Security for mobile system

Abstract

An automated system and method provides proactive and anticipatory services for the user or users of system based upon temporal, geographical, contextual, user preferences, availability, past activities, usage pattern, proximity to other users, programs or events or combinations of the above, enabling distribution of variable content and advertising in stationary as well as mobile devices.

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         17 . A mobile device, comprising:
 a processing element,   a memory element operably connected to the processing element,   a display, and   a programmable management system;   wherein the programmable management system performs proactive and anticipatory services for the user of said device,   wherein said services include searching for promotions available in a data network,   storing said available promotions in an advertising repository residing on a data network,   proactively searching said repository for specific criteria including user's direction, user's location, usage pattern, date and time, present security level or combinations thereof,   continuously updating said promotions based on said specific criteria,   retrieving said promotions to a user-specific repository on the network upon finding matches with said criteria,   monitoring said retrieved information against user circumstances including user's schedule, preferences, preferences file, daily context, or combinations thereof,   wherein daily context includes time of day, present location or present planned activities,   pulling said promotions to a user specific device upon finding a match,   delivering notification of said specific matches to the user.   
     
     
         18 . The mobile device of  claim 17  wherein delivery of notifications of matches to the user is performed by sending one or more of said notifications to the device display. 
     
     
         19 . The mobile device of  claim 18  wherein said notification is provided on an alert bar moving across the device screen. 
     
     
         20 . The mobile device of  claim 18  wherein said notification is provided to the device display by saving it in said matched promotions repository area on said device available for viewing on the device display. 
     
     
         21 . The mobile device of  claim 20  wherein the notification is viewable at the user's request. 
     
     
         22 . The mobile device of  claim 20  wherein the notification is displayed at a predetermined or dynamically variable daily context, wherein daily context includes time of day, present location or present planned activities. 
     
     
         23 . A mobile device, comprising:
 a processing element,   a memory element operably connected to the processing element,   a display, and   a programmable management system;   wherein the programmable management system performs proactive and anticipatory services for the user of said device,   wherein said services include accessing or receiving information from at least one of internet, audio or video receiver such as television or radio receiver, audio or video streaming,   streaming or storing said information to be displayed or streamed during another daily context of a specific criteria,   displaying or streaming content, advertising or both, on said device based on specific criteria including temporal, geographical, contextual, availability, user preferences, past activities, usage pattern, proximity to other users or events, or combinations thereof,   displaying or streaming said content or advertising dynamically and further modifying or changing said content or advertising as a function of said specific criteria,   wherein daily context includes time of day, present location or present planned activities.   
     
     
         24 . A programmable management method for an electronic system, the method comprising:
 providing proactive and anticipatory services for the user of said system, including:   searching for promotions available in a data network,   storing available promotions in an advertising repository residing on a data network,   proactively searching said repository for specific criteria including user's direction, user's location, usage pattern, date and time, present security level or combinations thereof,   continuously updating said promotions based on said specific criteria,   retrieving said promotions to a user-specific repository on the network upon finding matches with said criteria,   monitoring said retrieved information against user circumstances including user's schedule, preferences, preferences file, daily context, or combinations thereof,   pulling said promotions to a user specific device upon finding a match,   delivering notification of said specific matches to the user by sending to device display, on an alert bar moving across said device's screen or saving it in said matched promotions repository area on said device to be viewed at user's request or displayed at a predetermined or dynamically variable daily context,   wherein daily context includes time of day, present location or present planned activities.   
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 24  wherein said specific criteria is dynamically updated. 
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 24  wherein said user specific device is a mobile device. 
     
     
         27 . A programmable management method for an electronic system, the method comprising:
 providing proactive and anticipatory services for the user of said system based on specific criteria including temporal, geographical, contextual, availability, user preferences, past activities, usage pattern, proximity to other users or events, or combinations thereof;   wherein said proactive and anticipatory services include:   accessing or receiving information from internet, audio or video receiver such as television or radio receiver, audio or video streaming or combinations thereof;   storing said information including content and advertising based on user-specific requests;   dynamically modifying said content or advertising based on one or more of said specific criteria;   displaying or streaming content, advertising or both, on said system based on said specific criteria.   
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 27 , wherein said system is a mobile or stationary device. 
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 27 , wherein said modification to content or advertising includes displaying or streaming a different version of the same advertising content depending on the viewing time or the present time of said displaying or streaming. 
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 27 , wherein said modification to content or advertising includes displaying or displaying a different content of advertising depending upon the viewing time or the present time of said displaying or streaming. 
     
     
         31 . The method of  claim 27 , wherein said method includes displaying or streaming said content or advertising upon dynamically modifying said content or advertising according to changes in one or more of said specific criteria.