Method, Device and System For Creating A Virtual Local Social Network

Abstract

There is provided a system and method for creating a local social network, based on a user's location and a user's virtual social profile (e.g. a facebook profile, a myspace profile) on a virtual social network (e.g. facebook, myspace). The method includes the steps of: (1) associating a communication device with a user's virtual profile, (2) detecting a communication device within an interactive region, (3) extracting unique parameters of the communication device, (4) retrieving data associated with the communication device and with the user's virtual profile, and (5) initiating data transfer based on the retrieved data.

1 . A system for interacting with mobile users comprising:
 a local server comprising:
 a processor; 
 a first memory; 
 an electromagnetic radiation receiver, sensor or detector; 
 an electromagnetic transmitter; and 
 communication circuitry for communicating over a distributed data network; and 
   a remote server comprising a server coupled to a second memory and second communication circuitry configured to communicate with said local server over the distributed data network;   wherein:   i. said local server is adapted to:
 a. use said electromagnetic radiation receiver, sensor or detector to receive, sense or detect electromagnetic radiation emitting from a first mobile wireless device, which electromagnetic radiation does not bear a signal addressed to said local server or said remote server; 
 b. detect and extract parameters associated with the electromagnetic radiation emitting from the first mobile wireless device; 
 c. transmit the extracted parameters to said remote server over the distributed data network; 
   and   ii. said remote server is adapted to:
 a. receive the parameters associated with said electromagnetic radiation and retrieve data associated with the first mobile wireless device, based on said parameters; and 
 b. transmit the retrieved data to the local server. 
   
     
     
         2 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the electromagnetic radiation is selected from the group consisting of: Bluetooth, wifi, wimax and Long Term Evolution (LTE). 
     
     
         3 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein parameters associated with the electromagnetic radiation include: Mac address, services provided or enabled ports. 
     
     
         4 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein said retrieved data includes a location. 
     
     
         5 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein said retrieved data includes parameters for initiating communication with the first mobile wireless device. 
     
     
         6 . A communication initiation system comprising:
 a server coupled to a memory and communication circuitry configured to communicate with mobile communication devices over a distributed data network; and   a processor functionally associated with a digital memory, which digital memory stores processor executable code adapted to cause one or more processors of a mobile communication device to:
 i. use an electromagnetic radiation receiver, sensor or detector of the mobile communication device to receive, sense or detect electromagnetic radiation emitting from a first wireless device, which electromagnetic radiation does not bear a signal addressed to the mobile communication device; 
 ii. use signal processing circuitry of the mobile communication device to detect and extract parameters associated with the electromagnetic radiation emitting from the first wireless device; and 
 iii. use communication circuitry of the mobile communication device to transmit to said remote server, over the distributed data network, the extracted parameters; 
   wherein:   the remote server is adapted to:
 i. receive the parameters associated with the electromagnetic radiation; 
 ii. retrieve data associated with the first wireless device, based on said parameters; and 
 iii. transmit the retrieved data to the mobile communication device. 
   
     
     
         7 . The system according to  claim 6 , wherein the electromagnetic radiation is selected from the group consisting of: Bluetooth, wifi, wimax and Long Term Evolution (LTE). 
     
     
         8 . The system according to  claim 6 , wherein parameters associated with the electromagnetic radiation include: Mac address, services provided or enabled ports. 
     
     
         9 . The system according to  claim 6 , wherein said retrieved data includes a location. 
     
     
         10 . The system according to  claim 6 , wherein said retrieved data includes parameters for initiating communication with the first wireless device. 
     
     
         11 . A communication initiation system comprising:
 a processor functionally associated with a digital memory, which digital memory stores processor executable code adapted to cause one or more processors of a mobile communication device to:
 i. use a transceiver of the mobile communication device to receive and decode a broadcast signal emitting from a first wireless device in proximity to the mobile communication device; 
 ii. use communication circuitry of the mobile communication device to transmit to said remote server, over the distributed data network, data decoded from the broadcast signal; 
   a remote server comprising:
 a server coupled to a second memory and communication circuitry configured to communicate with said mobile communication device over a distributed data network; 
 and 
 processor executable code adapted to cause one or more processors of said server to:
 i. receive the decoded data over the distributed data network; 
 ii. correlate the received data with response data relating to the first wireless device; and 
 iii. transmit the response data to the mobile communication device. 
 
   
     
     
         12 . The system according to  claim 11 , wherein the broadcast signal is of a type selected from the group consisting of: Bluetooth, wifi, wimax and Long Term Evolution (LTE). 
     
     
         13 . The system according to  claim 11 , wherein data decoded from the broadcast signal includes: a Mac address, services provided or enabled ports. 
     
     
         14 . The system according to  claim 11 , wherein said response data includes parameters for initiating communication with the first mobile wireless device. 
     
     
         15 . A communication initiation system comprising:
 a local server comprising:
 a processor; 
 a first memory; 
 a transceiver; 
 signal processing circuitry; and 
 communication circuitry for communicating over a distributed data network; 
 processor executable code adapted to cause one or more processors of said local server to:
 i. use said transceiver and signal processing circuitry to receive and decode a broadcast signal emitting from a first wireless device in proximity to said local server; and 
 ii. use said communication circuitry to transmit to a remote server, over the distributed data network, data decoded from the broadcast signal; 
 
   a remote server comprising:
 a server coupled to a second memory and communication circuitry configured to communicate with said mobile communication device over a distributed data network; 
 and 
 processor executable code adapted to cause one or more processors of said server to:
 i. receive the decoded data over the distributed data network; 
 ii. correlate the received data with response data relating to the first wireless device; and 
 iii. transmit the response data to the mobile communication device. 
 
   
     
     
         16 . The system according to  claim 15 , wherein the broadcast signal is of a type selected from the group consisting of: Bluetooth, wifi, wimax and Long Term Evolution (LTE). 
     
     
         17 . The system according to  claim 15 , wherein data decoded from the broadcast signal includes: a Mac address, services provided or enabled ports. 
     
     
         18 . The system according to  claim 15 , wherein said response data includes parameters for initiating communication with the first mobile wireless device.