Method of displaying contents by using device identifier of wireless communication device

• US 10,341,805 B2
• Filed: 11/02/2012
• Issued: 07/02/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/03/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Min Gyu Han
• Original Assignee: Min Gyu Han
• Inventors: Han, Min Gyu
• Primary Examiner(s): Elhag, Magdi
• Application Number:
  US14/356,100
• Publication Number:
  US 20140308937A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,433 Days
• Field of Search: 4554142, 4554143, 4554563, 455 411, 455 412, 455 413
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/10 Services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of displaying contents by using a device identifier of a wireless communication device, and a method of providing contents. The contents displaying method includes: receiving the device identifier from the wireless communication device if the device is located within a coverage thereof; and receiving and displaying at least one content corresponding to the device identifier from a contents providing system.

Claims

1. A user terminal, comprising:

a processor configured to;

receive unidirectionally identification information of a wireless communication apparatus via one communication route from the wireless communication apparatus, when the user terminal is located within a coverage area of the wireless communication apparatus; and

transmit the identification information of the wireless communication apparatus to a content providing system via another communication route, and receive at least one content corresponding to the identification information of the wireless communication apparatus via another communication route from a content providing system,

when the user terminal is located in a common coverage area of a plurality of wireless communication apparatuses, wherein the content providing system provides content corresponding to the identification information of one wireless communication selected by the user terminal among the plurality of wireless communication apparatuses,

wherein the processor receives the at least one content directly from the content providing system, not through the wireless communication apparatus,

wherein the processor transmits the identification information to a neighboring terminal that is located outside the coverage area of the wireless communication apparatus, wherein the neighboring terminal is owned by a other user connected to a user of the user terminal in a social network,

wherein the neighboring terminal receives the content from the content providing system using the identification information received from the user terminal, regardless of the neighboring terminal not being within the coverage area of the wireless communication apparatus,

when a distance between the user terminal and the wireless communication apparatus decreases, the processor displays content directly related to a location of the wireless communication apparatus among contents corresponding to the identification information with priority,

when the distance between the user terminal and the wireless communication apparatus increases, the processor randomly displays contents corresponding to the identification information.

2. The user terminal of claim 1, wherein the processor receives identification information from the wireless communication apparatus selected from among a plurality of wireless communication apparatuses, each of the plurality of wireless communication apparatuses having a signal sensitivity that is equal to or greater than a preset signal sensitivity based on a distance between the user terminal and each of the wireless communication apparatuses.

3. A content providing system, comprising:

a processor configured to;

search for content based on identification information of a wireless communication apparatus that is received from a user terminal; and

provide the user terminal with the found content,

when the user terminal is located in a common coverage area of a plurality of wireless communication apparatuses, wherein the content providing system provides content corresponding to the identification information of one wireless communication selected by the user terminal among the plurality of wireless communication apparatuses,

wherein the user terminal receives the at least one content directly from the content providing system, not through the wireless communication apparatus,

wherein the wireless communication apparatus unidirectionally transmits the identification information to the user terminal via one communication route, and

wherein the user terminal transmits the identification information to the content providing system, and receives the content corresponding to the identification information via another communication route,

wherein the user terminal transmits the identification information to a neighboring terminal that is located outside the coverage area of the wireless communication apparatus, wherein the neighboring terminal is owned by a other user connected to a user of the user terminal in a social network and,

wherein the neighboring terminal receives the content from the content providing system using the identification information received from the user terminal, regardless of the neighboring terminal not being within the coverage area of the wireless communication apparatus,

when a distance between the user terminal and the wireless communication apparatus decreases, the processor displays content directly related to a location of the wireless communication apparatus among contents corresponding to the identification information with priority,

when the distance between the user terminal and the wireless communication apparatus increases, the processor randomly displays contents corresponding to the identification information.

4. The content providing system of claim 3, wherein the user terminal is located within a coverage area of the wireless communication apparatus.

5. The content providing system of claim 3, wherein the processor stores and manages content corresponding to the identification information.

6. A content display method performed by a user terminal, comprising:

receiving unidirectionally identification information of a wireless communication apparatus from the wireless communication apparatus via one communication route, when the user terminal is located within a coverage area of the wireless communication apparatus;

transmitting the identification information of the wireless communication apparatus to a content providing system via another communication route; and

receiving at least one content corresponding to the identification information via another communication route from a content providing system, and

displaying the received content,

when the user terminal is located in a common coverage area of a plurality of wireless communication apparatuses, wherein the content providing system provides content corresponding to the identification information of one wireless communication selected by the user terminal among the plurality of wireless communication apparatuses,

wherein the user terminal receives the at least one content directly from the content providing system, not through the wireless communication apparatus,

wherein the user terminal transmits the identification information to a neighboring terminal that is located outside the coverage area of the wireless communication apparatus, wherein the neighboring terminal is owned by a other user connected to a user of the user terminal in a social network,

wherein the neighboring terminal receives the content from the content providing system using the identification information received from the user terminal, regardless of the neighboring terminal not being within the coverage area of the wireless communication apparatus,

when a distance between the user terminal and the wireless communication apparatus decreases, the processor displays content directly related to a location of the wireless communication apparatus among contents corresponding to the identification information with priority,

when the distance between the user terminal and the wireless communication apparatus increases, the processor randomly displays contents corresponding to the identification information.

7. A content providing method performed by a content providing system, comprising:

searching for content based on identification information of a wireless communication apparatus that is received from a user terminal; and

providing the user terminal with the found content,

when the user terminal is located in a common coverage area of a plurality of wireless communication apparatuses, wherein the content providing system provides content corresponding to the identification information of one wireless communication selected by the user terminal among the plurality of wireless communication apparatuses,

wherein the user terminal receives the at least one content directly from the content providing system, not through the wireless communication apparatus,

wherein the wireless communication apparatus unidirectionally transmits the identification information to the user terminal via one communication route, and

wherein the user terminal transmits the identification information to the content providing system, and receives the content corresponding to the identification information via another communication route,

wherein the user terminal transmits the identification information to a neighboring terminal that is located outside the coverage area of the wireless communication apparatus, wherein the neighboring terminal is owned by a other user connected to a user of the user terminal in a social network,

wherein the neighboring terminal receives the content from the content providing system using the identification information received from the user terminal, regardless of the neighboring terminal not being within the coverage area of the wireless communication apparatus,

when a distance between the user terminal and the wireless communication apparatus decreases, the processor displays content directly related to a location of the wireless communication apparatus among contents corresponding to the identification information with priority,

when the distance between the user terminal and the wireless communication apparatus increases, the processor randomly displays contents corresponding to the identification information.