Method and system for infrared data communications
First Claim
1. A system for making a service available over a network in response to an advertisement conveyed to a user operating a handheld device, said system comprising:
- means for advertising said service over said network by conveying said advertisement to a transmitter having a photo emissive device associated therewith, said photo emissive device for conveying said advertisement as a transmitted signal to said handheld device located within a coverage area associated with said transmitter; and
means for providing said service over said network.
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Abstract
A method and system for conveying contextually relevant information to a wireless client are disclosed. More particularly, a transmitter transmits a diffuse infrared signal to a client having an IrDA compliant communication interface. The transmitter communicates with the client by making a link layer in the transmitter compliant with an IrDA link layer running on the client. To perform communication, data is received at the transmitter from a service provider. The data is formatted into an IrDA compliant diffuse infrared signal and transmitted to the client. The client receives the data and parses it to extract contextually relevant information contained therein. The client may reply to the transmitter if a user of the client is interested in a service offered by the service provider. If the service provider receives a reply from the client, the service is made available to client.
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49 Claims
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1. A system for making a service available over a network in response to an advertisement conveyed to a user operating a handheld device, said system comprising:
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means for advertising said service over said network by conveying said advertisement to a transmitter having a photo emissive device associated therewith, said photo emissive device for conveying said advertisement as a transmitted signal to said handheld device located within a coverage area associated with said transmitter; and
means for providing said service over said network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for providing a service over a network in response to an advertisement, said method comprising:
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generating said advertisement about said service at a service provider; and
conveying said advertisement to a transmitter having a photo emissive device associated therewith and operatively coupled to said network, said transmitter further conveying said advertisement to a handheld device having a user associated therewith. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method utilizing executable code to provide a service over a network, said method comprising the steps of:
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generating an advertisement associated with said service at a service provider;
making said advertisement available to said network, said network for conveying said advertisement to a transmitter having a photo emissive device associated therewith; and
receiving a reply over said network, said reply having been placed on said network by said transmitter after receiving said reply from a handheld device, said handheld device having generated said reply after displaying said advertisement to a user associated therewith. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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28. A network for conveying an advertisement associated with a service offered by a service provider to a user operating a handheld device, said network comprising:
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means for determining a destination for said advertisement, said destination having a photo emissive device capable of generating an infrared-data-association (IrDA) compliant diffuse infrared signal having a coverage area associated therewith; and
means for conveying said advertisement to said destination over said network. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method for conveying an advertisement over a network from a service provider to a handheld device operating within a coverage area associated with a transmitter conveying an infrared-data-association (IrDA) compatible diffuse infrared signal, said method comprising:
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receiving said advertisement from said service provider over said network;
routing said advertisement to said transmitter over said network;
receiving a reply from said transmitter, said reply having been generated at said handheld device; and
conveying said reply to said service provider over said network. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A system for performing infrared data communication with a handheld device using an infrared-data-association (IrDA) compatible diffuse infrared singal, said system comprising:
means for generating an advertisement associated with a service, said service further being associated with a service provider;
means for converting said advertisement into an advertising signal;
means for making said advertising signal available to a network;
means for receiving said advertising signal at a transmitter over said network, said transmitter further having a photo emissive device associated therewith for producing a transmitted signal containing at least a portion of said advertising signal;
means for transmitting said transmitted signal to a destination;
means for receiving a reply from said destination; and
means for conveying said reply to said service provider over said network. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49)
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