System and method for mediating representations with respect to user preferences
First Claim
1. A method of generating a representation of an environment in which a triggered device receives signals from a Broadcasting Device (BD), comprising:
- receiving over one or more communication networks one or more environmental data sets (EDSs), at least one of the EDSs including information relating to the environment, at least one of the EDSs being obtained from a triggered device located in the environment, which receives signals from a BD associated with the environment, the triggered device including a mobile communication device, the BD being configured so that the signals generated by the BD and received by the triggered device contain information that allows a radial distance from the BD to the triggered device to be determined therefrom;
after receiving the one or more EDSs, generating a first representation of the environment that incorporates at least some of the information obtained by the triggered device from the BD that is included in the at least one EDS in accordance with at least one preference of a user associated with the mobile device; and
causing the first representation to be rendered on at least one rendering device,wherein an Internet connected device (ICD) is associated with the BD, the ICD providing a service in the environment, the first representation rendered on the at least one rendering device including a representation of the ICD, andwherein the representation of the ICD rendered on the at least one rendering device includes a graphical user interface (GUI) for controlling the ICD.
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Abstract
System and methods are provided to create representations of geographic areas. Such representations enable users to search for items and services of interest and to quickly locate and utilize such items and services. Representations are created using user preferences thus reducing the amount of information presented to a user, i.e., user preferences control the contents of a representation. Control APIs contained within a representation may be used to control devices represented in a representation or to manufacture them using 3-D printing technologies. Methods to learn user preferences via his movements and other actions and impose a user'"'"'s preferences upon an environment are shown. Some details of the invention are described by applying the invention to problems in retail marketing and figures depicting an implementation illustrate certain aspects of the invention.
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34 Claims
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1. A method of generating a representation of an environment in which a triggered device receives signals from a Broadcasting Device (BD), comprising:
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receiving over one or more communication networks one or more environmental data sets (EDSs), at least one of the EDSs including information relating to the environment, at least one of the EDSs being obtained from a triggered device located in the environment, which receives signals from a BD associated with the environment, the triggered device including a mobile communication device, the BD being configured so that the signals generated by the BD and received by the triggered device contain information that allows a radial distance from the BD to the triggered device to be determined therefrom; after receiving the one or more EDSs, generating a first representation of the environment that incorporates at least some of the information obtained by the triggered device from the BD that is included in the at least one EDS in accordance with at least one preference of a user associated with the mobile device; and causing the first representation to be rendered on at least one rendering device, wherein an Internet connected device (ICD) is associated with the BD, the ICD providing a service in the environment, the first representation rendered on the at least one rendering device including a representation of the ICD, and wherein the representation of the ICD rendered on the at least one rendering device includes a graphical user interface (GUI) for controlling the ICD. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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