Patent Application
20230403531
The possible implementations described herein generally relate to systems and methods that facilitate the sending of personal information from a first user to a second user.
According to some possible implementations, the information sending system includes a first user device having an application installed and a second user device having an application installed. The application can take the form of one or more computer programs or software instructions.
In some possible implementations, the tools and functions of the application may include, without limitation, a nearby user search tool that displays a list of other users within a predetermined distance, a contacts list, a user profile settings page, and a user settings page.
According to some possible implementations, the first user device and second user device have a global positioning system (GPS) tracking system.
According to some possible implementations, the first user device and second user device further have a fingerprint reading system and a fingerprint recognition system.
According to some possible implementations, the first user device and second user device further have a facial recognition system.
According to some possible implementations, the first user device further includes a first contacts list and the second user device further includes a second contacts list.
According to some possible implementations, the first user device further includes one or more first user profiles, including a first public profile and one or more first private profiles.
According to some possible implementations, the second user device further includes one or more second user profiles, including a second public profile and one or more second private profiles.
According to some possible implementations, a public profile contains a user's information that they wish to be publicly accessible. Information contained within a public profile can be visible to other nearby users via the application's nearby user search tool. A private profile contains a user's information that they wish to be accessible only to other users with who they have previously shared access to that private profile. Users can customize which information is contained within their public profile and their one or more private profile(s).
According to some possible implementations, the system further includes a server device having a processor, a memory, and one or more programs stored within memory for facilitating the exchange of information between two or more user devices. The server device can be communicatively coupled to the first user device via the installed application and to the second user device via the installed application.
According to some possible implementations, when the one or more programs stored within the server device's memory are run on the processor, the server device is configured to receive personal information from the first user device and the second user device. The received personal information from both devices can be stored in the server's memory.
According to some possible implementations, the server device is a web server.
According to some possible implementations, the server device is a cloud server.
According to some possible implementations, when the server device is coupled to a user device, the server device periodically receives GPS coordinates relating to the position of the user device.
According to some possible implementations, when a first user device is communicatively coupled to the server device, the first user device receives from the server device and displays to the first user, a list of other nearby user devices within a predetermined distance from the first user device. The user devices included in the list of other nearby user devices are communicatively coupled to the server device. The first user can then select a second user device from the list to view the second public profile. The first user can then request to send a first public profile or a first private profile to the second user device. The second user can then choose to accept or reject the first user's request. If the second user chooses to accept the first user's request, then the server device sends the most up-to-date first user's selected public or private profile information to the second user device and the first user's contact information is added to the second contacts list.
According to some possible implementations, once the first user sends a request to send a first user profile to the second user device, the request will remain visible until it is either accepted or rejected by the second user, even if the second user device is no longer communicatively coupled with the server device or the second user device is further than the predetermined distance away from the first user device.
According to some possible implementations, the processes described above further include a contacts list information synchronization process which works as follows: whenever a first user updates a first public profile or a first private profile and the first user device is then communicatively coupled to the server device, the updated first public/private profile information is sent to the server device and stored as the first user's most up-to-date information for that first public/private profile. Any other user devices with which the first user had previously shared the recently updated first public/private profile will have the first public/private profile information stored on their device synchronized to match the most up-to-date first public/private profile information stored on the server device.
According to some possible implementations, a server device may receive a plurality of identifying user information from a user device.
According to some possible implementations, a server device may receive and store a plurality of first identifying information from a first user device. One or more first user profiles may be associated with a unique plurality of first identifying information.
According to some possible implementations, the plurality of first identifying information may relate to the first user's biometric fingerprint.
According to some possible implementations, the plurality of first identifying information may relate to the first user's biometric facial identifiers.
According to some possible implementations, a first user profile can be shared with a second user device as follows. A second user device is first communicatively coupled to the server device. A first user then uses the second user device to send a plurality of identifying user information to the server device. The server device then identifies the one or more first user profiles associated with the plurality of identifying user information. The server device then sends a list of the identified one or more first user profiles to the second user device. The first user then can select which one or more first user profiles from the list they wish to share with the second user. The first user's selection is then sent to the server device. The server device then sends the one or more first user profiles relating to the first user's selection to the second user device. The second user device then receives the selected one or more first user profiles and the first user's contact information is added to the second contacts list.
The following detailed description of example implementations refers to the accompanying drawings. The same reference numbers in different drawings may identify the same or similar elements.
Some implementations, described herein, provide an information sending platform that is capable of facilitating a sending of information (e.g., personal information, social media information, and/or the like) between a first user and a second user. The first user and the second user utilize computing devices, including but not limited to, smartphones, tablets, laptop computers, and desktop computers. A computing device utilized by the first user is herein referred to as a first user device. A computing device utilized by the second user is herein referred to as a second user device.
In some possible implementations, the information sending system includes joining software. The joining software may take the form of one or more computer programs or software applications (hereinafter referred to as “application” or “applications”). In some possible implementations, an application is configured to run on the first user device and may be downloaded and installed on the first user device. In some possible implementations, an application is configured to run on the second user device and may be downloaded and installed on the second user device.
In some possible implementations, the tools and functions of the application may include, without limitation, a nearby user search tool that displays a list of other users within a predetermined distance, a contacts list that lists other users (contacts) that have previously shared their user profiles with the user device, a user profile settings page that allows a user to configure their public profile and their one or more private profiles, and a user settings page that allows a user to configure general application settings. Selecting a contact from the contacts list will display user profiles associated with that contact that have been previously shared with the user.
In some possible implementations, the information sending system includes a server device that includes one or more processors, memory, and a program for sending information from a first user device to a second user device. The server device can be readily communicatively coupled to a first user device and to a second user device. In some possible implementations, the communicative coupling between the server device and the user devices is facilitated by the application installed on the user devices. In some possible implementations, the server device is a physical web server. In some possible implementations, the server device is a cloud server that performs all the same functions of the traditional physical server, including but not limited to, delivering processing power, storage, and applications.
In some possible implementations, when the information sending program is executed by one or more processors of the server device, the server device is configured to receive information from a first user device and from a second user device, to store the received information in the server's memory, and to send information to the first user device and to the second user device.
As used herein, the term component is intended to be broadly construed as hardware, firmware, or a combination of hardware and software.
No element, act, or instruction used herein should be construed as critical or essential unless explicitly described as such.
Also, as used herein, the articles “a” and “an” are intended to include one or more items, and may be used interchangeably with “one or more.” Furthermore, as used herein, the term “set” is intended to include one or more items (e.g., related items, unrelated items, a combination of related and unrelated items, etc.), and may be used interchangeably with “one or more.” Where only one item is intended, the term “one” or similar language is used. Also, as used herein, the terms “has,” “have,” “having,” and/or the like are intended to be open-ended terms.
The first user device 14 can thus be communicatively coupled with the web server 20. The second user device 16 can thus be communicatively coupled with the web server 20. A person skilled in the art would appreciate that a plurality of technologies and methods may be used to connect the first user device and the second user device to a server device such that the server device provides the service for sending a first user's information from the first user device to the second user device. For example, the first user device 14 may provide, to the server device 20, data relating to the first user's personal information that the first user 12 intends to send to the second user device 16, wherein the server device 20 is configured to receive such data from the first user device 14, to store such data in the server device's memory, and to send such data to the second user device 16.
Computing devices of the aforementioned environments 100A, 100B may interconnect via wired connections, wireless connections, or a combination of wired and wireless connections. In some possible implementations, computing devices of the aforementioned environments 100A, 100B may interconnect with a cellular network (e.g., a long-term evolution (LTE) network, a code division multiple access (CDMA) network, a 3G network, a 4G network, a 5G network, another type of next generation network, etc.), a public land mobile network (PLMN), a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), a telephone network (e.g., the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN)), a private network, an ad hoc network, an intranet, the Internet, a fiber optic-based network, a cloud computing network, and/or the like, and/or a combination of these or other types of networks.
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After a plurality of information relating to the received first user profile has been added to the second user device's contacts list as a new contacts list entry, the second user can enter the second contacts list tool, find and select the contacts list entry associated with the first user, and view any first public profile or one or more first private profiles that the first user previously shared with the second user. If the second contacts list already includes the first user, a new contacts list entry into the second contacts list will not be made. However, any previously unshared first user profiles corresponding to the first user's selection will now be available for viewing by the second user.
After a plurality of information relating to the received first user profile has been added to the second user device's contacts list as a new contacts list entry, the second user can then enter the second contacts list tool, find and select the contacts list entry associated with the first user, and view any first public profile or one or more first private profiles that the first user previously shared with the second user. If the second contacts list already includes the first user, a new contacts list entry into the second contacts list will not be made. However, any previously unshared first user profiles corresponding to the first user's selection will now be available for viewing by the second user.
The bus 514 includes a component that permits communication among the components of device 500. Processor 508 is implemented in hardware, firmware, or a combination of hardware and software. Processor 508 is a central processing unit (CPU), a graphics processing unit (GPU), an accelerated processing unit (APU), a microprocessor, a microcontroller, a digital signal processor (DSP), a field-programmable gate array (FPGA), an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), or another type of processing component. In some implementations, processor 508 includes one or more processors capable of being programmed to perform a function. Memory 510 includes a random access memory (RAM), a read only memory (ROM), and/or another type of dynamic or static storage device (e.g., a flash memory, a magnetic memory, and/or an optical memory) that stores information and/or instructions for use by processor 508.
Storage component 512 stores information and/or software related to the operation and use of device 500. For example, storage component 512 may include a hard disk (e.g., a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optic disk, and/or a solid state disk), a compact disc (CD), a digital versatile disc (DVD), a floppy disk, a cartridge, a magnetic tape, and/or another type of non-transitory computer-readable medium, along with a corresponding drive.
Input component 502 includes a component that permits device 500 to receive information, such as via user input (e.g., a touch screen display, a keyboard, a keypad, a mouse, a button, a switch, and/or a microphone). Additionally, or alternatively, input component 502 may include a sensor for sensing information (e.g., a global positioning system (GPS) component, an accelerometer, a gyroscope, and/or an actuator). Output component 504 includes a component that provides output information from device 500 (e.g., a display, a speaker, and/or one or more light-emitting diodes (LEDs)).
Communication interface 506 includes a transceiver-like component (e.g., a transceiver and/or a separate receiver and transmitter) that enables device 500 to communicate with other devices, such as via a wired connection, a wireless connection, or a combination of wired and wireless connections. Communication interface 506 may permit device 500 to receive information from another device and/or provide information to another device. For example, communication interface 506 may include an Ethernet interface, an optical interface, a coaxial interface, an infrared interface, a radio frequency (RF) interface, a universal serial bus (USB) interface, a wireless local area network interface, a cellular network interface, and/or the like.
Device 500 may perform one or more processes described herein. Device 500 may perform these processes based on processor 508 executing software instructions stored by a non-transitory computer-readable medium, such as memory 510 and/or storage component 512. A computer-readable medium is defined herein as a non-transitory memory device. A memory device includes memory space within a single physical storage device or memory space spread across multiple physical storage devices.
Software instructions may be read into memory 510 and/or storage component 512 from another computer-readable medium or from another device via communication interface 506. When executed, software instructions stored in memory 510 and/or storage component 512 may cause processor 508 to perform one or more processes described herein. Additionally, or alternatively, hardwired circuitry may be used in place of or in combination with software instructions to perform one or more processes described herein. Thus, implementations described herein are not limited to any specific combination of hardware circuitry and software.
The number and arrangement of components shown in
The foregoing disclosure provides illustration and description, but is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the implementations to the precise form disclosed. Modifications and variations are possible in light of the above disclosure or may be acquired from practice of the implementations.
It will be apparent that systems and/or methods, described herein, may be implemented in different forms of hardware, firmware, or a combination of hardware and software. The actual specialized control hardware or software code used to implement these systems and/or methods is not limiting of the implementations. Thus, the operation and behavior of the systems and/or methods were described herein without reference to specific software code—it being understood that software and hardware may be designed to implement the systems and/or methods based on the description herein.
Even though particular combinations of features are recited in the claims and/or disclosed in the specification, these combinations are not intended to limit the disclosure of possible implementations. In fact, many of these features may be combined in ways not specifically recited in the claims and/or disclosed in the specification. Although each dependent claim listed below may directly depend on only one claim, the disclosure of possible implementations includes each dependent claim in combination with every other claim in the claim set.
