Patent ID: 8738794
Filing Date: 2014-05-27
Classification: G06F,H04B,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for acquiring and transferring data from a Bluetooth enabled data capture device to one or more web services via a Bluetooth enabled mobile device, the method comprising: providing a software module on the Bluetooth enabled data capture device; providing a software module on the Bluetooth enabled mobile device; establishing a paired connection between the Bluetooth enabled data capture device and the Bluetooth enabled mobile device; acquiring new data in the Bluetooth enabled data capture device, wherein new data is data acquired after the paired connection is established; detecting and signaling the new data for transfer to the Bluetooth enabled mobile device, wherein detecting and signaling the new data for transfer comprises: transferring the new data from the Bluetooth enabled data capture device to the Bluetooth enabled mobile device automatically over the paired Bluetooth connection by the software module on the Bluetooth enabled data capture device; receiving, at the Bluetooth enabled mobile device, the new data from the Bluetooth enabled data capture device; applying, using the software module on the Bluetooth enabled mobile device, a user identifier to the new data for each destination web service, wherein each user identifier uniquely identifies a particular user of the web service; transferring the new data received by the Bluetooth enabled mobile device along with a user identifier to the one or more web services, using the software module on the Bluetooth enabled mobile device; receiving, at the one or more web services, the new data and user identifier from the Bluetooth enabled mobile device, wherein the one or more web services receive the transferred new data corresponding to a user identifier; and making available, at the one or more web services, the new data received from the Bluetooth enabled mobile device for public or private consumption over the internet, wherein one or more portions of the new data correspond to a particular user identifier.