EP1473684A1 - System for creating an interest community - Google Patents

Abstract

The device (9) has a wireless link (11) that connects the device with similar mobile devices (1,2) and a fixed beacon (10) as per previously stored request criteria. The device (9) requests the beacon, a list of the previously and currently connected devices (1,2), and communicates with the devices (1,2). Users of the devices are alerted, if a mutual correspondence of parameters is beyond a correspondence rate. An independent claim is also included for a system utilizing a portable device in which a program of a central server ensures a relation of an Internet site with a fixed beacon.

Description

A system for creating communities of interest in through connecting people with mobile devices and independently with other people with mobile compatible equipment or with a fixed service center.

The mobile device can be for example a telephone, or a computer pocket with adequate functions.

The device contains a personal profile, one or more target profiles sought, a comparison system and a communication vector without thread.

The system can be permanently active and warns the user when he is at proximity to another user / service with which the profiles correspond mutually, thus facilitating the connection. An Assistant Internet Service mobile or fixed can be provided.

The invention is more particularly defined in the independent claim and the dependent claims appended to this description.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

According to one embodiment, the invention uses mobile devices, fixed devices, and to a website.

La fig. 1 illustre la programmation et l'encodage des profils

La fig. 2 illustre la communication entre les appareils mobiles et le serveur central.

La fig. 3 illustre la communication entre un appareil fixe, un appareil mobile et le serveur central, suivant qu'il y a ou non des appareils fixes en communication.

La fig. 4 illustre un profil d'utilisateur pour une application de rencontre amoureuse

La fig. 5 illustre un profil cible pour la même application de rencontre amoureuse.

La fig. 6 illustre la fonction « facteur multiplicatif » pour une « cote de confiance » donnée.

The invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings provided by way of examples only, in which:

Fig. 1 illustrates the programming and encoding of the profiles

Fig. 2 illustrates the communication between the mobile devices and the central server.

Fig. 3 illustrates the communication between a fixed device, a mobile device and the central server, depending on whether or not there are fixed devices in communication.

Fig. 4 illustrates a user profile for a dating application

Fig. 5 illustrates a target profile for the same dating application.

Fig. 6 illustrates the “multiplicative factor” function for a given “confidence rating”.

Mobile device

The mobile device (1) illustrated in fig. 1 consists of a device portable and autonomous electronics, including at least one microprocessor, one possibly touch screen, and / or a keyboard, rewritable memory containing a program and data.

This device has a two-way wireless transmission system, by example of the Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Zigbee or UWB type, operating in a omnidirectional around the device.

The device can be a telephone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a watch, ring or any other adaptable object or specifically dedicated to this invention.

1. dans l'appareil (2, figure 1) directement, par le clavier, l'écran tactile, la voix. Les profils sont ensuite envoyés au serveur central (3) via un réseau de télécommunication (4) puis un réseau Internet mobile ou fixe (5),

2. dans un autre appareil électronique comme un PC (6) puis transmis à l'appareil portable (1) par connexion sans fil (7) ou par câble (8) ou par le réseau de télécommunication (4) . Les profils sont également acheminés du PC au serveur (3) par Internet (5).

3. dans l'appareil portable (9) directement, par le clavier, l'écran tactile, la voix. Les profils sont transmis à la balise fixe (10) par liaison sans fil (11), puis acheminés au serveur (3) par Internet (5).

As illustrated in fig. 1, the user can encode his own profile and the profiles he is looking for in several ways:

1. in the device (2, figure 1) directly, by the keyboard, the touch screen, the voice. The profiles are then sent to the central server (3) via a telecommunications network (4) and then a mobile or fixed Internet network (5),

2. in another electronic device such as a PC (6) then transmitted to the portable device (1) by wireless connection (7) or by cable (8) or by the telecommunications network (4). The profiles are also sent from the PC to the server (3) via the Internet (5).

3. in the portable device (9) directly, by the keyboard, the touch screen, the voice. The profiles are transmitted to the fixed beacon (10) by wireless link (11), then routed to the server (3) via the Internet (5).

Still with particular reference to FIG. 1, note that the profile specific to the user can describe everything that is specific to a human being: their specific physical, intellectual, interests (personal or professionals), aspirations. This set can be described by text and / or images and / or sound.

Target profiles define who or what the user wants to be put with related: other users, described by their characteristics, but also specific information requests or General.

Referring to Figure 2, the two-way communication system is then activated, controlled by dedicated software, active as long as the user (12) does not do not voluntarily interrupt it.

· d'assurer la recherche et l'écoute simultanée d'autres appareils similaires contenant un logiciel compatible,

· établir la communication avec ce(s) partenaire(s) de communication, comme (13),

· envoyer le profil propre de l'utilisateur (12 à 13),

· recevoir le profil propre du (des) partenaire(s) (13 à 12),

· comparer le profil reçu de (13) avec tous les profils cibles de (12), calculer un taux de correspondance représentatif de la qualité du recouvrement,

· la même procédure est réalisée par le(s) partenaire(s) (13),

· si les taux de correspondances calculés par deux des parties (12 et 13) en communication sont mutuellement supérieurs à un seuil que chacun a fixé préalablement, une alerte est envoyée aux utilisateurs. Elle se traduit sous la forme d'un message texte, image, vidéo affiché à l'écran du correspondant, ou tout autre stimulation nerveuse de l'utilisateur.

The software incorporated in the mobile device aims to:

· Ensure the simultaneous search and listening of other similar devices containing compatible software,

· Establish communication with this communication partner (s), such as (13),

· Send the user's own profile (12 to 13),

· Receive the own profile of the partner (s) (13 to 12),

· Compare the profile received from (13) with all the target profiles from (12), calculate a correspondence rate representative of the quality of the recovery,

· The same procedure is carried out by the partner (s) (13),

· If the correspondence rates calculated by two of the parties (12 and 13) in communication are mutually higher than a threshold that each has previously set, an alert is sent to users. It takes the form of a text message, image, video displayed on the correspondent's screen, or any other nervous stimulation from the user.

At this time, partners whose profiles match each other in are warned, while they are by definition in a nearby area size, depending on the range of the portable transceiver and of its setting.

The match rate can be calculated, using the example in fig. 4 and 5, by comparing the value of the personal profile transmitted by the person met (profile received of the type presented in fig. 4) to the target profile (type presented in fig. 5). Each criterion of the target profile receives a point if it is satisfied by the profile received, then the total is divided by the number of criteria. The percentage obtained is the "match rate".

Referring always in more detail to FIG. 2, the software of each device may request to give a "confidence rating" relating to the person / service met, representative of the correspondence between the own profile announced and reality. It's about determining honesty with which the partner has described or the quality of the service if (14) is a service.

This “confidence rating” is for example a number between 0 and 10.

This information can then be sent to a central server (steps E1 to E3) who will process it, will deduce a new value from it as described in more detail far (step E4) then send it back (steps E5 to E7) to the mobile device of the data subject or fixed device of the service concerned. The rate of confidence ”is then updated in the user's / service's own profile without that he can modify it, thus being part of the calculation of the connection rate subsequent meetings.

The new "confidence rate" is for example the old multiplied by the "Multiplicative factor" given in fig. 6 according to the "confidence rating" granted by the other party, then reduced to 0.6 or 1 if it exceeds the values.

· distance autour de l'utilisateur dans laquelle il souhaite être mis en relation (typiquement entre 0 et 100 mètres),

· réglage du seuil au delà duquel le résultat de la comparaison est déclaré positif,

· visualisation et/ou modification du profil utilisateur, et profils cibles,

· visualisation des contacts établis entre l'appareil et ses pairs.

· stockage des profils rencontrés en correspondance ou non avec le profil cible lorsqu'il y a eu détection. Un accès ultérieur à ces informations est prévu. Cet accès ultérieur permet à l'utilisateur d'inhiber l'avertissement lors des rencontres suivantes avec le même interlocuteur. Dans le cas contraire, dès la seconde rencontre, et si elle se produit avant une limite de temps, l'utilisateur est averti de la nouvelle rencontre puis doit accepter ou refuser d'être à nouveau alerté lors d'une rencontre suivante avec le même interlocuteur.

l'affichage mis à jour périodiquement de la géolocalisation des autres profils potentiellement intéressants en différents points d'un territoire d'un superficie limitée autour de l'utilisateur.

The software integrated in the portable devices has other functionalities. It provides the interface with the user to manage the following parameters of the application:

· Distance around the user in which he wishes to be connected (typically between 0 and 100 meters),

· Setting of the threshold beyond which the result of the comparison is declared positive,

· Display and / or modification of the user profile, and target profiles,

· Visualization of the contacts established between the device and its peers.

· Storage of the profiles encountered in correspondence or not with the target profile when there was detection. Future access to this information is planned. This subsequent access allows the user to inhibit the warning during subsequent meetings with the same contact. Otherwise, from the second meeting, and if it occurs before a time limit, the user is notified of the new meeting and must accept or refuse to be alerted again during a next meeting with the same interlocutor.

the display periodically updated of the geolocation of other potentially interesting profiles in different points of a territory of a limited area around the user.

Fixed beacons

Fixed beacons can be placed in particular places in life in society (public places for example, congress buildings), and include transmission, reception and processing functions information identical to that of mobile devices.

Fig. 3 illustrates an example of communication between a fixed device, a mobile device and central server.

A) Lors d'une communication entre un dispositif mobile et la balise fixe, l'envoi d'une information contextuelle au lieu où se trouve le porteur du dispositif mobile ainsi qu'à ses aspirations traduites pas son profil devient possible. Ensuite, la présence de l'utilisateur auprès de cette balise fixe est acheminée au serveur central qui traite l'information et la rend accessible à tout autre utilisateur, depuis un accès Internet fixe ou mobile. Chacun est alors libre de connaítre les endroits densément fréquentés par des utilisateurs du service mobile ainsi que la correspondance avec leur profil(s).

B) Un dispositif portable se connecte à une balise fixe, elle-même pouvant être reliée à d'autres balises fixes connectées à d'autres dispositifs portables, et lui demande la liste des appareils portables lui étant reliée, directement ou indirectement. Ensuite le dispositif portable dernièrement connecté se met en communication, via les balises fixes, à tout ou partie des appareils portables et établit la séquence de communication décrite dans le paragraphe « dispositif mobile ».

C) La balise fixe peut enregistrer les profils des dispositifs portables, effectuer la procédure de comparaison, et si elle est positive établir une connexion entre deux de ces appareils.

D) Tout appareil portable relié à une balise fixe peut demander à cette dernière la liste des autres appareils portables qui lui sont connectés, directement ou via une autre balise fixe, puis initier une communication uni- ou bi-directionnelle de quelque nature que ce soit.

E) Tout appareil portable relié à une balise fixe peut demander à cette dernière la liste des autres appareils portables qui lui sont connectés, directement ou via une autre balise fixe, et notifier à l'un ou plusieurs de ceux-ci qu'il vient de se connecter.

These tags may also have the following additional functions

A) During a communication between a mobile device and the fixed beacon, the sending of contextual information to the place where the carrier of the mobile device is located as well as to his aspirations translated by his profile becomes possible. Then, the presence of the user near this fixed beacon is routed to the central server which processes the information and makes it accessible to any other user, from a fixed or mobile Internet access. Everyone is then free to know the places densely frequented by users of the mobile service as well as the correspondence with their profile (s).

B) A portable device connects to a fixed beacon, which can itself be linked to other fixed beacons connected to other portable devices, and requests the list of portable devices connected to it, directly or indirectly. Then the portable device recently connected communicates, via fixed tags, to all or part of the portable devices and establishes the communication sequence described in the paragraph "mobile device".

C) The fixed beacon can record the profiles of portable devices, carry out the comparison procedure, and if it is positive establish a connection between two of these devices.

D) Any portable device connected to a fixed beacon can ask the latter for the list of other portable devices connected to it, directly or via another fixed beacon, then initiate unidirectional or bi-directional communication of any kind. .

E) Any portable device connected to a fixed tag can request from the latter the list of other portable devices connected to it, directly or via another fixed tag, and notify one or more of them that it has come to connect.

Central server

The central server can manage user access from a network global information, such as internet accessible from a fixed terminal or mobile, in order to encode or modify their profiles.

It can also update profiles to mobile devices after they have been encoded or modified on the central server, from an access Internet (see Figure 1: Programming and encoding profiles).

An update of the profiles made from the mobile device is also retransmitted to the central server, as described above.

One of the characteristics of the invention is that the "confidence rate" of a user (14 - fixed or mobile) stored in the central server can be modified according to the values assigned by the user (15) having met him, then is returned to the device (fixed or portable) (14) where it is integrated into the profile which will be exchanged at subsequent meetings. This confidence rate is not modifiable by user M, but its value can be viewed. See Figure 3: Communication between a fixed device, a mobile device and the central server.

The central server has knowledge of all user profiles. At when a user logs in, they have access to a number indicating the percentage of users / services with which there would be an alert if it was in their presence. This figure gives an immediate indication to the user of the probability of being put in touch with a compatible user / service.

Generally, but not necessarily, the transceiver device has a range of less than 500 m, preferably less than 250 m.

Claims (11)

Portable and autonomous device comprising a display means, a means data input, a microprocessor and a communication vector without wire associated with an algorithm, capable of connecting said device with a other similar device, mobile or fixed, according to criteria previously supply and / or demand records, so that if there is a match mutual of a certain number of parameters beyond a predefined level called “connection rate”, the user (s) of said devices are warned. Portable device (9) according to claim 1 which when connected to a fixed device (10) requests from this fixed device the list of portable devices previously and currently connected, directly or via another tag fixed and then communicates with these portable devices so to carry out a verification of mutual correspondence. Portable device according to claim 1 which when connected to a fixed device requests from this fixed device the list of portable devices previously and currently connected, directly or via another tag fixed, with which there is mutual correspondence, comparison of profiles previously recorded being performed by the central server, Device according to the preceding claim, in which the exchange between the devices use a specific protocol, for example the port protocol serial or OBEX (Object Exchange), above low layers of adaptation to the part ensuring the wireless transmission of information. Portable device according to claim 1 which once connected to a fixed device asks it for the list of portable devices previously and currently connected (directly or via another fixed tag) then allows one or two-way communication of text, image or sound with one or more of these to be initiated at the request of one of the portable devices and / or notify one or more of these portable devices previously and currently connected that it has just connected. Device according to any one of the preceding claims in which the software implementing the algorithm allows to send to a server central information on the quality of the service with which it was implemented relationship, information forming a parameter called "confidence rate" and integrated into said service, said parameter allowing additional filtering when connecting according to the quality of service or correspondence as judged by previous users. Device according to any one of the preceding claims in which the software implementing the algorithm allows the connection with the central server for bidirectional exchange of information, profiles, rate of trust and any other information relating to his identification and / or location. Device according to any one of the preceding claims in which the software implementing the algorithm allows to adjust the size of the area covered around the device, in which detection is made possible. Device according to any one of the preceding claims in which the software implementing the algorithm allows to save the profiles of correspondents encountered and consult them, delete them, or request the inhibition of any warning that would occur during a new meeting with the same correspondent. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is a mobile telephone with suitable functionality, or in that the device is integrated into a cell phone or a portable or pocket microcomputer. System using a device according to any of the claims previous in which the software of a central server ensures the relation of a website with fixed tags, allowing real-time updating on Internet of information collected by fixed tags, this information concerning the location of mobile devices around fixed beacons, and being searchable from mobile devices, central server software can optionally indicate, depending on the profile encoded by the user, a probability of meeting according to the number and profiles of others users / services already registered.

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