Method, system and apparatus for interacting with a digital work that is performed in a predetermined location

• US 10,419,556 B2
• Filed: 10/17/2016
• Issued: 09/17/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mediated Ambiance LLC (Wagoo L.L.C.)
• Original Assignee: Federico Fraccaroli
• Inventors: Fraccaroli, Federico
• Primary Examiner(s): Ngo, Chuong A
• Application Number:
  US15/295,880
• Publication Number:
  US 20170048337A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,065 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• 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 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method, a system, and an apparatus are presented for mediating ambiance outputs among a plurality of users located in a common area. In some implementations, said ambiance outputs can be adaptive or interactive shared digital works. In other implementations, said ambiance outputs can be shared mediated augmented reality. In other implementations, said ambiance outputs can be the result of hierarchical schemes and algorithms. In another embodiment a method, system, and apparatus is presented for extracting and/or storing previously tagged items from a digital work.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

compiling a data set interconnected to a plurality of users who are determined to be positioned within a predetermined area;

mediating between preferences associated to said plurality of users to determine a shared output for a mediated ambiance apparatus such that said shared output is sensed, at least in part, within said predetermined area wherein;

a) users belonging to said plurality of users are associated to a weight parameter influencing, at least in part, said shared output;

b) said weight parameter is dependent, at least in part, from individual permanence of said users within said predetermined area and regulates, at least in part, the aptitude of users belonging to said plurality of users to influence said shared output;

c) each user of said plurality of users must comply with at least one location based criterion in order to be able to influence said shared output; and

d) each user of said plurality of users is associated with portable equipment that is capable of delivering personalized output pertaining to said shared output for users of said plurality of users;

such that said weight parameter regulates, at least in part, a users'"'"' hierarchy that is reflecting, at least in part, a degree of connection of said users with said predetermined area and thus said shared output is coherent, at least in part, with said data set interconnected to said plurality of users who are determined to be positioned within said predetermined area; and

verifying said location based criterion using a combination of one or more locationing techniques selected from the group consisting of;

GPS (Global Positioning Technology), databases mapping locations of base stations/access points, multilateration and cell IDs strength measurement, choke points, grid point, long-range sensors concepts, angle of arrival, time of arrival, received strength indication, inertial measurements, RF-ID cell, UWB, Infrared, Visible Light Positioning techniques, iBeacons and combinations thereof;

such that said location based criterion is satisfied.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said personalized output that is delivered by said portable equipment consists in content prompting a user who complies with said at least one location based criterion for at least one predetermined time interval to provide input via said portable equipment in accordance with said user'"'"'s profile and thus steer said shared output.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said shared output is associated to a playlist of songs and said plurality of users can influence said shared output by inputting data via said portable equipment in response to said personalized output that is delivered by said portable equipment when a location based criterion is satisfied.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein an authority associated with said predetermined area can control output selected from the group consisting of:

personalized output, shared output and combinations thereof.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein:

a. said individual output is related to at least one tagged item that is synchronously displayed as shared output; and

b. said tagged item is associated to a user profile that is linked to one of said portable equipment.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein:

a. said tagged item is associated to said user profile that is linked to one of said portable equipment via a user'"'"'s input in said portable equipment; and

b. said tagged item facilitates the generation of additional content related to said tagged item in said portable equipment.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said individual output consists of captions that are synchronized with said shared output.

8. A computer software system having a set of instructions stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium for controlling at least one general-purpose digital computer in performing desired functions comprising:

a set of instructions formed into each of a plurality of modules, each modules comprising;

a process for compiling a data set associated to a plurality of users who are determined to comply to a predetermined location based criterion;

a process for mediating between said plurality of users to determine a shared output for a mediated ambiance apparatus such that said shared output is sensed, at least in part, within said predetermined area wherein;

a) users belonging to said plurality of users are associated to weight parameters influencing, at least in part, said shared output;

b) said weight parameters are dependent, at least in part, from individual time analytics of compliance to said predetermined location based criterion and said weight parameters regulate, at least in part, said plurality of users'"'"' aptitude to influence said shared output;

c) each user of said plurality of users is associated with portable equipment capable of delivering personalized output;

d) said portable equipment must comply with at least one predetermined location based criterion to be capable of impacting said shared output;

such that a users'"'"' hierarchy that is reflecting ,at least in part, a degree of connection of each user of said plurality of users with said computer software system is created and thus said shared output is related to said data set according, at least in part, to said hierarchy, and

verifying said location based criterion using a combination of one or more locationing techniques selected from the group consisting of;

GPS (Global Positioning Technology), databases mapping locations of base stations/access points, multilateration and cell IDs strength measurement, choke points, grid point, long-range sensors concepts, angle of arrival, time of arrival, received strength indication, inertial measurements, RF-ID cell, UWB, Infrared, Visible Light Positioning techniques, iBeacons and combinations thereof;

such that said location based criterion is satisfied.

9. The computer software system of claim 8, wherein said shared output comprises indicia of the identity of one of said plurality of users.

10. The computer software system of claim 8, wherein said shared output is associated to a playlist of songs and said plurality of users can affect said shared output by providing input via said personal equipment.

11. The computer software system of claim 8, wherein said shared output is associated to a digital audiovisual plot tree and said plurality of users affect said shared output by casting preferences during predetermined time windows.

12. The computer software system of claim 8, wherein:

a. said shared output is associated to a digital audiovisual plot tree and said plurality of users affect said shared output according to data associated to a plurality of profiles related to said plurality of users;

b. said personalized output is related to at least one tagged item that is displayed as shared output; and

c. said tagged item is associated to one of a plurality of profiles linked to one of said portable equipment.

13. The computer software system of claim 8, wherein:

a) said personalized output is generated according to a user profile;

b) said personalized output is generated according to a location based parameter;

c) said personalized output provides indicia apt to determine, if acted upon, said shared output.

14. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium including a computer program code;

the at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following;

compiling a data set that is interconnected to a plurality of users who are determined to comply with at least one predetermined location based criterion;

mediating between preferences associated with said plurality of users to determine a shared output for a mediated ambiance apparatus such that said shared output is sensed, at least in part, in a predetermined area wherein;

a) users belonging to said plurality of users are associated to weight parameters;

b) said weight parameters are dependent, at least in part, from individual time intervals of compliance with at least one predetermined location based criterion;

c) each user of said plurality of users is associated with portable equipment that is capable of delivering personalized content to users of said plurality of users, said personalized content being related to said shared output;

d) said portable equipment complies with at least one location based criterion in order to be able to influence said shared output;

such that said weight parameters create a hierarchy among said portable equipment reflecting, at least in part, a degree of connection of said users with said predetermined area; and

verifying said location based criterion using a combination of one or more locationing techniques selected from the group consisting of;

GPS (Global Positioning Technology), databases mapping locations of base stations/access points, multilateration and cell IDs strength measurement, choke points, grid point, long-range sensors concepts, angle of arrival, time of arrival, received strength indication, inertial measurements, RF-ID cell, UWB, Infrared, Visible Light Positioning techniques, iBeacons and combinations thereof;

such that said location based criterion is satisfied.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein said shared output is associated with a traffic right of way data and said traffic right of way data is regulated by a parameter selected from the group consisting of:

a fee parameter, an age parameter, a location prediction parameter, a location recurrence parameter, a public service operator parameter and combinations thereof.

16. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein said shared output is associated to a playlist of songs and said plurality of users can affect said shared output by casting a preference by means of said portable equipment.

17. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein said shared output is associated with a digital audiovisual plot tree and said plurality of users influence said shared output by casting preferences in correspondence of nodes of said plot tree.

18. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein:

a. said personalized content is related to at least one tagged item that is displayed as shared output;

b. said tagged item is associated to a user profile that is linked to one of said portable equipment by means of a user'"'"'s input in said portable equipment during a time window;

c. said portable equipment facilitates the generation of additional content related to said tagged item in said portable equipment.

19. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein a profile associated to an authority sets boundaries to content selected from the group consisting of:

personalized content, shared output, and combinations thereof.

20. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein said personalized content is a digital song that is suggested as a possible shared output via said portable equipment.