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US 7,925,289 B2Granted
System and method for performing proximity-based communication via dynamically registered communication devices
OwnerScott L. Davidinventor
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Abstract
A system and method for performing proximity-based communications through dynamic communication device registration is presented. Uniquely identified mobile communication devices are registered with a Service provider notice server. Subscribers of the mobile communications devices configure descriptive parameters, a localized physical coverage area, contact information and privacy preferences. Subscriber groups of subscriber mobile communications devices with matching descriptive parameters are formed. Subscriber group information for a plurality of the mobile communication devices within the localized physical coverage area is provided. Subscribers send a request to communicate with at least one other subscriber in a matching subscriber group.
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A system for performing proximity-based communications through dynamic communication device registration, comprising:
- a mobile communications device registered with a notice server maintained by a service provider and uniquely identified by at least one of a mobile identification number and an electronic serial number, comprising:
- a configuration module to configure subscriber parameter information selected as input by a subscriber of the uniquely identified mobile communications device and to store the selected subscriber parameter information comprising:
- a parameter selection module to configure descriptive parameters, wherein the descriptive parameters have been selected from the group comprising personal, cultural, social, religious, political, commercial physical, types of people, types of places, types of businesses, types of services, interests of the subscriber and needs of the subscriber;
- a contact information module to configure contact information for the identified mobile communication device, wherein the contact information is based on tunable, user selectable features;
- a coverage definition module to configure localized physical coverage area preferences;
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- a privacy definition module to configure privacy preferences comprising at least one of filtering, screening, and hiding the contact information;
- a configuration upload module to provide to the notice server the selected subscriber parameter information for the uniquely identified mobile communications devices;
- a subscriber group notification module to continually receive from the notice server a list of subscriber groups comprising subscriber parameter information for each of a plurality of other mobile communications device, wherein the selected descriptive parameters of each of the other mobile communications device matches the descriptive parameters of the registered uniquely identified mobile communications device and each of the other mobile communications device is physically located within the localized physical coverage area selected by the subscriber of the uniquely identified mobile communications device;
- a request communication module, comprising:
- a send module to send to the notice server a request to communicate with one or more of the other mobile communication devices belonging to at least one subscriber group in the list of received subscriber groups, wherein the list of received subscriber groups is continually updated by the notice server;
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- a response module to receive permission to communicate with the responding subscribers of the one or more other mobile communication devices;
- a receive communication module, comprising:
- a receiver to receive from the notice server a request to communicate with one or more of the other mobile communication devices belonging to at least one subscriber group in the list of received subscriber groups, wherein the list of received subscriber groups is continually updated by the notice server;
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- an acceptor module to grant or deny permission to communicate with the requesting subscribers of the one or more other mobile communication devices;
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- a communication module to communicate with the one or more subscribers via each corresponding subscriber mobile communication device.
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A method for requesting proximity-based communications through dynamic communication device registration, comprising:
- registering a mobile communications device uniquely identified by at least one of a mobile identification number and an electronic serial number with a notice server maintained by a service provider;
- providing to the notice server subscriber parameter information selected and stored as input by a subscriber of the uniquely identified mobile communications device through a set of controls on the mobile communications device, comprising:
- sending descriptive parameters, wherein the descriptive parameters have been selected from the group comprising personal, cultural, social, religious, political, commercial physical, types of people, types of places, types of businesses, types of services, interests of the subscriber and needs of the subscriber;
- sending contact information for the identified mobile communication device, wherein the contact information is based on tunable, user selectable features;
- sending localized physical coverage area preferences;
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- sending privacy preferences comprising at least one of filtering, screening, and hiding the contact information;
- continually receiving from the notice server a list of subscriber groups comprising such subscriber parameter information for each of a plurality of other mobile communications device, wherein the selected descriptive parameters of each of the other mobile communications device matches the descriptive parameters of the registered uniquely identified mobile communications device and each of the other mobile communications device is physically located within the localized physical coverage area selected by the subscriber of the uniquely identified mobile communications device;
- sending a request to the notice server to communicate with one or more of the other mobile communication devices belonging to at least one subscriber group in the list of received subscriber groups, wherein the list of received subscriber groups is continually updated by the notice server;
- receiving permission to communicate from the subscriber of the one or more other mobile communication devices;
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- communicating with the one or more subscribers via each corresponding subscriber mobile communication device.
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A method for responding to proximity-based communications through dynamic communication device registration, comprising:
- registering a mobile communications device uniquely identified by at least one of a mobile identification number and an electronic serial number with a notice server maintained by a service provider;
- providing to the notice server subscriber parameter information selected and stored as input by a subscriber of the uniquely identified mobile communications device through a set of controls on the mobile communications device, comprising:
- sending descriptive parameters, wherein the descriptive parameters have been selected from the group comprising personal, cultural, social, religious, political, commercial physical, types of people, types of places, types of businesses, types of services, interests of the subscriber and needs of the subscriber;
- sending contact information for the identified mobile communication device, wherein the contact information is based on tunable, user selectable features;
- sending localized physical coverage area preferences;
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- sending privacy preferences comprising at least one of filtering, screening, and hiding the contact information;
- continually receiving from the notice server a list of subscriber groups comprising such subscriber parameter information for each of a plurality of other mobile communications device, wherein the selected descriptive parameters of each of the other mobile communications device matches the descriptive parameters of the registered uniquely identified mobile communications device and each of the other mobile communications device is physically located within the localized physical coverage area selected by the subscriber of the uniquely identified mobile communications device;
- receiving from the notice server a request to communicate with one or more of the other mobile communication devices belonging to at least one subscriber group in the list of received subscriber groups, wherein the list of received subscriber groups is continually updated by the notice server;
- accepting the request to communicate with the subscribers of the one or more other mobile communication devices;
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- communicating with the one or more subscribers via each corresponding subscriber mobile communication device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.