system triggering a location based action, the location based action performed by the mobile data processing system upon the mobile data processing system determining the at least one location based condition including whether identifier data determined by the mobile data processing system for a wireless data record received for processing by the mobile data processing system matches the third identifier and at least one of the first identifier and the second identifier, the wireless data record corresponding to a beaconed broadcast wireless data transmission that is beaconed outbound from an originating data processing system to a destination data processing system, the first identifier indicative of the mobile data processing system of the mobile application user interface for use by the mobile data processing system in comparing the first identifier to the identifier data determined by the mobile data processing system for the wireless data record received for processing by the mobile data processing system, the second identifier indicative of originating data processing system identity data of the wireless data record received for processing for use by the mobile data processing system in comparing the second identifier to the identifier data determined by the mobile data processing system for the wireless data record received for processing by the mobile data processing system, the third identifier indicative of the originating data processing system of the wireless data record received for processing wherein the third identifier is monitored by the mobile data processing system for use by the mobile data processing system in comparing the third identifier to the wireless data record received for processing by the mobile data processing system;

receiving for processing the wireless data record corresponding to the beaconed broadcast wireless data transmission that is beaconed outbound from the originating data processing system to the destination data processing system;

determining the identifier data for the wireless data record received for processing by the mobile data processing system;

comparing the identifier data for the wireless data record received for processing by the mobile data processing system with the third identifier and the at least one of the first identifier and the second identifier;

determining the at least one location based condition of the user specified location based event configuration including whether the identifier data for the wireless data record received for processing by the mobile data processing system matches the third identifier and the at least one of the first identifier and the second identifier; and

performing, upon the determining the at least one location based condition, the location based action in accordance with the determining the at least one location based condition of the user specified location based event configuration including whether the identifier data for the wireless data record received for processing by the mobile data processing system matches the third identifier and the at least one of the first identifier and the second identifier.

25. The user carried mobile data processing system of claim 24 wherein the second identifier grants the location based action to the first identifier.

26. The user carried mobile data processing system of claim 25 wherein the identifier data matches the second identifier and the location based action provides a location based feature intended for benefitting a data processing system user or group associated with the second identifier.

27. The user carried mobile data processing system of claim 25 wherein the identifier data matches the first identifier and the location based action provides a location based feature intended for benefitting a data processing system user or group associated with the second identifier.

28. The user carried mobile data processing system of claim 25 wherein the identifier data matches the second identifier and the location based action provides a location based feature intended for benefitting a data processing system user or group associated with the first identifier.

29. The user carried mobile data processing system of claim 24 wherein the first identifier grants the location based action to the second identifier.

30. The user carried mobile data processing system of claim 29 wherein the identifier data matches the second identifier and the location based action provides a location based feature intended for benefitting a data processing system user or group associated with the second identifier.

31. The user carried mobile data processing system of claim 29 wherein the identifier data matches the first identifier and the location based action provides a location based feature intended for benefitting a data processing system user or group associated with the second identifier.

32. The user carried mobile data processing system of claim 29 wherein the identifier data matches the second identifier and the location based action provides a location based feature intended for benefitting a data processing system user or group associated with the first identifier.

33. The user carried mobile data processing system of claim 24 wherein the first identifier grants the location based action to the first identifier, and wherein the identifier data matches the first identifier and the location based action provides a location based feature intended for benefitting a data processing system user or group associated with the first identifier.

34. The user carried mobile data processing system of claim 24 wherein the operations include:

accepting user input, from the user of the mobile data processing system, for administrating an other user specified location based event configuration including the first identifier and the second identifier, wherein the first identifier grants to the second identifier an other location based action to be performed by an other mobile data processing system, the second identifier being associated to the other mobile data processing system; and

communication the other user specified location based event configuration to the other mobile data processing system for effectual use at the other mobile data processing syste,

35. The user carried mobile data processing system of claim 34 wherein the first identifier is administrated for matching identifier data associated with a wireless data record processed by the other mobile data processing system and the other location based action provides a location based feature intended for benefitting a data processing system user or group associated with the second identifier.

36. The user carried mobile data processing system of claim 34 wherein the first identifier is administrated for matching identifier data associated with a wireless data record processed by the other mobile data processing system and the other location based action provides a location based feature intended for benefitting a data processing system user or group associated with the first identifier.

37. The user carried mobile data processing system of claim 34 wherein the second identifier is administrated for matching identifier data associated with a wireless data record processed by the other mobile data processing system and the other location based action provides a location based feature intended for benefitting a data processing system user or group associated with the first identifier.

38. The user carried mobile data processing system of claim 24 wherein the receiving for processing the wireless data record includes receiving for processing the wireless data record prior to transmitting the wireless data record outbound from the mobile data processing system.

39. The user carried mobile data processing system of claim 24 wherein the receiving for processing the wireless data record includes receiving for processing the wireless data record after inbound receipt by the mobile data processing system of the wireless data record.

40. The user carried mobile data processing system of claim 24 wherein the receiving for processing the wireless data record includes receiving for processing the wireless data record for insertion to a historical collection of information, the historical collection of information containing information for a plurality of data processing system detected by the mobile data processing system to have been in a wireless vicinity of the mobile data processing system.

41. The user carried mobile data processing system of claim 24 wherein the user specified location based event configuration includes a time or distance specification describing how the user specified location based event configuration is in effect.

42. The user carried mobile data processing system of claim 24 wherein the user specified location based event configuration can be cloned by a user of an other mobile data processing system for subsequent use by the user of the other mobile data processing system.

43. The user carried mobile data processing system of claim 24 wherein the first identifier or the second identifier or the third identifier or the identifier data identifies a group.

44. The user carried mobile data processing system of claim 24 wherein a user associated to a fourth identifier has an impersonation privilege for administrating the user specified location based event configuration.

45. The user carried mobile data processing system of claim 24 wherein the first identifier and the second identifier and the third identifier are each matched by the mobile data processing system to the identifier data.

46. The user carried mobile data processing system of claim 24 wherein the user specified location based event configuration grants at least one semantic privilege or at least one grammar specification privilege.