Storing new and updated broadcasts in mobile device
First Claim
1. An invention comprising a method for identifying broadcasts for acquisition and storage within a mobile device, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) receiving a plurality of broadcasts, each broadcast comprising both, (i) informational content for presentation to a person, and (ii) broadcast-identifying information; and
(b) for each respective broadcast that is received, determining whether the respective broadcast has previously been received by comparing the broadcast-identifying information of the respective broadcast with broadcast-identifying information of previously received broadcasts.
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Abstract
A method for identifying broadcasts for acquisition and storage within a mobile device includes the steps of receiving a plurality of broadcasts, wherein each broadcast includes both informational content for presentation to a person and broadcast-identifying information; and, for each respective broadcast that is received, determining whether the respective broadcast has previously been received by comparing the broadcast-identifying information of the respective broadcast with broadcast-identifying information of previously received broadcasts. The method further may include the step of storing within the mobile device the informational content of a broadcast that has not previously been received, wherein the informational content of the broadcast is stored in association with the broadcast-identifying information thereof.
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1. An invention comprising a method for identifying broadcasts for acquisition and storage within a mobile device, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving a plurality of broadcasts, each broadcast comprising both, (i) informational content for presentation to a person, and (ii) broadcast-identifying information; and
(b) for each respective broadcast that is received, determining whether the respective broadcast has previously been received by comparing the broadcast-identifying information of the respective broadcast with broadcast-identifying information of previously received broadcasts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An invention comprising a method for identifying broadcasts for acquisition and storage within a mobile device, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving a plurality of broadcasts, each broadcast comprising both, (i) informational content pertaining to a particular location for presentation to a person, and (ii) broadcast-identifying information;
(b) for each respective broadcast that is received, determining whether the respective broadcast has previously been received by comparing the broadcast-identifying information of the respective broadcast with broadcast-identifying information of previously received broadcasts; and
(c) storing within the mobile device the informational content of a broadcast that has not previously been received, the informational content of the broadcast being stored in association with the broadcast-identifying information thereof. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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