Autonomous, non-interactive, context-based services for cellular phone

• US 9,986,435 B2
• Filed: 10/16/2015
• Issued: 05/29/2018
• 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: Beckmann, Nathan, Potkonjak, Miodrag
• Primary Examiner(s): Beamer, Temica M
• Application Number:
  US14/885,515
• Publication Number:
  US 20160044512A1
• Time in Patent Office: 956 Days
• Field of Search: 455419, 455425, 455466, 4554042, 4555561, 455456, 455411, 701 2, 701 3
• 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 geographical location, one or more messages that;

indicate geographical location information of a second device located at a second geographical location, and

include a request for a first action to be performed by the first device, wherein the one or more messages are received from the second device, and wherein the geographical location information of the second device acts as authentication to allow the first action to be performed by the first device; and

autonomously 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 autonomously performing the authenticated first action includes performing a financial transaction.

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

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the geographical location information of the second device indicates that the first device and the second device are at a particular address.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the geographical location information of the second device indicates that the first device and the second device are at particular coordinates.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the autonomously performing the authenticated first action includes:

autonomously performing a download of data, authenticated in accordance with the geographical location information.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

sending an alert or a message by the first device to the second device.

27. The method of claim 1,

wherein the second device includes a mobile device.

8. A method to perform an action, comprising:

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

performing, based on the request, by the first device, the authenticated first action, by performing an autonomous download of data or an autonomous backup of data, authenticated in accordance with the geographical location information of the second device.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the geographical location information of the second device indicates that the first geographical location and the second geographical location are substantially a same geographical location.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the geographical location information of the second device indicates that the first device and the second device are at a particular address.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the geographical location information of the second device indicates that the first device and the second device are at particular coordinates.

12. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

sending an alert or a message by the first device to the second device.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the autonomously performing the authenticated first action further includes:

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

14. A system to perform an action, comprising:

a first computing apparatus, at a first geographical location, including a processor and a receiving unit, wherein the first computing apparatus is configured to;

receive, by the receiving unit, one or more messages that;

indicate geographical location information of a second computing apparatus located at a second geographical location, and

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

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

wherein the performance of the authenticated first action includes autonomous download of data or autonomous backup of data, authenticated in accordance with the geographical location information of the second computing apparatus.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the geographical location information of the second computing apparatus indicates that the first geographical location and the second geographical location are substantially a same geographical location.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the geographical location information of the second computing apparatus indicates that the first computing apparatus and the second computing apparatus are at a particular address.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the geographical location information of the second computing apparatus indicates that the first computing apparatus and the second computing apparatus are at particular coordinates.

18. The system of claim 14, wherein the first computing apparatus is further configured to:

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

19. The system of claim 14, wherein the performance of the authenticated first action further includes:

facilitate social networking between the second computing apparatus and a remote device.

29. The method of claim 14, wherein the second computing apparatus includes a mobile device.

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

collecting and storing data about a user of a mobile device, wherein the data includes data about internal operating condition of the mobile device and data about external environment of the mobile device;

receiving, by the mobile device, a call or a message;

determining, by the mobile device, previously stored context information about a user of the mobile device, wherein the stored service context information includes data about the internal operating condition of the mobile device and data about the external environment of the mobile device;

determining, by the mobile device, a service context in which to perform a first service based on a condition related to the user'"'"'s previously stored context information; and

autonomously performing, by the mobile device, the first service, in response to receiving the call or message based on the service context and the condition being satisfied.

24. The method of claim 20, further comprising:

autonomously performing, by the mobile device, a second service in response to receiving the call or message based on the condition being not satisfied.

25. The method of claim 20, wherein the call or message includes a status report.

26. The method of claim 20, wherein the call or message includes a report of an event occurrence.

21. A method to perform an action, comprising:

receiving, by a first device located at a first location, one or more messages that;

indicate location information of a second device located at a second location, and

include a request for a first action to be performed by the first device, wherein the request is related to the location information of the second device, wherein the one or more messages are received from the second device, and wherein the location information of the second device acts as authentication to allow the first action to be performed by the first device; and

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

22. The method of claim 21,

wherein the second device includes a mobile device.

23. The method of claim 21, wherein the one or more messages include a report of an event occurrence.

28. The method of claim 21, wherein the first device includes a mobile device.