Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110246213 | TECHNIQUES FOR OFFERING CONTEXT TO SERVICE PROVIDERS UTILIZING AN APPROVAL SERVICE AND INCENTIVES UTLIZING ONLINE SECURE PROFILE STORAGE - An embodiment of the present invention provides a method of offering incentive based context to service providers, comprising capturing context information of a user and distributing the context information to the service provider, the user capable of using a plurality of context capturing devices that all coordinate with an online secure profile storage service to provide a highly-available entity with which all the plurality of context capturing devices share profile information, wherein the profile storage service enables access to a user's profile by online services when any or all of the user's devices are offline, and wherein the service provider provides an incentive to the user for the context information. | 10-06-2011 |
20110246283 | APPROVAL SERVICE BASED TECHNIQUES FOR OFFERING CONTEXT TO SERVICE PROVIDERS UTILIZING INCENTIVES - An embodiment of the present invention provides a method, comprising offering incentive based context to service providers by capturing context information of a user and integrating an approval service to verify authorization for access to the user context and distributing the context information to the service provider, wherein the service provider provides an incentive to the user for the context information. | 10-06-2011 |
20110247029 | TECHNIQUES FOR OFFERING CONTEXT TO SERVICE PROVIDERS UTILIZING INCENTIVES - An embodiment of the present invention provides a method of offering incentive based context to service providers, comprising securely capturing private context information of a user and distributing the approved context information to the service provider, wherein the service provider provides an incentive to the user for the context information. | 10-06-2011 |
20110247030 | INCENTIVES BASED TECHNIQUES FOR OFFERING CONTEXT TO SERVICE PROVIDERS UTILIZING SYNCRONIZING PROFILE STORES - An embodiment of the present invention provides a method, comprising creating a secure profile store to maintain a version of a user's profile on each of a plurality of platforms the user may be using, offering incentive based context to service providers by capturing context information of the user, wherein the platforms owned by the user will store a local version of the user's profile in the profile store. | 10-06-2011 |
20120174191 | METHOD FOR SECURE EXCHANGE OF CONTEXT DATA BETWEEN USERS AND DEVICES - A method for secure exchange of context data between users and devices is generally presented. In this regard, a method is introduced comprising receiving context data over a network link from a first device registered by a user, and selectively forwarding the context data without user input based on permissions previously established by the user. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed. | 07-05-2012 |
20120246065 | TECHNIQUES FOR OFFERING CONTEXT TO SERVICE PROVIDERS UTILIZING INCENTIVES - An embodiment of the present invention provides a method of offering incentive based context to service providers, comprising capturing context information of a user and distributing said context information to said service provider, wherein said service provider provides an incentive to said user for said context information, and wherein said user may choose all or a subset of said context information for varying types of compensation selected from the group consisting of: No compensation; Direct monetary compensation; Indirect monetary compensation; Non-monetary compensation; or Points, credits, access to free content. | 09-27-2012 |
20130006521 | Customized Travel Route System - An embodiment of the invention includes (a) acquiring a tour start location, a tour constraint, and a first user travel preference for a first user; and (b) determining a tour route, including first and second tour segments, based on the tour start location and the tour constraint. The first tour segment is determined based on the first user travel preference. The tour constraint includes a time constraint that is defined by the first user and includes a maximum allowable time for the tour route. Other embodiments are described herein. | 01-03-2013 |
20140046743 | TECHNIQUES FOR MONETIZING ANONYMIZED CONTEXT - An embodiment of the present invention provides a method of offering anonymous incentive based context to service providers, comprising delivering context information of a user to the service provider, wherein prior to delivery of the context information to the service provider, the context is anonymized by removing identifying information and aggregating it with context from additional users. | 02-13-2014 |
20140046749 | TECHNIQUES FOR MONETIZING ANONYMIZED CONTEXT - An embodiment of the present invention provides a method of offering anonymous incentive based context to service providers, comprising delivering context information of a user to the service provider, wherein prior to delivery of the context information to the service provider, the context is anonymized by removing identifying information and aggregating it with context from additional users. | 02-13-2014 |