Granted Patent B2

US 10,516,979 · App. 16/178,766 · Granted Dec 24, 2019

Inventors: Christopher Andrew Nordstrom (Duxbury, MA); Romit Roy Choudhury (Champaign, IL)

Assignee: KINECTUS, LLC

H04W4/21H04L29/06H04L29/08072H04L51/32H04L67/306H04L69/329H04M1/72519H04W4/023H04W4/12H04W12/02H04L51/20H04L51/38H04L63/102H04W12/00503

Abstract

Claims (33)

1. A method for establishing communications between mobile devices, comprising:

registering a plurality of mobile devices on a system, each of the mobile devices including profile data;

receiving search criteria for a user of each of a first mobile device and a second mobile device of the plurality of mobile devices;

receiving location information of each of the first and second mobile devices;

identifying a match between the first and second mobile devices based on the profile data and the search criteria and the location information of the first and second mobile devices; wherein:

at least one of the first or second mobile device includes at least a first and second profile of the profile data, the second profile comprising at least one profile element different than the first profile, wherein:

in response to a first activation, the first profile is processed to identify the match,

in response to a second activation different than the first activation, the second profile is processed to identify the match;

the first or second activation is triggered by a search instruction or preferences of the user of the first or second mobile device; and

the match is identified by the social or professional relationship between the users of the first and second mobile devices or a personal or professional social graph or other attribute.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first and second profile is company or professional in nature and includes at least one professional or company relevant attribute including one or more of a first name, last name, employer, job title, status, interests, photograph, contact information, e-mail, professional contacts, social media link, employment status, college or university information, desired search or scanning preferences such as a designated search radii about the mobile device, current or historical location data, users with a job title, users with a common professional interest or profile element, contacts, or users with certain current or historical location data, past or current user selections, current or previous status, or other professional or personal information.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first and second profile is personal in nature and includes at least one personal or social attribute including first name, last name, screen name, gender, age, photograph, personal contacts, schools, social media link, hobbies, interests or other personal attributes, desired search or scanning preferences such as a designated search radii about the mobile device, friends, users with a common interest or profile element, users with a common social activity interest, current or historical location data, past or current user selections, current or previous status, desired social activity, or other personal or professional information.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first or second activation is designated by receiving an instruction from a user of the first or second mobile device.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first or second activation is performed automatically by the system.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the automatic activation includes a schedule based on the time of day, day of week, day of month, year, or any other time or calendar-based criteria such as a holiday, weekday, weekend, work schedule, designated work hours, typical work schedule, personal schedule or vacation schedule.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first or second activation is triggered by pre-designated instructions established by the user of the first or second mobile device.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first or second activation is triggered by similarities between the profile attributes of the first and second mobile device.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first or second activation is triggered by differences between the profile attributes of the first and second mobile device.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the search instruction or preferences of the user of the first or second mobile device includes the current or past location of the user of the first or second mobile device.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein

the search instruction or preferences of the user of the first or second mobile device includes a current or historical status, selection or other usage statistic.

12. A server device for establishing communications between mobile devices, comprising:

a processor that receives registration data from a plurality of mobile devices on a system, each device including profile data;

a processor that receives search criteria for a user of each of a first mobile device and a second mobile device;

a processor that receives location information of the first and second mobile devices;

a match-identifying processor that identifies a match between the first and second mobile devices based on the profile data and the search criteria and location information of the first and second mobile devices, wherein:

the first or second mobile device has at least a first and second profile of profile data, the second profile containing at least one profile element different than the first profile;

in response to a first activation, the match-identifying processor identifies the match using the first profile; and

in response to a second activation different than the first activation, the match-identifying processor identifies the match using the second profile;

the first or second activation is triggered by a search instruction or preferences of the user of the first or second mobile device; and

the match is identified by the social or professional relationship between the users of the first and second mobile devices or a personal or professional social graph or other attribute.

13. The server device of claim 12 , wherein the server device communicates with a user interface of the first or second mobile device to receive the first or second activation instructed by the user of one of the first or second mobile devices.

14. The server device of claim 12 , wherein the server device communicates with the first or second mobile device to receive an instruction relating to the first or second activation automatically designated by the system.

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