Patent ID: 6690918
Filing Date: 2004-02-10
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
A method for initiating communication between at least two users of two or more users operating communications devices, at least one of which is a cellular telephone device, on a local area network (LAN) connected to a cellular telephone network having gateway access to the Internet network, the communication advanced according to priority profile exchange and matching between the users comprising the steps of:(a) activating the communications devices to exchange profile information with each other; (b) receiving profiles, each communications device receiving profiles from other participating communications devices, including the cellular telephone receiving profiles from a Web server in the Internet; (c) comparing the received profiles to local profiles stored on each of the participating communications devices or on the Web server in the Internet network, the matching performed according to priority criteria; (d) registering at least one match of profiles on at least one of the communications devices or on the Web server; (e) identifying the sending device of the highest priority profile matched either at the local device or at the Web server; and (f) initiating communication between the communications devices involved in the profile match, the communication initiated from the device registering the profile match or by the Web server.