Apparatus and method for facilitating physical browsing on wireless devices using radio frequency identification
First Claim
1. A method for locating information via physical browsing by a mobile terminal, comprising:
- providing at least one transponder, having at least an application identifier and content associated therewith, at a location substantially accessible to mobile terminal users;
activating the transponder via a wireless signal transmitted by the mobile terminal;
receiving at least the application identifier and content from the activated transponder at the mobile terminal when physically located within a wireless transmission range of the transponder; and
invoking an application identified at least in part by the application identifier on the mobile terminal.
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Abstract
A system, apparatus, and method for locating available information and services/applications via mobile terminals radio frequency identification (RFID) technology. At least one transponder is provided, having at least an application identifier and associated content, at a location that is accessible to mobile terminal users. The transponder is activated via a wireless signal transmitted by the mobile terminal. The application identifier and content from the activated transponder are received at the mobile terminal when the mobile terminal is physically located within a wireless transmission range of the transponder. In response, an application identified at least in part by the application identifier is invoked on the mobile terminal.
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34 Claims
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1. A method for locating information via physical browsing by a mobile terminal, comprising:
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providing at least one transponder, having at least an application identifier and content associated therewith, at a location substantially accessible to mobile terminal users;
activating the transponder via a wireless signal transmitted by the mobile terminal;
receiving at least the application identifier and content from the activated transponder at the mobile terminal when physically located within a wireless transmission range of the transponder; and
invoking an application identified at least in part by the application identifier on the mobile terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for facilitating physical browsing by mobile terminals of information stored on transponders having at least an application identifier and content stored thereon, the method comprising:
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transmitting a radio frequency (RF) activation signal from the mobile terminal;
activating a transponder in response to the RF activation signal when the transponder is within an RF transmission range of the mobile terminal;
receiving at least the application identifier and the content from the activated transponder at the corresponding mobile terminal when the mobile terminal is within a backscatter transmission range of the transponder;
locating a local application on the mobile terminal using the application identifier;
providing the content to the local application; and
executing the local application using at least a portion of the content.
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23. A mobile terminal comprising:
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a radio frequency reader module comprising a transceiver to send activation signals recognizable by transponders, and to receive at least an application identifier and content in response to the transponder being activated by the activation signals;
a memory for storing one or more local applications and a reader application;
a processor coupled to the memory and the radio frequency reader module, wherein the processor is configured to invoke at least one of the local applications identified by the application identifier and to provide the content to the local application, as directed by the reader application. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A system for facilitating physical browsing for information by mobile terminals, comprising:
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at least one transponder having at least an application identifier and content stored thereon, wherein the transponder is capable of transmitting the application identifier and the content in response to an activation signal;
at least one mobile terminal, comprising;
(a) a radio frequency reader module comprising a transceiver to send the activation signal and to receive the application identifier and content in response to the transponder being activated by the activation signal;
(b) a memory for storing one or more local applications and a reader application;
(c) a processor coupled to the memory and the radio frequency reader module, wherein the processor is configured to invoke at least one of the local applications identified by the application identifier and to provide the content to the local application, as directed by the reader application.
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