WO2002001405A1 - A people networking and locating system - Google Patents

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WO2002001405A1
WO2002001405A1 PCT/AU2001/000740 AU0100740W WO0201405A1 WO 2002001405 A1 WO2002001405 A1 WO 2002001405A1 AU 0100740 W AU0100740 W AU 0100740W WO 0201405 A1 WO0201405 A1 WO 0201405A1
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  • SatelX is a system that matches, locates and networks people.
  • This system builds on the matchmaking aspects of current Internet Dating and Interest Group Services to include: matchmaking for business or general social purposes; a hub for different communication protocols for members of these groups; and real time member location information.
  • the system builds on current Location Based services by providing a platform independent framework that can read all telecommunications protocols, isolate the relevant information, process this information and respond to its users accordingly.
  • the challenge is to provide useful content for the wireless era.
  • the 'Location' field in the database is what brings all the people matching and networking services into the real world.
  • the ability to switch this on or off or determine who has access to this information provides the privacy that current GPS and other location based technologies do not. Further, this simple solution to location information makes SatelX viable now, enabling users to access the service via standard mobile phones.
  • SatelX caters for these and many more services, in effect providing electronic noticeboards on mobile phones and in real venues, registering real locations, compatibilities and identities of participants, information services relevant to user location as well as business and personal directories.
  • SatelX The key to SatelX is the unique application of a changeable 'Location' field in a database.
  • a network of Satelx recognised landmarks/icons is required, some bearing a Satelx code and/or card reader.
  • Computer stations are set up peripherally within the venue.
  • the network is ultimately connected to the SatelX server via the Internet, blue tooth or other communications protocol. Links to participating business websites will be placed on the SatelX site.
  • Access infrastructure is minimal.
  • technology has been developed for SatelX that allows users to login to the SateK server directly via any standard mobile phone. Future means of access will include, but is not limited to magnetic-strip identification cards, eftpos machines, poker machines and any wireless internet access device,
  • SatelX for an existing computer based dating service (including but not limited to Internet dating services), business networking service, Internet networking service (eg Yahoo Groups), other databases or any host that brings people in contact with others who share similar interests is a People Networking Service (PNS).
  • PPS People Networking Service
  • PNS groups comprise of members of a PNS. They may already know each other or otherwise meet each other through the PNS.
  • a user's location-information is publicly accessible only by certain members of certain PNS groups as nominated by the SatelX user. Access may require a password. Only those who share membership to the same PNS (and have the necessary password if required) will be privy to that person's service-profile and location.
  • two or more Internet based dating services may compete for clientele at the same venues. Someone who is a member of a rowing club will only be able to see if other members of their rowing club are out that night. On an even smaller scale, people may chose to simply register their own 'club' of friends colleagues for notice board purposes (see later) to which only other members are allowed access.
  • PNS profiles may include, but are not limited to, a portrait photo, a description (including demographics and interests), intentions of an individual and what type of profile that individual seeks f see Diagram G .
  • Business ⁇ rofiles will include the member's picture. professional orientation and list of those whom the member seeks for business. Individual addresses or phone-numbers will not be recorded on SatelX for privacy/safety reasons.
  • Dual membership to a variety of services will of course be common. Users can create numerous profiles against one means of access.
  • the 'Location' field may be a country, town, suburb, venue or even a specific point within a venue.
  • Specific points are identified by use of the unique 'Micromap' facility, wherein digital maps are constructed from architectural plans (or by other means) of actual venues. These digital maps are grided with Satelx recognised points of reference. A network of actual icons bearing a Satelx location code (some with card readers), enables users to login their exact location and cate others or businesses within the venue.
  • the venue may be, but is not limited to, a shopping mall, a building, a sporting stadium or an exhibition venue -eg. Tradeshows etc.
  • Venues for events could utilise SatelX by simply contracting the construction of a micro- map of their venue and incorporating magnetic strips on tickets. When the ticket is swiped it automatically registers the holder at that location on the micro-map of the venue. Some may prefer to give the child their own SatelX card that would be useabie at any venue in the world - never lose them again.
  • the simplest database service will be the "SatelX Noticeboard", where users can leave messages for others against the user's name. Password access is optional. This allows friends colleagues to leave messages for each other on their SatelX notice board - where they are heading next, general opinion on the night's progress, any new project requirements etc.
  • SatelX will also provide new avenues for advertising, bringing the Internet into a popular social setting, far beyond the environment of Internet cafes.

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Abstract

The present invention relates to a people networking system (PNS). The system allows users to locate people with the same interests as them, or to find people who would satisfy a current need (e.g. a job vacancy). The system can make use of existing telecommunication and networiking services as well as the Internet, WAP, GPS, and other protocols to provide location information. Alternatively, various locations may have card readers installed at which users update their 'location' field in the database by swiping their card through the reader. Micromaps can also be provided to further pinpoint the user's location. Each user of the system provides a personal profile of their business, social or private interests. The users may login to the system via an Internet access device or a mobile phone and search the database for compatible matches may be obtained from either the system database or other participating networking services (eg a dating agency). Any matches may be sent a text message in which the sender's anonymity is preserved. The user may also subscribe to various services that deliver information depending of the user's location. Such services may deliver information regarding movies, taxis, performances, traffic conditions, etc.

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A PEOPLE NETWORKING AND LOCATING SYSTEM
1. Copyright
The disclosure of this patent document contains material that is subject to copyright protection.
2. Field of Invention
SatelX is a system that matches, locates and networks people.
This system builds on the matchmaking aspects of current Internet Dating and Interest Group Services to include: matchmaking for business or general social purposes; a hub for different communication protocols for members of these groups; and real time member location information. The system builds on current Location Based services by providing a platform independent framework that can read all telecommunications protocols, isolate the relevant information, process this information and respond to its users accordingly.
3, Rationale
Consumer mobility has driven technology into a wireless era, with emphasis on information access and speed, at the expense of information content. Consequently, remarkable technologies that provide speed and access remain non-viable in the general market because they are of little use to the mass and tend to be expensive novelties.
The challenge is to provide useful content for the wireless era.
People networking is big business and the Internet is the leading tool for electronic people networking. Connecting with the right people/business is at the heart of the telecommunications industry. Whether personal or professional, networking is important to most of us. Professional societies, business meetings/conventions, social clubs, (mobile)phones, dating services, phone directories, emails, maps and many other devices facilitate our ability to connect with others.
Nonetheless the prior art systems in communication leave us helpless in many respects. In a wireless era the power of the Internet to network people must be translated into immediate, face to face opportunities for people to network on the move.
3.1 People Matching
As successful as the Internet Dating service has been to our capacity to meet others, it is limited to virtual communications and has not accounted for business networking opportunities. Matchmaking remains via the Internet and emails until we actually meet our newfound 'friend' or business colleague. The popularity of "Singles Balls" testifies to the public demand for easier/casual meeting environments.
Ironically, existing environments lose the benefits of Internet facilitated meeting because we don't know who is who and what interests/thoughts/intentions surround us. We may be at the bar oblivious to the person next to us, and that person is in fact the best candidate for a job we seek to fill. Our perfect match may be four steps to the left and we will never know
Everyone is tired of the 'meat-market' mentality of bars etc. where any approach for a conversation will likely be perceived as a "come-on" or conversely sometimes it would be useful to wear a sign above our heads saying - "I am happily with a partner and I seek only intelligent conversation." 3.2 Locating
The 'Location' field in the database is what brings all the people matching and networking services into the real world. The ability to switch this on or off or determine who has access to this information provides the privacy that current GPS and other location based technologies do not. Further, this simple solution to location information makes SatelX viable now, enabling users to access the service via standard mobile phones.
4. The Product
Current communication applications do not address these said requirements. SatelX caters for these and many more services, in effect providing electronic noticeboards on mobile phones and in real venues, registering real locations, compatibilities and identities of participants, information services relevant to user location as well as business and personal directories.
4.1 Infrastructure
The key to SatelX is the unique application of a changeable 'Location' field in a database. Thus a network of Satelx recognised landmarks/icons is required, some bearing a Satelx code and/or card reader. Computer stations are set up peripherally within the venue. The network is ultimately connected to the SatelX server via the Internet, blue tooth or other communications protocol. Links to participating business websites will be placed on the SatelX site.
Access infrastructure is minimal. In addition to standard Internet access, technology has been developed for SatelX that allows users to login to the SateK server directly via any standard mobile phone. Future means of access will include, but is not limited to magnetic-strip identification cards, eftpos machines, poker machines and any wireless internet access device,
4.2 People Networking Services
The generic term used by SatelX for an existing computer based dating service (including but not limited to Internet dating services), business networking service, Internet networking service (eg Yahoo Groups), other databases or any host that brings people in contact with others who share similar interests is a People Networking Service (PNS).
PNS groups comprise of members of a PNS. They may already know each other or otherwise meet each other through the PNS.
A user's location-information is publicly accessible only by certain members of certain PNS groups as nominated by the SatelX user. Access may require a password. Only those who share membership to the same PNS (and have the necessary password if required) will be privy to that person's service-profile and location.
So, for example, two or more Internet based dating services may compete for clientele at the same venues. Someone who is a member of a rowing club will only be able to see if other members of their rowing club are out that night. On an even smaller scale, people may chose to simply register their own 'club' of friends colleagues for notice board purposes (see later) to which only other members are allowed access.
PNS profiles may include, but are not limited to, a portrait photo, a description (including demographics and interests), intentions of an individual and what type of profile that individual seeks f see Diagram G . Business ©rofiles will include the member's picture. professional orientation and list of those whom the member seeks for business. Individual addresses or phone-numbers will not be recorded on SatelX for privacy/safety reasons.
Dual membership to a variety of services will of course be common. Users can create numerous profiles against one means of access.
Of course new membership to the larger PNS companies will be available to patrons 24 hours per day, which is likely to present significant membership increases for the services, especially if they chose to market their service with for example, male/female models at bars nightclubs etc.
4.3 The Location Field
The 'Location' field may be a country, town, suburb, venue or even a specific point within a venue.
Examples of use of the Location field: a) Our friends are on their way but plans have changed, which means contacting all of them. We simply login to our private group profile on SatelX, type a message and type in the code or name of the venue of our new destination. SatelX alerts the other members of our change of plans. b) It would be useful to give each of our children a mobile phone 'just in case' they get lost at a show or in the shopping mall, but that's not always feasible nor practical. A 'smart card' however, combined with strategically located readers is a practical alternative. c) We often stand lost in large venues, looking for that item we found so easily on the Internet but now eludes us in the real world. d) A confidential record of a person's whereabouts during the previous 24 hours presents certain safety benefits and crucial information in locating missing persons. e) We have access to many information services. The addition of a location field to our interest fields filters this information to provide information that is relevant to our interests and location. f) Decisions on whether to 'go out' often depend on who else is out that night. Login to SatelX and search by people or venues. With a few venues participating, the user will be able to move among venues in order to meet their 'match'. The capacity for search combinations is endless.
These are all aspects of daily living for which prior art does not account. 4.3.1 Specific Locating via Micro-maps
As well as the automatic 'mapping' afforded by the participating venues, other people locating applications for this invention include the construction of micro-maps.
Specific points are identified by use of the unique 'Micromap' facility, wherein digital maps are constructed from architectural plans (or by other means) of actual venues. These digital maps are grided with Satelx recognised points of reference. A network of actual icons bearing a Satelx location code (some with card readers), enables users to login their exact location and cate others or businesses within the venue. The venue may be, but is not limited to, a shopping mall, a building, a sporting stadium or an exhibition venue -eg. Tradeshows etc.
Venues for events could utilise SatelX by simply contracting the construction of a micro- map of their venue and incorporating magnetic strips on tickets. When the ticket is swiped it automatically registers the holder at that location on the micro-map of the venue. Some may prefer to give the child their own SatelX card that would be useabie at any venue in the world - never lose them again.
With the infrastructure in place, further potential includes the ability to locate certain businesses etc. Login to SateDC, type in "books" and all the bookshops in the vicinity will 'light-up' on the micro-map.
4.4 Noticeboards
The simplest database service will be the "SatelX Noticeboard", where users can leave messages for others against the user's name. Password access is optional. This allows friends colleagues to leave messages for each other on their SatelX notice board - where they are heading next, general opinion on the night's progress, any new project requirements etc.
4.5 Advertising
SatelX will also provide new avenues for advertising, bringing the Internet into a popular social setting, far beyond the environment of Internet cafes.
Product Benefits for:
Participating Services
• Increased exposure and therefore additional revenue from advertising
• Increased membership revenue
• A 'business card' for members
• Percentage of card revenue (eg service membership does not automatically entitle members to the card, which will need to be purchased additionally)
• Breaks down the stigmas associated with Internet Dating
• Joint marketing opportunities with the venues
Venues
• Added value to the venue
• Increased patronage and patron loyalty
• Opportunities to host 'singles nights', business networking events etc.
• Joint marketing opportunities with the Dating Service The Consumer
• Able to see who is where before leaving home
• Ideal for travellers and business people with little time to waste in 'meat markets' - see who is where as you arrive in a new town
• Solves the historic challenge in striking up conversation - SatelX adds to the benefits of Internet dating by providing the opportunity to step beyond the Internet. People can use more than the cover to judge a book and have something to say before even approaching their potential 'match'
• Excellent for meeting new business associates and general networking
• Answers questions of sexuality, motivations and much more
• Does not take the fun out of meeting people, just the initial embarrassment awkwardness.
• Leave messages for friends/colleagues.
• Provides safety in terms of 'last seen' records and records of who accessed the user's profile within a given period.
• Locate lost children readily via the SatelX micro-map facility
SatelX
• Licence revenue
• Advertising revenue
• Percentage of card membership revenue
• Joint marketing opportunities

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Commercial-in-ConfidenceSatelXRelated patents: US Pat No. 6061681 - "On-line dating service for locating and matching people based on user-selected search criteria"SummarySatelX is a dynamic, platform-independent, rules-based people matching and locating service. It sits on top of location based technologies such as GPS, Bluetooth, WAP and Wireless Packet Data. See Diagrams A and BThe key to this system is the use of a user controlled 'Location' field in an intelligent database that change in real time as the user moves into or from a particular location. The change may be initiated by the user, or automatic. This field becomes a highly important factor in ranking the compatibility of two users in a matching service, delivering location relevant information services to the user or simply informing group members of each other's whereabouts.The secondary aspect to SatelX is the use of 'Micromaps'. These are digital plans of actual venues or other areas with detailed location points that correspond to the location field of the SatelX database.Using links to internal and external profile-matching databases, SatelX delivers electronic people-networking to people on the move. This service enables the user to immediately locate and network with people they know or may want to know. SatelX alerts the user's mobile phone or other device when someone who matches the user's selection criteria walks into the same venue as the user's location or into a venue on the other side of town, whatever is specified by the user. See diagram C for flowchart on how to use SatelX. The service further lends itself to the provision of information services that are location relevant, such as entertainment, seminars, conferences or even traffic conditions within the user' s vicinity or along the user' s micromap route to work. With this service, the user chooses everything: who can access their profile or location, who they want to meet or stay in touch with, what information services they want (eg bands, films or other entertainment.SatelX is accessible via standard mobile phones, all WAP devices and the Internet.Claims
1. A computer-implemented system for locating people in transit and matching them to information services or other people, the system comprising: a) a Central intelligent database and authentication server connectable to the Internet or any such method of distributed microcomputer internetworking as may be deemed appropriate; b) a plurality of local servers connectable to the main database and authentication server via a distributed area network, each of the local servers accessible via a telephone connected to a telephone network; c) a computer application that reads text messages from mobile phones and translates this text into information that is processed by an intelligent database; d) a computer application that sends useful information from the said database to mobile phones; e) a computer application that translates Global Position Co-ordinates into information that relates to the whereabouts of actual venues, business, locations and other data useful to the average person in finding other people or businesses. f) a computer application that translates Blue Tooth Co-ordinates into information that relates to the whereabouts of actual venues, business' locations and other data useful to the average person in finding other people or businesses. g) a computer application that translates Radio Packet Co-ordinates into information that relates to the whereabouts of actual venues, business locations and other data useful to the average person in finding other people or businesses. h) a computer application that translates location Co-ordinates in any form into information that relates to the whereabouts of actual venues, business locations and other data useful to the average person in finding other people or businesses, i) a database that contains a changing 'Location' field that relates to the location of the user and is changeable by the user j) a database and Website with links to existing and potential internal and external databases of user information; k) a database that is flexible, enabling users to determine their own fields, parametres of these fields and whether the fields are 'on' or 'off during use; 1) a database that records the user's information for whatever period specified by the user, providing certain safety services to the user; m) digital maps of general and specific areas taken from architectural plans (or by other means) of actual venues or regions that contain location points relevant to a searchable database; n) a computer based 'noticeboard', the web interface for using SatelX. See Diagram D o) chat-room service similar in nature to existing Internet 'chat-room' facilities available on the Internet; p) links to various information services that provide information relevant to the user's interests and location q) a network of poker machines that is linked to the SatelX server, r) a network of card-readers used for authentication and identification purposes; s) a magnetic user identification card for use in the card readers; t) a network of SatelX recognised location points displaying codes relevant to that location wherein the combination of each of the local servers, means of access and the main computer provides for a particular user1 to update at least a portion of the database.
2. A system as in Claim 1 wherein the combination of each of the local servers, means of access and the main computer provides for a particular user to search at least a portion of the database and locate other users at that present time.
3. A system as in Claim 1 wherein the combination of each of the local servers, means of access and the main computer provides for a particular user to leave messages for other users on at least a portion of the database.
4. A system as in Claim 1 wherein the combination of each of the local servers, means of access and the main computer provides for a particular user to establish statistics in relation to venues.
5. A system as in Claim 1 wherein the user information is recorded for a minimum period for safety reasons. Thus, it provides 'last seen' information, a considerable safety aspect and aid to locating missing persons.
1 A user is any person who has 'logged' onto the said network system, via local servers or a card reader.
6. A system as in Claim 1 that enables users to create numerous profiles against one means of access. Thus, a user may switch profiles 'on' or 'off via one mobile phone, smart card, wireless Internet access device or other device.
7. A system as in Claim 1 that enables users to login to SatelX via any mobile phone, receive ranked lists of compatible matches in relation to their user profile and current location, and contact preferred matches.
8. A system that links user-identification software for poker machines to the SatelX server or any server that can otherwise use that information to identify a user's compatibility ranking against a set of characteristics.
9. A system that links user-identification software for poker machines to the SatelX server or any server that can otherwise use that information to locate that user.
10. A system as in Claim I that incorporates the unique use of poker machines to access the Internet directly or by other means.
11. A system as in Claim I that incorporates the unique use of poker machines to access the SatelX server or other similar servers via the Internet, directly or by other means.
12. The use of a 'Location' field in an intelligent database that relates to actual venues or points within a venue, a) The locations being programmed into the database in formats readable by various telecommunication protocols b) The location fields changeable by the user via a login procedure c) The location field being used in conjunction with other user characteristics to rank user compatibility with other users per user location. See Diagram E
13. The use of mobile text, or Short Message Service, to communicate to a database for the purpose of matching a user's character profile and/or location against other users.
14. The use of identification cards in conjunction with venues, people-matching and locating databases.
15. The use of card readers in conjunction with people matching and locating databases.
16. The construction of computer based 'micro-maps' of areas which detail: a) sections b) areas of a town/city or other region c) businesses d) venues e) seating f) travel routes g) any practical details as may be required of the map for the purpose of pin-pointing the location of a user within the given map area to within an appropriately small proximity radius.
17. A network of database recognised location points displaying codes relevant to that location that can be used in conjunction with a database 'Location' field to locate an individual or business.
18. The construction of a micromap service as in Claim 9 for the purpose of providing inϊbrmation services to the user relevant to the user's interests and distance rfom the user.
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