WO2001091486A1 - Procede permettant de renseigner un abonne sur l'emplacement d'un autre abonne - Google Patents

Procede permettant de renseigner un abonne sur l'emplacement d'un autre abonne Download PDF

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WO2001091486A1
WO2001091486A1 PCT/GB2001/002244 GB0102244W WO0191486A1 WO 2001091486 A1 WO2001091486 A1 WO 2001091486A1 GB 0102244 W GB0102244 W GB 0102244W WO 0191486 A1 WO0191486 A1 WO 0191486A1
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Mark Anderson
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W8/00—Network data management
    • H04W8/02—Processing of mobility data, e.g. registration information at HLR [Home Location Register] or VLR [Visitor Location Register]; Transfer of mobility data, e.g. between HLR, VLR or external networks
    • H04W8/08—Mobility data transfer
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W4/00—Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
    • H04W4/12—Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
    • H04W4/14—Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W8/00—Network data management
    • H04W8/02—Processing of mobility data, e.g. registration information at HLR [Home Location Register] or VLR [Visitor Location Register]; Transfer of mobility data, e.g. between HLR, VLR or external networks
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  • the present invention relates to communications, particularly, but not exclusively, systems, methods and apparatus facilitating communication by means of mobile equipment.
  • the Internet is widely known and used and enables information stored at a server to be made available to a large number of people who may request the information via a variety of access devices. Although intended primarily for publication of information, a variety of methods have been used to enable the Internet to be used for communication between individuals. For example s groups of users may share information by storing it on a common server and may send messages to specific users in "chat rooms". However, communication between two users generally requires both users to access a common server or to be online at the same time. E-mail allows a message to be sent to a specified recipient regardless of whether the recipient is online, but this relies on the recipient reading the email and so is not suited to instantaneous notification which, in practical terms requires both users to be online at all times. Furthermore, whilst technology is constantly improving, access to the internet, particularly by means of mobile devices, is often cumbersome and, requiring a high bandwidth for acceptable quality access, if often not viable for a user to remain online at all times, particularly from a mobile device.
  • SMS Short Message Service
  • a user desiring to communicate with another user simply dials the number of the intended user and, provided the other user has a telephone switched on and in coverage, can be connected rapidly.
  • text messages may be sent using the known "SMS" (Short Message Service) protocol to a desired user regardless of whether the other user has a telephone switched on and will be notified by the telephone network without the user having to check specifically, when the telephone is next within range or switched on.
  • SMS Short Message Service
  • certain systems enable messages to be sent by a user to a group of users, such systems (which rely on a telecommunications network to forward the message) are generally network-specific and inflexible.
  • Wap phones have recently been introduced which essentially facilitate Internet-type access from a mobile device; these may facilitate communication over the Internet.
  • Wap phones have recently been introduced which essentially facilitate Internet-type access from a mobile device; these may facilitate communication over the Internet.
  • the invention is generally concerned with facilitating flexible communication between users, particularly, but not exclusively, using mobile equipment.
  • the invention provides a method of communicating information concerning the location of a first user to a second user, the method comprising: receiving at a server, location information for a first user; storing the location information at the server together with an identifier of the first user; receiving at the server a request from a second user querying where the first user is located; transmitting the stored location information to the second user, if available.
  • This may enable a user to determine the location of another user without specifically having to contact that other user, even when that other user is not online or when their mobile telephone or other device is switched off.
  • the information may be communicated by means of mobile devices, preferably by means of an SMS message.
  • the location information is positively transmitted by the first user, for example by means of a command, which may be in any of a number of formats including (but not limited to) a text command (for example "I am at ") or by a voice command or by picking (by touch, key, sound etc) an icon signifying a command.
  • a command which may be in any of a number of formats including (but not limited to) a text command (for example "I am at ") or by a voice command or by picking (by touch, key, sound etc) an icon signifying a command.
  • the request by the second user may be in a number of forms including "where is x?” type query.
  • the location may be described by the user, for example by a name or other label; this is simple to implement and may convey useful information to a likely requestor, without necessarily enabling the geographical location to be identified (for example, "I am at the pub") may enable a group of known other users to determine the location of the first user, without this information being globally unique.
  • the location information may include information enabling the server to determine an approximate geographical location signified by the information (for example a post code or zip code may be included).
  • a measure of geographical position may enable the server to provide information concerning the number of (specified or categorized) users in a particular geographical area, on request, or to give an approximate distance or time (particularly if a measure of velocity or mode of transport is stored) (the query "how far is X?" may be answered, either for the first or second user) to meeting or may enable certain services (such as food, drink or transport services or assistance) or advertising to be targeted more effectively (to the first user - requests such as "send me a taxi/pizza" may be responded to).
  • other information such as prevailing conditions (temperature, weather, congestion etc) may be stored.
  • a fixed telephone number may be supplied enabling the position to be looked up from a directory service; this may be provided independently in a second aspect comprising a method of automatically determining a measure of position of a user comprising receiving over a mobile telephone link a number of a fixed telephone (or other information) and determining a measure of location of the user based on a database correlating telephone numbers (or other information) and a measure of location.
  • a measure of the user position may be determined by GPS or by triangulation, by the user's mobile telephone or by the network, or both and preferably sent at intervals or on request by the server or at the request of the first user.
  • the server stores permission information indicating whether the location information for the first user is available to the second user and the method preferably includes checking the permission information prior to the transmitting step.
  • Each user may specify that location information is available only to specified users or groups or categories of users or that the information is publicly available. Similar permissions may be associated with other information stored for each user (as will be described below); the preferred features of this aspect may be provided independently or in combination with other aspects.
  • the second user is not permitted to know the location of the first user, the information is not transmitted.
  • References to the information being available in the first and subsequent aspects are intended to encompass the information being stored but not available to a particular user by virtue of permissions granted as well as the information not being stored.
  • the message returned to the second user may be different or may be the same for the cases where the information is denied and where it is not stored at all.
  • Notification of a request for information, whether satisfied or denied may be communicated to the first user.
  • the second user may request permission to have access to information from the first user's profile, for example business card details, location information, preferences and the like.
  • a request for permission may be communicated to the first user, preferably as a question, who may respond, preferably with a simple yes/no command.
  • the invention may provide a method of communicating information concerning the user(s) in a specified location to a second user, the method comprising: receiving at a server location information for a plurality of users; storing the location information at the server together with an identifier of each user; receiving at the server a request from a second user querying which users are at a specified location; checking whether location information for any of said plurality of users matches said specified location; and transmitting to the second user an identifier of the or each user for whom a match is found, if available.
  • the second user may specify specific users or a specific group of users or all users for whom the second user has permission to obtain location details.
  • the group of users may be specified in accordance with the aspects described below.
  • the request may be in any of a number of formats, including a command of the form "who is at X?" or "who is here?" - the location of the requesting user may be stored and used as a location specifier.
  • the location may be specified by a simple text match (optionally using known "intelligent" fuzzy matching algorithms) or based on geographical identifiers - for example to list users within a predetermined or specified distance.
  • the invention provides a method of cornmunicating information from a first user to a group of specified users, the method comprising: receiving, at a server, from a first user a command including at least one abbreviated identifier of another designated user and information; looking up a unique identifier for the or each designated user corresponding to the or each respective abbreviated identifier based on a stored list associated with the first user of abbreviated identifiers and corresponding unique identifiers; sending the information to each designated user based on the unique identifier.
  • the abbreviated identifiers may comprise a few characters if text is used for the command (which, as before, may be in a number of formats) or a word if a spoken command is used.
  • long and short abbreviations and full names may be stored for a given unique identifier and more than one unique identifier may be stored as a target destination, for example "S, Simon, Simon Brown, +44 777 123 456, +1 650 555 6666" may be stored as short nickname, long nickname, full name, first choice number, second choice number.
  • the feature of providing both long and short nicknames on a list stored on a server may be provided independently.
  • the features of defining groups may be combined with other aspects; for example the whereabouts of a group may be queried.
  • the information may be sent as a command in a data packet, particularly an SMS message; this may be provided independently in a fifth aspect, in which the invention provides a method of communicating information from (a mobile telephone of) a first user to a second user, the method comprising receiving a message from (a mobile telephone of) a first user at a server, the message containing an identifier of at least one second user and information, parsing the message at the server, and sending information from the server to the second user.
  • a short message e.g. SMS message sent from a mobile telephone
  • the desired user e.g. to a telephone number of the user
  • the user is identified within a message sent to a server (e.g.
  • the invention comprises a method of sending a message from a first user containing information for a second user, wherein the message contains an identifier of the second user, the method comprising sending the message from the first user to a server arranged to parse the message and forward the information to the second user.
  • the invention comprises in a seventh aspect, a method comprising receiving at a server a message (preferably an SMS message) from a mobile telephone of a user, the message containing a command (and preferably an identifier of at least one other user), the method comprising parsing the message at the server.
  • the server preferably stores information concerning the user and preferably other users and parsing or subsequent action in response to the command is preferably based on the stored information or modifies the stored information and may be dependent on permissions associated with the information, for example as described elsewhere.
  • the server may be integrated into a telecommunications network; if so, it is preferably arranged for connection to another network so that commands are not limited to within a single network.
  • the method may include sending pre-stored information, for example a document (e.g. a CV) to a designated user, for example by email, fax, mail or to a mobile device using a messaging protocol.
  • a document e.g. a CV
  • the invention provides an SMS message addressed to a server capable of parsing a command contained within the message.
  • Previously mentioned aspects enable users to be designated readily in a group. In certain cases, it may be desirable for users to register as part of a group.
  • the invention provides a method of compiling a group of a plurality of users comprising: receiving, at a server, a message from each of a plurality of users containing a predetermined key, each message being associated with an identifier of the user sending the message; compiling a list of users based on the identifier associated with each message containing said key.
  • the server stores further information for each user indexed by the identifier (e.g. telephone number of sender - which is sent with an SMS message) and the further information stored is used to compile the group. For example name and address information may be stored and a mailing list compiled. Other user preferences may be stored, for example as described, below.
  • This information may be used for a number of purposes, for example at a party or conference to be included in group announcements or games, to respond to a billboard advertisement to request information, to register support for a cause.
  • the key may be a desired code.
  • the method may include (or independently provide a method of) receiving a request from an organizer to register an event or dynamic group, assigning a code to the event and storing the code.
  • the code may be transmitted to the organizer or to a designated group of users for use (as the key mentioned above) when wishing to register for the group or the event.
  • users may be introduced to each other; for example at a conference, a first user may specify that he or she is interested in meeting other users who offer legal services (there are many possibilities) and the details of other users who have in their profiles an indication that they offer legal services and are receptive to new contacts maybe passed to the first user, and vice versa.
  • the invention provides a method of managing a user profile comprising a plurality of elements stored at a server, the method comprising: modifying elements of the profile or providing information based on the stored profile in response to a command received as a short message (e.g. SMS message) using a first protocol over a first communication medium (e.g. from a mobile telephone); displaying information concerning a plurality of elements using a second protocol (e.g. HTTP) over a second communication medium.
  • a short message e.g. SMS message
  • a first protocol e.g. from a mobile telephone
  • a second protocol e.g. HTTP
  • the media need not necessarily be particularly distinct; for example using a WAP phone, short queries or commands may be processed as SMS messages but a larger portion of the profile may be edited or modified using the WAP facilities of the same phone.
  • Another example of a possible second medium is the Internet, a third is a direct dial connection to a modem, again possibly using the same device as used for sending short messages.
  • the invention provides a method of communicating data to at least one user via a mobile device, the method comprising receiving at a server, an identifier of a user (e.g. telephone number), looking up data for the user based on the identifier, generating a message for the user by means of an algorithm for generating a message based on predetermined generic data and user-specific data; and transmitting the message to the first user.
  • an identifier of a user e.g. telephone number
  • This may enable a quiz or useful information to be sent to the user tailored to the user's characteristics which are pre-stored. More preferably, an identifier of at least another user is also used and a message specific to the users is generated, for example based on matching (or different) characteristics stored for the users.
  • a "fun" algorithm if birth dates are stored, an astrology algorithm may be run to generate a seemingly apposite message for the users based on birth dates and present date. If business details or areas of business are stored, these may be correlated and used to generate information of interest to both users. Party games may be run, with questions based on members of the group or tailored to individual members.
  • the invention provides a method of communicating data to a plurality of users via respective mobile devices, the method comprising receiving at a server, an identifier of each user (e.g. telephone number), looking up data for at least a first subset of the users user based on respective identifiers, generating at least one message for at least a second subset of users by means of an algorithm for generating a message based on predetermined generic data and user-specific data; and transmitting the messages to at least the second subset of users.
  • the plurality may be a pair of users and the subsets may be a single user, for example in matching characteristics of other users. Alternatively, the plurality may comprise a large group and the subsets may comprise the whole group. Different messages may be sent to different users. The messages may comprise questions.
  • the invention provides a method of sending information to a user comprising selecting a set of information based on stored characteristics of the user, determining what of the set of information has already been sent to the user, picking a subset of information based on the results of selecting and determining; and sending the subset to the user.
  • the information may comprise advertising information, and may be sent as a part of a message sent in accordance with any other aspect or otherwise.
  • the information sent to a group of users may be chosen in dependence of the composition of the group. For example, information which is related but varies between members of a group may be appended to messages transmitted to a group of users.
  • the message may include receiving a response from the user and processing the response based on the information previously sent; for example, information comprising an advertisement of an offer may be sent and in response to a simple reply for example containing a "yes" command, or a specific code, the information may be processed.
  • This may be provided independently in a method comprising sending information, preferably as part of a message, to a user, receiving a response from the user and processing the response based on the sent information.
  • the invention provides a method of transmitting messages to a group of users comprising appending information to each message, the information being selected from a set of messages and varying between the group.
  • the same information may be transmitted to more than one user (particularly in the case of large groups).
  • the information may be selected for each user based on a common criteria or set of information for the group and based further on user specific criteria or based on information the user has already received.
  • the invention provides a method of providing information to a user comprising: storing at a server an identifier of the user and a user profile; providing first information over a first communication medium (e.g. a message sent to a mobile telephone); based on the identifier and the user profile, providing second information over a second communication medium (e.g. the Internet), the second information being chosen based on the first information already sent over the first communication medium.
  • a first communication medium e.g. a message sent to a mobile telephone
  • second information e.g. the Internet
  • the invention provides method of communicating information comprising: storing at a server a database containing a plurality of user profiles, each profile comprising an identifier of the user, information identifying the user and information identifying other users associated with the user (if any); receiving a request from a mobile device of the first user to send information to a second user; and transmitting information from the database to the mobile device of the second user.
  • This may enable, for example business cards to be sent; unlike present methods of sending information directly from phone to phone, by storing the data at the server, the capacity of the phone need not be so large and greater flexibility may be provided.
  • Pre-stored information for example documents, CVs, photos and the like may be sent by any of a number of means, for example by fax, email, mail, or as a message to a mobile device of the second user.
  • a business card is sent to a mobile device, it may be formatted so as to be directly storable in a directory of the second user's phone, for example in a v-card format.
  • the method preferably further comprises storing a link between the two users and may include altering permissions (as described elsewhere) so that the two users thereafter have access to certain specified information stored in the user profile.
  • a plurality of categories of contact may be defined (for example, business contact, colleague, friend, lover, salesman, stalker, and user-defined categories) with default permissions and information.
  • the method may also comprise checking for information stored in each user's profile which matches or according to defined criteria may be of interest to both users; for example if both users have indicated in their profiles a common or related interest, this fact may be flagged to the users, depending on the users' permissions or preferences set, or an astrological match may be performed; this may be provided independently.
  • the look-up facility of the fourth aspect may be provided independently, for use in querying an address book by the first user.
  • the invention provides a method of communicating information to a first user concerning a second user, the method comprising: receiving, at a server, from a first user a command including an abbreviated identifier of a second user; looking up information for the second user corresponding to the abbreviated identifier based on a stored list associated with the first user of abbreviated identifiers and corresponding unique identifiers; sending the information to the first user.
  • Information for multiple second users may be queried at once (in a manner similar to the group sending facility) and the information may be specified based on a command sent by the first user with the identifier or based on a stored default selection of information; for example address, phone numbers, location, etc may be queried separately.
  • the invention provides a method of creating a user profile comprising: receiving at a server a message from a mobile device of a user, the message containing an identifier of the user; creating a user profile in a database for the user associated with the identifier, which profile contains records for storing further information; subsequently receiving further information concerning the user to populate records of the profile.
  • This may facilitate rapid signup; a user need only send a message (e.g. SMS message) optionally containing a signup code or key for a record to be created which can subsequently be populated, optionally over another network (e.g. the Internet).
  • a user may be requested for or assigned a further identifier (e.g.
  • a confirmatory message may be sent to the user following successful creation of the profile.
  • the user identifier is checked prior to creating a record to see if a profile already exists for the user.
  • the matching of information according to the sixteenth aspect may be provided independently in a nineteenth aspect comprising a method comprising comparing stored user profile information for at least first and second associated users and notifying at least one of the users if a predetermined correlation between said information for each user is found or notifying at least one of the users of information about the other user in a predetermined category.
  • the invention extends to complementary methods performed at servers, user devices, senders and receivers, to apparatus, or computer programs or computer program products for implementing any of the method aspects or optimized for use with such methods (including but not limited to programs for mobile devices, programs for network management, programs for servers and programs for enabling access over another network).
  • the invention further extends to the preferable features disclosed below in the example.
  • the invention further extends to mobile communication devices configured to operate in accordance with any of the methods disclosed herein.
  • the invention further extends to data packets produced in accordance with any of the methods disclosed herein.
  • Mobile telephone or “phone” or “mobile device” as used herein is intended to encompass any device suited to wireless communication, whether by voice, text or other data, preferably having a designated unique identifier associated therewith (e.g. telephone number) enabling the device to be addressed by another user without communication with the other user having been previously established.
  • a designated unique identifier associated therewith e.g. telephone number
  • SMS message is not limited to the present known GSM messaging system, unless specifically stated. Instead, it is intended to encompass modifications and derivatives thereof, preferably a message sent from or to a mobile device in accordance with a protocol for sending a data packet from a sender to a designated recipient preferably without requiring both the recipient and sender to have a previously established communication link, preferably using a switching layer protocol data packet.
  • References to servers may include discrete servers and distributed systems; the functionality of a server may be integrated into a telecommunications network or spread over several networks.
  • References to users may include individual users or business service providers, automated services and the like.
  • Figure 1 is a schematic overview of a system in accordance with the invention
  • Figure 2 illustrates Address Book Tab set up, Entries in My Address Book
  • Figure 3 illustrates Address Book Tab Set Up, Who Has Access to my profiles.
  • the following description includes how the system will function via various media (SMS, Web, E-mail, Voice) that a working service may use; it will be appreciated that the implementation is not limited to such services but that each feature described may be implemented in a number of ways and may be provided independently of other features or in any combination.
  • a number of examples of information and commands are described below. It will be appreciated that these exemplify many of the above aspects. It is important to appreciate that, although comprehensive details are provided, unless otherwise stated, each feature of the examples may be provided independently or as a preferred feature of the aspects above, without the accompanying features.
  • telephone numbers are exemplified as user identifiers, as is preferred for ease of implementation, other identifiers may be used, for example SIM card numbers; alternatively access codes may be assigned to users, and references to telephone numbers may be substituted by other such identifiers as desired.
  • a typical system comprises a server 10 including a processor 12 and memory 14 serving as a database engine 16 coupled by communications ports 18 to the Internet 20 and a WAP network 30 and having an SMS messaging interface 19 coupled to a mobile telecommunications network 40.
  • the SMS interface may simply comprise one or more GSM type phones with modem (typically an integrated unit) but will more preferably be coupled directly to a plurality of telecommunications networks.
  • a user terminal 50 comprising a mobile communicator may send SMS messages to the server by means of the telecommunications network 40 and may also connect via the WAP network 30 (in practice the two are inter-related).
  • a simple mobile phone 70 may communicate via the telecommunications network 40 and a static terminal 60 may connect via the Internet 20.
  • the database engine 16 provides the majority of the functionality described below, but this can be integrated into the network 40.
  • the user devices 50 and 70 particularly may be modified to facilitate access and may run programs complementing the server methods described.
  • the Login Failure Screen will be served if a returning user types in an incorrect password on the Homepage. It will contain the following: 1. Brand Logo & Strapline. 2. Ability to serve a Banner Advertisement.
  • the "Forgotten Your Password?" Screen will be served if the user clicks on the "Forgotten Your Password?" Screen, it will contain the following: 1. Brand Logo & Strapline.
  • the "Password Reminder" Screen will be served once the user clicks on the submit button on the "Forgotten Your Password?" Screen, it will contain the following:
  • SMS If the user has forgotten their password and they choose to have it sent to them via SMS the following SMS will be sent:
  • Email If the user has forgotten their password and they choose to have it sent to them via Email the following Email will be sent: Dear ⁇ first name>, a request was made to have your Fonekey Password via Email, your password is ⁇ paSSWOrd>,
  • Section 3.1 describes the page that will be used to register on the system. . If the number of users of the trial system reaches 10,000, then any subsequent user who clicks on the Registration Hyperlink will be a served a different page, this is described in section 3.4.
  • the Legal Disclaimer Screen will contain the following: 1. Brand Logo & Strapline. 2. ability to serve a Banner Advertisement.
  • the Registration Screen will contain the following:
  • Page Name - "FoneKey - Registration” 4. Copy (maximum 200 character) explaining the registration process and it's importance.
  • Registration Form 1 containing the following form fields and form field types. ⁇ "Username” (maximum 35 characters), Free Text Field Type.
  • Registration Screen 2 describes the page which is served up to a user who provides a Mobile Phone Number on the registration Screen described in section 3.1. It will contain the following:
  • Registration Form 2 containing the following form fields and form field types.
  • Registration Screen 2 describes the page which is served up to a user who does not provide a Mobile Phone Number on the registration Screen described in section 3.1, but does provide an Email address. It will contain the following: 1. Brand Logo & Strapline. 2. Ability to serve a Banner Advertisement.
  • Registration Form 2 containing the following form fields and form field types.
  • the window will contain the following:
  • a submit button which will close the pop up window and add the users e-mail to the database for future use. 6. A button which allows the user to close the pop up window.
  • SMS message Upon submission of registration form 1 as specified in section 3.1, an SMS message will be sent to any user who provides us with a mobile phone number, with a verification code, to unlock access linked to that particular mobile phone number.
  • the SMS text will be as follows:
  • an Email message with a verification code will be sent to any user who does not submit a mobile phone number but gives us an email address, to verify the email address as belonging to the user.
  • the Email text will be as follows:
  • Fonekey FoneKey would take note of the mobile number and send a reply
  • the user would reply (phone number is used as identifier via SMS to save providing a password).
  • the User Management Screen is where the user is taken upon successful registration or after login for a returning user. It will contain the following: 1. Brand Logo & Strapline. 2. Ability to serve a Banner Advertisement.
  • Group Contact us will create an email window for the user to contact: webmaster @ fonepark.com.
  • Email Address (As above except substitute Email and Email Address for SMS and Mobile Phone Number).
  • SMS signup There will be a prompt from SMS signup to create a business card. It assumes that basic information has been set up [Username, First Name, Last Name, Mobile Number]
  • FoneKey would take note of the mobile number and send a reply
  • the system should be able to determine email address by the @ symbol and a phone number should also be recognizable.
  • the message sends the following fields to the Mobile number in the message as an SMS text message.
  • This list will use the following to identify the user depending on how much information the system has on that user.
  • Nickname If the profile list owner has defined a nickname for a user then this will be used to identify them in the access list above all other fields.
  • Username If a Nickname hasn't been defined then the User name set by the user will be used subject to the profile owner having access to that User name).
  • Mobile Phone Number If the User does not have access to that users Username and has not set up a Nick name for the user, or the user who has
  • Email Address (As above except substitute Email and Email Address for SMS and Mobile Phone Number).
  • SMS signup There will be a prompt from SMS signup to create a business card. It assumes that basic information has been set up [Username, First Name, Last Name, Mobile Number]
  • email is the command above AND if phone number sent to is an existing member of FoneKey, and email is on file, then also send email of the sender's full Business Card Profile to the address.
  • Email Address (As above except substitute Email and Email Address for SMS and Mobile Phone Number).
  • FoneKey would take note of the mobile number and send a reply
  • the system should be able to determine email address by the @ symbol and a phone number should also be recognizable.
  • This Page will be updated when changes are made to the Personal Profile.
  • Email Address (As above except substitute Email and Email Address for SMS and Mobile Phone Number).
  • Command updates user's Location Profile with free text entered. It also adds a date and time stamp.
  • Searched Fields can be
  • Searched Fields can be ⁇ "Username"
  • search field can be ⁇ "Username"
  • the user is looking for "who is at” a place that is different to their current location.
  • the system matches what is typed in ⁇ free text> to what is entered by others that the sender has permission to view and returns a list sorted in order of how old the time and date stamps are.
  • Option 1.1.2 would add the value currently stored in Location to the list of favourites. There would be a confirmation message
  • Option 1.3.1.5.3 would set the users location profile to Walkabout Pub, Islington. Then it would return a confirmation message
  • the user would see a confirmation screen.
  • Allows the user to query people in a place other than the user's own current location The same lists are used as in setting location, however, the user's own location is not reset. The results are the same as the opening screen.
  • a user defined group can be a single person.
  • Email Address (As above except substitute Email and Email Address for SMS and Mobile Phone Number) .
  • the advertisement includes an email address.
  • FoneKey looks up the user's CV Profile and then sends email to the email specified.
  • a confirmation message is sent back to the user if they have chosen to receive SMS messages.
  • SMS messages An email.
  • FoneKey sends the CV as a fax Document Cover Letter is generated Sent From ⁇ First Name> ⁇ Last Name> By FoneKey ⁇ Cover Letter Text>
  • Page Name "FoneKey - Drinking Game Profile”. 4. Copy (maximum 140 characters) explaining how this page works.
  • FoneKey generates a unique code for the game and sends it back to the instigator.
  • Each player sends the code to FoneKey so we know who is in the same game.
  • Fonekey sends a message to first player ie. The first one we received ⁇ game code> from) If there are players with drinking game profiles set up, then the questions will be from the profiles. If they have not, then they will be general trivia questions. Ql . ⁇ Question> Player 2 send [next] to continue. ⁇ Ad Tag goes here>
  • Email Address (As above except substitute Email and Email Address for SMS and Mobile Phone Number).
  • the message sends the following fields to the Mobile number in the message as an SMS text message.
  • the mobile number or email address will appear in the senders Business card Profile Manager screen under, People who can see this information.
  • SMS See section 15.3 Message 1 to receiver.
  • ⁇ send Field> can be: ⁇ Mobile Number
  • ⁇ send Field> can be: ⁇ Mobile Number
  • ⁇ send Field> can be: ⁇ Mobile Number
  • Page Name "FoneKey - Business Profile” 4. Copy (maximum 140 character) explaining how this page works.

Abstract

L'invention concerne un procédé de communication, qui met notamment en oeuvre un appreil mobile au moyen duquel des messages peuvent être envoyés vers ou à partir d'un serveur pour obtenir des renseignements sur des usagers d'appareils mobiles, même lorsque ceux-ci sont hors ligne et sans qu'il soit nécessaire d'être en contact direct avec lesdits usagers.
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