Retrieving media items to a mobile device
First Claim
1. A method of retrieving a data item to a mobile device carried by a first user visiting a real-world space, the data item being available from a service system to mobile devices of users visiting the space;
- the method comprising the steps of;
(a) seeking to retrieve the data item to the first user'"'"'s mobile device by transfer from another mobile device in said space;
(b) in the event that step (a) is unsuccessful, retrieving the data item to the first user'"'"'s mobile device by transfer from the service system.
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Abstract
A user visiting a space is equipped with a mobile device in communication with a service system. Media items held by the service system are associated with various locations around the space and a user arriving at such a location is presented with the corresponding item or items. Preferably, these media items are preemptively loaded into a cache of the user'"'"'s mobile device in dependence on the user'"'"'s progress around the space. Items can also be flushed from cache on this basis. In order to reduce load on the service system and the related communication infrastructure, a media item needed by a mobile device is first sought from a nearby device using a short-range communication mechanism.
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1. A method of retrieving a data item to a mobile device carried by a first user visiting a real-world space, the data item being available from a service system to mobile devices of users visiting the space;
- the method comprising the steps of;
(a) seeking to retrieve the data item to the first user'"'"'s mobile device by transfer from another mobile device in said space;
(b) in the event that step (a) is unsuccessful, retrieving the data item to the first user'"'"'s mobile device by transfer from the service system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
- the method comprising the steps of;
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16. An arrangement for retrieving a data item to a mobile device carried by a first user visiting a real-world space, the data item being available from a service system to mobile devices of users visiting said space;
- the arrangement comprising;
first retrieval means for seeking to retrieve the data item to the first user'"'"'s mobile device by transfer from another mobile device;
second retrieval means for retrieving the data item to the first user'"'"'s mobile device by transfer from the service system; and
control means for organising retrieval of the data item by first causing the first retrieval means to seek to retrieve the data item and then, if this is unsuccessful, causing the second retrieval means to retrieve the data item. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
- the arrangement comprising;
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